feature11-13 11.23.11 Doubling Up on the Southern Pinwheel GalaxyLike the Milky Way, Messier 83 is classified as a barred spiral galaxy due to the bar-like pattern of stars that run ... read more |
feature11-12 11.10.11 The Tarantula Glows with X-rays and Infrared LightThe Tarantula nebula can be seen here in a web of dust and multimillion-degree gas. read more |
feature11-11 10.19.11 Spitzer Finds the Coldest Companion to a Star Ever SeenAlthough we all want to think that the people we keep company with are "cool," when it comes to the cosmos, no one ha... read more |
feature11-10 09.26.11 Spitzer Detects a Steaming Super-Earth Eclipsing Its StarNASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has gathered surprising new details about a supersized and superheated version of Eart... read more |
feature11-09 08.15.11 Honeycomb Carbon Crystals Possibly Detected in SpaceFlat flakes of carbon have been tentatively spotted in space. read more |
feature11-08 08.10.11 A Cosmic Inkblot TestWhat do you see when you look at this strange mix of shapes from space? read more |
feature11-07 08.09.11 Spitzer Status UpdateSpitzer scientists and engineers are beginning tests to study the feasibility of switching to the spacecraft's Inerti... read more |
feature11-06 07.20.11 Spitzer's Spider Web of StarsStars appear to be caught in a galactic web in this new image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. read more |
feature11-05 06.15.11 A Green Ring Fit for a SuperheroHas the comic book superhero Green Lantern lost his ring? In fact, this giant ring of glowing dust, imaged by NASA's ... read more |
feature11-03 05.23.11 Planet? Check.A new planetary member of the Kepler-10 solar system was announced today. Using data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telesc... read more |
feature11-04 05.20.11 Spitzer Achievements Honored at Rotary Stellar AwardsNASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has been awarded the prestigious 2011 Stellar Award by the Rotary National Award for S... read more |
feature11-02 02.07.11 IPAC Celebrates 25 Years at CaltechTwenty five years ago moving vans were being loaded at the Union Bank, on South Lake Avenue in Pasadena, for the firs... read more |
feature11-01 01.10.11 Stellar Education: Teachers Bring Classroom Space Science to Astronomy ConferenceReal space science and insights into teaching astronomy come straight from the classroom to a renowned international ... read more |
feature10-20 11.24.10 Astronomers Probe 'Sandbar' Between Islands of GalaxiesAstronomers have caught sight of an unusual galaxy that has illuminated new details about a celestial "sandbar" conne... read more |
feature10-19 11.18.10 Spitzer Reveals a Buried Explosion Sparked by a Galactic Train WreckAstronomers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have found a stunning burst of star formation that beams out as much... read more |
feature10-18 10.27.10 Spitzer Goes Buck Wild and Finds Buckyballs Floating Between the StarsFresh after finding buckyballs around an aging star, NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has now detected these intriguing... read more |
feature10-17 10.12.10 Giant Star Goes Supernova -- and is Smothered by its Own DustA giant star in a faraway galaxy recently ended its life with a dust-shrouded whimper instead of the more typical bang. read more |
feature10-16 09.23.10 Shining Starlight on the Dark Cocoons of Star BirthNASA's Spitzer Space Telescope data offers insight into cores of star-forming regions. read more |
feature10-15 09.02.10 Spitzer Finds a Flavorful Mix of AsteroidsNew research from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope reveals that asteroids somewhat near Earth, termed near-Earth object... read more |
feature10-14 08.18.10 Galaxies' Glory Days RevealedAstronomers have experienced the galactic equivalent of discovering pictures of a mild-mannered grandmother partying ... read more |
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February 22 Homes Away From Home? Revisiting the Seven Planets of TRAPPIST-1 |
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February 5 Not So Strange New Worlds |
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February 6 Imagining the Planets of TRAPPIST-1 |
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August 17 Brown Dwarf Weather Annotated |
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August 17 Brown Dwarf Weather Animated Chart |
