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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 |
ssc2020-06c 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 |
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 |
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 |
ssc2019-17a 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 |
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 |
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 |
ssc2012-02a 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 |
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 |
sig10-012 07.14.10 A Disk Around a Massive Baby StarAstronomers have obtained the first clear look at a dusty disk closely encircling a massive baby star, thought to lo... 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 |
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 |
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 |
ssc2007-08b 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 |
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 |
sig06-023 10.03.06 A Star's Close EncounterThe potential planet-forming disk (or "protoplanetary disk") of a sun-like star is being violently ripped away by the... view image |
ssc2006-05b 02.08.06 Supersized DiskThis illustration compares the size of a gargantuan star and its surrounding dusty disk (top) to that of our solar sy... view image |
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