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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 |
sig14-015 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 |
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 |
ssc2012-14a2 10.24.12 Unmasking a Hidden GlowThis image shows a mysterious, background infrared glow captured by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. view image |
ssc2012-13b 10.03.12 Climbing the Cosmic Distance LadderAstronomers using NASAs Spitzer Space Telescope have greatly improved the cosmic distance ladder used to measure the ... view image |
ssc2012-12a 09.19.12 A Glimmer from a Dark Cosmic EraWith the combined power of NASA's Spitzer and Hubble space telescopes, as well as a cosmic magnification effect, astr... view image |
ssc2012-08a 06.07.12 First Structures in the Distant UniverseAstronomers have uncovered the patterns of light that appear to be from the first stars and galaxies that formed in t... view image |
ssc2011-02a 01.12.11 Galactic City at the Edge of the UniverseThe growing galactic metropolis, named COSMOS-AzTEC3, is the most distant known massive "proto-cluster" of galaxies, ... view image |
sig10-024 11.24.10 Bent Galactic JetsAstronomers have caught sight of an unusual galaxy that, like a lighthouse, has illuminated new details about a celes... view image |
sig10-005 05.11.10 Galactic MetropolisIn this recent deep excavation, courtesy of NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, astronomers have unearthed what may be th... 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 |
ssc2007-17b 10.25.07 Stacks of LightThese two images show "stacked" Chandra images for two different classes of distant, massive galaxy detected with Spi... view image |
ssc2007-15a 09.06.07 Hubble and Spitzer Uncover Smallest Galaxy Building BlocksIn this image of the Hubble Ultra Deep Field, several objects are identified as the faintest, most compact galaxies e... view image |
sig07-004 07.04.07 Comet Galaxy in Abell 2667The "Comet Galaxy, " part of the galaxy cluster Abell 2667, is the bright red object seen to the left of the cluster ... view image |
ssc2007-11b 05.30.07 Distance to Dark BodiesUsing the unique orbit of NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope and a depth-perceiving trick called parallax, astronomers ha... view image |
ssc2007-11a 05.30.07 Depth Perception in SpaceThis artist's concept shows how astronomers use the unique orbit of NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope and a depth-percei... view image |
ssc2006-22b 12.18.06 Brief History of the UniverseThis artist's timeline chronicles the history of the universe, from its explosive beginning to its mature, present-da... view image |
ssc2006-22a 12.18.06 The Universe's First FireworksThese images reveal a background glow of light from a period of time when the universe was less than one billion year... view image |
sig06-008 05.10.06 Finding Faint GalaxiesWhen one galaxy wont do the trick, perhaps 20,000 will do. Stacking faint galaxies seen at 24 microns (left, blue) al... view image |
ssc2005-22a 11.02.05 Fiery First StarsThe top panel is an image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope of stars and galaxies in the constellation Draco, cover... view image |
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