Milky Way Center: Spitzer View Size:L - 70 x 50cm hydrocarbon-rich dust

hydrocarbon-rich dust

Who's been told they're not enough

Witness the violent beauty of star birth in our galaxy’s closest stellar nursery

This is the kind of image ground-based astrophotographers spend years trying to achieve

Earth appears as a mere speck of light

Milky Way Center: Spitzer View Size:L - 70 x 50cm hydrocarbon-rich dustMilky Way Center by Spitzer Space Telescope Peer into the invisible realm of our cosmic home with this extraordinary infrared masterpiece from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. What lies hidden from human eyes is now revealed in stunning detail, offering you a window into the very soul of the Milky Way. A Cosmic Tapestry of Light and Shadow This dazzling infrared image showcases hundreds of thousands of stars crowded into the swirling core of our spiral