ssc2009-21b 11.23.09 Dusty Beginnings of a StarThis artist's rendering gives us a glimpse into a cosmic nursery as a star is born from the dark, swirling dust and g... view image |
sig09-009 11.23.09 NASA's Great Observatories' View of the Crab NebulaA star's spectacular death in the constellation Taurus was observed on Earth as the supernova of 1054 A.D. Now, almos... 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 |
ssc2009-17a 08.12.09 Trigger-Happy CloudThis composite image, combining data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and Spitzer Space Telescope shows the star... 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 |
ssc2009-13a 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 |
sig09-001 03.12.09 'Cat's Eye' Planetary NebulaThe "Cat's Eye" nebula, or NGC 6543, is a well-studied example of a "planetary nebula." Such objects are the glowing ... view image |
sig08-018 12.24.08 2-Channel RCW 49This image of prolific star-forming region RCW 49 exposes breathtaking detail of this dark and dusty region, which is... view image |
sig08-017 12.16.08 Devastated Stellar NeighborhoodThis image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows the nasty effects of living near a group of massive stars: radia... view image |
ssc2008-21a 12.08.08 Celestial Sea of StarsNASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has captured a new, infrared view of the choppy star-making cloud called M17, also kno... view image |
sig08-016 12.03.08 Vivid View of Tycho's Supernova RemnantThis composite image of the Tycho supernova remnant combines infrared and X-ray observations obtained with NASA's Spi... view image |
ssc2008-17a 10.08.08 Stellar Work of ArtThis painterly portrait of a star-forming cloud, called NGC 346, is a combination of multiwavelength light from NASA'... view image |
ssc2008-16a 10.01.08 Cassiopeia A: Supernova Flashback (Annotated)The Cassiopeia A supernova's first flash of radiation makes six clumps of dust (circled) unusually hot. view image |
sig08-012 09.18.08 HH 221: Laser-Sharp Jet Splits WaterA jet of gas firing out of a very young star can be seen ramming into a wall of material in this infrared image from ... view image |
ssc2008-15b 07.21.08 Spitzer Reveals Stellar 'Family Tree'Generations of stars can be seen in this new infrared portrait of the star formation region W5 from NASA's Spitzer Sp... view image |
ssc2008-15a 07.21.08 Spitzer Reveals Stellar 'Family Tree'Generations of star formation can be seen in this infrared portrait of W5 from the Spitzer Space Telescope. view image |
ssc2008-13a 07.15.08 'Peony Nebula' Star Settles for Silver MedalThis image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows the Peony Nebular, which may contain the second brightest star i... 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 |
ssc2008-11a8 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 |
ssc2008-11a11 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 |
ssc2008-11a16 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 |
ssc2008-11a12 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 |
ssc2008-11a10 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 |
ssc2008-11a4 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 |
ssc2008-11a9 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 |
ssc2008-11a3 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 |
ssc2008-11a7 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 |
ssc2008-11a6 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 |
ssc2008-11a2 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 |
ssc2008-11a1 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 |
ssc2008-11a5 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 |
ssc2008-11a14 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 |
ssc2008-11a15 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 |
ssc2008-11a 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 |
ssc2008-09a 05.29.08 Ghostly Stellar Echoes in Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia AThis image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope highlights dramatic changes in phenomena referred to as light echoes a... view image |
sig08-006 02.26.08 Diamonds in SpaceThis artist's concept shows a multitude of tiny diamonds next to a hot star. Diamonds are abundant in space, but they... view image |
ssc2008-03b 02.11.08 Young Stars in Their Baby Blanket of DustNewborn stars peek out from beneath their natal blanket of dust in this dynamic image of the Rho Ophiuchi dark cloud ... view image |
ssc2008-03a 02.11.08 Young Stars in Their Baby Blanket of DustNewborn stars peek out from beneath their natal blanket of dust in this dynamic image of the Rho Ophiuchi dark cloud ... view image |
ssc2007-20a 12.20.07 Dusty Celestial OrnamentsThese beautiful bulbs might look like they belong on Christmas trees, but they are actually different Spitzer Space T... view image |
ssc2007-20c 12.20.07 Dissecting the Wake of a Supernova Explosion: Cassiopeia AThe elements and molecules that flew out of the Cassiopeia A star when it exploded about 300 years ago can be seen cl... view image |
ssc2007-20b 12.20.07 Cosmic Ornament of Gas and Dust: Supernova Remnant Cas AThis beautiful bulb might look like a Christmas ornament but it is the blown-out remains of a stellar explosion, or s... view image |
sig08-001 11.30.07 An X-Ray Santa Claus in OrionThis composite image of the Orion nebula combines NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope infrared light with X-ray light to p... view image |
ssc2007-19a 11.29.07 Spinning Top StarA rare, infrared view of a developing star and its flaring jets taken by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope (right) shows... view image |
sig07-022 11.08.07 Bubbly Little Star: HH 46/47A new image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows a baby star 1,140 light-years away from Earth blowing two massi... view image |
sig07-018 09.13.07 Infrared Coronet ClusterThe Corona Australis region (containing, at its heart, the Coronet cluster) is one of the nearest and most active reg... view image |
sig07-017 09.13.07 The Coronet Cluster in X-Ray and InfraredThe Corona Australis region (containing, at its heart, the Coronet cluster) is one of the nearest and most active reg... view image |
sig07-016 08.24.07 Spitzer Celebrates Fourth Anniversary with Celestial FireworksA newly expanded image of the Helix nebula lends a festive touch to the fourth anniversary of the launch of NASA's Sp... 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 |
sig07-014 08.08.07 Stellar Families: Young Stars in SerpensThe Spitzer Space Telescope reveals embedded young stars in the Serpens South star cluster. view image |
sig07-010 06.11.07 A Supernova's Shockwaves: N132DThis composite X-ray and infrared image of supernova remnant N132D shows the aftermath of a massive star's violent de... view image |
sig07-006 05.17.07 Young Stars Emerge from Orion's HeadThis image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows infant stars "hatching" in the head of the hunter constellation,... view image |
sig07-007 05.17.07 Young Stars Emerge from Orion's HeadThis image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows infant stars "hatching" in the head of the hunter constellation,... view image |
ssc2007-08a 04.18.07 Heart of the Rosette NebulaThis infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows the Rosette nebula, a pretty star-forming region more t... view image |
ssc2007-08b 04.18.07 Every Rose Has a Thorn: Planetary Danger ZonesThis infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows the Rosette nebula, a pretty star-forming region more t... view image |
ssc2007-08c 04.18.07 Evaporating Protoplanetary DiskYoung, cooler stars like our sun can form in the danger zones around scorching hot stars, called O-stars. The closer ... view image |
sig07-005 04.17.07 Spitzer Digs Up Hidden Stars in a Dark Molecular CloudTwo rambunctious young stars are destroying their natal dust cloud with powerful jets of radiation, in an infrared co... view image |
ssc2007-07a 04.12.07 The Seven Sisters Pose for SpitzerThe Seven Sisters, also known as the Pleiades, seem to float on a bed of feathers in a new infrared image from NASA's... view image |
ssc2007-07b 04.12.07 Pink PleiadesThe Seven Sisters, also known as the Pleiades, seem to float on a bed of feathers in a new infrared image from NASA's... view image |
ssc2007-03a 02.12.07 Comets Kick Up Dust in Helix NebulaThis infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows the Helix nebula, a cosmic starlet often photographed b... view image |
ssc2007-01d 01.09.07 Unwrapping the PillarsThis image composite highlights the pillars of the Eagle nebula, as seen in infrared light by NASA's Spitzer Space Te... view image |
ssc2007-01a 01.09.07 Cosmic Epic Unfolds in Infrared: The Eagle NebulaThis majestic view taken by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope tells an untold story of life and death in the Eagle nebul... view image |
ssc2007-01c 01.09.07 Eagle Nebula Flaunts Its Infrared FeathersThis set of images from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows the Eagle nebula in different hues of infrared light. Ea... view image |
ssc2007-01c3 01.09.07 Infrared View of the Eagle NebulaThis infrared view of the Eagle Nebula contrasts the hot dust of a supernova with cooler regions of star formation. view image |
ssc2007-01b 01.09.07 Cosmic Epic Unfolds in Infrared: The Eagle Nebula (Call-Out)This majestic view taken by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope tells an untold story of life and death in the Eagle nebul... view image |
sig07-003 01.09.07 Luminous Blue Variable HD168625: Destined To Be a Supernova?A Luminous Blue Variable star, HD168625, is surrounded by a bipolar nebula that is similar to the one around SN1987A.... view image |
sig06-030 11.29.06 Stellar Debris in the Large Magellanic CloudThis is a composite image from Spitzer, Chandra and Hubble of N49, the brightest supernova remnant in optical light i... view image |
ssc2006-21a 11.07.06 Chaos at the Heart of OrionNASA's Spitzer and Hubble Space Telescopes have teamed up to expose the chaos that baby stars are creating 1,500 ligh... view image |
ssc2006-21a2 11.07.06 Hubble's sharpest view of the Orion NebulaThis dramatic image offers a peek inside a cavern of roiling dust and gas where thousands of stars are forming. The i... view image |
ssc2006-20a 10.27.06 Where Galactic Snakes LiveThis infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows what astronomers are referring to as a "snake" (upper l... view image |
ssc2006-20b 10.27.06 Where Galactic Snakes Live (Artistically Enhanced)This infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows what astronomers are referring to as a "snake" (upper l... view image |
ssc2006-19b 10.26.06 Cassiopeia A: Once an Onion, Always an OnionThis artist's concept illustrates a massive star before and after it blew up in a cataclysmic supernova explosion. Th... view image |
ssc2006-19a 10.26.06 Lighting up a Dead Star's LayersThis image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows the scattered remains of an exploded star named Cassiopeia A. Sp... view image |
sig06-027 10.25.06 Perseus' Stellar NeighborsBaby stars are forming near the eastern rim of the cosmic cloud Perseus, revealed in this infrared image from NASA's ... view image |
sig06-028 10.25.06 NASA's Great Observatory View of the Crab NebulaA star's spectacular death in the constellation Taurus was observed on Earth as the supernova of 1054 A.D. Now, almos... view image |
sig06-026 10.24.06 Seeing Stars in SerpensInfant stars are glowing gloriously in this infrared image of the Serpens star-forming region, captured by NASA's Spi... view image |
sig06-021 09.08.06 Story of Stellar BirthThis image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope reveals the complex life cycle of young stars, from their dust-shroude... view image |
ssc2006-16a 08.14.06 Orion's Inner BeautyThis infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows the Orion nebula, our closest massive star-making facto... view image |
ssc2006-16d 08.14.06 A Slice of OrionThis image composite shows a part of the Orion constellation surveyed by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. The shape of... view image |
ssc2006-16b 08.14.06 The Sword of OrionThis infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows the Orion nebula, our closest massive star-making facto... view image |
ssc2006-16c 08.14.06 The Infrared HunterThis image composite compares infrared and visible views of the famous Orion nebula and its surrounding cloud, an ind... view image |
sig06-020 08.14.06 Baby Stars in the Witch Head NebulaEight hundred light-years away in the Orion constellation, a gigantic murky cloud called the "Witch Head" nebula is b... 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 |
sig06-016 06.06.06 Dusty Death of a Massive StarThe supernova remnant 1E0102.2-7219 (inset) revealed by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope sits next to the nebula N76 in... view image |
sig06-013 05.19.06 Baby Stars Brewing in the Witch Head NebulaEight hundred light-years away in the Orion constellation, a gigantic murky cloud called the "Witch Head Nebula" is t... view image |
sig06-012 05.10.06 The (Almost) Invisible Aftermath of a Massive Star's DeathFor the universe's biggest stars, even death is a show. Massive stars typically end their lives in explosive cataclys... view image |
ssc2006-01b 01.18.06 The Mark of a Dying StarSix hundred and fifty light-years away in the constellation Aquarius, a dead star about the size of Earth, is refusin... view image |
sig06-002 01.12.06 Cosmic TornadoThis "tornado," designated Herbig-Haro 49/50, is shaped by a cosmic jet packing a powerful punch as it plows through ... 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 |
ssc2006-03a 01.09.06 A Hidden, Massive Star Cluster Awash with Red SupergiantsThe sky is a jewelry box full of sparkling stars in these infrared images. The crown jewels are 14 massive stars on t... view image |
ssc2006-03b 01.09.06 Artist's Impression of Massive Star ClusterThis is an illustration of one of the most massive star clusters within our Milky Way Galaxy, containing 14 rare red ... view image |
ssc2006-01a 01.09.06 The Infrared HelixThe Helix Nebula, which is composed of gaseous shells and disks puffed out by a dying sunlike star, exhibits complex ... view image |
sig05-028 12.22.05 Stellar Snowflake ClusterNewborn stars, hidden behind thick dust, are revealed in this image of a section of the Christmas Tree Cluster from N... view image |
sig05-024 12.12.05 New Star Cluster Discovered in the InfraredUsing an automated computer method to sift through data collected by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, astronomers on t... view image |
sig05-023 12.12.05 Star Clusters Found in the MIlky WayA metropolis of stellar activity is captured in these Spitzer infrared images taken by the Galactic Legacy Infrared M... view image |
ssc2005-24a 11.15.05 Chaotic Star BirthLocated 1,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Perseus, a reflection nebula called NGC 1333 epitomizes the... view image |
ssc2007-14b 11.15.05 Steamy Star in NGC 1333Spitzer has detected a pre-planetary disk of dust surrounding an embryonic star, called NGC 1333-IRAS 4B, that is dre... view image |
ssc2005-23b 11.09.05 Towering InfernosThis majestic false-color image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows the "mountains" where stars are born. Dubbe... view image |
ssc2005-23a 11.09.05 Now You See Stars, Now You Don'tThe image composite compares an infrared image taken by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope to a visible-light picture of ... view image |
sig05-020 10.28.05 Black Widow Nebula Hiding in the DustIn the constellation Circinus, where previous visible-light observations by the Digital Sky Survey (left) saw only a ... view image |
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