sig13-004 05.16.13 Galactic Wheels within WheelsThis infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows the double-ringed galaxy Messier 94. Just outside the b... view image |
sig13-003 05.06.13 An Astronomer's Fantasy: Planets in the LabIf astronomers could somehow pull planets out of the sky and analyze them in the laboratory, it might look something ... view image |
sig13-002 04.03.13 Taken Under the "Wing" of the Small Magellanic CloudYoung stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), one of the closest galaxies to our Milky Way. view image |
sig13-001 03.19.13 Infant Stars Peek Out from Dusty CradlesDense envelopes of gas and dust surround the fledging stars known as protostars, making their detection difficult unt... view image |
ssc2013-04c 02.08.13 Strobe-like Flashes Discovered in a Suspected Binary ProtostarFlashes of light pulsing through the nebula surrounding the protostellar object LRLL 54361 are captured in this time-... view image |
ssc2013-04b 02.07.13 Artist's Impression of Pulsating Object LRLL 54361This is an artist's impression of two young binary stars that may be the source of mysterious clock-like bursts of li... view image |
ssc2013-04a 02.07.13 Protostar LRLL 54361NASA's Spitzer and Hubble space telescopes have teamed up to uncover a mysterious infant star that behaves like a pol... view image |
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ssc2013-01c 01.08.13 Forecast for Exotic WeatherThis artist's conception illustrates the brown dwarf named 2MASSJ22282889-431026. view image |
ssc2013-02b 01.08.13 Vega: Two Belts and the Possibility of PlanetsAstronomers have discovered what appears to be a large asteroid belt around the bright star Vega, as illustrated here... view image |
ssc2013-01b 01.08.13 Anatomy of Brown Dwarf's AtmosphereThis artist's illustration shows the atmosphere of a brown dwarf called 2MASSJ22282889-431026, which was observed sim... view image |
ssc2013-02a 01.08.13 Rocky Ring of Debris Around VegaThis artist's concept illustrates an asteroid belt around the bright star Vega. 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 |
sig12-013 12.14.12 Revealing Hidden Black HolesThis composite image shows the spiral galaxy NGC 3627, located about 30 million light years from Earth. view image |
ssc2012-16a 11.15.12 Astronomers Spot Most Distant Known GalaxyIn this image, astronomers use NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and a cosmic zoom lens to uncover the farthest known gal... view image |
sig12-012 11.08.12 Probing a Nearby Stellar CradleThe Cygnus OB2 star cluster is about 5,000 light years from Earth and contains many massive young stars. view image |
ssc2012-15a 11.01.12 Scenarios for the Evolution of Asteroid BeltsThis illustration shows three possible scenarios for the evolution of asteroid belts. 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 |
ssc2012-14b 10.24.12 Spitzer Sees Stray StarlightWhen galaxies grow, they merge and become gravitationally tangled in a violent process that results in streams of sta... view image |




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