Circle of Planetary Ashes (Artist's Concept)

NGC 1316

Baby Stars Finally Found in Jumbled Galactic Center

Exoplanet is Extremely Hot and Incredibly Close (Artist's Concept)

Spitzer Reveals Stellar 'Family Tree'

Omega Centauri Looks Radiant in Infrared

Galaxy NGC 3079

Horsehead Nebula

The 'van Gogh' of the Infrared Sky

An Unusual Planetary System (Artist's Concept)

How to Map a Very Faraway Planet (animation)

Whirlpool Galaxy

Coronet: A Star-Formation Neighbor

Our Chaotic Neighbor

WISE Reveals a Hidden Star Cluster

Steamy Solar System

Centaurus A All Prettied Up in Infrared and X-Rays

Dead Star Rumbles

Barred Ring Galaxy NGC 1291

WISE Spies a Galactic Neighbor

Beyond the Veil

The Helix Nebula: Unraveling at the Seams

Stellar Work of Art

A Stellar Ripple

Cygnus-X: The Cool Swan Glowing in Flight

Astronomers Uncover One of the Youngest and Brightest Galaxies in the Early Universe

NASA's Galaxy Mission Celebrates Sixth Anniversary

Stars Can't Spin Out of Control (Artist's Animation)

Portrait of Distant Planets

Heart and Soul

Multi-Wavelength Views of Protostars in IC 1396

Sombrero Galaxy Not So Flat After All

Comet 'Bites the Dust' Around Dead Star (Artist Concept)

Protostar LRLL 54361

The Rocky World of Young Planetary Systems (Artist Concept)

Planetary Nebula NGC 7293 also Known as the Helix Nebula

Ultraviolet Ring Around the Galaxies

Journey to a Star Rich with Planets (Artist Concept)

Galaxy Messier 83

Awash in Green and Red

Where Galactic Snakes Live

Two Suns Raise Family of Planetary Bodies (Artist Animation)

A Celestial Shamrock

Not-So-Bright Bulbs (Artist Concept)

Star Formation Everywhere You Look

Backwards Spiral Galaxy

A SWIRE Picture is Worth Billions of Years

Bizarre Planetary System

Mapping the Infrared Universe: Part 1

Stars Brewing in Cygnus X

M33: A Close Neighbor Reveals its True Size and Splendor (3-color composite)