![]() 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 |
![]() ssc2020-06b 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 |
![]() 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 |
![]() ssc2018-09a 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 |
![]() 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 |
![]() 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 |
![]() 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 |
![]() sig14-013 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 |
![]() ssc2013-05c 06.05.13 Life and Death IntermingledIn what may look to some like an undersea image of coral and seaweed, a new image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope... view image |
![]() sig11-020 10.24.11 All That Remains of Exploded StarInfrared images from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope and Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer are combined in this imag... view image |
![]() sig11-019 10.24.11 All Eyes on Oldest Recorded SupernovaThis image combines data from four different space telescopes to create a multi-wavelength view of all that remains o... view image |
![]() sig09-009 11.23.09 NASA's Great Observatories' View of the Crab NebulaA star's spectacular death in the constellation Taurus was observed on Earth as the supernova of 1054 A.D. Now, almos... view image |
![]() sig08-016 12.03.08 Vivid View of Tycho's Supernova RemnantThis composite image of the Tycho supernova remnant combines infrared and X-ray observations obtained with NASA's Spi... view image |
![]() ssc2008-16a 10.01.08 Cassiopeia A: Supernova Flashback (Annotated)The Cassiopeia A supernova's first flash of radiation makes six clumps of dust (circled) unusually hot. view image |
![]() ssc2008-09a 05.29.08 Ghostly Stellar Echoes in Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia AThis image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope highlights dramatic changes in phenomena referred to as light echoes a... view image |
![]() ssc2007-20a 12.20.07 Dusty Celestial OrnamentsThese beautiful bulbs might look like they belong on Christmas trees, but they are actually different Spitzer Space T... view image |
![]() ssc2007-20c 12.20.07 Dissecting the Wake of a Supernova Explosion: Cassiopeia AThe elements and molecules that flew out of the Cassiopeia A star when it exploded about 300 years ago can be seen cl... view image |
![]() ssc2007-20b 12.20.07 Cosmic Ornament of Gas and Dust: Supernova Remnant Cas AThis beautiful bulb might look like a Christmas ornament but it is the blown-out remains of a stellar explosion, or s... view image |
![]() sig07-010 06.11.07 A Supernova's Shockwaves: N132DThis composite X-ray and infrared image of supernova remnant N132D shows the aftermath of a massive star's violent de... view image |