This image from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope shows the Perseus Molecular Cloud, a massive collection…
Browsing: Spitzer Space Telescope
The Spitzer Space Telescope was a pioneering observatory launched by NASA in 2003 to explore the universe in infrared light. By detecting heat emissions rather than visible light, Spitzer unveiled hidden structures in galaxies, revealed the birthplaces of stars and planets, and provided new views of distant exoplanets and cosmic dust. Operating far beyond the capabilities of ground-based telescopes, it offered critical insights into phenomena that are otherwise obscured by interstellar clouds. Even after its mission ended in 2020, Spitzer’s discoveries continue to shape our understanding of the cosmos and inform new generations of astronomical research.
A carved-out cloud of gas and dust looks like a celestial jack-o’-lantern in this image…
This infrared image from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope shows a cloud of gas and dust…
NASA launched its Spitzer Space Telescope into orbit around the Sun on August 25, 2003.…
A new study using data from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope provides a rare glimpse of…
This image from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope might look like a lightsaber floating in space,…
Two NASA space telescopes have teamed up to identify, for the first time, the detailed…
In this large celestial mosaic taken by NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope, there’s a lot to…
NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope has revealed that some of the universe’s earliest galaxies were brighter…
Stars form from the gas and dust in molecular clouds via a series of complex…
Brown dwarfs are stars less massive than the sun and unable to burn hydrogen. They…
Three images from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope show pairs of galaxies on the cusp of…
We are all, quite literally, made of stardust. Many of the chemicals that compose our…
This image from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope shows the Cat’s Paw Nebula, so named for…
Stars frequently form in crowded environments. By combining the resources of multi-wavelength missions like Chandra…
NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope has spent 15 years in space. In honor of this anniversary,…
Initially scheduled for a minimum 2.5-year primary mission, NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope has gone far…
GW170817 is the name given to a gravitational wave signal seen by the LIGO and…