News Archive / Tagged: Spitzer Space Telescope

• NASA broadcast celebrates Spitzer telescope’s accomplishments

  Laurel KornfeldJanuary 24th, 2020

  In a live broadcast on Wednesday, January 22, NASA celebrated 16 years of incredible accomplishments by the Spitzer Space Telescope, one of its four "Great Observatories" in space.

• Spitzer telescope to be decommissioned after 16 years

  Laurel KornfeldJanuary 20th, 2020

  NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, which has studied the universe in infrared light since its launch in August of 2003, will be decommissioned on Thursday, January 30, 2020.

• Spitzer and Hubble identify atmospheric composition of “sub-Neptune” exoplanet

  Laurel KornfeldJuly 6th, 2019

  Scientists have identified the atmospheric composition of an exoplanet larger than Earth but smaller than Neptune by studying it with both the Spitzer and Hubble space telescopes.

• NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope mission nears end

  Jim SharkeyJune 17th, 2019

  While criticism of NASA's efforts frequently focuses on cost overruns or delays, what is sometimes missed is that many missions have far exceeded how long program managers had believed they would be operating. The Spitzer Space Telescope is one such mission, but like all good things, it too is nearing the end.

• Spitzer mosaic depicts family of stars

  Laurel KornfeldJune 7th, 2019

  A brightly colored mosaic of nebulae in the constellation Cepheus captured by the Spitzer Space Telescope depicts a family of stars ranging from new to old.

• Study shows ancient galaxies brighter than previously thought

  Laurel KornfeldMay 11th, 2019

  The universe's earliest galaxies, which formed less than one billion years after the Big Bang, may have been significantly brighter than previously thought.

• Scientists studying role galactic collisions have in star formation

  Laurel KornfeldMarch 2nd, 2019

  Scientists working on a survey over the last 10 years are trying to understand why some galactic mergers trigger star formation while others shut it down.

• Birthing place of stars captured in recent Spitzer Space Telescope imagery

  Laurel KornfeldOctober 25th, 2018

  NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope - has taken a peek into a nursery for stars.

• Our SpaceFlight Heritage: Spitzer telescope’s top 15 discoveries

  Laurel KornfeldAugust 27th, 2018

  To celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Spitzer Space Telescope's operations in space, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), which manages the mission, issued a statement highlighting the infrared observatory's top 15 discoveries.

• NASA video simulation takes viewers on a journey through the Orion Nebula

  Laurel KornfeldJanuary 14th, 2018

  A new 3D video simulation that uses images taken by both the Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes takes viewers on a stunning simulated journey within the Orion Nebula.

• Hot super-Earth, 55 Cancri e, found to have an atmosphere

  Laurel KornfeldNovember 27th, 2017

  Scientists analyzing data collected by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have discovered that a hot super-Earth, which might have flowing lava on its surface, likely has an atmosphere.

• TRAPPIST-1 could be twice the age of the Solar System

  Laurel KornfeldAugust 13th, 2017

  The red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1 and its seven known planets have been around far longer than the Solar System, according to a new study by scientists who have estimated the system's age.

• Spitzer discovers star system with seven orbiting Earth-sized planets

  Laurel KornfeldFebruary 23rd, 2017

  A star system, approximately 40 light-years from Earth, with seven Earth-sized planets, including three in the habitable zone, has been discovered by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.

• Elusive brown dwarf spotted by two NASA space telescopes

  Laurel KornfeldNovember 13th, 2016

  Using the technique known as gravitational microlensing, NASA's Swift and Spitzer space telescopes have separately observed a brown dwarf that may be orbiting its host star in a location where few such objects have been found.

• Spitzer Space Telescope enters ‘Beyond’ phase

  Jason RhianAugust 28th, 2016

  Like so many of NASA's successful missions, the Spitzer Space Telescope's mission is being extended – into its "Beyond" phase. NASA announced the extension via a release on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016. The space-based observatory will now enter a planned two-and-a-half-year mission extension.