Spitzer Team Blog

Bringing Astronomy to Kids in Crisis 06.18.13 - Here at Spitzer, we’ve just spent a fabulous 8 weeks working with Learning Works, a local school for youth in crisis, teaching their 9th grade students about astronomy, and taking our own images of famous astronomical objects with the 2m robotic, professional-grade Faulkes Telescopes.

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Downloads

Cosmic Screensavers, posters, wallpaper, widgets, and more!

Models

Build your own Spitzer Space Telescope out of paper, legos or 3D computer models.

Virtual Museum

Immerse yourself in rich imagery captured from the Spitzer Space Telescope, and discover space in a new way.

Cool Cosmos

Educational resources highlighting the science of light and infrared astronomy. This site includes fun games, images, lesson plans, and much more!

Virtual Telescopes

Browse Spitzer images inside of Google Sky and Microsoft's World Wide Telescope. Pan, zoom and change the opacity of the images to see how Spitzer's infrared images stack up to the visible light equivalents. You can even take virtual tours around the cosmos!