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ssc2020-20 01.22.21 The 7 Rocky TRAPPIST-1 Planets May Be Made of Similar StuffPrecise measurements reveal that the exoplanets have remarkably similar densities, which provides clues about their c... read more |
ssc2020-19 01.13.21 Citizen Scientists Help Create 3D Map of Cosmic NeighborhoodIs our solar system located in a typical Milky Way neighborhood? Scientists have gotten closer to answering this ques... read more |
ssc2020-17 11.18.20 16-Year-Old Cosmic Mystery Solved, Revealing Stellar Missing LinkThe Blue Ring Nebula, which perplexed scientists for over a decade, appears to be the youngest known example of two s... read more |
ssc2020-16 09.24.20 Data Sonification: Sounds from Around the Milky WayA new project using sonification turns astronomical images from Chandra and other telescopes into sound. This allows ... read more |
ssc2020-15 09.16.20 NASA Missions Spy First Possible Planet Hugging a Stellar CinderThe violent events leading up to the death of a star would likely drive away any planets. The newly discovered Jupite... read more |
ssc2020-14 08.25.20 Where Are Stars Made? NASA's Spitzer Spies a Hot SpotThe nebula known as W51 is one of the most active star-forming regions in the Milky Way galaxy. First identified in 1... read more |
ssc2020-13 06.24.20 NASA’s TESS, Spitzer Missions Discover a World Orbiting a Unique Young StarThe newly discovered planet is orbiting a star still encircled by the disk of material from which both objects formed... read more |
ssc2020-12 06.22.20 Young Giant Planet Offers Clues to Formation of Exotic WorldsJupiter-size planets orbiting close to their stars have upended ideas about how giant planets form. Finding young mem... read more |
ssc2020-11 04.28.20 Spitzer Telescope Reveals the Precise Timing of a Black Hole DanceBlack holes aren't stationary in space; in fact, they can be quite active in their movements. But because they are co... read more |
ssc2020-09 04.09.20 In a First, NASA Measures Wind Speed on a Brown DwarfFor the first time, scientists have directly measured wind speed on a brown dwarf, an object larger than Jupiter (the... read more |
ssc2020-08 01.30.20 NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope Ends Mission of Astronomical DiscoveryAfter more than 16 years studying the universe in infrared light, revealing new wonders in our solar system, our gala... read more |
ssc2020-06 01.27.20 Tarantula Nebula Spins Web of Mystery in Spitzer ImageThe Tarantula Nebula, seen in this image by the Spitzer Space Telescope, was one of the first targets studied by the ... read more |
ssc2020-05 01.24.20 Operate a NASA Great Observatory With New VR ExperienceA new virtual reality experience lets users get a taste of what it's like to explore the cosmos with the Spitzer Spac... read more |
ssc2020-04 01.24.20 For Hottest Planet, a Major Meltdown, Study ShowsIn the scorching atmosphere of exoplanet KELT-9b, even molecules are torn to shreds. read more |
ssc2020-03 01.22.20 NASA Celebrates the Legacy of the Spitzer Space TelescopeNASA is celebrating the legacy of one of its Great Observatories, the Spitzer Space Telescope, which has studied the ... read more |
ssc2020-01 01.07.20 NASA Planet Hunter Finds Earth-Size Habitable-Zone WorldNASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite has discovered its first Earth-size planet in its star's habitable zone,... read more |
ssc2019-18 12.19.19 Spitzer Studies a Stellar Playground With a Long HistoryThis image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows the Perseus Molecular Cloud, a massive collection of gas and dus... read more |
ssc2019-17 10.30.19 Spitzer Telescope Spots a Ghoulish GourdLook closer to see why scientists studying this distant cloud of dust and gas think it resembles a cosmic jack-o'-lan... read more |
ssc2019-16 09.30.19 Spitzer Spots a Starry Region Bursting With BubblesThis infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows a cloud of gas and dust full of bubbles, which are infl... read more |
ssc2019-15 08.27.19 Sixteen Images for Spitzer's Sweet 16NASA launched its Spitzer Space Telescope into orbit around the Sun on Aug. 25, 2003. Since then, the observatory has... read more |
