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feature13-03 05.16.13 Galaxy's Ring of FireThis galaxy's ring of fire "burns, burns, burns" with young stars. read more |
feature13-02 05.06.13 NASA's Spitzer Puts Planets in a Petri DishAstronomers are using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope to dissect the atmospheres of an exotic class of planets called ... read more |
feature13-01 04.03.13 A Confetti-Like Collection of StarsStars sparkle in this lively new view of the Small Magellanic Cloud from NASA's Great Observatories. read more |
feature12-08 12.19.12 Armchair Science: Bag and Tag Glowing Galactic CloudsA new galactic game launches today that lets citizen scientists identify the glowing clouds where future stars will b... read more |
feature12-07 12.18.12 Shot Away from its Companion, Giant Star Makes WavesA runaway star can be seen charging through the dust in an infrared portrait from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. read more |
feature12-06 09.26.12 Spitzer, Hubble See Galaxy-Altering Quasars IgniteNASA's Spitzer and Hubble Space Telescopes have caught sight of luminous quasars igniting after galaxies collide. Qua... read more |
feature12-05 09.24.12 Spitzer Welcomes Shuttle Endeavour to Los AngelesThe Space Shuttle Endeavour, mounted atop its specially-adapted 747, made a grand tour of the Los Angles basin on Sep... read more |
feature12-04 05.24.12 NASA Scientist Figures Way to Weigh Space RockA scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., has accurately determined the mass of a nearby a... read more |
feature12-03 03.07.12 Citizen Scientists Reveal a Bubbly Milky WayVolunteers are helping astronomers find star-blown bubbles throughout our Milky Way galaxy. read more |
feature12-02 01.25.12 Astronomical Success: Caltech's George Helou Honored by Home Country of LebanonThey say there is no place like home. For Caltech's George Helou, the essence of that phrase carries over to the reco... read more |
feature12-01 01.11.12 Teacher Program Brings NASA Research to High Schools, Middle Schools, MuseumsImagine you are a high school student walking into your science class in September and you learn that your teacher is... read more |
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 |
feature10-13 08.05.10 NASA's Great Observatories Witness a Galactic SpectacleA new image of two tangled galaxies has been released by NASA's Great Observatories. read more |
feature10-12 07.28.10 Into the Wild: Spitzer Space Telescope Surveys the Milky Way's OutbackA new survey by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has turned up treasures aplenty in the outer regions of the Milky Way,... read more |
feature10-11 07.14.10 Unravelling the Mystery of Star Birth - Dust Disk Discovered Around Massive StarAstronomers caught their first glimpse of a dusty disk closely encircling a massive baby star, providing direct evide... read more |
feature10-10 07.09.10 Catch a Planet By the TailNew observations of a dust cloud trailing Earth may help astronomers find Earth-like planets around distant stars. NA... read more |
feature10-09 07.07.10 Spitzer Spies a 'Flying Dragon' Smoldering with Secret Star BirthNASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has revealed a cosmic cloud shaped like a flying dragon that has a secret burning behi... read more |
feature10-08 06.24.10 The Coolest Stars Come Out of the DarkAstronomers have uncovered what appear to be 14 of the coldest stars known in our universe. These failed stars, calle... read more |
feature10-07 05.20.10 Two Peas in an Irregular Pod: How Binary Stars May FormOur sun may be an only child, but most of the stars in the galaxy are actually twins. The sibling stars circle around... read more |
feature10-06 05.12.10 Ancient City of Galaxies Looks Surprisingly ModernAstronomers are a bit like archeologists as they dig back through space and time searching for remnants of the early ... read more |
feature10-05 04.01.10 Colony of Young Stars Shines in New Spitzer ImageAstronomers have their eyes on a hot group of young stars, watching their every move like the paparazzi. A new infrar... read more |
