http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/resource_list/18-Science-Animations Animations and videos relevant to the Spitzer mission, including animations of Spitzer images and science results, artist conceptions, and background videos. en-us NASA's Spitzer Science Center / NASA / Caltech Animations and videos relevant to the Spitzer mission, including animations of Spitzer images and science results, artist conceptions, and background videos. Animations and videos relevant to the Spitzer mission, including animations of Spitzer images and science results, artist conceptions, and background videos. © 2006 NASA. Commercial use prohibited. All other users must give proper credit. astronomy, infrared, astronomer, science, physics, Spitzer Space Telescope, NASA, NASA's NASA / SSC-IPAC outreach@ipac.caltech.edu clean http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Starting from Earth, we quickly zoom out of the solar system into our sun's local neighborhood, populated by the closest stars that lie within a few light-years of Earth. Swinging around, we shift our attention to the dwarf star GJ 436, which is so faint that it is invisible to us until we get close enough to see its dim glow. Starting from Earth, we quickly zoom out of the solar system into our sun's local neighborhood, populated by the closest stars that lie within a few light-years of Earth. Swinging around, we shift our attention to the dwarf star GJ 436, which is so faint that it is invisible to us until we get close enough to see its dim glow. Starting from Earth, we quickly zoom out of the solar system into our sun's local neighborhood, populated by the closest stars that lie within a few light-years of Earth. Swinging around, we shift our attention to the dwarf star GJ 436, which is so faint that it is invisible to us until we get close enough to see its dim glow. NASA's Spitzer Science Center and Infrared Processing and Analysis Center Wed, 18 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/video-audio/1407-ssc2012-11v1-Flying-Out-to-GJ-436-and-its-Planets 1407-ssc2012-11v1-Flying-Out-to-GJ-436-and-its-Planets clean NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has, for the first time, captured the light emanating from a distant super Earth, a planet more massive than Earth but lighter than Neptune. NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has, for the first time, captured the light emanating from a distant super Earth, a planet more massive than Earth but lighter than Neptune. NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has, for the first time, captured the light emanating from a distant super Earth, a planet more massive than Earth but lighter than Neptune. NASA's Spitzer Science Center and Infrared Processing and Analysis Center Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/video-audio/1397-ssc2012-07v2-Super-Earth-Reveals-Itself-to-Spitzer-Narrated- 1397-ssc2012-07v2-Super-Earth-Reveals-Itself-to-Spitzer-Narrated- clean NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has, for the first time, captured the light emanating from a distant super Earth, a planet more massive than Earth but lighter than Neptune. NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has, for the first time, captured the light emanating from a distant super Earth, a planet more massive than Earth but lighter than Neptune. NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has, for the first time, captured the light emanating from a distant super Earth, a planet more massive than Earth but lighter than Neptune. NASA's Spitzer Science Center and Infrared Processing and Analysis Center Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/video-audio/1395-ssc2012-07v1-Super-Earth-Reveals-Itself-to-Spitzer 1395-ssc2012-07v1-Super-Earth-Reveals-Itself-to-Spitzer clean This animation illustrates an unexpected warm spot on the surface of a gaseous exoplanet. NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope discovered that the hottest part of the planet, shown here as bright, orange patches on the surface, is not directly under the glare of its star but over to the side. This animation illustrates an unexpected warm spot on the surface of a gaseous exoplanet. NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope discovered that the hottest part of the planet, shown here as bright, orange patches on the surface, is not directly under the glare of its star but over to the side. This animation illustrates an unexpected warm spot on the surface of a gaseous exoplanet. NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope discovered that the hottest part of the planet, shown here as bright, orange patches on the surface, is not directly under the glare of its star but over to the side. NASA's Spitzer Science Center and Infrared Processing and Analysis Center Tue, 19 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/video-audio/1351-ssc2010-08v1-Weird-Warm-Spot-on-Exoplanet 1351-ssc2010-08v1-Weird-Warm-Spot-on-Exoplanet clean This animation illustrates an unexpected warm spot on the surface of a gaseous exoplanet. NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope discovered that the hottest part of the planet, shown here as bright, orange patches on the surface, is not directly under the glare of its star but over to the side. This animation illustrates an unexpected warm spot on the surface of a gaseous exoplanet. NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope discovered that the hottest part of the planet, shown here as bright, orange patches on the surface, is not directly under the glare of its star but over to the side. This animation illustrates an unexpected warm spot on the surface of a gaseous exoplanet. NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope discovered that the hottest part of the planet, shown here as bright, orange patches on the surface, is not directly under the glare of its star but over to the side. NASA's Spitzer Science Center and Infrared Processing and Analysis Center Tue, 19 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/video-audio/1354-ssc2010-08v2-Weird-Warm-Spot-on-Exoplanet-Narrated- 1354-ssc2010-08v2-Weird-Warm-Spot-on-Exoplanet-Narrated- clean NASA's Spitzer Science Center and Infrared Processing and Analysis Center Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/video-audio/1319-ssc2010-06v2-Buckyballs-Jiggle-Like-Jello 1319-ssc2010-06v2-Buckyballs-Jiggle-Like-Jello clean NASA's Spitzer Science Center and Infrared Processing and Analysis Center Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/video-audio/1317-ssc2010-06v1-Mini-Soccer-Balls-in-Space 1317-ssc2010-06v1-Mini-Soccer-Balls-in-Space clean This video showcases the Saturnian system, beginning with the planet itself and panning out to its newest addition -- an enormous ring discovered in infrared light by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. This video showcases the Saturnian system, beginning with the planet itself and panning out to its newest addition -- an enormous ring discovered in infrared light by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. This video showcases the Saturnian system, beginning with the planet itself and panning out to its newest addition -- an enormous ring discovered in infrared light by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. NASA's Spitzer Science Center and Infrared Processing and Analysis Center Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/video-audio/894-ssc2009-19v1-Saturn-Family-Tour 894-ssc2009-19v1-Saturn-Family-Tour clean This artist's animation shows a celestial body about the size of our moon slamming at great speed into a body the size of Mercury. NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope found evidence that a high-speed collision of this sort occurred a few thousand years ago around a young star, called HD 172555, still in the early stages of planet formation. The star is about 100 light-years from Earth. This artist's animation shows a celestial body about the size of our moon slamming at great speed into a body the size of Mercury. NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope found evidence that a high-speed collision of this sort occurred a few thousand years ago around a young star, called HD 172555, still in the early stages of planet formation. The star is about 100 light-years from Earth. This artist's animation shows a celestial body about the size of our moon slamming at great speed into a body the size of Mercury. NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope found evidence that a high-speed collision of this sort occurred a few thousand years ago around a young star, called HD 172555, still in the early stages of planet formation. The star is about 100 light-years from Earth. NASA's Spitzer Science Center and Infrared Processing and Analysis Center Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/video-audio/855-ssc2009-16v1-Planetary-Demolition-Derby 855-ssc2009-16v1-Planetary-Demolition-Derby clean This artist's animation illustrates how silicate crystals like those found in comets can be created by an outburst from a growing star. It first shows a young sun-like star encircled by its planet-forming disk of gas and dust. The silicate that makes up most of the dust would have begun as non-crystallized, amorphous particles. This artist's animation illustrates how silicate crystals like those found in comets can be created by an outburst from a growing star. It first shows a young sun-like star encircled by its planet-forming disk of gas and dust. The silicate that makes up most of the dust would have begun as non-crystallized, amorphous particles. This artist's animation illustrates how silicate crystals like those found in comets can be created by an outburst from a growing star. It first shows a young sun-like star encircled by its planet-forming disk of gas and dust. The silicate that makes up most of the dust would have begun as non-crystallized, amorphous particles. NASA's Spitzer Science Center and Infrared Processing and Analysis Center Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/video-audio/57-ssc2009-11v1-Silicate-Crystal-Formation-in-the-Disk-of-an-Erupting-Star 57-ssc2009-11v1-Silicate-Crystal-Formation-in-the-Disk-of-an-Erupting-Star clean This animation shows a computer simulation of the planet HD 80606b from an observer located at a point in space lying between the Earth and the HD 80606 system. The animation starts 2.2 days before the moment of close approach and ends 8.9 days later. The blue areas are reflected starlight (the blue color arises mainly from absorption by sodium and potassium in the planetary atmosphere). Red regions are areas of the planet that are glowing with their own intrinsic heat. This animation shows a computer simulation of the planet HD 80606b from an observer located at a point in space lying between the Earth and the HD 80606 system. The animation starts 2.2 days before the moment of close approach and ends 8.9 days later. The blue areas are reflected starlight (the blue color arises mainly from absorption by sodium and potassium in the planetary atmosphere). Red regions are areas of the planet that are glowing with their own intrinsic heat. This animation shows a computer simulation of the planet HD 80606b from an observer located at a point in space lying between the Earth and the HD 80606 system. The animation starts 2.2 days before the moment of close approach and ends 8.9 days later. The blue areas are reflected starlight (the blue color arises mainly from absorption by sodium and potassium in the planetary atmosphere). Red regions are areas of the planet that are glowing with their own intrinsic heat. NASA's Spitzer Science Center and Infrared Processing and Analysis Center Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/video-audio/54-ssc2009-02v1-Tour-of-Planet-with-Extreme-Temperature-Swings 54-ssc2009-02v1-Tour-of-Planet-with-Extreme-Temperature-Swings clean This movie zooms in to reveal the "Peony nebula" star -- the new second-brightest star in the Milky Way, discovered in part by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. This movie zooms in to reveal the "Peony nebula" star -- the new second-brightest star in the Milky Way, discovered in part by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. This movie zooms in to reveal the "Peony nebula" star -- the new second-brightest star in the Milky Way, discovered in part by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. NASA's Spitzer Science Center and Infrared Processing and Analysis Center Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/video-audio/1181-ssc2008-13v1-Zooming-in-on-Second-Brightest-Star-in-Milky-Way 1181-ssc2008-13v1-Zooming-in-on-Second-Brightest-Star-in-Milky-Way clean This artist's animation illustrates the hottest planet yet observed in the universe. The scorching ball of gas, a "hot Jupiter" called HD 149026b, is a sweltering 3,700 degrees Fahrenheit (2,040 degrees Celsius) -- about three times hotter than the rocky surface of Venus, the hottest planet in our solar system. The planet is so hot that astronomers believe it is absorbing almost all of the heat from its star, and reflecting very little to no light. Objects that reflect no sunlight are black. Consequently, HD 149026b might be the blackest known planet in the universe, in addition to the hottest. This artist's animation illustrates the hottest planet yet observed in the universe. The scorching ball of gas, a "hot Jupiter" called HD 149026b, is a sweltering 3,700 degrees Fahrenheit (2,040 degrees Celsius) -- about three times hotter than the rocky surface of Venus, the hottest planet in our solar system. The planet is so hot that astronomers believe it is absorbing almost all of the heat from its star, and reflecting very little to no light. Objects that reflect no sunlight are black. Consequently, HD 149026b might be the blackest known planet in the universe, in addition to the hottest. This artist's animation illustrates the hottest planet yet observed in the universe. The scorching ball of gas, a "hot Jupiter" called HD 149026b, is a sweltering 3,700 degrees Fahrenheit (2,040 degrees Celsius) -- about three times hotter than the rocky surface of Venus, the hottest planet in our solar system. The planet is so hot that astronomers believe it is absorbing almost all of the heat from its star, and reflecting very little to no light. Objects that reflect no sunlight are black. Consequently, HD 149026b might be the blackest known planet in the universe, in addition to the hottest. NASA's Spitzer Science Center and Infrared Processing and Analysis Center Wed, 09 May 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/video-audio/1018-ssc2007-09v1-Blacker-than-Black 1018-ssc2007-09v1-Blacker-than-Black clean This animation shows the first-ever map of the surface of an exoplanet, or a planet beyond our solar system. The map, which shows temperature variations across the cloudy tops of a gas giant called HD 189733b, is made up of infrared data taken by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. Everything else shown, for example the star and the lines, are artistic illustrations. The movie begins by showing a two-dimensional view of the map. Hotter temperatures are represented in brighter colors. The map is then shown over the three-dimensional surface of the planet, and the movie spins around, revealing the planet's star. A line projecting from the star to the planet highlights where the planet is directly hit by starlight -- a point known as "high noon." This animation shows the first-ever map of the surface of an exoplanet, or a planet beyond our solar system. The map, which shows temperature variations across the cloudy tops of a gas giant called HD 189733b, is made up of infrared data taken by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. Everything else shown, for example the star and the lines, are artistic illustrations. The movie begins by showing a two-dimensional view of the map. Hotter temperatures are represented in brighter colors. The map is then shown over the three-dimensional surface of the planet, and the movie spins around, revealing the planet's star. A line projecting from the star to the planet highlights where the planet is directly hit by starlight -- a point known as "high noon." This animation shows the first-ever map of the surface of an exoplanet, or a planet beyond our solar system. The map, which shows temperature variations across the cloudy tops of a gas giant called HD 189733b, is made up of infrared data taken by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. Everything else shown, for example the star and the lines, are artistic illustrations. The movie begins by showing a two-dimensional view of the map. Hotter temperatures are represented in brighter colors. The map is then shown over the three-dimensional surface of the planet, and the movie spins around, revealing the planet's star. A line projecting from the star to the planet highlights where the planet is directly hit by starlight -- a point known as "high noon." NASA's Spitzer Science Center and Infrared Processing and Analysis Center Wed, 09 May 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/video-audio/1025-ssc2007-09v2-Mapping-Exotic-Worlds 1025-ssc2007-09v2-Mapping-Exotic-Worlds clean Scientists using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope were able to create the first-ever map of the surface of a planet beyond our solar system. The planet, a hot and cloudy gas giant called HD 189733b, is located 60 light-years from Earth in the constellation Vulpecula. It is so far away that even the best telescopes can't distinguish the light of the planet from that of its star. So how did astronomers see this planet's cloudy surface? They used Spitzer's infrared vision to observe the HD 189733 system as the planet, HD 189733b, first crossed in front of its parent star, then passed behind, as illustrated in this movie. HD 189733b is what is known as a transiting planet, which means that it is inclined in such a way that it eclipses its star from Earth's point of view. This planet is also thought to be tidally locked to its star, meaning that one face, termed the day side, always "looks at" its fiery hot sun. Scientists using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope were able to create the first-ever map of the surface of a planet beyond our solar system. The planet, a hot and cloudy gas giant called HD 189733b, is located 60 light-years from Earth in the constellation Vulpecula. It is so far away that even the best telescopes can't distinguish the light of the planet from that of its star. So how did astronomers see this planet's cloudy surface? They used Spitzer's infrared vision to observe the HD 189733 system as the planet, HD 189733b, first crossed in front of its parent star, then passed behind, as illustrated in this movie. HD 189733b is what is known as a transiting planet, which means that it is inclined in such a way that it eclipses its star from Earth's point of view. This planet is also thought to be tidally locked to its star, meaning that one face, termed the day side, always "looks at" its fiery hot sun. Scientists using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope were able to create the first-ever map of the surface of a planet beyond our solar system. The planet, a hot and cloudy gas giant called HD 189733b, is located 60 light-years from Earth in the constellation Vulpecula. It is so far away that even the best telescopes can't distinguish the light of the planet from that of its star. So how did astronomers see this planet's cloudy surface? They used Spitzer's infrared vision to observe the HD 189733 system as the planet, HD 189733b, first crossed in front of its parent star, then passed behind, as illustrated in this movie. HD 189733b is what is known as a transiting planet, which means that it is inclined in such a way that it eclipses its star from Earth's point of view. This planet is also thought to be tidally locked to its star, meaning that one face, termed the day side, always "looks at" its fiery hot sun. NASA's Spitzer Science Center and Infrared Processing and Analysis Center Wed, 09 May 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/video-audio/1029-ssc2007-09v3-How-to-Map-a-Very-Faraway-Planet 1029-ssc2007-09v3-How-to-Map-a-Very-Faraway-Planet clean This artist's animation depicts a faraway solar system like our own -- except for one big difference. Planets and asteroids circle around not one, but two suns. NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope found evidence that such solar systems might be common in the universe. The movie begins by showing two snug, sun-like stars. It then pans out to show an Earth-like planet and a surrounding disk of asteroids and comets. Spitzer did not see any planets directly, but it detected dust that is kicked up from disks like this one. The disks were spotted circling all the way around several double, or binary, stars, some of which were closer together than Earth is to our sun. In fact, Spitzer found more disks in orbit around close-knit binary stars than single stars. This could mean that planets prefer two parent stars to one, but more research is needed to figure out exactly what's going on. This artist's animation depicts a faraway solar system like our own -- except for one big difference. Planets and asteroids circle around not one, but two suns. NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope found evidence that such solar systems might be common in the universe. The movie begins by showing two snug, sun-like stars. It then pans out to show an Earth-like planet and a surrounding disk of asteroids and comets. Spitzer did not see any planets directly, but it detected dust that is kicked up from disks like this one. The disks were spotted circling all the way around several double, or binary, stars, some of which were closer together than Earth is to our sun. In fact, Spitzer found more disks in orbit around close-knit binary stars than single stars. This could mean that planets prefer two parent stars to one, but more research is needed to figure out exactly what's going on. This artist's animation depicts a faraway solar system like our own -- except for one big difference. Planets and asteroids circle around not one, but two suns. NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope found evidence that such solar systems might be common in the universe. The movie begins by showing two snug, sun-like stars. It then pans out to show an Earth-like planet and a surrounding disk of asteroids and comets. Spitzer did not see any planets directly, but it detected dust that is kicked up from disks like this one. The disks were spotted circling all the way around several double, or binary, stars, some of which were closer together than Earth is to our sun. In fact, Spitzer found more disks in orbit around close-knit binary stars than single stars. This could mean that planets prefer two parent stars to one, but more research is needed to figure out exactly what's going on. NASA's Spitzer Science Center and Infrared Processing and Analysis Center Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/video-audio/852-ssc2007-05v1-Two-Suns-Raise-Family-of-Planetary-Bodies- 852-ssc2007-05v1-Two-Suns-Raise-Family-of-Planetary-Bodies- clean This movie shifts from the well-known visible-light picture of Messier 104 taken by the Hubble Space Telescope to infrared views from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. Messier 104 is commonly known as the Sombrero galaxy because in visible light, it resembles the broad-brimmed Mexican hat. However, in Spitzer's striking infrared view, the galaxy looks more like a "bull's eye." This movie shifts from the well-known visible-light picture of Messier 104 taken by the Hubble Space Telescope to infrared views from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. Messier 104 is commonly known as the Sombrero galaxy because in visible light, it resembles the broad-brimmed Mexican hat. However, in Spitzer's striking infrared view, the galaxy looks more like a "bull's eye." This movie shifts from the well-known visible-light picture of Messier 104 taken by the Hubble Space Telescope to infrared views from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. Messier 104 is commonly known as the Sombrero galaxy because in visible light, it resembles the broad-brimmed Mexican hat. However, in Spitzer's striking infrared view, the galaxy looks more like a "bull's eye." NASA's Spitzer Science Center and Infrared Processing and Analysis Center Wed, 04 May 2005 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/video-audio/754-ssc2005-11v1-A-More-Spectacular-Sombrero 754-ssc2005-11v1-A-More-Spectacular-Sombrero clean This animation shows the evolution of a planet-forming disk around a star. Initially, the young disk is bright and thick with dust, but eventually gaps appear within the disk as newborn planets coalesce out of the dust, clearing out a path. After a few billion years, only a thin ring remains in the outermost reaches of the system. This animation shows the evolution of a planet-forming disk around a star. Initially, the young disk is bright and thick with dust, but eventually gaps appear within the disk as newborn planets coalesce out of the dust, clearing out a path. After a few billion years, only a thin ring remains in the outermost reaches of the system. This animation shows the evolution of a planet-forming disk around a star. Initially, the young disk is bright and thick with dust, but eventually gaps appear within the disk as newborn planets coalesce out of the dust, clearing out a path. After a few billion years, only a thin ring remains in the outermost reaches of the system. NASA's Spitzer Science Center and Infrared Processing and Analysis Center Thu, 09 Dec 2004 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/video-audio/730-ssc2004-22v2-The-Evolution-of-a-Planet-Forming-Disk 730-ssc2004-22v2-The-Evolution-of-a-Planet-Forming-Disk clean In this animation, we observe what a young star with a circumstellar disc would look like when viewed from different angles. In this animation, we observe what a young star with a circumstellar disc would look like when viewed from different angles. In this animation, we observe what a young star with a circumstellar disc would look like when viewed from different angles. NASA's Spitzer Science Center and Infrared Processing and Analysis Center Tue, 09 Nov 2004 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/video-audio/1325-ssc2004-20v1-Icy-Dawn-of-a-Newborn-Star 1325-ssc2004-20v1-Icy-Dawn-of-a-Newborn-Star clean This animation transitions from a visible light image of the planetary nebula called NGC 246 to Spitzer's new infrared view. The movie highlights Spitzer's ability to see the invisible; as the movie dissolves to the Spitzer image, a giant ring (red) emerges. This clumpy ring consists of material that was expelled from the aging star at the center of the nebula. This animation transitions from a visible light image of the planetary nebula called NGC 246 to Spitzer's new infrared view. The movie highlights Spitzer's ability to see the invisible; as the movie dissolves to the Spitzer image, a giant ring (red) emerges. This clumpy ring consists of material that was expelled from the aging star at the center of the nebula. This animation transitions from a visible light image of the planetary nebula called NGC 246 to Spitzer's new infrared view. The movie highlights Spitzer's ability to see the invisible; as the movie dissolves to the Spitzer image, a giant ring (red) emerges. This clumpy ring consists of material that was expelled from the aging star at the center of the nebula. NASA's Spitzer Science Center and Infrared Processing and Analysis Center Mon, 09 Aug 2004 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/video-audio/704-ssc2004-13v1-Spitzer-Discovers-Hidden-Ring 704-ssc2004-13v1-Spitzer-Discovers-Hidden-Ring clean Observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope reveal hundreds of newly forming stars in the nebula RCW49, located 13,700 light-years from Earth. Operating at wavelengths of light longer than those seen by the human eye, Spitzer can clearly see these young stars, or "protostars," which are hidden from visible views in shrouds of dust. Observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope reveal hundreds of newly forming stars in the nebula RCW49, located 13,700 light-years from Earth. Operating at wavelengths of light longer than those seen by the human eye, Spitzer can clearly see these young stars, or "protostars," which are hidden from visible views in shrouds of dust. Observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope reveal hundreds of newly forming stars in the nebula RCW49, located 13,700 light-years from Earth. Operating at wavelengths of light longer than those seen by the human eye, Spitzer can clearly see these young stars, or "protostars," which are hidden from visible views in shrouds of dust. NASA's Spitzer Science Center and Infrared Processing and Analysis Center Thu, 27 May 2004 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/video-audio/1307-ssc2004-08v1-Spitzer-Sheds-Infrared-Light-on-Hundreds-of-Newborn-Stars 1307-ssc2004-08v1-Spitzer-Sheds-Infrared-Light-on-Hundreds-of-Newborn-Stars clean