Assertion: infrared astronomy | /r/CapableOf | become established
Facets:
value: well
type: DEGREE
value: as a subfield of astronomy
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: The success of radio astronomy during the 1950s and 1960s, combined with the improvement of infrared detector technology, prompted more astronomers to take notice, and infrared astronomy became well established as a subfield of astronomy.