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ssc2020-12a 06.22.20 HIP 67522 b: The Youngest Known Hot JupiterThis artwork illustrates the newly-discovered the exoplanet HIP 67522 b, which appears to be the youngest hot Jupiter... view image |
ssc2020-11b 04.29.20 Sizes of Black Holes in Galaxy OJ 287 Relative to the Solar SystemTwo supermassive black holes are locked in an orbital dance at the core of the distant galaxy OJ 287. This diagram sh... view image |
ssc2020-11a 04.28.20 Black Hole Disk Flare in Galaxy OJ 287This image shows two massive black holes in the OJ 287 galaxy. The smaller black hole orbits the larger one, which is... view image |
ssc2020-10a 04.17.20 Spitzer California Nebula MosaicThis series of image taken by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope on Jan. 25, 2020, shows part of the California Nebula, w... view image |
ssc2020-10b 04.17.20 Spitzer California Nebula Mosaic CalloutThis image shows the section of the nebula captured by Spitzer in the context of a larger, visible-light image of the... view image |
ssc2020-09a 04.09.20 Windy Brown DwarfFor the first time, scientists have directly measured wind speed on a brown dwarf, pictured here in an illustration. ... view image |
ssc2020-09b 04.09.20 Brown Dwarf ComparisonBrown dwarfs are more massive than planets but not quite as massive as stars. Generally speaking, they have between 1... view image |
ssc2020-04b 01.28.20 Kelt-9b: The Hottest Hot Jupiter (Tall)This artist's concept shows planet KELT-9b orbiting its host star, KELT-9. It is the hottest gas giant planet discove... view image |
ssc2020-04a 01.28.20 Kelt-9b: The Hottest Hot Jupiter (Wide)This artist's concept shows planet KELT-9b orbiting its host star, KELT-9. It is the hottest gas giant planet discove... view image |
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 |
ssc2020-06b 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 |
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 |
ssc2020-05a 01.24.20 Spitzer in Space: Final VoyageThis artist's concept depicts NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope in space much as it would appear to an observer at the e... view image |
ssc2020-05d 01.24.20 Spitzer in Space: Infrared Final VoyageThis artist's concept depicts NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope in space much as it would appear at the end of its missi... view image |
ssc2020-05b 01.24.20 Spitzer in Space: Final Voyage (Portrait)This artist's concept depicts NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope in space much as it would appear to an observer at the e... view image |
ssc2020-05c 01.24.20 Spitzer in Space: Infrared Final Voyage (Portrait)This artist's concept depicts NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope in space much as it would appear at the end of its missi... 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 |
ssc2019-16a 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 |
ssc2019-16a1 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 |
ssc2019-16b 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 |
ssc2019-15c 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 |
ssc2019-15d 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 |
ssc2019-15a 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 |
ssc2019-14a 08.19.19 Dark WorldThis artist's illustration depicts the exoplanet LHS 3844b, which is 1.3 times the mass of Earth and orbits an M dwar... view image |
ssc2019-14b 08.19.19 Detecting the Infrared Glow of a Dark WorldThis infographic illustrates how astronomers using NASAs Spitzer Space Telescope observations of the LHS 3844b system... view image |
ssc2019-14c 08.19.19 Dark World (Full)This artist's illustration depicts the exoplanet LHS 3844b, which is 1.3 times the mass of Earth and orbits an M dwar... view image |
ssc2019-13a 08.07.19 Perfectly Sideways GalaxyGalaxy NGC 5866 lies 44 million light-years from Earth and has a diameter of roughly 60,000 light-years a little mor... view image |
ssc2019-12a 07.02.19 NASA's Great Observatories Probe New Class of ExoplanetThis artist's illustration shows the theoretical internal structure of the exoplanet GJ 3470 b. It is unlike any plan... 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 |
ssc2019-11d 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 |
ssc2019-11b 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 |
ssc2019-09a 06.04.19 Spitzer Final Voyage PosterA poster celebrating Spitzer Final Voyage. On January 30th 2020, NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope will complete its mis... 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 |
ssc2019-08a 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 |
ssc2019-08d 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 |
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