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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 |
ssc2019-08b 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 |
ssc2019-08c 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 |
ssc2019-08a 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 |
ssc2019-05b 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 |
ssc2019-05a 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 |
ssc2019-05c 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 |
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 |
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 |
sig16-20 11.10.16 Brown Dwarf Microlensing IllustrationThis illustration depicts a newly discovered brown dwarf, an object that weighs in somewhere between our solar system... view image |
sig16-19 11.10.16 Brown Dwarf Microlensing DiagramTwo space-based telescopes teamed up with ground-based observatories to observe a microlensing event caused by a brow... 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 |
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 |
ssc2014-03a 04.25.14 Cold and Quick: a Fast-Moving Brown DwarfThis 4-panel image shows the coldest brown dwarf yet seen, and the fourth closest system to our sun. Called WISE J085... 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 |
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 |
sig14-003 02.20.14 The Shocking Behavior of a Speedy StarThe antics of a speeding star are on display in a new image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. 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 |
ssc2013-07b 08.22.13 The Tortured Clouds of Eta CarinaeMassive stars can wreak havoc on their surroundings, as can be seen in this new view of the Carina nebula from NASAs ... view image |
ssc2013-05b 06.05.13 Stars Shoot Jets in Cosmic PlaygroundDozens of newborn stars sprouting jets from their dusty cocoons have been spotted in images from NASA's Spitzer Space... view image |
sig13-005 05.24.13 Infrared IrisThis cloud of glowing gas is the Iris nebula, as seen in infrared light by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. The main c... 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
sig12-009 08.31.12 A Surprisingly Bright SuperbubbleThis composite image shows a superbubble in the Large Magellanic Cloud. view image |
sig12-004 04.17.12 A New View of the Tarantula NebulaA massive star-forming region located about 160,000 light years away. view image |
ssc2012-04a 02.29.12 Orion's Rainbow of Infrared LightThis new view of the Orion nebula highlights fledgling stars hidden in the gas and clouds. It shows infrared observat... 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 |
sig11-015 11.11.11 30 Doradus and The Growing Tarantula WithinAbout 2,400 massive stars in the center of 30 Doradus are producing intense radiation and powerful winds as they blow... view image |
sig11-008 06.29.11 Making a Spectacle of Star Formation in OrionThe cosmos sport a pair of infrared shades, as seen in this new image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. view image |
ssc2011-06a 05.26.11 Stars Adorn Orion's SwordThis image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows what lies near the sword of the constellation Orion -- an active... view image |
sig11-006 05.24.11 New View of the Great Nebula in CarinaCompared to our own Sun, it is about 100 times as massive and a million times as bright. This famed variable hypergia... view image |
ssc2011-04a 04.04.11 Undercover Jet ExposedThis image layout shows two views of the same baby star -- at left is a visible-light image, and at right is an infra... 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 |
ssc2011-03b 02.10.11 North America Nebula DisappearsThis image layout compares visible (left) and infrared views of the North America nebula, taken by the Digitized Sky ... view image |
ssc2011-03a 02.10.11 Changing Face of the North America NebulaThis image layout reveals how the appearance of the North America nebula can change dramatically using different comb... view image |
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