ssc2007-17c 10.25.07 Bursting with Stars and Black HolesA growing black hole, called a quasar, can be seen at the center of a faraway galaxy in this artist's concept. Astron... view image |
sig07-020 10.22.07 Cosmic Caper Unfolds in Infrared: Spectrum of Stolen Hot Gas in 3C 326This plot of data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope reveals vast reservoirs of hot gas in a galaxy about a billion ... view image |
ssc2007-16a 10.09.07 Dust in the Wind of Quasar PG2112+059An Infrared spectrum taken by Spitzer shows dust in the wind of a distant quasar. Where did all this dust come from ... view image |
ssc2007-16b 10.09.07 Dust in the Quasar WindDusty grains -- including tiny specks of the minerals found in the gemstones peridot, sapphires, and rubies -- can be... view image |
sig07-015 08.16.07 Dust in HellAstronomers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have detected dust grains mingling with blazing hot gas at temperatu... view image |
ssc2007-13c 08.06.07 Galactic PileupThis artist's concept shows what the night sky might look like from a hypothetical planet around a star tossed out of... view image |
ssc2007-13c1 08.06.07 Galactic Pileup (no planet)This artist's concept illustrates one of the largest smash-ups of galaxies ever observed. NASA's Spitzer Space Telesc... 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 |
sig07-008 05.30.07 Rings Around the Galaxy (Annotated)Three newly-discovered streams arcing high over the Milky Way Galaxy are remnants of cannibalized galaxies and star c... 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 |
sig06-009 04.20.06 Stacking Images To Find Faint SourcesThis graphic demonstrates how the 24 micron images (shown in blue) of over 20,000 faint galaxies were added up to cre... view image |
ssc2006-06b 02.15.06 Galatic Hearts of GlassThis artist's concept shows the violent core of a pair of colliding galaxies and the delicate greenish crystals that ... view image |
ssc2006-06a 02.15.06 Crystal Storm in Distant GalaxyThis graph of infrared data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope tells astronomers that a distant galaxy called IRAS 0... view image |
sig05-010a 08.16.05 Milky Way BarThis artist's rendering shows a view of our own Milky Way Galaxy and its central bar as it might appear if viewed fro... view image |
sig05-010 08.16.05 Milky Way Bar (annotated)This artist's rendering shows a view of our own Milky Way Galaxy and its central bar as it might appear if viewed fro... view image |
ssc2005-15a 07.28.05 Charting Ingredients for LifeThis graph, or spectrum, charts light from a faraway galaxy located 10 billion light years from Earth. It tracks mid-... view image |
ssc2005-08a 03.01.05 Fingerprints in the LightThis graph, or spectrum, shows the light from a dusty, distant galaxy located 11 billion light-years away. The galaxy... view image |
ssc2005-08b 03.01.05 Shimmering in Infrared LightThis artist's conception shows what a dusty and bright galaxy located billions of light-years away might look like cl... view image |
ssc2005-03b 01.11.05 At the Heart of BlobsThis artist's concept illustrates one possible answer to the puzzle of the "giant galactic blobs." These blobs (red),... view image |
ssc2003-06h 12.18.03 Galaxy IRAS F00183-7111NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has detected the building blocks of life in the distant universe, albeit in a violent ... view image |
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