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ssc2020-11b 04.29.20 Sizes of Black Holes in Galaxy OJ 287 Relative to the Solar SystemTwo supermassive black holes are locked in an orbital dance at the core of the distant galaxy OJ 287. This diagram sh... view image |
ssc2020-11a 04.28.20 Black Hole Disk Flare in Galaxy OJ 287This image shows two massive black holes in the OJ 287 galaxy. The smaller black hole orbits the larger one, which is... view image |
ssc2019-15a 08.27.19 Galaxy M81 in Infrared, RevisitedThe magnificent spiral arms of the nearby galaxy Messier 81 are highlighted in this NASA Spitzer Space Telescope imag... view image |
ssc2019-15c 08.27.19 The Dust of Galaxy M81Wispy patterns of dust trace the spiral arms of the nearby galaxy Messier 81 in this image from NASA's Spitzer Space ... view image |
ssc2019-15d 08.27.19 M81 Galaxy by StarlightThe nearby spiral galaxy, Messier 81 (M81) is shown in this image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. This image sho... view image |
ssc2019-15b 08.27.19 Full Infrared View of the M81 GalaxyThe magnificent spiral arms of the nearby galaxy Messier 81 are highlighted in this image from NASA's Spitzer Space T... view image |
ssc2019-11d 06.26.19 The Infrared Whirlpool GalaxyThis image shows the Whirlpool galaxy, also known as Messier 51 and NGC 5194/5195, which is actually a pair of galaxi... view image |
ssc2019-11b 06.26.19 The Whirlpool Galaxy in Visible and Infrared LightThis image shows the Whirlpool galaxy, also known as Messier 51 and NGC 5194/5195, which is actually a pair of galaxi... view image |
ssc2019-11c 06.26.19 The Whirlpool Galaxy in Infrared LightThis image shows the Whirlpool galaxy, also known as Messier 51 and NGC 5194/5195, which is actually a pair of galaxi... view image |
ssc2019-11a 06.26.19 The Whirlpool Galaxy in Visible LightThis image shows the Whirlpool galaxy, also known as Messier 51 and NGC 5194/5195, which is actually a pair of galaxi... view image |
ssc2019-05b 04.25.19 Spitzer Captures Messier 87 (Jets)The galaxy M87, imaged here by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, is home to a supermassive black hole that spews two je... view image |
ssc2019-05a 04.25.19 Spitzer Captures Messier 87 (EHT)This wide-field image of the galaxy M87 was taken by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. The top inset shows a close-up o... view image |
ssc2019-05c 04.25.19 Spitzer Captures Messier 87The galaxy M87 looks like a hazy, blue space-puff in this image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. At the galaxy's ... view image |
ssc2019-03b 02.27.19 Galaxy Merger VII Zw 96This image shows the merger of two galaxies, known as NGC 6786 (right) and UGC 11415 (left), also collectively called... view image |
ssc2019-03a 02.27.19 Galaxy Merger Arp86This image shows the merger of two galaxies, known as NGC 7752 (larger) and NGC 7753 (smaller), also collectively cal... view image |
ssc2019-03c 02.27.19 Galaxy Merger Arp 302This image shows two merging galaxies known as Arp 302, also called VV 340. In these images, different colors corresp... view image |
ssc2018-08b 06.15.18 Black Hole vs. Star: A Tidal Disruption Event (Artist's Concept)An artist's concept of a tidal disruption event (TDE) that happens when a star passes fatally close to a supermassive... view image |
ssc2018-08a 06.15.18 A Tidal Disruption Event in Arp299BAn image of the galaxy Arp299B, which is undergoing a merging process with Arp299A, captured by NASA's Hubble space t... view image |
ssc2018-05a 01.31.18 Arp 142: The Penguin and the EggThis image of distant interacting galaxies, known collectively as Arp 142, bears an uncanny resemblance to a penguin ... view image |
ssc2017-14a 10.16.17 Spitzer Sees Flicker of Neutron Star CollisionNASAs Spitzer Space Telescope has provisionally detected the faint afterglow of the explosive merger of two neutron s... view image |
ssc2017-14a2 10.16.17 Flicker of A Neutron Star Merger in Infrared LightNASAs Spitzer Space Telescope has provisionally detected the faint afterglow of the explosive merger of two neutron s... view image |
ssc2017-14a1 10.16.17 Infrared View of NGC 4993, Host Galaxy to a Neutron Star MergerNASAs Spitzer Space Telescope has provisionally detected the faint afterglow of the explosive merger of two neutron s... view image |
sig16-18 09.28.16 'Pandora's Cluster' Seen by SpitzerThis image of galaxy cluster Abell 2744, also called Pandora's Cluster, was taken by the Spitzer Space Telescope. The... view image |
sig16-005 01.07.16 Galaxy Cluster IDCS J1426Astronomers have made the most detailed study yet of an extremely massive young galaxy cluster using three of NASA's ... view image |
sig15-013 11.03.15 A Giant Gathering of GalaxiesThe galaxy cluster called MOO J1142+1527 can be seen here as it existed when light left it 8.5 billion years ago. The... view image |
ssc2015-03b 09.10.15 What Feeds the Beast in a Galaxy Cluster?A massive cluster of galaxies, called SpARCS1049+56, can be seen in this multi-wavelength view from NASA's Hubble and... view image |
ssc2015-03a 09.10.15 What Feeds the Beast in a Galaxy Cluster? (annotated)A massive cluster of galaxies, called SpARCS1049+56, can be seen in this multi-wavelength view from NASA's Hubble and... view image |
sig14-030 12.12.14 Galactic Gathering Gives Sparkling Light DisplayAt this time of year, holiday parties often include festive lights. When galaxies get together, they also may be surr... view image |
sig14-029 12.05.14 A Flood of Gas (Annotated)A new feature in the evolution of galaxies has been captured in this image of galactic interactions. view image |
sig14-027 10.22.14 Galactic Wheel of Life Shines in InfraredThe ghostly structures highlighting the peculiar patterns of orbiting stars in the center of the galaxy NGC 1292 stan... view image |
sig14-026 10.22.14 Ring of Stellar FireA new image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, taken in infrared light, shows where the action is taking place in g... view image |
sig14-025 10.15.14 Sluggish Galaxy Grows Stars SlowlyA small galaxy, called Sextans A, is shown here in a multi-wavelength mosaic captured by the European Space Agency's ... view image |
sig14-015 06.12.14 Foreground Clusters Magnify Distant GalaxiesNASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has teamed up with the Hubble Space Telescope to conduct the Spitzer UltRaFaint Survey... view image |
sig14-010b 05.21.14 Dark Clouds on the Milky Way's HorizonThe large cloud looms in the very center of this image of the galactic plane from Spitzer. A new study takes advantag... view image |
sig14-010 05.21.14 Mapping the Densest Dusty Cloud CoresAstronomers have found cosmic clumps so dark, dense and dusty that they throw the deepest shadows ever recorded. The ... view image |
sig14-008 04.23.14 Professional and Amateur Quartet of GalaxiesA new collaboration combines data from amateur astronomers with data from NASA mission archives. view image |
sig14-006 03.27.14 Distant Galaxies Lensed by Cluster J0717J0717 isn't just a large cluster of galaxies; astronomers are using it like a giant telephoto lens attachment to stud... view image |
ssc2014-02a 03.20.14 GLIMPSE the Galaxy All the Way AroundA new panorama from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows us our galaxy's plane all the way around us in infrared light. view image |
sig14-004b 02.26.14 M82 Galaxy with SupernovaThe supernova SN 2014J is seen in this image near its peak brightness in the first week of February 2014. It appears ... view image |
sig14-004a 02.26.14 The Cigar Galaxy M82This image shows M82, also known as the "Cigar galaxy," in infrared light, as observed by NASA's Spitzer Space Telesc... view image |
sig14-004 02.26.14 Seeing Through a Veil of DustThe closest supernova of its kind to be observed in the last few decades has sparked a global observing campaign invo... view image |
sig13-018 12.18.13 Galactic MetropolisThe large white and yellow dots in this picture are stars in our galaxy, while the rest of the smaller dots are dista... view image |
sig13-017a 11.14.13 Two Galaxies Masquerading as OneWhat might look like a colossal jet shooting away from a galaxy turns out to be an illusion. New data from the Nation... view image |
sig13-017b 11.14.13 A Galaxy on the EdgeThe thin edge of a distant spiral galaxy appears in sharp relief in the new image from NASAs Spitzer Space Telescope.... view image |
ssc2013-07a 08.22.13 The Barred Sculptor GalaxyThe spectacular swirling arms and central bar of the Sculptor galaxy are revealed in this new view from NASAs Spitzer... view image |
ssc2013-05d1 06.05.13 Galaxies in HidingThere are nearly 200 galaxies in this image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. These are part of the Perseus-Pisces... view image |
ssc2013-05d 06.05.13 Galaxies in HidingThere are nearly 200 galaxies within the marked circles in this image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. These are ... view image |
sig13-004 05.16.13 Galactic Wheels within WheelsThis infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows the double-ringed galaxy Messier 94. Just outside the b... view image |
sig12-013 12.14.12 Revealing Hidden Black HolesThis composite image shows the spiral galaxy NGC 3627, located about 30 million light years from Earth. view image |
ssc2012-14b 10.24.12 Spitzer Sees Stray StarlightWhen galaxies grow, they merge and become gravitationally tangled in a violent process that results in streams of sta... view image |
ssc2012-13b 10.03.12 Climbing the Cosmic Distance LadderAstronomers using NASAs Spitzer Space Telescope have greatly improved the cosmic distance ladder used to measure the ... view image |
sig12-010 09.26.12 An Artist's View of the Heart of a QuasarQuasars, as pictured here in this artist's concept, are bright, energetic regions around giant, active black holes in... view image |
ssc2012-12a 09.19.12 A Glimmer from a Dark Cosmic EraWith the combined power of NASA's Spitzer and Hubble space telescopes, as well as a cosmic magnification effect, astr... view image |
sig12-007 08.02.12 The Swirling Arms of the M100 GalaxyThe galaxy Messier 100, or M100, shows its swirling spiral in this infrared image from NASAs Spitzer Space Telescope.... view image |
sig12-008 08.02.12 Hot and Cold in the M100 GalaxyThe galaxy Messier 100, or M100, shows its swirling spiral in this infrared image from NASAs Spitzer Space Telescope.... view image |
sig12-005 05.23.12 A Pinwheel Galaxy RainbowThis image of the Pinwheel Galaxy, or M101, combines data in the infrared, visible, ultraviolet and x-rays from four ... view image |
ssc2012-06b 04.24.12 Sombrero Galaxy Not So Flat After AllNew observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope reveal the Sombrero galaxy is not simply a regular flat disk gal... view image |
ssc2012-06a 04.24.12 The Sombrero Galaxy's Split PersonalityThe infrared vision of NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has revealed that the Sombrero galaxy -- named after its appear... view image |
sig12-003 03.07.12 An Audience-Favorite NebulaIf astronomy had its own Academy Awards, then this part of the Milky Way would have been the Favorite Nebula pick for... view image |
sig12-002 03.07.12 Finding Bubbles in the Milky WayA huge team of volunteers from the general public has poured over observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope an... view image |
ssc2012-01b 01.10.12 A Dwarf Galaxy's Star Bar and Dusty WingSmall Magellanic Cloud galaxy in infrared light, is one of the biggest satellite galaxies of our home galaxy, though ... view image |
ssc2012-01a 01.10.12 Dusty Space CloudLarge Magellanic Cloud galaxy in infrared light, this nearby dwarf galaxy looks like a fiery, circular explosion. Rat... view image |
ssc2011-10a 12.21.11 Distant Galaxy Bursts with StarsThis image shows one of the most distant galaxies known, called GN-108036, dating back to 750 million years after the... view image |
sig11-016 11.23.11 A Dusty View of Milky Ways Smaller CousinThis spectacular spiral galaxy is known to astronomers as Messier 83. Colloquially, it is also called the Southern P... view image |
sig11-017 11.23.11 M83 The Milky Ways Smaller CousinThis spectacular spiral galaxy is known to astronomers as Messier 83. Colloquially, it is also called the Southern P... view image |
sig11-009 07.20.11 A Twisted Star-Forming Web in the Galaxy IC 342Looking like a spiders web swirled into a spiral, the galaxy IC 342 presents its delicate pattern of dust in this ima... view image |
sig11-010 07.20.11 A Twisted Dust Web in the Galaxy IC 342Looking like a spiders web swirled into a spiral, the galaxy IC 342 presents its delicate pattern of dust in this ima... view image |
ssc2011-07a 06.30.11 Galaxies Near and FarThis split view shows how a normal spiral galaxy around our local universe (left) might have looked back in the dista... view image |
sig11-005 05.25.11 Galactic Train WrecksThis montage shows three examples of colliding galaxies from a new photo atlas of galactic "train wrecks." view image |
ssc2011-05a 04.12.11 Annotated View of Abell 383The giant cluster of elliptical galaxies in the center of this image contains so much dark matter mass that its gravi... view image |
ssc2011-05b 04.12.11 Gravitational Lensing in ActionThis illustration shows a phenomenon known as gravitational lensing, which is used by astronomers to study very dista... view image |
sig11-003 03.18.11 Stars Gather in 'Downtown' Milky WayA view from the bustling center of our galactic metropolis. Spitzer Space Telescope offers us a fresh, infrared view ... view image |
sig11-001 03.03.11 Sunflower Galaxy Glows with Infrared LightThe various spiral arm segments of the Sunflower galaxy, also known as Messier 63, show up vividly in this image take... view image |
sig11-002 03.03.11 Spitzer's SunflowerThe various spiral arm segments of the Sunflower galaxy, also known as Messier 63, show up vividly in this image take... view image |
ssc2011-02a 01.12.11 Galactic City at the Edge of the UniverseThe growing galactic metropolis, named COSMOS-AzTEC3, is the most distant known massive "proto-cluster" of galaxies, ... view image |
sig10-025 12.23.10 Maffei 2: The Hidden GalaxyMaffei 2 is the poster child for an infrared galaxy that is almost invisible to optical telescopes. Foreground dust c... view image |
sig10-024 11.24.10 Bent Galactic JetsAstronomers have caught sight of an unusual galaxy that, like a lighthouse, has illuminated new details about a celes... view image |
sig10-023 11.18.10 A Powerful Shrouded StarburstThe collision of two spiral galaxies, has triggered this luminous starburst, the brightest ever seen taking place awa... view image |
sig10-022 10.27.10 Buckyballs in SpaceNASAs Spitzer Space Telescope has detected buckyballs - intriguing, miniature-soccer-ball-shaped molecules - in inter... view image |
ssc2010-09a 10.27.10 Extragalactic Space BallsFor the first time, NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has detected little spheres of carbon, called buckyballs, in a gal... view image |
sig10-018 08.18.10 Ancient Galaxy Cluster Still Producing StarsAstronomers have found that stars are forming more rapidly in the center of a distant galaxy cluster than at its edge... view image |
ssc2010-06b 07.22.10 Space BallsNASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has at last found buckyballs in space, as illustrated by this artist's conception show... view image |
sig10-005 05.11.10 Galactic MetropolisIn this recent deep excavation, courtesy of NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, astronomers have unearthed what may be th... view image |
ssc2010-03b 03.17.10 Prehistoric Black HoleThis artist's conception illustrates one of the most primitive supermassive black holes known (central black dot) at ... view image |
ssc2010-03a 03.17.10 How to Spot a Primitive Black HoleThese two data plots from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope show a primitive supermassive black hole (top) compared to a... view image |
sig10-002 03.10.10 Counting the Youth in a Middle Aged GalaxyThis image is roughly 1/34 of the entire GLIMPSE Survey of our Milky Way galaxy. This small section is riddled with y... view image |
ssc2010-02c 01.05.10 Dusty, Little GalaxyThe infrared portrait of the Small Magellanic Cloud reveals the stars and dust in this galaxy as never seen before. view image |
ssc2010-02a 01.05.10 Little Galaxy ExploredThe infrared portrait of the Small Magellanic Cloud reveals the stars and dust in this galaxy as never seen before. view image |
ssc2010-02b 01.05.10 Little Galaxy with a TailThe infrared portrait of the Small Magellanic Cloud reveals the stars and dust in this galaxy as never seen before. view image |
ssc2009-20a 11.10.09 Great Observatories' Unique Views of the Milky WayIn celebration of the International Year of Astronomy 2009, NASA's Great Observatories -- the Hubble Space Telescope,... view image |
ssc2009-15a 08.05.09 Spitzer's First Warm ImagesThese images are some of the first to be taken during Spitzer's warm mission -- a new phase that began after the tele... view image |
ssc2009-14a 07.23.09 Coiled Creature of the NightThe galaxy NGC 1097 is located 50 million light-years away. It is spiral-shaped with long, spindly arms of stars. The... view image |
ssc2009-13a 06.10.09 Baby Stars in Galactic Rat's NestThis infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows three baby stars in the bustling center of our Milky Wa... view image |
sig09-005 04.30.09 Star Streams in the Galaxy M81On the left is an image of Messier 81 taken in blue light, while on the right is a specially-processed version of an ... view image |
sig09-006 04.30.09 Why Are Galaxies So Smooth?Located about 46 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Ursa Major, NGC 2841 is helping astronomers solv... view image |
sig09-003 04.28.09 Multispectral Triangulum Galaxy (3 Channels)This image is a blend of the Galaxy Evolution Explorer's M33 image and another taken by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescop... view image |
sig09-004 04.28.09 Multispectral Triangulum Galaxy (4 Channels)This image is a blend of the Galaxy Evolution Explorer's M33 image and another taken by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescop... view image |
ssc2009-08a 04.03.09 M33: A Close Neighbor Reveals its True Size and SplendorOne of our closest galactic neighbors shows its awesome beauty in this new image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. view image |
ssc2009-08b 04.03.09 M33: A Close Neighbor Reveals its True Size and SplendorOne of our closest galactic neighbors shows its awesome beauty in this new image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. view image |
ssc2009-06a 03.16.09 Galaxies Collide to Create Hot, Huge GalaxyThis image of a pair of colliding galaxies called NGC 6240 shows them in a rare, short-lived phase of their evolution... view image |
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