<p>NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope captured the infrared glow of IC 417, a nebula about 10,000 light-years away. The space cloud is often called a cosmic spider, as it seems to be hunting its small neighbor NGC 1931.</p>
Tangled Web
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope captured the infrared glow of IC 417, a nebula about 10,000 light-years away. The space cloud is often called a cosmic spider, as it seems to be hunting its small neighbor NGC 1931.
- Week's Best Space Pictures
Week's Best Space Pictures: A Cosmic Spider Creeps Into View
Plus a supersonic fighter jet zooms past the sun, and a major city glitters from space.
Feed your need for heavenly views of the universe with our pick of the most awe-inspiring space pictures.
This week, Venus's clouds cast striking shadows, a Martian crater shows off its multicolored deposits, and a supersonic jet screams past the sun.
