Astronomers have discovered a potential recoiling supermassive black hole (CXO J101527.2+625911). This recoiling black hole…
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.
By combining Spitzer and ground-based KMTNet microlensing observations, a team of astronomers has discovered a…
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has discovered a mysterious flash of X-rays in the Chandra Deep…
NASA has released additional Kepler data about TRAPPIST-1 – an ultra-cool dwarf star that hosts…
NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope has revealed the first known system of seven Earth-size planets around…
Using NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope, a team of astronomers has detected unusual pulsations in the…
Using NASA’s Spitzer and Swift Space Telescopes, astronomers discovered a brown dwarf when it and…
NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope has finished its Frontier Fields observations and astronomers are working to…
A new infrared image from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope may remind fans of Star Trek.…
Astronomers are using NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope to further explore Sagittarius A*. At the center…
By combining data from two telescopes collected over a 12-year interval, astronomers were able to…
Using the combined data from Chandra, Hubble, and Spitzer, atronomers have found evidence that some…
Using data from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope and four ground-based telescopes, astronomers determine the distance…
This new infrared image from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope and the Two Micron All Sky…
Using infrared light, NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope measured the extreme temperature swings of exoplanet HD…
Using archived NASA data, researchers have discovered “super spiral” galaxies that dwarf the Milky Way…
Using NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope and Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, astronomers are finding dozens of…
Using the Hubble and Spitzer Space Telescopes, astronomers have discovered Eta Carinae “twins” in other…