Articles tagged with "Spitzer"

Spitzer Space Telescope discovers Youngest Brown Dwarf

NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope has contributed to the discovery of the youngest brown dwarf ever observed. Spitzer’s longer-wavelength infrared camera penetrated the dusty natal cloud to observe a baby brown dwarf named SSTB213 J041757. The data, confirmed with near-infrared imaging from Calar Alto Observatory in Spain, revealed not one but two of what would potentially [...]

Written by Assam News · Category: Science

NASA Telescope Discovers Largest Saturn Ring

(Assams.Info) – US space agency NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope has discovered an enormous ring around Saturn, which is by far the largest of the giant planet’s many rings. The new belt lies at the far reaches of the Saturnian system, with an orbit tilted 27 degrees from the main ring plane. The bulk of its [...]

Written by runjun · Category: Science