Space is full of weird but wonderful things, from unusual rocks on Mars that don’t actually belong there to hidden structures ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Tune in July 7 at 8 pm ET to explore the legacy of the Spitzer Space Telescope and how it sets the stage for the future. The Spitzer Space ...

Dr. Giovanni Fazio, from the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory discusses the Spitzer Space Telescope. Launched on 25 August 2003, the telescope is producing an exciting new view of the Universe ...

NASA is pulling the plug on one of its great observatories -- the Spitzer Space Telescope -- after 16 years of scanning the universe with infrared eyes. The end comes Thursday when ground controllers ...

Astronomers have discovered that the iconic Pleiades cluster, long admired as the “Seven Sisters,” is only a small part of a ...

The infrared-light image captured by the JWST's MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument) reveals the galaxy in a totally different way ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has snapped a remarkably detailed image of a nearby dwarf galaxy. The near-infrared view reveals the deepest glimpse yet into a stellar panorama that could offer ...

Oh NASA, your nerdy space musicals delight me so. This five-minute ditty features a NASA scientist who explains the infrared technology of the Spitzer Space Telescope and its difference from other ...