Spitzer
Crystal Rain Cradles Infant Star
[/caption] Thanks to the infrared eye of the Spitzer Space Telescope, researchers have captured evidence of "crystal rain" collapsing around…
Spitzer Captures a Pink Sunflower in Space
[/caption] Looking out my own window this morning provides a gloomy overcast view, so this new image from the Spitzer…
Spitzer’s Stunning New View of the North American Nebula
[/caption] In visible light, the North American nebula resembles its namesake continent. But looking at it in the infrared spectrum,…
M33’s “Object-X”
Often times, objects that are unremarkable in one portion of the spectra, can often be vivid in others. In M33,…
The Zooniverse is Expanding: The Milky Way Project Begins Today
[/caption] From the folks that brought you the addictive citizen science projects Galaxy Zoo and Moon Zoo (among others), comes…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 208: The Spitzer Space Telescope
Last week we talked about Lyman Spitzer, and this week we’ll take a look at the orbiting observatory that bears…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 207: Lyman Spitzer
Time for another action-packed double episode of Astronomy Cast. This week we focus on the Lyman Spitzer, a theoretical physicist…
Buckyballs Could Be Plentiful in the Universe
[/caption] Earlier this year, astronomers using the Spitzer Space Telescope announced they had found – for the first time --…
The Strange Warm Spot of upsilon Andromedae b
[/caption] If you set a big black rock outside in the Sun for a few hours, then go and touch…