When NASA launched its Spitzer Space Telescope in 2003 it was hopeful that the spacecraft would spend up to five full years capturing gorgeous images of the cosmos.

NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope has proven to be one of the most powerful tools in the agency’s arsenal for over a decade and a half, … ...

Pictures of the year 2010: space. Hubble, Chandra and Spitzer telescope images.

Spitzer’s hot topics. By Phil Plait. Aug 05, 2009 2:28 PM. Tweet Share Share Comment ... But when NASA’s missions are old and having trouble, they produce images like this: ...

I’m seeing so many amazingly beautiful galaxy pictures that I just have to share them. ... The combined power of Hubble and Spitzer create this incredible picture of the Whirlpool Galaxy, M51.

The Spitzer Telescope launched 16 years ago, in August 2003. To celebrate its sweet sixteen, NASA has shared 16 of the most beautiful space images captured by this infrared telescope. Here you can ...