Spitzer
Great Observatories Combine for Stunning Look at Milky Way
All we can say is, "Wow!" In celebration of the International Year of Astronomy 2009, NASA's Great Observatories — the…
Multi-Planet System is Chaotic, Dusty
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope captured this infrared image of a giant halo of very fine dust around the young star…
Spitzer Watches Planet-Forming Disk Change Quickly
[/caption] Something strange is going on around a young star called LRLL 31. Astronomers have witnessed a swirling disk of…
Trigger-Happy Star Formation in Cepheus B
[/caption] Combining data from the Chandra X-Ray Observatory and the Spitizer Space Telescope allowed astronomers to create this gorgeous new…
Spitzer Finds Evidence of Violent Planetary Collision
One of the main theories of how our Moon formed involves a violent cosmic collision between two planets. Astronomers have…
Spitzer Changes Its Glasses, Sees Cotton Candy
[/caption] The Spitzer Space Telescope has run out of the liquid helium that kept its optics cool -- but the…
Spitzer Finds a Cyclops Galaxy!
[/caption] Imagine peering through your telescope and having a wild creature with one Cyclops-like eye looking back at you! NASA's…
The Spitzer Space Telescope Speaks Its Mind
[/caption] The Spitzer Space Telescope is close to running out of coolant. Around May 12, the telescope will use up…
Why Are Galaxies Smooth? Star Streams
[/caption] Look at the disk of any large spiral galaxy, and outwardly it appears smooth, with stars evenly distributed throughout.…
Ancient Solar Systems Found Around Dead Stars
[/caption] Were there once habitable planets long ago around stars that are now dead? A team of astronomers have found…