Spitzer

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…

12 years ago

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…

12 years ago

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…

12 years ago

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…

13 years ago

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.…

13 years ago

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…

13 years ago

Would Life Form Differently Around Cool Stars?

[/caption] "Life as we know it" seems to be the common caveat in our search for other living things in…

13 years ago

New Image Reveals M33 is Bigger Than Thought (and it’s Headed Our Way)

[/caption]                     NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has captured this new image…

13 years ago

The Two Shall Become One (Galaxy, that is)

[/caption] An imminent collision of biblical proportions has been captured by the Hubble and Spitzer Space Telescopes. The image here…

13 years ago

Stars at Milky Way Core ‘Exhale’ Carbon, Oxygen

[/caption] Carbon and oxygen have been spotted in the dust around stars in the center of the Milky Way galaxy, suggesting that…

13 years ago