![]() 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 |
![]() sig07-017 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 |
![]() sig07-018 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 |
![]() sig07-007 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 |
![]() 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 |
![]() 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 |
![]() 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 |
![]() ssc2007-08a 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 |
![]() 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 |
![]() ssc2007-01d 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 |
![]() ssc2007-01c3 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 |
![]() ssc2007-01c 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 |
![]() ssc2007-01b 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 |
![]() 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 |
![]() 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 |
![]() ssc2006-21a 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 |
![]() ssc2006-20a 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 |
![]() 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 |
![]() sig06-021 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 |
![]() ssc2006-16d 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 |
![]() 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 |
![]() 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 |
![]() sig06-016 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 |
![]() sig06-002 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 |
![]() ssc2006-03b 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 |
![]() ssc2006-03a 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 |
![]() 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 |
![]() ssc2005-12a 05.30.05 All Pillars Point To EtaThis false-color image taken by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows the "South Pillar" region of the star-forming re... view image |
![]() ssc2005-02a 01.12.05 New Views of a Familiar BeautyThis image composite compares the well-known visible-light picture of the glowing Trifid Nebula (left panel) with inf... view image |
![]() ssc2005-02b4 01.12.05 Spitzer/IRAC Image of the Trifid NebulaThis image shows a close-up infrared view from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope of the glowing Trifid Nebula, a giant s... view image |
![]() ssc2004-20a 11.09.04 The Starless Core that Isn'tThe "Cores to Disks" Spitzer Legacy team is using the two infrared cameras on NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope to searc... view image |
![]() ssc2004-20b 11.09.04 Artist's Conception of L1014NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has detected a faint, warm object inside the apparently starless core of a small, dens... view image |
![]() ssc2004-18a 10.28.04 'Galactic Ghoul' Rears Its Spooky HeadA "monster" lurking behind a blanket of cosmic dust is unveiled in this new Halloween image from NASA's Spitzer Space... view image |
![]() sig08-015 10.25.04 Massive Young Stars Trigger Stellar BirthRCW 108 is a region where stars are actively forming within the Milky Way galaxy about 4,000 light years from Earth. ... view image |
![]() ssc2004-08a 05.27.04 Stellar Jewels Shine in New Spitzer ImageOne of the most prolific birthing grounds in our Milky Way galaxy, a nebula called RCW 49, is exposed in superb detai... view image |
![]() ssc2004-08e 05.27.04 Locations of RCW 49 and Taurus Star-Forming RegionsThis image shows the relative locations of the RCW 49 and Taurus star-forming regions. view image |
![]() ssc2004-07a 05.11.04 A Natal MicrocosmIn the quest to better understand the birth of stars and the formation of new worlds, astronomers have used NASA's Sp... view image |
![]() ssc2004-06b 04.13.04 Star Formation in the DR21 RegionHidden behind a shroud of dust in the constellation Cygnus is a stellar nursery called DR21, which is giving birth to... view image |
![]() ssc2004-06a 04.13.04 Star Formation in the DR21 RegionHidden behind a shroud of dust in the constellation Cygnus is an exceptionally bright source of radio emission called... view image |
![]() ssc2005-02b 03.31.04 Stellar 'Incubators' Seen Cooking up StarsThis image composite compares visible-light views with an infrared view from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope of the gl... view image |
![]() sig05-001 03.10.04 A Bubble BurstsRevealed by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, RCW 79 is seen in the southern Milky Way, 17,200 light-years from Earth i... view image |
![]() ssc2004-04a 03.08.04 Star Formation in Henize 206Within the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a nearby and irregularly-shaped galaxy seen in the Southern Hemisphere, lies... view image |
![]() ssc2004-04b 03.08.04 Illustration of Star Formation in Henize 206This three-panel diagram shows the process of triggered star formation. view image |
![]() ssc2004-02a 02.12.04 Rosebud of a Reflection NebulaA cluster of newborn stars herald their birth in this interstellar Valentine's Day commemorative picture obtained wit... view image |
![]() ssc2004-01a 01.13.04 The Tarantula NebulaNASA's new Spitzer Space Telescope, formerly known as the Space Infrared Telescope Facility, has captured in stunning... view image |
![]() ssc2003-06b 12.18.03 Dark Globule in IC 1396NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has captured a glowing stellar nursery within a dark globule that is opaque at visible... view image |
![]() ssc2003-06a 12.18.03 Dark Globule in IC 1396NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope image of a glowing stellar nursery provides a spectacular contrast to the opaque cloud... view image |
![]() SIRTF_ir_2 08.23.03 Infrared View of SpitzerSpitzer seen against the infrared sky. The band of light is the glowing dust emission from the Milky Way galaxy seen ... view image |
![]() SIRTF_ir_3a 08.23.03 Spitzer Seen against an Infrared SkySpitzer seen against the infrared sky. The band of light is the glowing dust emission from the Milky Way galaxy seen ... view image |