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sig13-014 10.28.13 Ghost of Jupiter NebulaThe Ghost of Jupiter, also known as NGC 3242, is located roughly 1,400 light-years away in the constellation Hydra. view image |
sig13-013 10.28.13 Exposed Cranium NebulaThis planetary nebula, located roughly 5,000 light-years away in the Vela constellation, is host to a hot, massive dy... view image |
sig13-012 10.28.13 Death Beckons Three Aging StarsThis trio of ghostly images from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows the disembodied remains of dying stars called p... view image |
sig13-015 10.28.13 Little Dumbbell NebulaThis planetary nebula, known as NGC 650 or the Little Dumbbell, is about 2,500 light-years from Earth in the Perseus ... view image |
sig12-011 10.03.12 The Helix Nebula: Unraveling at the SeamsA dying star is throwing a cosmic tantrum in this combined image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope and the Galaxy E... view image |
sig12-006 07.02.12 A Planetary Nebula PairHow is it that two glowing globs of gas that look completely different can actually be basically the same thing? In t... view image |
sig11-011 08.10.11 Weighing in on the Dumbbell NebulaThe Dumbbell nebula, also known as Messier 27, pumps out infrared light in this image from NASAs Spitzer Space Teles... 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 |
sig09-001 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
ssc2005-07a 02.11.05 Ring Beholds a Delicate FlowerNASA's Spitzer Space Telescope finds a delicate flower in the Ring Nebula, as shown in this image. The outer shell of... view image |
ssc2004-13a 08.08.04 Ring of Stellar DeathThis image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows a dying star (center) surrounded by a cloud of glowing gas and d... view image |
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