ssc2012-05 04.05.12 NASA Extends Spitzer, Planck, Kepler MissionsNASA is extending three missions affiliated with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. -- Kepler, the Spi... read more |
ssc2012-04 02.29.12 Young Stars Flicker Amidst Clouds of Gas and DustAstronomers have spotted young stars in the Orion nebula changing right before their eyes, thanks to the European Spa... read more |
ssc2012-03 02.22.12 NASA's Spitzer Finds Solid Buckyballs in SpaceAstronomers using data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have, for the first time, discovered buckyballs in a solid... read more |
ssc2012-02 01.10.12 Before They Were Stars: New Image Shows Space NurseryThe stars we see today weren't always as serene as they appear, floating alone in the dark of night. Most stars, like... read more |
ssc2012-01 01.10.12 Herschel and Spitzer See Nearby Galaxies' StardustThe cold dust that builds blazing stars is revealed in new images that combine observations from the Herschel Space O... read more |
ssc2011-10 12.21.11 NASA Telescopes Help Find Rare Galaxy at Dawn of TimeA remote, blob-shaped galaxy has been found bursting with stars by NASA's Spitzer and Hubble space telescopes. read more |
ssc2011-09 10.24.11 NASA Telescopes Help Solve Ancient Supernova MysteryA mystery that began nearly 2,000 years ago, when Chinese astronomers witnessed what would turn out to be an explodin... read more |
ssc2011-08 10.19.11 NASA's Spitzer Detects Comet Storm in Nearby Solar SystemNASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has detected signs of icy bodies raining down in an alien solar system. read more |
ssc2011-07 06.30.11 NASA's Spitzer Finds Distant Galaxies Grazed on GasGalaxies once thought of as voracious tigers are more like grazing cows, according to a new study using NASA's Spitze... read more |
ssc2011-06 05.26.11 Spitzer Sees Crystal 'Rain' in Outer Clouds of Infant StarTiny crystals of a green mineral called olivine are falling down like rain on a burgeoning star, according to observa... read more |
ssc2011-05 04.12.11 NASA Telescopes Help Discover Surprisingly Early GalaxyAstronomers have uncovered one of the earliest galaxies to appear in the distant universe, with stars that formed 13.... read more |
ssc2011-04 04.04.11 NASA's Spitzer Discovers Time-Delayed Jets Around Young StarAstronomers have discovered that two symmetrical jets shooting away from opposite sides of a blossoming star are expe... read more |
ssc2011-03 02.10.11 New View of Family Life in the North America NebulaStars at all stages of development, from dusty little tots to young adults, are on display in a new image from NASA's... read more |
ssc2011-01 01.12.11 Cosmology Standard Candle Not So Standard After AllAstronomers have turned up the first direct proof that "standard candles" used to illuminate the size of the universe... read more |
ssc2011-02 01.12.11 NASA Telescopes Help Identify Most Distant Galaxy ClusterAstronomers have uncovered a burgeoning galactic metropolis, the most distant known in the early universe. This ancie... read more |
ssc2010-10 12.08.10 NASA's Spitzer Reveals First Carbon-Rich PlanetAstronomers have discovered that a huge, searing-hot planet orbiting another star is loaded with an unusual amount of... read more |
ssc2010-09 10.27.10 Space Buckyballs Thrive, Finds NASA Spitzer TelescopeAstronomers have discovered bucket loads of buckyballs in space. They used NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope to find the... read more |
ssc2010-08 10.19.10 Astronomers Find Weird, Warm Spot on an ExoplanetObservations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope reveal a distant planet with a warm spot in the wrong place. read more |
ssc2010-07 08.23.10 Pulverized Planet Dust May Lie Around Double StarsTight double-star systems might not be the best places for life to spring up, according to a new study using data fro... read more |
ssc2010-06 07.22.10 NASA Telescope Finds Elusive Buckyballs in Space for First TimeAstronomers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have discovered carbon molecules, known as "buckyballs," in space fo... read more |
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November 14 Two Galaxies Masquerading as One |
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November 14 A Galaxy on the Edge |
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November 11 Bubbly Newborn Star |
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October 28 Ghost of Jupiter Nebula |
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October 28 Death Beckons Three Aging Stars |
