![]() 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 |
![]() 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 |
![]() 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 |
![]() 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 |
![]() 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 |
![]() ssc2008-11a12 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 |
![]() ssc2008-11a14 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 |
![]() ssc2008-11a3 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 |
![]() ssc2008-11a11 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 |
![]() ssc2008-11a5 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 |
![]() ssc2008-11a1 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 |
![]() ssc2008-11b 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 |
![]() ssc2008-11a15 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 |
![]() ssc2008-11a8 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 |
![]() ssc2008-11a4 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 |
![]() ssc2008-11a16 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 |
![]() ssc2008-11a7 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 |
![]() ssc2008-11a13 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 |
![]() ssc2008-11a6 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 |
![]() ssc2008-11a9 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 |