Spitzer Space Telescope

Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory
Spitzer Space Telescope
Stars
This Oct. 4, 2017, illustration shows a hypothetical uneven ring of dust orbiting KIC 8462852, also known as Boyajian’s Star or Tabby’s Star. The star has experienced unusual dips in brightness over a matter of days, as well as much subtler but longer-term dimming trends.
Posted November 21, 2024
Chandra X-Ray Observatory
Marshall Astrophysics
Marshall Space Flight Center
Spitzer Space Telescope
Star Clusters
Stars
Most stars form in collections, called clusters or associations, that include very massive stars. These giant stars send out large amounts of high-energy radiation, which can disrupt relatively fragile disks of dust and gas that are in the process of coalescing to form new planets. A team of astronomers used NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, in […]
Posted October 28, 2024
Astrophysics
Chandra X-Ray Observatory
For Educators
Hubble Space Telescope
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Nebulae
Science Activation
Spitzer Space Telescope
NASA’s Universe of Learning – a partnership among the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), Caltech/IPAC, the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian, and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and part of the NASA Science Activation program portfolio – recently released a new 3D visualization of the towering clouds of cosmic dust and gas a
Posted August 5, 2024
Andromeda Galaxy
Black Holes
Spitzer Space Telescope
Supermassive Black Holes
This image, released on May 9, 2024, from NASA’s retired Spitzer Space Telescope shows streams of dust flowing toward the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Andromeda Galaxy. These dust streams can help explain how black holes billions of times the mass of our Sun can satiate their big appetites but remain “quiet” […]
Posted May 9, 2024
General
Andromeda Galaxy
Galaxies
Galaxies, Stars, & Black Holes
Spitzer Space Telescope
The Milky Way
The Universe
Data from NASA’s retired Spitzer Space Telescope has given scientists new insights into why some supermassive black holes shine differently than others. In images from NASA’s retired Spitzer Space Telescope, streams of dust thousands of light-years long flow toward the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Andromeda galaxy.
Posted May 9, 2024
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
Galaxies
Galaxies, Stars, & Black Holes
Goddard Space Flight Center
Hubble Space Telescope
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Missions
Spitzer Space Telescope
Stars
The Milky Way
The Universe
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team has announced plans for an unprecedented survey of the plane of our Milky Way galaxy. It will peer deeper into this region than any other survey, mapping more of our galaxy’s stars than all previous observations combined. “There’s a really broad range of science we can explore with […]
Posted March 12, 2024
Astrophysics
Chandra X-Ray Observatory
Hubble Space Telescope
Marshall Space Flight Center
Pulsars
Spitzer Space Telescope
Supernovae
The Universe
A colorful, festive image shows different types of light containing the remains of not one, but at least two, exploded stars. This supernova remnant is known as 30 Doradus B (30 Dor B for short) and is part of a larger region of space where stars have been continuously forming for the past 8 to […]
Posted January 3, 2024
The Universe
Astrophysics
Astrophysics Division
Electromagnetic Spectrum
Exoplanet Science
Galaxies
Herschel Space Observatory
Infrared Space Observatory (ISO)
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
Nebulae
SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy) / 747-SP
SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe and Ices Explorer)
Spitzer Space Telescope
Stars
WISE (Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer)
The Webb telescope has opened a new window onto the universe, but it builds on missions going back 40 years, including Spitzer and the Infrared Astronomical Satellite. On Dec. 25, NASA will celebrate the two-year launch anniversary of the James Webb Space Telescope – the largest and most powerful space observatory in history. The clarity […]
Posted December 22, 2023
Chandra X-Ray Observatory
Hubble Space Telescope
Marshall Space Flight Center
Neutron Stars
Pulsars
Spitzer Space Telescope
The Universe
A group of dead stars known as “spider pulsars” are obliterating companion stars within their reach. Data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory of the globular cluster Omega Centauri is helping astronomers understand how these spider pulsars prey on their stellar companions.
Posted November 30, 2023
Sign up for our newsletter:

Categories

11
4
10
31
1
2
6
21
7
1
5
17
1
4
1
145
158
12
3
1
27
1
2
2
15
1
185
2
6
10
1
65
34
1
16
1
1
1
3
6
103
293
1
4
9
40
1
227
2
1
1
38
Io
3
530
10
2
3
4
6
1
1
1
2
1
2
4
3
5
3
1

Recent Posts

Newsletter Archive