In this spectacular image, observations using infrared light and X-ray light see through the obscuring dust and reveal the intense activity near the galactic core.
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NASA's Great Observatories Celebrate International Year of Astronomy
11.10.09 -- A never-before-seen view of the turbulent heart of our Milky Way galaxy is being unveiled by NASA today. This event will commemorate the 400 years since Galileo first turned his telescope to the heavens in 1609.
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NASA's Great Observatories Examine the Galactic Center ...
NASA's Great Observatories Present Unique Views of the ...
In celebration of the International Year of Astronomy 2009, NASA's Great Observatories -- the Hubble Space Telescope, the Spitzer Space Telescope, and the Chandra X-ray Observatory -- have produced a ...
A Picture of Unsettled Planetary Youth
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope captured this infrared image of a giant halo of very fine dust around the young star HR 8799, located 129 light-years away in the constellation Pegasus.
Mission Features
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Spitzer Sees Cosmos Through 'Warm' Infrared Eyes
08.05.09 - NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope is starting a second career and taking its first shots of the cosmos since warming up.
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Warmed Up and Ready to Go
07.27.09 - NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has put its infrared eyes back on the sky to observe the cold and dusty universe.
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Silicate Crystal Formation in the Disk of an Erupting Star
This artist's animation illustrates how silicate crystals like those found in comets can be created by an outburst from a growing star.
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Spitzer at Caltech
Visit the home page of the Spitzer Space Telescope at Caltech for complete mission coverage, educational materials, Spitzer en Español, and detailed scientific and technical information.
Multimedia Gallery
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Slide Show: Dazzling Universe
A new slide show features a few gems from the cosmos, including sparkling clusters of baby stars and the shimmery demise of a dying star.