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ssc2021-02 01.22.21 The 7 Rocky TRAPPIST-1 Planets May Be Made of Similar StuffPrecise measurements reveal that the exoplanets have remarkably similar densities, which provides clues about their c... read more |
ssc2021-01 01.13.21 Citizen Scientists Help Create 3D Map of Cosmic NeighborhoodIs our solar system located in a typical Milky Way neighborhood? Scientists have gotten closer to answering this ques... read more |
ssc2020-18 12.16.20 Continue to Follow Spitzer as you "ExploreAstro at Caltech IPAC"NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope was officially decommissioned on January 30, 2020, but Spitzer's discoveries will cont... read more |
ssc2020-17 11.18.20 16-Year-Old Cosmic Mystery Solved, Revealing Stellar Missing LinkThe Blue Ring Nebula, which perplexed scientists for over a decade, appears to be the youngest known example of two s... read more |
partner105 10.26.20 Data reveals evidence of molecular absorption in the atmosphere of a hot NeptuneAn international team of scientists recently measured the spectrum of the atmosphere of a rare hot Neptune exoplanet,... read more |
partner104 10.12.20 3 UCF Researchers Part of Nature Astronomy Articles Chronicling Spitzer Space Telescope LegacyThe papers provide an inventory of some of the greatest discoveries of the past decade and suggest targets for the ne... read more |
ssc2020-16 09.24.20 Data Sonification: Sounds from Around the Milky WayA new project using sonification turns astronomical images from Chandra and other telescopes into sound. This allows ... read more |
ssc2020-15 09.16.20 NASA Missions Spy First Possible Planet Hugging a Stellar CinderThe violent events leading up to the death of a star would likely drive away any planets. The newly discovered Jupite... read more |
ssc2020-14 08.25.20 Where Are Stars Made? NASA's Spitzer Spies a Hot SpotThe nebula known as W51 is one of the most active star-forming regions in the Milky Way galaxy. First identified in 1... read more |
partner103 08.18.20 Citizen Scientists Discover Dozens of New Cosmic Neighbors in NASA DataUsing a NASA-designed software program, members of the public helped identify a cache of brown dwarfs – sometimes cal... read more |
partner102 08.05.20 Statistical Evidence for Temperature Inversions in Ultra-Hot JupitersThe thermal structure of hot gas giant exoplanet atmospheres is likely to be inverted for the hottest planets, a clas... read more |
ssc2020-13 06.24.20 NASA’s TESS, Spitzer Missions Discover a World Orbiting a Unique Young StarThe newly discovered planet is orbiting a star still encircled by the disk of material from which both objects formed... read more |
ssc2020-12 06.22.20 Young Giant Planet Offers Clues to Formation of Exotic WorldsJupiter-size planets orbiting close to their stars have upended ideas about how giant planets form. Finding young mem... read more |
ssc2020-11 04.28.20 Spitzer Telescope Reveals the Precise Timing of a Black Hole DanceBlack holes aren't stationary in space; in fact, they can be quite active in their movements. But because they are co... read more |
ssc2020-10 04.17.20 California Nebula Stars in Final Mosaic by NASA's SpitzerFive days before NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope ended its mission on Jan. 30, 2020, scientists used the spacecraft's ... read more |
ssc2020-09 04.09.20 In a First, NASA Measures Wind Speed on a Brown DwarfFor the first time, scientists have directly measured wind speed on a brown dwarf, an object larger than Jupiter (the... read more |
ssc2020-08 01.30.20 NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope Ends Mission of Astronomical DiscoveryAfter more than 16 years studying the universe in infrared light, revealing new wonders in our solar system, our gala... read more |
ssc2020-06 01.27.20 Tarantula Nebula Spins Web of Mystery in Spitzer ImageThe Tarantula Nebula, seen in this image by the Spitzer Space Telescope, was one of the first targets studied by the ... read more |
ssc2020-05 01.24.20 Operate a NASA Great Observatory With New VR ExperienceA new virtual reality experience lets users get a taste of what it's like to explore the cosmos with the Spitzer Spac... read more |
ssc2020-04 01.24.20 For Hottest Planet, a Major Meltdown, Study ShowsIn the scorching atmosphere of exoplanet KELT-9b, even molecules are torn to shreds. read more |
