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ssc2020-11b 04.29.20 Sizes of Black Holes in Galaxy OJ 287 Relative to the Solar SystemTwo supermassive black holes are locked in an orbital dance at the core of the distant galaxy OJ 287. This diagram sh... view image |
ssc2020-06a 01.27.20 Tarantula Nebula Spitzer 2-Color ImageThis image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows the Tarantula Nebula in two wavelengths of infrared light, each ... view image |
ssc2020-06b 01.27.20 Tarantula Nebula Spitzer 3-Color ImageThis image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows the Tarantula Nebula in three wavelengths of infrared light, eac... view image |
ssc2020-06c 01.27.20 Tarantula Nebula Spitzer 3-Color Image (Annotated)This image shows the location of Supernova 1987A and the starburst region R136 where massive stars form at a signific... view image |
ssc2019-17a 10.30.19 The Jack-o-Lantern NebulaThis carved-out cloud of gas and dust has been nicknamed the "Jack-o'-lantern Nebula" because it looks like a cosmic ... view image |
ssc2019-17b 10.30.19 The Jack-o-Lantern NebulaThis carved-out cloud of gas and dust has been nicknamed the "Jack-o'-lantern Nebula" because it looks like a cosmic ... view image |
ssc2019-08c 05.31.19 Cepheus C and Cepheus B (IRAC)This image shows data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, from the IRAC instrument, with colors corresponding to wav... view image |
ssc2019-08a 05.31.19 Cepheus C and Cepheus B (IRAC-MIPS)This image was compiled using data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope using the Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) and the... view image |
ssc2019-08d 05.31.19 Cepheus C and Cepheus B (IRAC Annotated)This image shows data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, from the IRAC instrument, with colors corresponding to wav... view image |
ssc2019-08b 05.31.19 Cepheus C and Cepheus B (IRAC-MIPS Annotated)This image was compiled using data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope using the Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) and the... view image |
ssc2019-05c 04.25.19 Spitzer Captures Messier 87The galaxy M87 looks like a hazy, blue space-puff in this image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. At the galaxy's ... view image |
ssc2019-05a 04.25.19 Spitzer Captures Messier 87 (EHT)This wide-field image of the galaxy M87 was taken by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. The top inset shows a close-up o... view image |
ssc2019-05b 04.25.19 Spitzer Captures Messier 87 (Jets)The galaxy M87, imaged here by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, is home to a supermassive black hole that spews two je... view image |
ssc2018-04e 02.05.18 Comparing TRAPPIST-1 to the Solar SystemThis graph presents known properties of the seven TRAPPIST-1 exoplanets (labeled b thorugh h), showing how they stack... view image |
ssc2017-05a 05.10.17 Crab Nebula from Five ObservatoriesIn the summer of the year 1054 AD, Chinese astronomers saw a new "guest star," that appeared six times brighter than ... view image |
ssc2017-05a1 05.10.17 Crab Nebula from Five ObservatoriesIn the summer of the year 1054 AD, Chinese astronomers saw a new "guest star," that appeared six times brighter than ... view image |
ssc2017-01e 02.22.17 500 Hours of Spitzer Observations of TRAPPIST-1This data plot shows infrared observations by NASAs Spitzer Space Telescope of a system of seven planets orbiting TRA... view image |
sig16-20 11.10.16 Brown Dwarf Microlensing IllustrationThis illustration depicts a newly discovered brown dwarf, an object that weighs in somewhere between our solar system... view image |
sig16-19 11.10.16 Brown Dwarf Microlensing DiagramTwo space-based telescopes teamed up with ground-based observatories to observe a microlensing event caused by a brow... view image |
sig16-008 04.14.16 The Spider NebulaThe spider part of "The Spider and the Fly" nebulae, IC 417 abounds in star formation, as seen in this infrared image... view image |
ssc2014-06b 08.28.14 Witnessing a Planetary WreckageAstronomers were surprised to see these data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope in January 2013, showing a huge erup... view image |
sig14-013 06.04.14 Dissecting Dust from Detonation of Dead StarThis infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows N103B -- all that remains from a supernova that explode... view image |
sig14-011 05.28.14 The 'Serpent' Star-Forming Cloud Spawns StarsWithin the swaddling dust of the Serpens Cloud Core, astronomers are studying one of the youngest collections of star... view image |
sig14-012 05.28.14 Warm Spitzer Sees 'Serpent' Star-Forming Cloud Spawning StarsWithin the swaddling dust of the Serpens Cloud Core, astronomers are studying one of the youngest collections of star... view image |
ssc2014-03a 04.25.14 Cold and Quick: a Fast-Moving Brown DwarfThis 4-panel image shows the coldest brown dwarf yet seen, and the fourth closest system to our sun. Called WISE J085... view image |
ssc2014-03c 04.25.14 Welcome to the Sun's NeighborhoodThis diagram illustrates the locations of the star systems closest to the sun. The year when the distance to each sys... 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 |
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 |
sig14-003 02.20.14 The Shocking Behavior of a Speedy StarThe antics of a speeding star are on display in a new image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. view image |
sig13-016 11.11.13 Bubbly Newborn StarCombined observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope and the newly completed Atacama Large Millimeter/submillime... view image |
ssc2013-07b 08.22.13 The Tortured Clouds of Eta CarinaeMassive stars can wreak havoc on their surroundings, as can be seen in this new view of the Carina nebula from NASAs ... view image |
ssc2013-05b 06.05.13 Stars Shoot Jets in Cosmic PlaygroundDozens of newborn stars sprouting jets from their dusty cocoons have been spotted in images from NASA's Spitzer Space... view image |
sig13-005 05.24.13 Infrared IrisThis cloud of glowing gas is the Iris nebula, as seen in infrared light by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. The main c... view image |
sig13-002 04.03.13 Taken Under the "Wing" of the Small Magellanic CloudYoung stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), one of the closest galaxies to our Milky Way. view image |
ssc2013-04c 02.08.13 Strobe-like Flashes Discovered in a Suspected Binary ProtostarFlashes of light pulsing through the nebula surrounding the protostellar object LRLL 54361 are captured in this time-... view image |
sig12-014 12.18.12 Massive Star Makes WavesThe giant star Zeta Ophiuchi is having a "shocking" effect on the surrounding dust clouds in this infrared image from... view image |
ssc2012-14a 10.24.12 Unmasking a Hidden GlowResearchers were able to detect this background glow, which spreads across the whole sky, by masking out light from g... view image |
ssc2012-13a 10.03.12 Cepheids as Cosmology ToolsThis graph illustrates the Cepheid period-luminosity relationship, which scientists use to calculate the size, age an... view image |
sig12-009 08.31.12 A Surprisingly Bright SuperbubbleThis composite image shows a superbubble in the Large Magellanic Cloud. view image |
sig12-004 04.17.12 A New View of the Tarantula NebulaA massive star-forming region located about 160,000 light years away. view image |
ssc2012-04a 02.29.12 Orion's Rainbow of Infrared LightThis new view of the Orion nebula highlights fledgling stars hidden in the gas and clouds. It shows infrared observat... view image |
ssc2012-02a 01.10.12 Stars Brewing in Cygnus XA bubbling cauldron of star birth is highlighted in this new image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. view image |
ssc2012-02b 01.10.12 Goings On Around Star-forming TownsIn this new action-packed view of the Cygnus X star-forming region from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, stars can be ... view image |
sig11-015 11.11.11 30 Doradus and The Growing Tarantula WithinAbout 2,400 massive stars in the center of 30 Doradus are producing intense radiation and powerful winds as they blow... view image |
sig11-008 06.29.11 Making a Spectacle of Star Formation in OrionThe cosmos sport a pair of infrared shades, as seen in this new image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. view image |
ssc2011-06a 05.26.11 Stars Adorn Orion's SwordThis image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows what lies near the sword of the constellation Orion -- an active... view image |
ssc2011-06b 05.26.11 Finding Forsterite Around a Developing StarUsing NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, astronomers have, for the first time, found signatures of silicate crystals aro... view image |
sig11-006 05.24.11 New View of the Great Nebula in CarinaCompared to our own Sun, it is about 100 times as massive and a million times as bright. This famed variable hypergia... view image |
ssc2011-04a 04.04.11 Undercover Jet ExposedThis image layout shows two views of the same baby star -- at left is a visible-light image, and at right is an infra... view image |
sig11-003 03.18.11 Stars Gather in 'Downtown' Milky WayA view from the bustling center of our galactic metropolis. Spitzer Space Telescope offers us a fresh, infrared view ... view image |
ssc2011-03a 02.10.11 Changing Face of the North America NebulaThis image layout reveals how the appearance of the North America nebula can change dramatically using different comb... view image |
ssc2011-03b 02.10.11 North America Nebula DisappearsThis image layout compares visible (left) and infrared views of the North America nebula, taken by the Digitized Sky ... view image |
ssc2011-03c 02.10.11 Babies in the North America NebulaStars at all stages of development, from dusty little tots to young adults, are on display in a new image from NASA's... view image |
ssc2011-01a 01.12.11 Standard Candle in the WindThis image layout illustrates how NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope was able to show that astandard candle" used to meas... view image |
ssc2010-09a 10.27.10 Extragalactic Space BallsFor the first time, NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has detected little spheres of carbon, called buckyballs, in a gal... view image |
ssc2010-07a 08.23.10 Spectral Signatures of Planetary DoomThis plot of data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope tells astronomers that a dusty planetary smashup probably occur... view image |
sig10-014 07.28.10 A Shocking OutflowThis image shows an outflow of gas from a new star as it jets from a space object dubbed IRAS 21078+5211, among other... view image |
sig10-013 07.28.10 Bright Lights, Green CityTwo extremely bright stars illuminate a greenish mist in this and other images from the new GLIMPSE360 survey. view image |
sig10-011 07.14.10 A Massive Star and Its CradleThis star-forming region is dominated by the bright, young star IRAS 13481-6124 (upper left), which is about twenty t... view image |
sig10-010 07.07.10 The Invisible DragonA dragon-shaped cloud of dust seems to fly out from a bright explosion in this infrared light image (top) from the Sp... view image |
sig10-009 07.07.10 Dragon's LairA dragon-shaped cloud of dust seems to fly out from a bright explosion in this infrared light image from the Spitzer ... view image |
sig10-007 06.24.10 Brown Dwarf as Cool as a Stellar CucumberThis image shows what astronomers think is one of the coldest brown dwarfs discovered so far (red dot in middle of fr... view image |
sig10-006 05.20.10 Blobs House Twin StarsNew evidence from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope is showing that tight-knit twin stars might be triggered to form by ... view image |
ssc2010-03a 03.17.10 How to Spot a Primitive Black HoleThese two data plots from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope show a primitive supermassive black hole (top) compared to a... view image |
ssc2010-01a 01.05.10 Epsilon Aurigae Puzzle Pieces Snap Into PlaceThis graph of data from multiple telescopes shows the distribution of light from a pair of stars known as Epsilon Aur... view image |
sig09-010 12.23.09 A Quarter Century of Infrared AstronomyInternational Year of Astronomy 2009 (IYA) Infrared Processing and Analysis Center, California Institute of Technology 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 |
ssc2009-21a 11.23.09 Twin Brown Dwarfs Wrapped in a BlanketThis image shows two young brown dwarfs, objects that fall somewhere between planets and stars in terms of their temp... view image |
sig09-008 11.04.09 A Picture of Unsettled Planetary YouthNASA's Spitzer Space Telescope captured this infrared image of a giant halo of very fine dust around the young star H... 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 |
ssc2009-16b 08.10.09 Signs of Blasted RockThis spectrum, or plot of infrared data, from NASA's Spitzer Space telescope reveals the presence of vaporized and me... 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 |
ssc2009-13b 06.10.09 Telltale Signs of Stellar YouthThese data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope reveal a newborn star at the center of our Milky Way. Our galaxy's cor... view image |
ssc2009-11a 05.13.09 Seeing Crystals Form Around a Young StarAstronomers have had a rare opportunity to witness the creation of silicate crystals around a young star, as seen in ... view image |
sig09-002 04.20.09 Emission from the White Dwarf System GD 16This chart shows the brightness and wavelength of the radiation coming from white dwarf GD 16 and its associated disk... view image |
ssc2009-09a 04.07.09 Cool Stars May Have Different Prebiotic Chemical MixNASA's Spitzer Space Telescope detected a prebiotic, or potentially life-forming, molecule called hydrogen cyanide (H... view image |
ssc2009-01a 01.05.09 Silicates in Alien AsteroidsThis plot of data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescopes shows that asteroid dust around a dead "white dwarf" star cont... 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 |
ssc2007-17a 10.25.08 Missing Black Holes Found!Astronomers have unmasked hundreds of black holes hiding deep inside dusty galaxies billions of light-years away. 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 |
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 |
ssc2008-13a 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 |
ssc2008-08a 05.28.08 Ghostly Ring Around a MagnetarThis image shows a ghostly ring extending seven light-years across around the corpse of a massive star. The collapsed... view image |
ssc2008-07a 04.10.08 Globular Cluster Omega Centauri Looks Radiant in InfraredA cluster brimming with millions of stars glistens like an iridescent opal in this image from NASA's Spitzer Space Te... view image |
ssc2008-06a 03.13.08 A Young Stellar Disk around AA TauriThis plot of infrared data shows the signatures of water vapor and simple organic molecules in the disk of gas and du... view image |
ssc2008-06b 03.13.08 Water Vapor in the Young Planetary Disk of AS 205NThis plot of infrared data shows the strong signature of water vapor in the disk of gas and dust surrounding a young ... 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 |
ssc2007-19a 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 |
ssc2007-14a 08.29.07 Spitzer Sees Water Loud and Clear in a Young Solar SystemThis plot of infrared data, called a spectrum, shows the strong signature of water vapor deep within the core of an e... 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 |
ssc2007-08b 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 |
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