Stars and planets form within swirling clouds of dust and gas that visible light cannot penetrate, but which infra-red radiation can.

那些漩涡状的尘埃气体云是恒星和行星诞生的摇篮，虽然可见光无法穿透其间，但是红外光却可以做到。

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Mosquitoes are very sensitive to heat and light (indeed, their sensitivity to infra-red radiation helps them sense the presence of food, in the form of people).

蚊子对光和热非常敏感（事实上，它们对红外辐射的敏感帮助它们感应其食物——人的存在）。

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The atomic bonds between carbon and other atoms absorb infra red radiation.

碳与其他原子连接的原子键吸收红外线。

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Gas leaks, and the minuscule push provided by infra-red radiation from the crafts' electricity generators, were ruled out.

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Even something too small to emit visible light will probably give off radio waves and infra-red radiation (Jupiter does).

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In a paper in this week's Nature, John Harries and his colleagues describe their analysis of the longwave infra-red radiation leaving the earth.

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