Spitzer Space Telescope Stories

NASA-JAXA’s XRISM Telescope Clocks Hot Wind of Galaxy M82
5 min read
For the first time, astronomers have directly measured the speed of superheated gas billowing from a cauldron of stellar activity at the heart of M82.
Article

AstroViz: Iconic Pillars of Creation Star in NASA’s New 3D Visualization
4 min read
NASA’s Universe of Learning – a partnership among the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), Caltech/IPAC, the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian, and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and part of the NASA Science Activation program portfolio – recently released…
Article

NASA Images Help Explain Eating Habits of Massive Black Hole
4 min read
Data from NASA’s retired Spitzer Space Telescope has given scientists new insights into why some supermassive black holes shine differently than others. In images from NASA’s retired Spitzer Space Telescope, streams of dust thousands of light-years long flow toward the…
Article


