News articles tagged with 'Spitzer'
Cosmology standard candle not so standard after all
— 18 Jan 2011 16:14 | AstronomyAstronomers have turned up the first direct proof that 'standard candles' used to illuminate the size of the universe, termed Cepheids, shrink in mass, making them not quite as standard…
NASA's Spitzer reveals first carbon-rich planet
— 9 Dec 2010 17:12 | HealthAstronomers have discovered that a huge, searing-hot planet orbiting another star is loaded with an unusual amount of carbon. The planet, a gas giant named WASP-12b, is the first carbon-rich…
Astronomers find weird, warm spot on an exoplanet
— 22 Oct 2010 19:32 | AstronomyObservations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope reveal a distant planet with a warm spot in the wrong place. The gas-giant planet, named upsilon Andromedae b, orbits tightly around…
Spitzer finds a flavourful mix of asteroids
— 3 Sep 2010 11:01 | AstronomyNew research from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope reveals that asteroids somewhat near Earth, termed near-Earth objects, are a mixed bunch, with a surprisingly wide array of compositions.…
Space telescope's new survey of outer galaxy helps Iowa State astronomers study stars
— 30 Aug 2010 08:42 | AstronomyThe Spitzer Space Telescope is now taking aim at the outer reaches of the Milky Way and helping two Iowa State University astronomers advance their star studies…
NASA telescope finds elusive buckyballs in space for first time
— 23 Jul 2010 09:35 | AstronomyAstronomers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have discovered carbon molecules, known as 'buckyballs,' in space for the first time. Buckyballs are soccer-ball-shaped molecules that…
Meet the titans: Dust disk found around massive star
— 15 Jul 2010 15:10 | AstronomyA new discovery has the potential to answer the long-standing question of how massive stars are born - and hints at the possibility that planets could form around the galaxy's biggest…
Newborn stars discovered in dark cosmic cloud
— 8 Jul 2010 07:57 | AstronomyA wave of massive star formation appears poised to begin within a mysterious, dark cloud in the Milky Way. NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has revealed a secluded birthplace for stars…
Ancient city of galaxies looks surprisingly modern
— 12 May 2010 12:43 | AstronomyAstronomers are a bit like archeologists as they dig back through space and time searching for remnants of the early universe. In a recent deep excavation, courtesy of NASA's Spitzer…
University of Arizona astronomers discover most primitive supermassive black holes known
— 19 Mar 2010 13:09 | AstronomyAstronomers have come across what appear to be two of the earliest and most primitive supermassive black holes known. The discovery, based largely on observations from NASA's Spitzer…