The Spitzer Space
Telescope ceased
operations in January,
but not before giving
scientists keen insight
into star birth,
exoplanets, and the
shape of our galaxy.
BY RICHARD TALCOTT
A Delta II rocket
blasts off from
Cape Canaveral
on August 25,- The rocket
delivered the
Spitzer Space
Telescope into a
Sun-centered orbit
that trails Earth
and slowly drifts
away from our
planet. NASA