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ssc2019-15c 08.27.19 The Dust of Galaxy M81Wispy patterns of dust trace the spiral arms of the nearby galaxy Messier 81 in this image from NASA's Spitzer Space ... view image |
ssc2019-15a 08.27.19 Galaxy M81 in Infrared, RevisitedThe magnificent spiral arms of the nearby galaxy Messier 81 are highlighted in this NASA Spitzer Space Telescope imag... view image |
ssc2019-15d 08.27.19 M81 Galaxy by StarlightThe nearby spiral galaxy, Messier 81 (M81) is shown in this image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. This image sho... view image |
ssc2019-15b 08.27.19 Full Infrared View of the M81 GalaxyThe magnificent spiral arms of the nearby galaxy Messier 81 are highlighted in this image from NASA's Spitzer Space T... view image |
ssc2019-11a 06.26.19 The Whirlpool Galaxy in Visible LightThis image shows the Whirlpool galaxy, also known as Messier 51 and NGC 5194/5195, which is actually a pair of galaxi... view image |
ssc2019-11b 06.26.19 The Whirlpool Galaxy in Visible and Infrared LightThis image shows the Whirlpool galaxy, also known as Messier 51 and NGC 5194/5195, which is actually a pair of galaxi... view image |
ssc2019-11d 06.26.19 The Infrared Whirlpool GalaxyThis image shows the Whirlpool galaxy, also known as Messier 51 and NGC 5194/5195, which is actually a pair of galaxi... view image |
ssc2019-11c 06.26.19 The Whirlpool Galaxy in Infrared LightThis image shows the Whirlpool galaxy, also known as Messier 51 and NGC 5194/5195, which is actually a pair of galaxi... view image |
ssc2019-03a 02.27.19 Galaxy Merger Arp86This image shows the merger of two galaxies, known as NGC 7752 (larger) and NGC 7753 (smaller), also collectively cal... view image |
ssc2019-03c 02.27.19 Galaxy Merger Arp 302This image shows two merging galaxies known as Arp 302, also called VV 340. In these images, different colors corresp... view image |
ssc2019-03b 02.27.19 Galaxy Merger VII Zw 96This image shows the merger of two galaxies, known as NGC 6786 (right) and UGC 11415 (left), also collectively called... view image |
sig14-027 10.22.14 Galactic Wheel of Life Shines in InfraredThe ghostly structures highlighting the peculiar patterns of orbiting stars in the center of the galaxy NGC 1292 stan... view image |
sig14-026 10.22.14 Ring of Stellar FireA new image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, taken in infrared light, shows where the action is taking place in g... view image |
sig14-008 04.23.14 Professional and Amateur Quartet of GalaxiesA new collaboration combines data from amateur astronomers with data from NASA mission archives. view image |
sig14-004a 02.26.14 The Cigar Galaxy M82This image shows M82, also known as the "Cigar galaxy," in infrared light, as observed by NASA's Spitzer Space Telesc... view image |
sig14-004 02.26.14 Seeing Through a Veil of DustThe closest supernova of its kind to be observed in the last few decades has sparked a global observing campaign invo... view image |
sig14-004b 02.26.14 M82 Galaxy with SupernovaThe supernova SN 2014J is seen in this image near its peak brightness in the first week of February 2014. It appears ... view image |
sig13-017b 11.14.13 A Galaxy on the EdgeThe thin edge of a distant spiral galaxy appears in sharp relief in the new image from NASAs Spitzer Space Telescope.... view image |
sig13-017a 11.14.13 Two Galaxies Masquerading as OneWhat might look like a colossal jet shooting away from a galaxy turns out to be an illusion. New data from the Nation... view image |
ssc2013-07a 08.22.13 The Barred Sculptor GalaxyThe spectacular swirling arms and central bar of the Sculptor galaxy are revealed in this new view from NASAs Spitzer... view image |
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 |
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 |
sig12-008 08.02.12 Hot and Cold in the M100 GalaxyThe galaxy Messier 100, or M100, shows its swirling spiral in this infrared image from NASAs Spitzer Space Telescope.... view image |
sig12-007 08.02.12 The Swirling Arms of the M100 GalaxyThe galaxy Messier 100, or M100, shows its swirling spiral in this infrared image from NASAs Spitzer Space Telescope.... view image |
sig12-005 05.23.12 A Pinwheel Galaxy RainbowThis image of the Pinwheel Galaxy, or M101, combines data in the infrared, visible, ultraviolet and x-rays from four ... view image |
ssc2012-01a 01.10.12 Dusty Space CloudLarge Magellanic Cloud galaxy in infrared light, this nearby dwarf galaxy looks like a fiery, circular explosion. Rat... view image |
sig11-016 11.23.11 A Dusty View of Milky Ways Smaller CousinThis spectacular spiral galaxy is known to astronomers as Messier 83. Colloquially, it is also called the Southern P... view image |
sig11-017 11.23.11 M83 The Milky Ways Smaller CousinThis spectacular spiral galaxy is known to astronomers as Messier 83. Colloquially, it is also called the Southern P... view image |
sig11-009 07.20.11 A Twisted Star-Forming Web in the Galaxy IC 342Looking like a spiders web swirled into a spiral, the galaxy IC 342 presents its delicate pattern of dust in this ima... view image |
sig11-010 07.20.11 A Twisted Dust Web in the Galaxy IC 342Looking like a spiders web swirled into a spiral, the galaxy IC 342 presents its delicate pattern of dust in this ima... view image |
ssc2011-07a 06.30.11 Galaxies Near and FarThis split view shows how a normal spiral galaxy around our local universe (left) might have looked back in the dista... view image |
sig11-005 05.25.11 Galactic Train WrecksThis montage shows three examples of colliding galaxies from a new photo atlas of galactic "train wrecks." view image |
sig11-002 03.03.11 Spitzer's SunflowerThe various spiral arm segments of the Sunflower galaxy, also known as Messier 63, show up vividly in this image take... view image |
sig11-001 03.03.11 Sunflower Galaxy Glows with Infrared LightThe various spiral arm segments of the Sunflower galaxy, also known as Messier 63, show up vividly in this image take... view image |
sig10-025 12.23.10 Maffei 2: The Hidden GalaxyMaffei 2 is the poster child for an infrared galaxy that is almost invisible to optical telescopes. Foreground dust c... view image |
sig10-023 11.18.10 A Powerful Shrouded StarburstThe collision of two spiral galaxies, has triggered this luminous starburst, the brightest ever seen taking place awa... view image |
ssc2009-15a 08.05.09 Spitzer's First Warm ImagesThese images are some of the first to be taken during Spitzer's warm mission -- a new phase that began after the tele... view image |
sig09-006 04.30.09 Why Are Galaxies So Smooth?Located about 46 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Ursa Major, NGC 2841 is helping astronomers solv... view image |
sig09-005 04.30.09 Star Streams in the Galaxy M81On the left is an image of Messier 81 taken in blue light, while on the right is a specially-processed version of an ... view image |
sig09-004 04.28.09 Multispectral Triangulum Galaxy (4 Channels)This image is a blend of the Galaxy Evolution Explorer's M33 image and another taken by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescop... view image |
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