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Featured Images
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02-01-2012 Remnant of an Explosion With a Powerful Kick? |
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12-12-2011 Dragonfish Coming At You in Infrared |
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09-28-2011 Living the High Life |
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09-14-2011 Into the Depths of the Lagoon Nebula |
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06-29-2011 Making a Spectacle of Star Formation in Orion |
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05-24-2011 New View of the Great Nebula in Carina |
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03-18-2011 Stars Gather in 'Downtown' Milky Way |
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03-03-2011 Spitzer's Sunflower |
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03-03-2011 Sunflower Galaxy Glows with Infrared Light |
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has detected light emanating from a "super-Earth" planet beyond our solar system for the first time. While the planet is not habitable, the detection is a historic step toward the eventual search for signs of life on other planets.
History of Space Photography Exhibit in Pasadena
03.09.12
Photography has, since its inception, been a staple of the art world. But the artistic significance of astronomical imagery has become increasingly evident in recent years through a variety of exhibitions falling at the intersection of astronomy and art. The latest of these is The History of Space Photography, on display at the Williamson Gallery at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena through May 6th.
