Spitzer Space Telescope

Spitzer Site
Images, news, and information about the Spitzer mission can be found here.

Spitzer en Español
Ofrece en Español la información sobre la misión de Spitzer, antecedentes científicos, un tutorial sobre astronomía de rayos infrarrojos y otras actividades educacionales.

Astronomers' Site
The Spitzer Science Center is the source for information on observation planning, proposal submission, observer support, and data archives and analysis.

Infrared Processing and Analysis Center
A site for scientists, with links to all IPAC's missions, archives, and services.

Education and Public Outreach
Learn more about infrared light, astronomy, and the world around us. Spectacular images, fun games, resources for educators, and more!

Latest News: Spitzer Captures Stellar Coming of Age in Our Galaxy

More than 800,000 snapshots from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have been stitched together to create a new "coming of age" portrait of stars in our inner Milky Way galaxy. more...
Also, view high-resolution zoomable images...

Now on Cool Cosmos: See the Infrared Zoo Ever wonder what a dog looks like in the infrared? How about a tiger or a gecko? Now you can find out by visiting the Infrared Zoo on Cool Cosmos, Spitzer's Education and Public Outreach website. more...

Astronomers: Cycle-5 Call for Proposals Closed

The Cycle-5 Call for Proposals is now closed. Proposal submission statistics are available here.

What's Happening: Stellar Lightweight Causes a Mysteriously Massive Explosion

When amateur astronomer Ron Arbour spotted an enormous explosion from 17 million light-years away in the Fireworks Galaxy (NGC 6946), many professional scientists believed that it was the final death throes of a massive dying star. However, observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope unexpectedly showed that a relatively lightweight star was the source of this spectacular blast. more...

Press Release: Two of the Milky Way's Spiral Arms Go Missing

New images from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope are shedding light on the true structure of the Milky Way, revealing that it has just two major arms of stars instead of the four it was previously thought to possess. more...
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The Spitzer Space Telescope is a NASA mission managed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. This website is maintained by the Spitzer Science Center, located on the campus of the California Institute of Technology and part of NASA's Infrared Processing and Analysis Center.