Spitzer Zoomable Images
ssc2012-01a
Dusty Space Cloud
Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy in infrared light, this nearby dwarf galaxy looks like a fiery, circular explosion. Rather than fire, however, those ribbons are actually giant ripples of dust spanning tens or hundreds of light-years. ...
ssc2012-01b
A Dwarf Galaxy's Star Bar and Dusty Wing
Small Magellanic Cloud galaxy in infrared light, is one of the biggest satellite galaxies of our home galaxy, though it is still considered a dwarf galaxy compared to the big spiral of our Milky Way....
ssc2011-03a1
An Extended Stellar Family
This swirling landscape of stars is known as the North America nebula. In visible light, the region resembles North America, but in this new infrared view from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, the continent disappears....
ssc2011-03a3
North America Nebula in Different Lights
This new view of the North America nebula combines both visible and infrared light observations, taken by the Digitized Sky Survey and NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, respectively, into a single vivid picture....
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Orion's Dreamy Stars
A colony of hot, young stars is stirring up the cosmic scene in this new picture from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope....
ssc2008-15b1
W5 Star Formation Region
Generations of stars can be seen in this new infrared portrait of star formation region W5 from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope....
ssc2008-03a1
Young Stars in Their Baby Blanket of Dust: Rho Ophiuchi
Newborn stars peek out from beneath their natal blanket of dust in this dynamic image of the Rho Ophiuchi dark cloud from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. ...
ssc2006-14a1
Andromeda
This infrared composite image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows the Andromeda galaxy, a neighbor to our Milky Way galaxy. The image highlights the contrast between the galaxy's choppy waves of dust (red) and smooth sea of older stars (blue)....
ssc2005-23a1
W5 in the Infrared
This image shows an infrared data taken by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope of a region dubbed the "Mountains of Creation." Towering pillars of dust are aglow with the light of embryonic stars (white/yellow). The added detail in the Spitzer image reveals a dy...
ssc2004-06a1
Spitzer IRAC view of Star Formation in the DR21 Region
Hidden behind a shroud of dust in the constellation Cygnus is an exceptionally bright source of radio emission called DR21. NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope allows us to peek behind the cosmic veil and pinpoint one of the most massive natal stars yet seen in ...
ssc2012-02a1
Stars Brewing in Cygnus X
A bubbling cauldron of star birth is highlighted in this new image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope....
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Stars Gather in 'Downtown' Milky Way
A view from the bustling center of our galactic metropolis. Spitzer Space Telescope offers us a fresh, infrared view of the frenzied scene at the center of our Milky Way, revealing what lies behind the dust....
ssc2011-03a2
The Case of the Disappearing Continent
This swirling landscape of stars is known as the North America nebula. In visible light, the region resembles North America, but in this new infrared view from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, the continent disappears....
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Bright Lights, Green City
Two extremely bright stars illuminate a greenish mist in this and other images from the new GLIMPSE360 survey....
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Warm Mission Dreamy Stars of Orion
A colony of hot, young stars is stirring up the cosmic scene in this new picture from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope....
ssc2008-15a1
W5 Star Formation Region
Generations of stars can be seen in this new infrared portrait of the star formation region W5 from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope....
ssc2006-17b1
Large Magellanic Cloud in the Infrared
This vibrant image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy to our own Milky Way galaxy....
ssc2006-02a1
Spitzer View of the Center of the Milky Way
This dazzling infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows hundreds of thousands of stars crowded into the swirling core of our spiral Milky Way galaxy. ...
ssc2005-12a1
Carina Nebula
This false-color image taken by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows the "South Pillar" region of the star-forming region called the Carina Nebula. Like cracking open a watermelon and finding its seeds, the infrared telescope "busted open" this murky cloud...
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January 10 Goings On Around Star-forming Towns |
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January 10 A Dwarf Galaxy's Star Bar and Dusty Wing |
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January 10 Stars Brewing in Cygnus X |
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January 10 Dusty Space Cloud |
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December 21 Distant Galaxy Bursts with Stars |
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August 23 The Galactic Center Revisited (Gallery Explorer) |
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March 18 Big Bang Musical |
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February 16 Astronomy Anemone |
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February 10 The North America Nebula (Gallery Explorer) |
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December 23 The Art of Exoplanets |
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January 18 The Art Behind the Astro Pictures: Lecture Online |
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December 19 Telescopes on Land and in Space Work Together for the Holidays! |
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November 11 11-11-11: At 3000 and Counting! |
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October 31 NITARP 2012 Class of Educators |
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October 25 See Spitzer at the Smithsonian! |
