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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 |
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 |
ssc2019-08c 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 |
ssc2019-08b 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 |
ssc2019-08a 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 |
ssc2019-05c 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 |
ssc2019-05b 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
ssc2013-04c 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 |
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 |
ssc2012-02b 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 |
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 |
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 |
ssc2011-06b 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 |
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 |
ssc2011-04a 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 |
ssc2011-03b 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 |
ssc2011-03a 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
sig07-006 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 |
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 |
ssc2007-01c3 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 |
ssc2007-01d 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 |
ssc2007-01c 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 |
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 |
ssc2004-10c 06.01.04 Hidden Black HolesAstronomers have probed the deep sky with NASA's three Great Observatories for hidden black holes and come to the con... view image |
ssc2004-10a 06.01.04 Infrared Detective to the RescueIn a collaborative effort between NASA's three Great Observatories, astronomers have solved a cosmic mystery by ident... 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 |
ssc2003-06g 12.18.03 Embedded Outflow in HH 46/47NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has lifted the cosmic veil to see an otherwise hidden newborn star, while detecting th... view image |
ssc2003-06f 12.18.03 Embedded Outflow in HH 46/47This image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope transforms a dark cloud into a silky translucent veil, revealing the m... view image |
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