11.04.09 Unsettled Youth: Spitzer Observes a Chaotic Planetary SystemBefore our planets found their way to the stable orbits they circle in today, they wiggled and jostled about like unsettled... |
10.30.09 Spitzer Space Telescope Mission StatusOn Friday, Oct. 23, engineers with NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope successfully swapped the spacecraft from the main nitrogen... |
10.23.09 Universal OriginsFour hundred years ago when Galileo turned his tiny telescope to the night sky our view of the Universe changed forever... |
10.20.09 Astronomers Do It Again: Find Organic Molecules Around Gas PlanetPeering far beyond our solar system, NASA researchers have detected the basic chemistry for life in a second hot gas planet... |
10.12.09 2009 Podcast Awards NominationsIf you enjoy Spitzer's podcasts & videos, please consider nominating us for a 2009 Podcast Award! Nominations are accepted... |
09.01.09 Station FireSmoke and flames from the Station Fire are visible from the Spitzer Science Center, located on the campus of the California... |
07.27.09 Warmed Up and Ready to GoNASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has put its infrared eyes back on the sky to observe the cold and dusty universe. |
07.10.09 Spitzer Status UpdateTesting and characterization activities continue for NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope warm mission, a process that began... |
06.29.09 Frank Low, Pioneer of Infrared Astronomy, 1933-2009On June 11th, Dr. Frank Low, one of the people responsible for the rise of infrared astronomy, died in Tucson. He was... |
06.23.09 Spitzer Status UpdateEngineers and scientists are continuing with testing and characterization activities for the NASA Spitzer Space Telescope... |
06.09.09 Spitzer Status UpdateCharacterization activities for NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope continue, a process that began after its cryogen ran out... |
05.28.09 Spitzer Status UpdateCharacterization activities for NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope continue, a process that began after its cryogen ran out... |
05.05.09 If Spitzer Could Talk: An Interview with NASA's Coolest Space TelescopeNASA's Spitzer Space Telescope is about to use its last drop of the coolant that has chilled it for the past five-and... |
04.30.09 Streams of Stars Provide "Missing Link" in the Evolution of Galaxy DisksUsing NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, an international team of astronomers has discovered streams of young stars flowing... |
04.20.09 Rocky Planets Around 'Dead' StarsUsing the infrared detectors on NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, a team of researchers based in the U.K. and in the United... |
03.12.09 Galactic Dust Bunnies Found to Contain Carbon After AllUsing NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, researchers have found evidence suggesting that stars rich in carbon complex molecules... |
12.24.08 New Image Shows the Power of Visual RemixThe same way a visible-light photographer can choose to shoot black and white instead of color, astronomers using NASA... |
12.16.08 Planets Living on the EdgeSome stars have it tough when it comes to raising planets. A new image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows one unlucky... |
12.03.08 Vivid View of Tycho's Supernova RemnantThis composite image of the Tycho supernova remnant combines infrared and X-ray observations obtained with NASA's Spitzer... |
10.07.08 Artists and Astronomers 'Observe' the Universe TogetherOur current view of the universe, to quote Albert Einstein, is "not weirder than we do imagine, but weirder than we can... |
Latest Videos
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October 26 Behind the Scenes: When Galaxies Collide |
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October 26 Behind the Scenes: When Galaxies Collide (HD) |
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October 7 Saturn Family Tour |
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September 29 Baby Stars Found Jumbled In Galactic Center |
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October 27 Showcase: Cooking Up Cometary Crystals (HD) |
Latest Images
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November 23 Dusty Beginnings of a Star |
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November 23 Twin Brown Dwarfs Wrapped in a Blanket |
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November 10 Great Observatories' Unique Views of the Milky Way |
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November 4 A Picture of Unsettled Planetary Youth |
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October 20 Exotic Atmospheres |
