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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 |
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 |
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 |
ssc2019-17a 10.30.19 The Jack-o-Lantern NebulaThis carved-out cloud of gas and dust has been nicknamed the "Jack-o'-lantern Nebula" because it looks like a cosmic ... view image |
ssc2019-17b 10.30.19 The Jack-o-Lantern NebulaThis carved-out cloud of gas and dust has been nicknamed the "Jack-o'-lantern Nebula" because it looks like a cosmic ... 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 |
ssc2019-16a1 09.30.19 Bubbles, Bubbles Everywhere!This cloud of gas and dust in space is full of bubbles inflated by wind and radiation from massive young stars. Each ... view image |
ssc2019-16a 09.30.19 Bubbles, Bubbles Everywhere! (Annotated)This cloud of gas and dust is full of bubbles, which are inflated by wind and radiation from massive young stars. Yel... view image |
ssc2019-08a 05.31.19 Cepheus C and Cepheus B (IRAC-MIPS)This image was compiled using data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope using the Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) and the... view image |
ssc2019-08c 05.31.19 Cepheus C and Cepheus B (IRAC)This image shows data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, from the IRAC instrument, with colors corresponding to wav... view image |
ssc2019-08b 05.31.19 Cepheus C and Cepheus B (IRAC-MIPS Annotated)This image was compiled using data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope using the Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) and the... view image |
ssc2019-08d 05.31.19 Cepheus C and Cepheus B (IRAC Annotated)This image shows data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, from the IRAC instrument, with colors corresponding to wav... view image |
ssc2019-05c 04.25.19 Spitzer Captures Messier 87The galaxy M87 looks like a hazy, blue space-puff in this image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. At the galaxy's ... view image |
ssc2019-05a 04.25.19 Spitzer Captures Messier 87 (EHT)This wide-field image of the galaxy M87 was taken by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. The top inset shows a close-up o... view image |
ssc2019-05b 04.25.19 Spitzer Captures Messier 87 (Jets)The galaxy M87, imaged here by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, is home to a supermassive black hole that spews two je... view image |
ssc2019-04a 03.27.19 Space ButterflyWhat looks like a red butterfly in space is in reality a nursery for hundreds of baby stars, revealed in this infrare... 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 |
ssc2018-14a 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 |
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 |
sig16-16 09.08.16 'Enterprise' Nebulae Seen by Spitzer (annotated)Just in time for the 50th anniversary of the TV series "Star Trek," which first aired September 8th,1966, a new infra... view image |
sig16-17 09.08.16 'Enterprise' Nebulae Seen by SpitzerJust in time for the 50th anniversary of the TV series "Star Trek," which first aired September 8th,1966, a new infra... view image |
sig16-008 04.14.16 The Spider NebulaThe spider part of "The Spider and the Fly" nebulae, IC 417 abounds in star formation, as seen in this infrared image... view image |
sig15-012 08.19.15 Seeing Beyond the 'Monkey Head'Scores of baby stars shrouded by dust are revealed in this infrared image of the star-forming region NGC 2174, as see... view image |
sig15-001 01.27.15 Evolution of a Massive StarThis series of images show three evolutionary phases of massive star formation, as pictured in infrared images from N... view image |
sig15-002 01.27.15 Finding 'Yellowballs' in our Milky WayVolunteers using the web-based Milky Way Project brought star-forming features nicknamed "yellowballs" to the attenti... view image |
sig14-031 12.19.14 Horsehead Nebula Disappears in Infrared LightThe famous Horsehead nebula seen in visible-light images (inset) looks quite different when viewed in infrared light,... 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 |
sig14-011 05.28.14 The 'Serpent' Star-Forming Cloud Spawns StarsWithin the swaddling dust of the Serpens Cloud Core, astronomers are studying one of the youngest collections of star... view image |
sig14-012 05.28.14 Warm Spitzer Sees 'Serpent' Star-Forming Cloud Spawning StarsWithin the swaddling dust of the Serpens Cloud Core, astronomers are studying one of the youngest collections of star... 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 |
sig14-009 05.15.14 Coyote Head Nebula Does Not ApproveThis striking star formation region, mapped in infrared light by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, was recently spotted... view image |
ssc2014-04a 05.07.14 The Flame NebulaA star cluster in the center of the Flame Nebula about 1,400 light years from Earth. view image |
sig13-016 11.11.13 Bubbly Newborn StarCombined observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope and the newly completed Atacama Large Millimeter/submillime... view image |
sig13-013 10.28.13 Exposed Cranium NebulaThis planetary nebula, located roughly 5,000 light-years away in the Vela constellation, is host to a hot, massive dy... view image |
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January 6 Spitzer Final Voyage - 360 Experience |
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August 19 Dark World Animation Annotated |
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August 19 Dark World Animation |
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June 11 Spitzer Final Voyage |
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June 11 Stars of Cepheus as Seen by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope |
