Find us on: Home Images Video & Audio News Explore The Mission Days since launch: 4056 Kilometers from earth: 193,020,252 More about The Mission Check Current Status Featured Images 03-06-2014 Loops of Gas and Dust Rise from Planetary Disks 02-20-2014 The Shocking Behavior of a Speedy Star 11-14-2013 Two Galaxies Masquerading as One 08-22-2013 The Tortured Clouds of Eta Carinae 05-24-2013 Infrared Iris 05-16-2013 Galactic Wheels within Wheels 03-19-2013 Infant Stars Peek Out from Dusty Cradles 12-14-2012 Revealing Hidden Black Holes 09.09.14 Spitzer's SPLASH Project Dives Deep for Galaxies News 1 2 3 Featured Image Interactive Spitzer Video Showcase Tweet Astronomers "fishing" for galaxies turn up surprisingly massive catch. In one of the longest surveys the telescope will have ever performed, astronomers have begun a three-month expedition trawling for faint galaxies billions of light-years away. Continue reading + view story imagery Spitzer Team Blog AAS 2014 - My Time in the NITARP Program Comes to an End... 06.30.14 Posted by Danielle Miller Tweet If you've been following my blog, you know I was lucky enough to be part of the NASA/IPAC Teacher Archive Research Program, or NITARP. It was an amazing year and the program wrapped up with a trip to the American Astronomical Society meeting with two of my students in January. Continue reading All blog posts Related Sites Learn About Infrared Cool Cosmos Explore Astronomical Images AstroPix: Share the Universe Infrared Science Resources For Researchers: Spitzer Science Center Infrared Processing & Analysis Center Sites En Espanol Sitio de Spitzer en Espanol Recent News September 24 NASA Telescopes Find Clear Skies and Water Vapor on Exoplanet September 9 Spitzer's SPLASH Project Dives Deep for Galaxies August 28 NASA's Spitzer Telescope Witnesses Asteroid Smashup August 27 NASA Telescopes Uncover Early Construction of Giant Galaxy August 7 Spitzer Telescope Honored by Aerospace Society July 23 The Most Precise Measurement of an Alien World's Size Feedback • Mailing List • Privacy Policy • Image Use Policy • Credits • Legacy Site 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.