![]() 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 |
![]() ssc2020-10a 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 |
![]() 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 |
![]() ssc2019-16b 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 |
![]() 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 |
![]() ssc2018-14b 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 |
![]() 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 |
![]() sig14-010 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 |
![]() 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 |
![]() sig12-002 03.07.12 Finding Bubbles in the Milky WayA huge team of volunteers from the general public has poured over observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope an... view image |
![]() sig12-003 03.07.12 An Audience-Favorite NebulaIf astronomy had its own Academy Awards, then this part of the Milky Way would have been the Favorite Nebula pick for... 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 |
![]() 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 |
![]() sig10-013 07.28.10 Bright Lights, Green CityTwo extremely bright stars illuminate a greenish mist in this and other images from the new GLIMPSE360 survey. view image |
![]() sig10-002 03.10.10 Counting the Youth in a Middle Aged GalaxyThis image is roughly 1/34 of the entire GLIMPSE Survey of our Milky Way galaxy. This small section is riddled with y... view image |
![]() ssc2009-20a 11.10.09 Great Observatories' Unique Views of the Milky WayIn celebration of the International Year of Astronomy 2009, NASA's Great Observatories -- the Hubble Space Telescope,... 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 |
![]() ssc2008-11a6 06.03.08 GLIMPSE-MIPSGAL Milky Way 6This is one segment of an infrared portrait of dust and stars radiating in the inner Milky Way. More than 800,000 fra... view image |