![]() ssc2012-13a 10.03.12 Cepheids as Cosmology ToolsThis graph illustrates the Cepheid period-luminosity relationship, which scientists use to calculate the size, age an... view image |
![]() ssc2011-01a 01.12.11 Standard Candle in the WindThis image layout illustrates how NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope was able to show that astandard candle" used to meas... view image |
![]() ssc2008-06b 03.13.08 Water Vapor in the Young Planetary Disk of AS 205NThis plot of infrared data shows the strong signature of water vapor in the disk of gas and dust surrounding a young ... view image |
![]() sig06-029 11.30.06 Red Giant Plunging Through SpaceThis image from the Spitzer Space Telescope (left panel) shows the "bow shock" of a dying star named R Hydrae (R Hya)... view image |
![]() ssc2005-12a 05.30.05 All Pillars Point To EtaThis false-color image taken by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows the "South Pillar" region of the star-forming re... view image |