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NASA Images Help Explain Eating Habits of Massive Black Hole

Spitzer • News Release • May 9th, 2024

In images from NASA's retired Spitzer Space Telescope, streams of dust thousands of light-years long flow toward the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Andromeda galaxy. It turns out these streams can help explain how black holes billions of times the mass of our Sun satiate their big...

Observers measure how Andromeda’s central black hole is fed

Spitzer • From Partners • January 15th, 2024

A team of scientists led by the Observatory of Munich University and the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias have obtained direct visualization of the process of feeding the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Andromeda galaxy. The study reveals the existence of long filamentary...

Webb Follows Neon Signs Toward New Thinking on Planet Formation

Spitzer • News Release • November 15th, 2023

Observations by the MIRI instrument on NASA’s Webb telescope are providing new clues about the time window when planets can form around a young star.

NASA’s Spitzer, TESS Find Potentially Volcano-Covered Earth-Size World

Spitzer • News Release • May 17th, 2023

Astronomers have discovered an Earth-size exoplanet, or world beyond our solar system, that may be carpeted with volcanoes. Called LP 791-18 d, the planet could undergo volcanic outbursts as often as Jupiter’s moon Io, the most volcanically active body in our solar system.

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Two Exoplanets May Be Mostly Water, NASA's Hubble and Spitzer Find

Spitzer • News Release • December 15th, 2022

A team led by researchers at the University of Montreal has found evidence that two exoplanets orbiting a red dwarf star are "water worlds," where water makes up a large fraction of the entire planet.

Baby Star ‘Burps’ Tell Tales of Frantic Feeding, NASA Data Shows

Spitzer • News Release • November 29th, 2022

The youngest stars often shine in bright bursts as they consume material from surrounding disks.

NASA, ESA Reveal Tale of Death, Dust in Orion Constellation

Spitzer • News Release • November 22nd, 2022

In a tale of cosmic proportions, the region is being transformed by the massive stars that live and die within it.

Discovery Alert: Ultra-hot 'Super-Earth' Could Have No Atmosphere

Spitzer • News Release • October 11th, 2022

GJ 1252 b, a rocky, terrestrial "super-Earth" discovered in 2020, has been given a closer look and astronomers have found that the exoplanet could have a very minimal atmosphere or possibly no atmosphere at all.

NASA Helps Decipher How Some Distant Planets Have Clouds of Sand

Spitzer • News Release • July 7th, 2022

A new study using archival observations by the now-retired Spitzer Space Telescope found a common trait among distant worlds where the exotic clouds form.

Neptune is cooler than we thought: Study reveals unexpected changes in atmospheric temperatures

Spitzer • From Partners • April 11th, 2022

New research led by space scientists at the University of Leicester has revealed how temperatures in Neptune’s atmosphere have unexpectedly fluctuated over the past two decades.

NASA Images Help Explain Eating Habits of Massive Black Hole

Spitzer • May 9th, 2024

In images from NASA's retired Spitzer Space Telescope, streams of dust thousands of light-years long flow toward the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Andromeda...

Observers measure how Andromeda’s central black hole is fed

Spitzer • January 15th, 2024

A team of scientists led by the Observatory of Munich University and the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias have obtained direct visualization of the process of feeding the...

Webb Follows Neon Signs Toward New Thinking on Planet Formation

Spitzer • November 15th, 2023

Observations by the MIRI instrument on NASA’s Webb telescope are providing new clues about the time window when planets can form around a young star.

NASA’s Spitzer, TESS Find Potentially Volcano-Covered Earth-Size World

Spitzer • May 17th, 2023

Astronomers have discovered an Earth-size exoplanet, or world beyond our solar system, that may be carpeted with volcanoes. Called LP 791-18 d, the planet could undergo volcanic...

Two Exoplanets May Be Mostly Water, NASA's Hubble and Spitzer Find

Spitzer • December 15th, 2022

A team led by researchers at the University of Montreal has found evidence that two exoplanets orbiting a red dwarf star are "water worlds," where water makes up a large...

Baby Star ‘Burps’ Tell Tales of Frantic Feeding, NASA Data Shows

Spitzer • November 29th, 2022

The youngest stars often shine in bright bursts as they consume material from surrounding disks.

NASA, ESA Reveal Tale of Death, Dust in Orion Constellation

Spitzer • November 22nd, 2022

In a tale of cosmic proportions, the region is being transformed by the massive stars that live and die within it.

Discovery Alert: Ultra-hot 'Super-Earth' Could Have No Atmosphere

Spitzer • October 11th, 2022

GJ 1252 b, a rocky, terrestrial "super-Earth" discovered in 2020, has been given a closer look and astronomers have found that the exoplanet could have a very minimal atmosphere...

NASA Helps Decipher How Some Distant Planets Have Clouds of Sand

Spitzer • July 7th, 2022

A new study using archival observations by the now-retired Spitzer Space Telescope found a common trait among distant worlds where the exotic clouds form.

Neptune is cooler than we thought: Study reveals unexpected changes in atmospheric temperatures

Spitzer • April 11th, 2022

New research led by space scientists at the University of Leicester has revealed how temperatures in Neptune’s atmosphere have unexpectedly fluctuated over the past two decades.