ssc2009-03b 02.10.09 Spiral Galaxy M101 - NASA's Great ObservatoriesThree views of the galaxy Messier 101 show a swirling spiral of stars, gas, and dust. Messier 101 is nearly twice as ... view image |
ssc2009-03a 02.10.09 NASA's Great Observatories Celebrate the International Year of AstronomyThis image of the spiral galaxy Messier 101 is a composite of views from Spitzer, Hubble, and Chandra. view image |
sig08-009 08.06.08 Collage of Hubble and Spitzer Images of Galaxy Cluster MS1054A Hubble Space Telescope snapshot of galaxy cluster MS1054 is featured in the center of this image, with individual g... view image |
ssc2008-14b 07.21.08 The Pinwheel Galaxy, M101, in the InfraredThe tangled arms of the Pinwheel galaxy, otherwise known as Messier 101, are decked out in red in this new infrared i... view image |
ssc2008-14a 07.21.08 No Organics Zone Circles Pinwheel GalaxyThe Pinwheel galaxy, or Messier 101, sports bright reddish edges in this infrared image. Research from NASA's Spitzer... view image |
ssc2008-12a 07.10.08 Super-Starburst GalaxyThe green and red splotch in this image is the most active star-making galaxy in the very distant universe. Nicknamed... view image |
ssc2008-12b 07.10.08 Bursting with Stars: Starburst Galaxy Zw II 96This image of starburst galaxy Zw II 96 shows what the "Baby Boom" galaxy may look like at closer range. view image |
sig08-008 06.23.08 The Fireworks Galaxy (NGC 6946)NGC 6946, or "The Fireworks Galaxy", is one of about a dozen nearby neighbors to the Milky Way. It is located approxi... view image |
ssc2008-11a5 06.03.08 GLIMPSE-MIPSGAL Milky Way 5This is one segment of an infrared portrait of dust and stars radiating in the inner Milky Way. More than 800,000 fra... view image |
ssc2008-11a6 06.03.08 GLIMPSE-MIPSGAL Milky Way 6This is one segment of an infrared portrait of dust and stars radiating in the inner Milky Way. More than 800,000 fra... view image |
ssc2008-11a16 06.03.08 GLIMPSE-MIPSGAL Milky Way 16This is one segment of an infrared portrait of dust and stars radiating in the inner Milky Way. More than 800,000 fra... view image |
ssc2008-11a4 06.03.08 GLIMPSE-MIPSGAL Milky Way 4This is one segment of an infrared portrait of dust and stars radiating in the inner Milky Way. More than 800,000 fra... view image |
ssc2008-11a8 06.03.08 GLIMPSE-MIPSGAL Milky Way 8This is one segment of an infrared portrait of dust and stars radiating in the inner Milky Way. More than 800,000 fra... view image |
ssc2008-11a3 06.03.08 GLIMPSE-MIPSGAL Milky Way 3This is one segment of an infrared portrait of dust and stars radiating in the inner Milky Way. More than 800,000 fra... view image |
ssc2008-11a14 06.03.08 GLIMPSE-MIPSGAL Milky Way 14This is one segment of an infrared portrait of dust and stars radiating in the inner Milky Way. More than 800,000 fra... view image |
ssc2008-11a9 06.03.08 GLIMPSE-MIPSGAL Milky Way 9This is one segment of an infrared portrait of dust and stars radiating in the inner Milky Way. More than 800,000 fra... view image |
ssc2008-11a13 06.03.08 GLIMPSE-MIPSGAL Milky Way 13This is one segment of an infrared portrait of dust and stars radiating in the inner Milky Way. More than 800,000 fra... view image |
ssc2008-11a12 06.03.08 GLIMPSE-MIPSGAL Milky Way 12This is one segment of an infrared portrait of dust and stars radiating in the inner Milky Way. More than 800,000 fra... view image |
ssc2008-11a 06.03.08 Spitzer Finds Clarity in the Inner Milky WayMore than 800,000 frames from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope were stitched together to create this infrared portrait ... view image |
ssc2008-11a2 06.03.08 GLIMPSE-MIPSGAL Milky Way 2This is one segment of an infrared portrait of dust and stars radiating in the inner Milky Way. More than 800,000 fra... view image |
ssc2008-11a10 06.03.08 GLIMPSE-MIPSGAL Milky Way 10This is one segment of an infrared portrait of dust and stars radiating in the inner Milky Way. More than 800,000 fra... view image |
ssc2008-10b 06.03.08 A Roadmap to the Milky Way (Annotated)Like early explorers mapping the continents of our globe, astronomers are busy charting the spiral structure of our g... view image |
ssc2008-11a11 06.03.08 GLIMPSE-MIPSGAL Milky Way 11This is one segment of an infrared portrait of dust and stars radiating in the inner Milky Way. More than 800,000 fra... view image |
ssc2008-11a7 06.03.08 GLIMPSE-MIPSGAL Milky Way 7This is one segment of an infrared portrait of dust and stars radiating in the inner Milky Way. More than 800,000 fra... view image |
ssc2008-11b 06.03.08 Inner Milky Way Raging with Star FormationMore than 444,580 frames from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope were stitched together to create this portrait of the ra... view image |
ssc2008-11a1 06.03.08 GLIMPSE-MIPSGAL Milky Way 1This is one segment of an infrared portrait of dust and stars radiating in the inner Milky Way. More than 800,000 fra... view image |
ssc2008-11a15 06.03.08 GLIMPSE-MIPSGAL Milky Way 15This is one segment of an infrared portrait of dust and stars radiating in the inner Milky Way. More than 800,000 fra... view image |
ssc2008-10a 06.03.08 A Roadmap to the Milky WayLike early explorers mapping the continents of our globe, astronomers are busy charting the spiral structure of our g... view image |
ssc2008-04a 02.12.08 One of the Youngest and Brightest Galaxies in the Early UniverseA massive cluster of yellowish galaxies is seemingly caught in a spider web of eerily distorted background galaxies. ... view image |
sig08-003 01.25.08 Celestial Cities and the Roads That Connect ThemNew observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope suggest that galaxies prefer to raise stars in cosmic suburbia r... view image |
ssc2008-01b 01.10.08 Galaxies of all Shapes Host Black HolesThis artist's concept illustrates the two types of spiral galaxies that populate our universe: those with plump middl... view image |
ssc2008-01a 01.10.08 Slender Galaxy with Robust Black HoleThis plot of data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope indicates that a flat, spiral galaxy called NGC 3621 has a feed... view image |
sig07-026 12.14.07 Inner Turmoil of Growing GalaxiesThis artist's rendition illustrates a rare galaxy that is extremely dusty, and produces radio jets. Scientists suspec... view image |
sig07-025 12.14.07 Lifestyles of the Galaxies Next DoorThe "lifestyles" of 75 neighboring galaxies are illuminated in this poster from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. Scien... view image |
sig07-024 12.10.07 A Classic BeautyM51, the Whirlpool Galaxy, is shown in X-Ray, Ultraviolet, Visible and Infrared light from Chandra, GALEX, Hubble and... view image |
ssc2007-17c 10.25.07 Bursting with Stars and Black HolesA growing black hole, called a quasar, can be seen at the center of a faraway galaxy in this artist's concept. Astron... view image |
sig07-021 10.22.07 To Catch a Galactic Thief: Galaxy 3C 326New observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope reveal a distant, massive galaxy (3C 326) in the act of ripping ... view image |
sig07-020 10.22.07 Cosmic Caper Unfolds in Infrared: Spectrum of Stolen Hot Gas in 3C 326This plot of data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope reveals vast reservoirs of hot gas in a galaxy about a billion ... view image |
ssc2007-16a 10.09.07 Dust in the Wind of Quasar PG2112+059An Infrared spectrum taken by Spitzer shows dust in the wind of a distant quasar. Where did all this dust come from ... view image |
ssc2007-16b 10.09.07 Dust in the Quasar WindDusty grains -- including tiny specks of the minerals found in the gemstones peridot, sapphires, and rubies -- can be... view image |
sig07-015 08.16.07 Dust in HellAstronomers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have detected dust grains mingling with blazing hot gas at temperatu... view image |
ssc2007-13b 08.06.07 Fearsome Foursome: A Huge Galactic MergerOne of the biggest galaxy collisions ever observed is taking place at the center of this image. The four yellow blobs... view image |
ssc2007-13a 08.06.07 Whopper Galaxy CollisionOne of the biggest galaxy collisions ever observed is taking place at the center of this image. The four white blobs ... view image |
ssc2007-13c1 08.06.07 Galactic Pileup (no planet)This artist's concept illustrates one of the largest smash-ups of galaxies ever observed. NASA's Spitzer Space Telesc... view image |
ssc2007-13c 08.06.07 Galactic PileupThis artist's concept shows what the night sky might look like from a hypothetical planet around a star tossed out of... view image |
sig07-004 07.04.07 Comet Galaxy in Abell 2667The "Comet Galaxy, " part of the galaxy cluster Abell 2667, is the bright red object seen to the left of the cluster ... view image |
ssc2007-11b 05.30.07 Distance to Dark BodiesUsing the unique orbit of NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope and a depth-perceiving trick called parallax, astronomers ha... view image |
ssc2007-11a 05.30.07 Depth Perception in SpaceThis artist's concept shows how astronomers use the unique orbit of NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope and a depth-percei... view image |
sig07-008 05.30.07 Rings Around the Galaxy (Annotated)Three newly-discovered streams arcing high over the Milky Way Galaxy are remnants of cannibalized galaxies and star c... view image |
sig07-009 05.30.07 Multiwavelength M81This beautiful galaxy, M81, is seen at visible, infrared, and ultraviolet wavelengths in this composite image. view image |
ssc2007-10a 05.28.07 Dwarf Galaxies in the Coma ClusterThis false-color mosaic of the central region of the Coma cluster combines infrared and visible-light images to revea... view image |
ssc2007-06a 04.10.07 Anomalous Arms: Spiral Galaxy M106In this composite image of spiral galaxy M106 (NGC 4258), optical, radio and infrared data combine to contrast the sp... view image |
sig07-002 01.10.07 Older Galaxy Pair Has Surprisingly Youthful GlowArp 82, a pair of interacting galaxies, bask in the glow of newly forming stars, something the two pre-collision gala... view image |
sig06-025 10.18.06 Forensic Evidence of a Galactic CollisionAstronomers have new evidence that the Andromeda spiral galaxy was involved in a violent head-on collision with the n... view image |
sig06-024 10.03.06 Amazing Andromeda GalaxyThe many "personalities" of our great galactic neighbor, the Andromeda galaxy, are exposed in this new composite imag... view image |
ssc2006-17a 08.28.06 Our Chaotic NeighborThis vibrant image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy to our ow... view image |
ssc2006-17b 08.28.06 What's Old Is New in the Large Magellanic CloudThis vibrant image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy to our ow... view image |
sig06-019 07.24.06 Black Hole Spills Kaleidoscope of ColorThis new composite image from NASA's Hubble, Chandra and Spitzer space telescopes shows a giant jet of particles that... view image |
sig06-018 06.08.06 Supernova Dust Factory in M74Astronomers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have spotted a "dust factory" thirty million light-years away in the... view image |
sig06-018c 06.08.06 NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope View of M74Astronomers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have created this infrared image of the spiral galaxy M74. view image |
ssc2006-14a 06.05.06 Andromeda Makes a SplashThis infrared composite image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows the Andromeda galaxy, a neighbor to our Milky... view image |
sig06-015 06.05.06 Galaxies Gather at Great DistancesAstronomers have discovered nearly 300 galaxy clusters and groups, including almost 100 located 8 to 10 billion light... view image |
ssc2006-11a 04.26.06 Ready for the Cosmic BallSomething appears to be peering through a shiny red mask, in this new infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telesc... view image |
ssc2006-11b 04.26.06 Eye in the SkyThese shape-shifting galaxies have taken on the form of a giant mask. The icy blue eyes are actually the cores of two... view image |
sig06-010 04.24.06 M82: Great Observatories Present Rainbow of a GalaxyNASA's Spitzer, Hubble, and Chandra space observatories teamed up to create this multi-wavelength view of the M82 gal... view image |
sig06-009 04.20.06 Stacking Images To Find Faint SourcesThis graphic demonstrates how the 24 micron images (shown in blue) of over 20,000 faint galaxies were added up to cre... view image |
sig06-007 03.31.06 Distant "SCUBA" GalaxyThis series of deep images shows the small field surrounding the brightest SCUBA galaxy (CUDSS 14.1) in this study at... view image |
sig06-006 03.21.06 Distant Galaxy Cluster ISCS J143809+341419Like great friends, galaxies stick together. Astronomers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have spotted a handful ... view image |
ssc2006-08a 03.02.06 A Shocking Surprise in Stephan's QuintetThis false-color composite image of the Stephan's Quintet galaxy cluster clearly shows one of the largest shock waves... view image |
ssc2006-06b 02.15.06 Galatic Hearts of GlassThis artist's concept shows the violent core of a pair of colliding galaxies and the delicate greenish crystals that ... view image |
ssc2006-06a 02.15.06 Crystal Storm in Distant GalaxyThis graph of infrared data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope tells astronomers that a distant galaxy called IRAS 0... view image |
sig06-003 02.09.06 NGC 4579Galaxy NGC 4579 was captured by the Spitzer Infrared Nearby Galaxy Survey (SINGS) Legacy Project using the Spitzer Sp... view image |
sig06-005 01.11.06 Cartwheel Galaxy Makes WavesThis multi-wavelength composite image shows the Cartwheel galaxy as seen by the Galaxy Evolution Explorer's Far Ultr... view image |
ssc2006-02a 01.10.06 A Cauldron of Stars at the Galaxy's CenterThis dazzling infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows hundreds of thousands of stars crowded into th... view image |
ssc2006-02b 01.10.06 The Milky Way Center Aglow with DustOur Milky Way is a dusty place. So dusty, in fact, that we cannot see the center of the galaxy in visible light. But ... view image |
sig05-025 12.12.05 A GLIMPSE of the Milky WayIn visible light, the bulk of our Milky Way galaxy's stars are eclipsed behind thick clouds of galactic dust and gas.... view image |
sig05-021 11.22.05 Dwarf Galaxies Forming in Tidal TailsThis infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows little "dwarf galaxies" forming in the "tails" of two l... view image |
sig05-019 10.27.05 A SWIRE Picture is Worth Billions of YearsThese spectacular infrared images, taken by the Spitzer Wide-area Infrared Extragalactic (SWIRE) Legacy project, enca... view image |
ssc2005-20a 10.13.05 Three Faces of AndromedaNASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has captured stunning infrared views of the famous Andromeda galaxy to reveal insights... view image |
ssc2005-19a 09.27.05 Big Galaxy in Baby UniverseNASA's Spitzer and Hubble Space Telescopes combined forces to uncover one of the most distant galaxies ever seen. The... view image |
ssc2005-19b 09.27.05 Spitzer and Hubble Team up to Find 'Big Baby' Galaxies in the Distant UniverseThis image demonstrates how data from two of NASA's Great Observatories, the Spitzer and Hubble Space Telescopes, are... view image |
sig05-013 09.15.05 NGC 1566This beautiful spiral galaxy NGC 1566, located approximately 60 million light-years away in the constellation Dorado ... view image |
sig05-015 09.15.05 NGC 3351 (M95)This image of galaxy NGC 3351, located approximately 30 million light-years away in the constellation Leo was capture... view image |
sig05-016 09.15.05 NGC 3627 (M66)This image of spiral galaxy NGC 3627, also known as Messier 66, was captured by the Spitzer Infrared Nearby Galaxy Su... view image |
sig05-014 09.15.05 NGC 2976The nearby galaxy NGC 2976, located approximately 10 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major near th... view image |
sig05-017 09.15.05 NGC 7793Galaxy NGC 7793, located approximately 10 million light-years away, is a member of the Sculptor group of galaxies. Th... view image |
sig05-011 08.25.05 NGC 4725On August 25, 2003, NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope blasted into the same dark skies it now better understands. In jus... view image |
sig05-010 08.16.05 Milky Way Bar (annotated)This artist's rendering shows a view of our own Milky Way Galaxy and its central bar as it might appear if viewed fro... view image |
sig05-010a 08.16.05 Milky Way BarThis artist's rendering shows a view of our own Milky Way Galaxy and its central bar as it might appear if viewed fro... view image |
ssc2005-17a 08.03.05 Gorilla Black Hole in the MistThis false-color image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows a distant galaxy (yellow) that houses a quasar, a su... view image |
ssc2005-15a 07.28.05 Charting Ingredients for LifeThis graph, or spectrum, charts light from a faraway galaxy located 10 billion light years from Earth. It tracks mid-... view image |
sig05-006 06.09.05 Interacting Galaxy Pair Arp 107NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope's sensitive infrared detectors map out faint regions of new star formation in this pai... view image |
sig05-005 06.09.05 Interacting Galaxy Pair Arp 65High resolution images from NASA's Spitzer infrared telescope and GALEX ultraviolet telescope show the difference in ... view image |
ssc2005-11a 05.04.05 Spitzer Spies Spectacular SombreroNASA's Spitzer and Hubble Space Telescopes joined forces to create this striking composite image of one of the most p... view image |
sig05-002 04.13.05 Splendid SplinterThe spiral galaxy NGC 5907, sometimes known as the "Splinter Galaxy" because of its unusual appearance, is located in... view image |
ssc2006-09a 03.16.05 Huge Hidden Halo!This image composite compares a visible-light view (left) of the "Cigar galaxy" to an infrared view from NASA's Spitz... view image |
ssc2005-08a 03.01.05 Fingerprints in the LightThis graph, or spectrum, shows the light from a dusty, distant galaxy located 11 billion light-years away. The galaxy... view image |
ssc2005-08b 03.01.05 Shimmering in Infrared LightThis artist's conception shows what a dusty and bright galaxy located billions of light-years away might look like cl... view image |
ssc2005-03b 01.11.05 At the Heart of BlobsThis artist's concept illustrates one possible answer to the puzzle of the "giant galactic blobs." These blobs (red),... view image |
ssc2004-19a 11.05.04 First Peek at Spitzer's Legacy: Mysterious Whirlpool GalaxyNASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has captured these infrared images of the "Whirlpool Galaxy," revealing strange struct... view image |
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