Spitzer Space Telescope
Spitzer Mission Extension Not Approved In NASA Senior Review; Officials Say Budget Rewrite Possible
"Constrained budget conditions" have prompted NASA to not approve a funding extension for the 11-year-old Spitzer Space Telescope after fiscal…
Three NASA Telescopes Begin Hunt For Earliest Galaxies
Talk about turning back time. Three NASA observatories -- the Hubble Space Telescope, the Chandra X-Ray Observatory and the Spitzer…
Found! Distant Galaxy Spotted Just 650 Million Years After Big Bang
Peering deep into the universe with the Hubble Space Telescope, a team of researchers have found an extremely distant galaxy.…
Greedy Galaxies Gobbled Gas, Stalling Star Formation Billions Of Years Ago
Like millionaires that burn through their cash too quickly, astronomers have found one factor behind why compact elliptical galaxies stopped…
Space Telescopes Look Back 13.2 Billion Years and See Surprisingly Luminous Galaxies
What was the Universe like more than 13 billion years ago, just 500 million years after the big bang? New…
Supersonic Starbirth Bubble Glows In Image From Two Telescopes
Talk about birth in the fast lane. Fresh observations of HH 46/47 -- an area well-known for hosting a baby star…
Weekly Space Hangout – September 27, 2013: Buran, Comet ISON, Water on Mars
Is it Friday already? Then it's time for another Weekly Space Hangout. Join a team of dedicated space journalists to…
How Spitzer’s Focus Changed To Strange New Worlds
After 10 years in space -- looking at so many galaxies and stars and other astronomy features -- the Spitzer…
Distant Star Goes Disco
A disco inferno in space? Astronomers have been keeping an eye on an unusual star that unleashes a burst of…
Combining Light to Reveal Monster Black Holes
NGC 3627 glows in the combined light of Hubble, Chandra, Spitzer and the Very Large Telescope in this image. Astronomers…