Nasa Spitzer Science Center News http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/news_category/-?format=xml http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/images/spitzer_icon.png?1274224175 They say there is no place like home. For Caltech's George Helou, the essence of that phrase carries over to the recognition of his accomplishments. This past year, he has received numerous honors from Lebanon, his country of origin, including his election to the Lebanese Academy of Sciences. The tributes bestowed by the Mediterranean nation cite Helou's distinguished career in astronomy in the United States and Europe. Feature Article http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/news/1364-feature12-02-Astronomical-Success-Caltech-s-George-Helou-Honored-by-Home-Country-of-Lebanon- feature12-02 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Imagine you are a high school student walking into your science class in September and you learn that your teacher is doing research with NASA and you can actually participate This experience is occurring in schools around the US as more and more teachers become part of the NASA/IPAC Teacher Archive Research Program. 2012 marks the program's 8th year. Feature Article http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/news/1359-feature12-01-Teacher-Program-Brings-NASA-Research-to-High-Schools-Middle-Schools-Museums feature12-01 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000 The stars we see today weren't always as serene as they appear, floating alone in the dark of night. Most stars, likely including our own sun, grew up in cosmic turmoil, as illustrated in this new image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. News Release http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/news/1350-ssc2012-02-Before-They-Were-Stars-New-Image-Shows-Space-Nursery ssc2012-02 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000 The cold dust that builds blazing stars is revealed in new images that combine observations from the Herschel Space Observatory and Spitzer Space Telescope. The new images map the dust in the galaxies known as the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, two of the closest neighbors to our own Milky Way galaxy. News Release http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/news/1348-ssc2012-01-Herschel-and-Spitzer-See-Nearby-Galaxies-Stardust ssc2012-01 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000 A remote, blob-shaped galaxy has been found bursting with stars by NASA's Spitzer and Hubble space telescopes. News Release http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/news/1344-ssc2011-10-NASA-Telescopes-Help-Find-Rare-Galaxy-at-Dawn-of-Time- ssc2011-10 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000 In the distant reaches of the universe, almost 13 billion light-years from Earth, a strange species of galaxy lay hidden. Cloaked in dust and dimmed by the intervening distance, even the Hubble Space Telescope couldn't spy it. It took the revealing power of NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope to uncover not one, but four remarkably red galaxies. From Partners http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/news/1341-partner076-Strange-New-Species-of-Ultra-Red-Galaxy-Discovered partner076 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000 The Shape of the Universe is an exhibition of deep space photography, curated by artist David Em. The exhibition features recent images captured by NASA's Hubble, Spitzer, and Chandra space telescopes, as well as several ground-based astronomical telescopes. The Shape of the Universe is hosted at the Art Gallery, Pasadena City College, with a free opening reception on Wednesday, November 30, 6-9pm PST. Gallery admission, reception and related events are all free of charge and open to the public. From Partners http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/news/1334-partner075-The-Shape-of-the-Universe-Recent-Deep-Space-Photography- partner075 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Like the Milky Way, Messier 83 is classified as a barred spiral galaxy due to the bar-like pattern of stars that run through its center. Feature Article http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/news/1331-feature11-13-Doubling-Up-on-the-Southern-Pinwheel-Galaxy feature11-13 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000 The Tarantula nebula can be seen here in a web of dust and multimillion-degree gas. Feature Article http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/news/1328-feature11-12-The-Tarantula-Glows-with-X-rays-and-Infrared-Light feature11-12 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000 A mystery that began nearly 2,000 years ago, when Chinese astronomers witnessed what would turn out to be an exploding star in the sky, has been solved. News Release http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/news/1324-ssc2011-09-NASA-Telescopes-Help-Solve-Ancient-Supernova-Mystery ssc2011-09 Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Although we all want to think that the people we keep company with are "cool," when it comes to the cosmos, no one has a cooler companion than a star known as WD 0806-661. Feature Article http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/news/1317-feature11-11-Spitzer-Finds-the-Coldest-Companion-to-a-Star-Ever-Seen feature11-11 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000 NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has detected signs of icy bodies raining down in an alien solar system. News Release http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/news/1319-ssc2011-08-NASA-s-Spitzer-Detects-Comet-Storm-in-Nearby-Solar-System ssc2011-08 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000 NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has gathered surprising new details about a supersized and superheated version of Earth called 55 Cancri e. According to Spitzer data, the exoplanet is less dense than previously thought, a finding which profoundly changes the portrait of this exotic world. Feature Article http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/news/1312-feature11-10-Spitzer-Detects-a-Steaming-Super-Earth-Eclipsing-Its-Star feature11-10 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Flat flakes of carbon have been tentatively spotted in space. Feature Article http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/news/1307-feature11-09-Honeycomb-Carbon-Crystals-Possibly-Detected-in-Space feature11-09 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0000 What do you see when you look at this strange mix of shapes from space? Feature Article http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/news/1304-feature11-08-A-Cosmic-Inkblot-Test feature11-08 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Spitzer scientists and engineers are beginning tests to study the feasibility of switching to the spacecraft's Inertial Reference Unit 2. Feature Article http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/news/1301-feature11-07-Spitzer-Status-Update feature11-07 Tue, 09 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Stars appear to be caught in a galactic web in this new image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. Feature Article http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/news/1297-feature11-06-Spitzer-s-Spider-Web-of-Stars feature11-06 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Galaxies once thought of as voracious tigers are more like grazing cows, according to a new study using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. News Release http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/news/1293-ssc2011-07-NASA-s-Spitzer-Finds-Distant-Galaxies-Grazed-on-Gas ssc2011-07 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Has the comic book superhero Green Lantern lost his ring? In fact, this giant ring of glowing dust, imaged by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, belongs to the cosmos. Feature Article http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/news/1287-feature11-05-A-Green-Ring-Fit-for-a-Superhero feature11-05 Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Tiny crystals of a green mineral called olivine are falling down like rain on a burgeoning star, according to observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. News Release http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/news/1278-ssc2011-06-Spitzer-Sees-Crystal-Rain-in-Outer-Clouds-of-Infant-Star ssc2011-06 Thu, 26 May 2011 00:00:00 +0000