![]() 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 |
![]() ssc2019-15a 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 |
![]() ssc2019-15b 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 |
![]() ssc2019-15c 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 |
![]() ssc2019-11d 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 |
![]() ssc2019-03b 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 |
![]() 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 |
![]() sig14-008 04.23.14 Professional and Amateur Quartet of GalaxiesA new collaboration combines data from amateur astronomers with data from NASA mission archives. view image |
![]() sig14-004a 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 |
![]() 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 |
![]() 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 |
![]() 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 |
![]() 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 |
![]() ssc2012-01a 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 |
![]() 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 |
![]() sig11-016 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 |
![]() sig11-010 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 |
![]() 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 |
![]() sig11-005 05.25.11 Galactic Train WrecksThis montage shows three examples of colliding galaxies from a new photo atlas of galactic "train wrecks." view image |
![]() 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 |
![]() 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 |
![]() sig10-023 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 |
![]() 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 |
![]() 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 |
![]() sig09-005 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 |
![]() sig09-003 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 |
![]() ssc2009-08b 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 |
![]() ssc2009-08a 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 |
![]() ssc2009-03b 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 |
![]() 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 |
![]() 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 |
![]() ssc2008-01a 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 |
![]() sig07-024 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 |
![]() sig07-009 05.30.07 Multiwavelength M81This beautiful galaxy, M81, is seen at visible, infrared, and ultraviolet wavelengths in this composite image. view image |
![]() ssc2007-06a 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 |
![]() 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 |
![]() sig06-018 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 |
![]() 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 |
![]() sig06-003 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 |
![]() 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 |
![]() 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 |
![]() 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 |
![]() sig05-013 09.15.05 NGC 1566This beautiful spiral galaxy NGC 1566, located approximately 60 million light-years away in the constellation Dorado ... view image |
![]() sig05-017 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 |
![]() sig05-015 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 |
![]() sig05-011 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 |
![]() 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 |
![]() ssc2004-12a 06.28.04 Morphology of Our Galaxy's TwinNASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has captured these infrared images of a nearby spiral galaxy that resembles our own Mi... view image |
![]() ssc2004-07b 05.11.04 Dissection of a Galaxy - Spiral Galaxy NGC 300NGC 300 is a face-on spiral galaxy located 7.5 million light-years away in the southern constellation Sculptor. This ... view image |
![]() ssc2003-06d 12.18.03 Spiral Galaxy Messier 81The magnificent spiral arms of the nearby galaxy Messier 81 are highlighted in this image from NASA's Spitzer Space T... view image |
![]() ssc2003-06c 12.18.03 Spiral Galaxy Messier 81The magnificent spiral arms of the nearby galaxy Messier 81 are highlighted in this NASA Spitzer Space Telescope imag... view image |
![]() ssc2003-06e 11.24.03 Messier 81The magnificent and dusty spiral arms of the nearby galaxy Messier 81 are highlighted in these NASA Spitzer Space Tel... view image |