Hidden Universe: NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope HD
This video series (in 720p hi-def) highlights discoveries from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.
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The Wise Sky (Gallery Explorer)
In December of 2009, NASA launched its latest infrared telescope, ...
In December of 2009, NASA launched its latest infrared telescope, the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer. This satellite, also known as WISE, is on a mission to map the entire sky in infrared light.
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The Many Views of the Milky Way (Gallery Explorer)
In May of 2009, the European Space Agency successfully launched ...
In May of 2009, the European Space Agency successfully launched the Herschel Space Observatory, a new eye for the infrared universe. Its 3.5 meter mirror lets us see into the far infrared spectrum with unprecedented clarity.
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The One Ring of Saturn (Showcase)
Astronomers have found One Ring to rule them all, not ...
Astronomers have found One Ring to rule them all, not in the land of Mordor, but around Saturn, the Lord of the Rings of the solar system.
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Cooking Up Cometary Crystals (Showcase)
The fading light of a flaring young star has shed ...
The fading light of a flaring young star has shed light on a puzzle involving crystals and comets.
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Orion Nebula (Gallery Explorer)
Explore the dusty secrets of the Orion Nebula through Spitzer's ...
Explore the dusty secrets of the Orion Nebula through Spitzer's infrared vision.
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A Galaxy of a Different Color (Showcase)
To commemorate this International Year of Astronomy, three of NASA's ...
To commemorate this International Year of Astronomy, three of NASA's flagship observatories have put a new spin on how we see the Pinwheel Galaxy!
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The Omega Nebula (Gallery Explorer)
The Omega Nebula, or M17, is a star-forming region in ...
The Omega Nebula, or M17, is a star-forming region in the constellation of Sagittarius and is about 6,000 light years away.
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The W5 Stellar Blast Furnace (Showcase)
It's a chaotic region, sculpted by the glare of one ...
It's a chaotic region, sculpted by the glare of one generation of massive stars that's giving rise to the next.
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The Milky Way Big Picture (Showcase)
Two and a half billion infrared pixels are exposing our ...
Two and a half billion infrared pixels are exposing our own Galaxy in this new image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope!
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Snowflake Cluster (Gallery Explorer)
A group of baby stars form a "stellar snowflake" in ...
A group of baby stars form a "stellar snowflake" in Spitzer's observations of a dusty region near the Cone Nebula.
