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ssc2018-08 06.14.18 Astronomers See Distant Eruption as Black Hole Destroys StarFor the first time, astronomers have directly imaged the formation and expansion of a fast-moving jet of material eje... read more |
ssc2017-04 05.03.17 5000 Days in the Life of an Astronomy RobotMay 3rd, 2017 marks the 5,000th day of NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope mission. This video gives us a detailed look at... read more |
feature16-18 11.10.16 NASA Space Telescopes Pinpoint Elusive Brown DwarfIn a first-of-its-kind collaboration, NASA's Spitzer and Swift space telescopes joined forces to observe a microlensi... read more |
feature16-17 09.28.16 The Frontier Fields: Where Primordial Galaxies LurkIn the ongoing hunt for the universe's earliest galaxies, NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has wrapped up its observati... read more |
feature16-15 09.08.16 'Enterprise' Nebulae Seen by SpitzerJust in time for the 50th anniversary of the TV series "Star Trek," which first aired September 8th,1966, a new infra... read more |
feature16-14 08.29.16 NASA Team Probes Peculiar Age-Defying StarFor years, astronomers have puzzled over a massive star lodged deep in the Milky Way that shows conflicting signs of ... read more |
feature16-13 08.25.16 Spitzer Space Telescope Begins 'Beyond' PhaseCelebrating the spacecraft's ability to push the boundaries of space science and technology, NASA's Spitzer Space Tel... read more |
feature16-12 07.27.16 Loneliest Young Star Seen by Spitzer and WISEAlone on the cosmic road, far from any known celestial object, a young, independent star is going through a tremendou... read more |
feature16-11 07.21.16 Seeing the Milky Way's Giant Black Hole with New EyesThe Spitzer Space Telescope is exploring Sagittarius A*, the black hole in the center of the Milky Way. This supermas... read more |
feature16-10 06.14.16 Gluttonous Star May Hold Clues to Planet FormationAstronomers have gained a new perspective on the behavior of outbursting star FU Orionis, using data from an airborne... read more |
feature16-09 06.09.16 Spitzer Operations to Continue into 2019NASA has approved the continued operation of the Spitzer mission through the commissioning phase of the James Webb Sp... read more |
feature16-08 05.24.16 NASA Telescopes Find Clues For How Giant Black Holes Formed So QuicklyUsing data from NASA's Great Observatories, astronomers have found the best evidence yet for cosmic seeds in the earl... read more |
feature16-07 04.26.16 Light Echoes Give Clues to Protoplanetary DiskImagine you want to measure the size of a room, but it's completely dark. If you shout, you can tell if the space you... read more |
feature16-06 04.14.16 A Space Spider Watches Over Young StarsA nebula known as "the Spider" glows fluorescent green in an infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope and t... read more |
feature16-05 03.28.16 Investigating the Mystery of Migrating 'Hot Jupiters'How do some gas giant planets end up so feverishly close to their stars? NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope finds new clues. read more |
feature16-04 03.03.16 Hubble Team Breaks Cosmic Distance RecordBy pushing NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to its limits, an international team of astronomers has shattered the cosmic... read more |
feature16-03 01.07.16 NASA's Great Observatories Weigh Massive Young Galaxy ClusterData from three of NASA's Great Observatories uncover the most massive galaxy cluster ever detected in the early univ... read more |
feature16-02 01.06.16 NASA Telescopes Find 'Twins' of Superstar Eta CarinaeA new study has found five objects with similar properties to the most luminous and massive stellar system within 10,... read more |
feature16-01 01.05.16 Runaway Stars Leave Infrared Waves in SpaceAstronomers are finding dozens of the fastest stars in our galaxy with the help of images from NASA's Spitzer Space T... read more |
feature15-16 12.15.15 Status Report for NASA's Spitzer Space TelescopeEngineers and scientists have been busy recovering the Spitzer Space Telescope from standby mode since it experienced... read more |
