Today, NASA announced its plans to “resurrect” the Spitzer Space Telescope. Launched in 2003, the Spitzer Space Telescope has provided us with unprecedented access to the infrared universe. Over its 15 years of operation, Spitzer has made groundbreaking discoveries, including the first observations of an exoplanet atmosphere and the first infrared light images of a comet entering the inner solar system. Now, with new funding from NASA, the mission will be extended to 2023, with the telescope continuing to make new discoveries about the universe. With the extended mission, astronomers will be able to observe the infrared universe in unprecedented detail, allowing us to uncover new mysteries about our universe.

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source: Phys.org