Sharpless 29 Wall Art Size:Large (24 x 24) Spitzer's primary mission lasted five-and-a-half

Spitzer's primary mission lasted five-and-a-half years and ended when it ran out of the liquid helium coolant necessary to operate two of its three instruments

a small nearby galaxy that orbits our galaxy

The observations of NGC 1898 will help to determine whether their properties are similar to the ones found in the Milky Way

with heavier stars “burning” at higher temperatures

Sharpless 29 Wall Art Size:Large (24 x 24) Spitzer's primary mission lasted five-and-a-halfThe OmegaCAM imager on ESOs VLT Survey Telescope has captured this glittering view of the stellar nursery called Sharpless 29. Many astronomical phenomena can be seen in this giant image, including cosmic dust and gas clouds that reflect, absorb, and re emit the light of hot young stars within the nebula. Credit: ESO