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The Tortured Clouds of Eta Carinae 22 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
Massive stars can wreak havoc on their surroundings, as can be seen in this new view of the Carina nebula from NASAs Spitzer Space Telescope.
The Barred Sculptor Galaxy 22 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
The spectacular swirling arms and central bar of the Sculptor galaxy are revealed in this new view from NASAs Spitzer Space Telescope.
Monster in the Middle: Brightest Cluster Galaxy 1 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
This image shows two of the galaxy clusters observed by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer and Spitzer Space Telescope missions.
Dusty Hula Hoop Rings 'Blinking' Stellar Duo 31 Jul 2013 | 05:00 am
In this artist's impression, a disk of dusty material leftover from star formation girds two young stars like a hula hoop.
Spitzer Eyes Comet ISON 23 Jul 2013 | 05:00 am
These images from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope of Comet ISON were taken on June 13, when ISON was 310 million miles from the sun.
Galaxies in Hiding 5 Jun 2013 | 05:00 am
There are nearly 200 galaxies within the marked circles in this image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. These are part of the Perseus-Pisces supercluster of galaxies located 250 million light-years...
Stars Shoot Jets in Cosmic Playground 5 Jun 2013 | 05:00 am
Dozens of newborn stars sprouting jets from their dusty cocoons have been spotted in images from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. In this view showing a portion of sky near Canis Major, infrared data f...
Life and Death Intermingled 5 Jun 2013 | 05:00 am
In what may look to some like an undersea image of coral and seaweed, a new image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope is showing the birth and death of stars. In this view, infrared data from Spitzer ...
Galaxies in Hiding 5 Jun 2013 | 05:00 am
There are nearly 200 galaxies in this image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. These are part of the Perseus-Pisces supercluster of galaxies located 250 million light-years away. Normally, galaxies ...
Bubbles Within Bubbles (annotated) 5 Jun 2013 | 05:00 am
This infrared image shows a striking example of what is called a hierarchical bubble structure, in which one giant bubble, carved into the dust of space by massive stars, has triggered the formation o...
