Press Release: Spitzer Catches Star Cooking Up Comet Crystals

Scientists have long wondered how tiny silicate crystals, which need sizzling high temperatures to form, have found their way into frozen comets, born in the deep freeze of the solar system's outer edges. more...

Astronomers: Cycle-6 Call for Proposals

The Spitzer Science Center at Caltech is pleased to announce the release of the Cycle-6 Call for Proposals, soliciting research proposals for Exploration Science General Observer (GO) programs, and regular GO programs. See: http://ssc.spitzer.caltech.edu/propkit/currentcp.html.

Press Release: NASA's Spitzer Telescope Warms up to New Career

The primary mission of NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope is about to end after more than five and a half years of probing the cosmos with its keen infrared eye. more...

What's Happening: If Spitzer Could Talk: An Interview with NASA's Coolest Space Telescope

NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope is about to use its last drop of the coolant that has chilled it for the past five-and-a-half years. more...

What's Happening: Streams of Stars Provide "Missing Link" in the Evolution of Galaxy Disks

Using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, an international team of astronomers has discovered streams of young stars flowing from their natal cocoons in distant galaxies. more...

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