HH 49/50 is one of these impact sites. It was nicknamed the "Cosmic Tornado" due to its dramatic, swirling shape. Spitzer's ...

Discovered in the 18th century, the Helix Nebula, located about 700 light-years away in the constellation Aquarius, belongs to a class of objects called planetary nebulae. Check out these 7 ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captured the stunning image of Cartwheel Galaxy. This landscape of “mountains” and “valleys” speckled with glittering stars is actually the edge of a nearby, young, ...

The Godzilla Nebula is a cloud of gas and dust in the constellation Sagittarius that resembles the movie monster Godzilla. The image was captured by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.

Here are the top 5 images shared by NASA ... (purple), and infrared data from Spitzer (pink). Crab Nebula has been constantly observed by Chandra telescope which was launched into space in 1999.

Since its launch in August 2003, says Robert Kennicutt, an astronomer at the University of Arizona, NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope "has opened up half the universe to us." In the process ...

Cat's paw nebula: This image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows the Cat's Paw Nebula, so named for the large, round features that create the impression of a feline footprint. Webb snaps ...