Spitzer Space Telescope

Spitzer Site
Images, news, and information about the Spitzer mission can be found here.

Spitzer en Español
Ofrece en Español la información sobre la misión de Spitzer, antecedentes científicos, un tutorial sobre astronomía de rayos infrarrojos y otras actividades educacionales.

Astronomers' Site
The Spitzer Science Center is the source for information on observation planning, proposal submission, observer support, and data archives and analysis.

Infrared Processing and Analysis Center
A site for scientists, with links to all IPAC's missions, archives, and services.

Education and Public Outreach
Learn more about infrared light, astronomy, and the world around us. Spectacular images, fun games, resources for educators, and more!

Latest News: Spitzer Sees Shining Stellar Sphere

Millions of clustered stars glisten like an iridescent opal in a new image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. more...

Now on Cool Cosmos: See the Infrared Zoo Ever wonder what a dog looks like in the infrared? How about a tiger or a gecko? Now you can find out by visiting the Infrared Zoo on Cool Cosmos, Spitzer's Education and Public Outreach website. more...

Astronomers: Cycle-5 Call for Proposals Closed

The Cycle-5 Call for Proposals is now closed. Proposal submission statistics are available here.

What's Happening: The Second Stellar Baby Boom

When it comes to giving birth, galaxies don't seem to have a "ticking biological clock." In fact, observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope show that old galaxies were the biggest producers of new stars when our universe was half of its current age of 13.6 billion years. more...

From RAS: Two Supernova Factories Found in the Milky Way

The discovery of two "supernova factories", rare clusters of Red Supergiant (RSG) stars, located in the Galactic Bar of the Milky Way will be presented at the RAS National Astronomy Meeting in Belfast on Tuesday 1st April. more...

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The Spitzer Space Telescope is a NASA mission managed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. This website is maintained by the Spitzer Science Center, located on the campus of the California Institute of Technology and part of NASA's Infrared Processing and Analysis Center.