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- Taken Under the ‘Wing’ of the Small Magellanic Cloud Sat, 6 Feb 21, 9:00pmFeb 5, 2021 From NASA The tip of the “wing” of the Small Magellanic Cloud galaxy is dazzling in this 2013 view from NASA’s Great Observatories...
- NASA’s TESS, Spitzer Missions Discover a World Orbiting a Unique Young Star Sat, 27 Jun 20, 3:00amFrom NASA En español For more than a decade, astronomers have searched for planets orbiting AU Microscopii, a nearby star still surrounded by a disk of debris left over from its formation...
- Galactic Pyrotechnics From 23 Million Light Years Away Wed, 1 Jan 20, 9:00pmFrom NASA Dec. 31, 2019 Galactic Pyrotechnics From 23 Million Light Years Away A galaxy about 23 million light years away is the site of impressive, ongoing fireworks. Rather than paper, powder and fire, this galactic light...
- Stellar Snowflake Cluster Tue, 24 Dec 19, 9:00pmFrom NASA Dec. 23, 2019 Newborn stars, hidden behind thick dust, are revealed in this image of a section of the so-called Christmas Tree Cluster from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope. The newly revealed infant stars appear...
- Revealing the Milky Way’s Center Sun, 13 Oct 19, 8:00pmSpitzer Space Telescope, Milky Way Galaxy, center
- An Infrared View of the M81 Galaxy Fri, 6 Sep 19, 7:00pmLocated in the northern constellation of Ursa Major, which also includes the Big Dipper, nearby galaxy Messier 81 is easily visible through binoculars or a small telescope...
- Quick, somebody slap a carbon tax on this new planet Sat, 11 Dec 10, 5:26amNASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope Reveals First Carbon-Rich Planet PASADENA, Calif. — Astronomers have discovered that a huge, searing-hot planet orbiting another star is loaded with an unusual amount of carbon....