10 stunning cosmic images captured by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope

This image shows four massive stars at the center of the Orion constellation, known as the "Trapezium." They appear as a yellow smudge near the middle of the picture.

This composite image combines data from three of NASA's Great Observatories: Chandra's X-ray data in light blue, Hubble's optical images in green and dark blue, and Spitzer's infrared image in red.

This infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows a "snake" (upper left) and its surrounding stormy environment.

This concept shows a Jupiter-like planet with one side always cold and dark, and the other side always blistering under its star's heat. NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope discovered this using its infrared sensors.

This vivid image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope captures the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way.

The upper left displays a mosaic offering a bird's-eye view of the field where the distant clusters were discovered. It covers an area of the sky 40 times larger than the full moon appears from Earth.

This composite image contrasts the infrared and visible views of the Orion Nebula and its surrounding cloud, a busy star-forming region located near the hunter constellation's sword.

This colorful image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope showcases the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way.

This image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope reveals the remnants of the exploded star Cassiopeia A, with its original layering largely preserved.