MIRI
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MIRI is the Mid-Infrared Instrument on the James Webb Space Telescope, designed to capture detailed images and spectra of celestial objects in the mid-infrared range.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MIRI canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T476190 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MIRI Context triple: [James Webb Space Telescope, hasInstrument, MIRI]
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A.
MiriadaX
MiriadaX is an online learning platform that provides Spanish-language massive open online courses (MOOCs) from universities and educational institutions across the Ibero-American region.
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B.
MURI
MURI is a U.S. Department of Defense research program that funds large, multidisciplinary university teams to address complex, high-impact scientific and engineering challenges.
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C.
MKI
MKI is the abbreviated name for the Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research, a leading research center focused on the study of the universe through observational and theoretical astrophysics.
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D.
METI
METI (Messaging to Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence) is the scientific and philosophical endeavor focused on actively sending intentional signals into space to communicate with potential extraterrestrial civilizations.
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E.
Meraki
Meraki is a cloud-managed IT company known for its wireless, switching, security, and device management solutions, acquired by and operating as a subsidiary of Cisco.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MIRI Target entity description: MIRI is the Mid-Infrared Instrument on the James Webb Space Telescope, designed to capture detailed images and spectra of celestial objects in the mid-infrared range.
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A.
MiriadaX
MiriadaX is an online learning platform that provides Spanish-language massive open online courses (MOOCs) from universities and educational institutions across the Ibero-American region.
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B.
MURI
MURI is a U.S. Department of Defense research program that funds large, multidisciplinary university teams to address complex, high-impact scientific and engineering challenges.
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C.
MKI
MKI is the abbreviated name for the Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research, a leading research center focused on the study of the universe through observational and theoretical astrophysics.
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D.
METI
METI (Messaging to Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence) is the scientific and philosophical endeavor focused on actively sending intentional signals into space to communicate with potential extraterrestrial civilizations.
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E.
Meraki
Meraki is a cloud-managed IT company known for its wireless, switching, security, and device management solutions, acquired by and operating as a subsidiary of Cisco.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical instrument
ⓘ
space telescope instrument ⓘ |
| acronymFor | Mid-Infrared Instrument ⓘ |
| collaboration |
ESA
ⓘ
linked to:
European Space Agency
European MIRI Consortium ⓘ NASA ⓘ |
| coolingRequirement | cryogenic ⓘ |
| distinction | only JWST instrument operating exclusively in the mid-infrared ⓘ |
| enables |
high-contrast coronagraphic observations
ⓘ
high-sensitivity mid-infrared imaging ⓘ mid-infrared spectroscopy ⓘ |
| fullName | Mid-Infrared Instrument ⓘ |
| function |
coronagraphy
ⓘ
imaging ⓘ spectroscopy ⓘ |
| hasMode |
coronagraphic mode
ⓘ
imaging mode ⓘ low-resolution spectrometer mode ⓘ medium-resolution spectrometer mode ⓘ |
| hostSpaceAgency |
ESA
ⓘ
linked to:
European Space Agency
NASA ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2021-12-25 (via JWST) ⓘ |
| launchVehicle |
Ariane 5 (via JWST)
ⓘ
linked to:
Ariane 5 ECA
|
| location | JWST instrument module at Sun–Earth L2 ⓘ |
| observatory |
JWST
ⓘ
linked to:
James Webb Space Telescope
|
| observes |
exoplanets
ⓘ
galaxies ⓘ interstellar medium ⓘ protoplanetary disks ⓘ solar system objects ⓘ stars ⓘ |
| operatingTemperature | around 7 kelvin ⓘ |
| partOf | James Webb Space Telescope ⓘ |
| requires | dedicated cryocooler ⓘ |
| scienceGoals |
characterize exoplanet atmospheres
ⓘ
observe protoplanetary and debris disks ⓘ study formation of stars and planetary systems ⓘ study high-redshift galaxies ⓘ study interstellar dust and gas ⓘ |
| scientificRole |
capture detailed images of celestial objects in the mid-infrared
ⓘ
obtain spectra of celestial objects in the mid-infrared ⓘ |
| spacecraft |
JWST observatory
ⓘ
linked to:
James Webb Space Telescope
|
| spectralCoverageEnd | about 28 micrometers ⓘ |
| spectralCoverageStart | about 5 micrometers ⓘ |
| telescope | James Webb Space Telescope ⓘ |
| usesDetectorType | mid-infrared detector arrays ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange | mid-infrared ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: MIRI Description of subject: MIRI is the Mid-Infrared Instrument on the James Webb Space Telescope, designed to capture detailed images and spectra of celestial objects in the mid-infrared range.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
integrated science instrument module
subject linked to:
JWST Early Release Observations (ERO)