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ssc2020-17a 10.28.20 Something Out There Is Watching YouDo you ever look up at the night sky and feel like someone, or something, may be looking back at you? This Halloween ... view image |
ssc2020-14a 08.25.20 W51The star-forming nebula W51 is one of the largest "star factories" in the Milky Way galaxy. Interstellar dust blocks ... view image |
ssc2020-10a 04.17.20 Spitzer California Nebula MosaicThis series of image taken by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope on Jan. 25, 2020, shows part of the California Nebula, w... view image |
ssc2020-10b 04.17.20 Spitzer California Nebula Mosaic CalloutThis image shows the section of the nebula captured by Spitzer in the context of a larger, visible-light image of the... 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 |
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 |
ssc2019-18a 12.19.19 Perseus Molecular CloudA collection of gas and dust over 500 light-years across, the Perseus Molecular Cloud hosts an abundance of young sta... 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 |
ssc2019-16b 09.30.19 Bow Shocks Between the BubblesThese four images show bow shocks, or arcs of warm dust formed as winds from fast-moving stars push aside dust grains... view image |
ssc2019-16a 09.30.19 Bubbles, Bubbles Everywhere! (Annotated)This cloud of gas and dust is full of bubbles, which are inflated by wind and radiation from massive young stars. Yel... view image |
ssc2019-16a1 09.30.19 Bubbles, Bubbles Everywhere!This cloud of gas and dust in space is full of bubbles inflated by wind and radiation from massive young stars. Each ... view image |
ssc2019-15a 08.27.19 Galaxy M81 in Infrared, RevisitedThe magnificent spiral arms of the nearby galaxy Messier 81 are highlighted in this NASA Spitzer Space Telescope imag... view image |
ssc2019-15c 08.27.19 The Dust of Galaxy M81Wispy patterns of dust trace the spiral arms of the nearby galaxy Messier 81 in this image from NASA's Spitzer Space ... view image |
ssc2019-15d 08.27.19 M81 Galaxy by StarlightThe nearby spiral galaxy, Messier 81 (M81) is shown in this image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. This image sho... view image |
ssc2019-15b 08.27.19 Full Infrared View of the M81 GalaxyThe magnificent spiral arms of the nearby galaxy Messier 81 are highlighted in this image from NASA's Spitzer Space T... view image |
ssc2019-13a 08.07.19 Perfectly Sideways GalaxyGalaxy NGC 5866 lies 44 million light-years from Earth and has a diameter of roughly 60,000 light-years a little mor... view image |
ssc2019-11b 06.26.19 The Whirlpool Galaxy in Visible and Infrared LightThis image shows the Whirlpool galaxy, also known as Messier 51 and NGC 5194/5195, which is actually a pair of galaxi... view image |
ssc2019-11c 06.26.19 The Whirlpool Galaxy in Infrared LightThis image shows the Whirlpool galaxy, also known as Messier 51 and NGC 5194/5195, which is actually a pair of galaxi... view image |
ssc2019-11a 06.26.19 The Whirlpool Galaxy in Visible LightThis image shows the Whirlpool galaxy, also known as Messier 51 and NGC 5194/5195, which is actually a pair of galaxi... view image |
ssc2019-11d 06.26.19 The Infrared Whirlpool GalaxyThis image shows the Whirlpool galaxy, also known as Messier 51 and NGC 5194/5195, which is actually a pair of galaxi... 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 |
ssc2019-08b 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 |
ssc2019-08d 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 |
ssc2019-06a 05.08.19 A Field of Galaxies Seen by Spitzer and HubbleThis deep-field view of the sky, taken by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, is dominated by galaxies - including some v... 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 |
ssc2019-05c 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 |
ssc2019-04a 03.27.19 Space ButterflyWhat looks like a red butterfly in space is in reality a nursery for hundreds of baby stars, revealed in this infrare... view image |
ssc2019-03a 02.27.19 Galaxy Merger Arp86This image shows the merger of two galaxies, known as NGC 7752 (larger) and NGC 7753 (smaller), also collectively cal... view image |
ssc2019-03c 02.27.19 Galaxy Merger Arp 302This image shows two merging galaxies known as Arp 302, also called VV 340. In these images, different colors corresp... view image |
ssc2019-03b 02.27.19 Galaxy Merger VII Zw 96This image shows the merger of two galaxies, known as NGC 6786 (right) and UGC 11415 (left), also collectively called... view image |
ssc2018-16a 11.16.18 Supernova Remnant G54This image of supernova remnant G54.1+0.3 includes radio, infrared and X-ray light. view image |
ssc2018-14b 10.23.18 The Cat's Paw Nebula IRACThe Cat's Paw Nebula, imaged here by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope using the IRAC instrument, is a star-forming regi... view image |
ssc2018-14a 10.23.18 The Cat's Paw Nebula MIPS & IRACThe Cat's Paw Nebula, imaged here by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope using the MIPS and IRAC instruments, is a star-fo... view image |
ssc2018-09a 08.02.18 Spitzer Spies Supernova Remnant HBH3Thin, red veins of energized gas mark the location of the supernova remnant HBH3 in this image from NASA's Spitzer Sp... view image |
ssc2018-05a 01.31.18 Arp 142: The Penguin and the EggThis image of distant interacting galaxies, known collectively as Arp 142, bears an uncanny resemblance to a penguin ... view image |
ssc2017-15a 10.30.17 Starburst ChartOver their individual histories, the vast majority of galaxies are thought to produce stars at relatively slow rates.... view image |
ssc2017-14a 10.16.17 Spitzer Sees Flicker of Neutron Star CollisionNASAs Spitzer Space Telescope has provisionally detected the faint afterglow of the explosive merger of two neutron s... view image |
ssc2017-14a2 10.16.17 Flicker of A Neutron Star Merger in Infrared LightNASAs Spitzer Space Telescope has provisionally detected the faint afterglow of the explosive merger of two neutron s... view image |
ssc2017-14a1 10.16.17 Infrared View of NGC 4993, Host Galaxy to a Neutron Star MergerNASAs Spitzer Space Telescope has provisionally detected the faint afterglow of the explosive merger of two neutron s... view image |
ssc2017-07b 05.25.17 Massive Star Goes Out With a Whimper Instead of a BangThis pair of visible-light and near-infrared photos from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shows the giant star N6946-BH1... 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 |
ssc2017-05a 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 |
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 |
sig16-18 09.28.16 'Pandora's Cluster' Seen by SpitzerThis image of galaxy cluster Abell 2744, also called Pandora's Cluster, was taken by the Spitzer Space Telescope. The... view image |
sig16-16 09.08.16 'Enterprise' Nebulae Seen by Spitzer (annotated)Just in time for the 50th anniversary of the TV series "Star Trek," which first aired September 8th,1966, a new infra... view image |
sig16-17 09.08.16 'Enterprise' Nebulae Seen by SpitzerJust in time for the 50th anniversary of the TV series "Star Trek," which first aired September 8th,1966, a new infra... view image |
sig16-15 08.29.16 Age-Defying StarAn age-defying star called IRAS 19312+1950 exhibits features characteristic of a very young star and a very old star.... 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 |
sig16-005 01.07.16 Galaxy Cluster IDCS J1426Astronomers have made the most detailed study yet of an extremely massive young galaxy cluster using three of NASA's ... view image |
sig16-004 01.06.16 'Eta twins' in Galaxy M83Hubble view of M83 -- the only galaxy known to host two potential "Eta twins." Its high rate of star formation increa... view image |
sig16-001 01.05.16 Bow Shocks in Space G050.35Bow shocks thought to mark the paths of massive, speeding stars are highlighted in this image from NASA's Spitzer Spa... view image |
sig16-003 01.05.16 Bow Shocks in Space G106.63Bow shocks thought to mark the paths of massive, speeding stars are highlighted in this image from NASA's Wide-field ... view image |
sig16-002 01.05.16 Bow Shocks in Space G054.32Bow shocks thought to mark the paths of massive, speeding stars are highlighted in this image from NASA's Spitzer Spa... view image |
sig15-013 11.03.15 A Giant Gathering of GalaxiesThe galaxy cluster called MOO J1142+1527 can be seen here as it existed when light left it 8.5 billion years ago. The... view image |
ssc2015-03b 09.10.15 What Feeds the Beast in a Galaxy Cluster?A massive cluster of galaxies, called SpARCS1049+56, can be seen in this multi-wavelength view from NASA's Hubble and... view image |
ssc2015-03a 09.10.15 What Feeds the Beast in a Galaxy Cluster? (annotated)A massive cluster of galaxies, called SpARCS1049+56, can be seen in this multi-wavelength view from NASA's Hubble and... view image |
sig15-011 08.20.15 Twelve Years of Spitzer ImagesThis montage displays an image released from each year of operation of NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. Now celebratin... view image |
sig15-012 08.19.15 Seeing Beyond the 'Monkey Head'Scores of baby stars shrouded by dust are revealed in this infrared image of the star-forming region NGC 2174, as see... view image |
ssc2015-02c 07.30.15 Location of Nearest Rocky Exoplanet KnownThis sky map shows the location of the star HD 219134, host to the nearest confirmed rocky planet found to date outsi... view image |
sig15-010 07.02.15 Cosmic SparklersThis new composite image of stellar cluster NGC 1333 combines X-rays from NASAs Chandra X-ray Observatory (pink); inf... view image |
sig15-003 03.23.15 Embryonic Star's OutburstInfrared images from instruments at Kitt Peak National Observatory (left) and NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope document... view image |
sig15-002 01.27.15 Finding 'Yellowballs' in our Milky WayVolunteers using the web-based Milky Way Project brought star-forming features nicknamed "yellowballs" to the attenti... view image |
sig15-001 01.27.15 Evolution of a Massive StarThis series of images show three evolutionary phases of massive star formation, as pictured in infrared images from N... view image |
sig14-031 12.19.14 Horsehead Nebula Disappears in Infrared LightThe famous Horsehead nebula seen in visible-light images (inset) looks quite different when viewed in infrared light,... view image |
sig14-030 12.12.14 Galactic Gathering Gives Sparkling Light DisplayAt this time of year, holiday parties often include festive lights. When galaxies get together, they also may be surr... view image |
sig14-029 12.05.14 A Flood of Gas (Annotated)A new feature in the evolution of galaxies has been captured in this image of galactic interactions. view image |
sig14-027 10.22.14 Galactic Wheel of Life Shines in InfraredThe ghostly structures highlighting the peculiar patterns of orbiting stars in the center of the galaxy NGC 1292 stan... view image |
sig14-026 10.22.14 Ring of Stellar FireA new image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, taken in infrared light, shows where the action is taking place in g... view image |
sig14-025 10.15.14 Sluggish Galaxy Grows Stars SlowlyA small galaxy, called Sextans A, is shown here in a multi-wavelength mosaic captured by the European Space Agency's ... view image |
sig14-023 09.09.14 Take a Splash Into the CosmosMillions of galaxies populate the patch of sky known as the COSMOS field, short for Cosmic Evolution Survey, a portio... view image |
sig14-022 08.21.14 Supernova Seen In Two LightsThe destructive results of a mighty supernova explosion reveal themselves in a delicate blend of infrared and X-ray l... view image |
sig14-020 07.02.14 Galactic Pyrotechnics on DisplayA galaxy about 23 million light-years away is the site of impressive, ongoing, fireworks. Rather than paper, powder, ... view image |
sig14-020a 07.02.14 Black Hole Jets Make Shock WavesA composite image of the spiral galaxy NGC 4258 showing X-ray emission observed with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory... view image |
sig14-016 06.19.14 I Spy a Little Asteroid With My Infrared EyeThis image of asteroid 2011 MD was taken by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope in Feb. 2014, over a period of 20 hours. T... view image |
sig14-015 06.12.14 Foreground Clusters Magnify Distant GalaxiesNASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has teamed up with the Hubble Space Telescope to conduct the Spitzer UltRaFaint Survey... 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 |
sig14-012 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 |
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 |
sig14-010b 05.21.14 Dark Clouds on the Milky Way's HorizonThe large cloud looms in the very center of this image of the galactic plane from Spitzer. A new study takes advantag... view image |
sig14-010a 05.21.14 Dense, Dusty Cores Up CloseAstronomers have found cosmic clumps so dark, dense and dusty that they throw the deepest shadows ever recorded. The ... view image |
sig14-010 05.21.14 Mapping the Densest Dusty Cloud CoresAstronomers have found cosmic clumps so dark, dense and dusty that they throw the deepest shadows ever recorded. The ... view image |
sig14-009 05.15.14 Coyote Head Nebula Does Not ApproveThis striking star formation region, mapped in infrared light by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, was recently spotted... view image |
ssc2014-04a 05.07.14 The Flame NebulaA star cluster in the center of the Flame Nebula about 1,400 light years from Earth. 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 |
sig14-008 04.23.14 Professional and Amateur Quartet of GalaxiesA new collaboration combines data from amateur astronomers with data from NASA mission archives. view image |
sig14-006 03.27.14 Distant Galaxies Lensed by Cluster J0717J0717 isn't just a large cluster of galaxies; astronomers are using it like a giant telephoto lens attachment to stud... view image |
ssc2014-02a 03.20.14 GLIMPSE the Galaxy All the Way AroundA new panorama from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows us our galaxy's plane all the way around us in infrared light. 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 |
sig14-004a 02.26.14 The Cigar Galaxy M82This image shows M82, also known as the "Cigar galaxy," in infrared light, as observed by NASA's Spitzer Space Telesc... 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 |
sig14-003 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 |
ssc2014-01a 01.29.14 Development of Massive Elliptical GalaxiesThis graphic shows the evolutionary sequence in the growth of massive elliptical galaxies over 13 billion years, as g... view image |
sig14-002 01.07.14 Weather on Other WorldsAren Heinze describes storms on cool stars, inferred from observations with NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. view image |
sig13-018 12.18.13 Galactic MetropolisThe large white and yellow dots in this picture are stars in our galaxy, while the rest of the smaller dots are dista... view image |
sig13-017a 11.14.13 Two Galaxies Masquerading as OneWhat might look like a colossal jet shooting away from a galaxy turns out to be an illusion. New data from the Nation... view image |
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