The first dazzling images from NASA's newly named Spitzer Space Telescope, formerly known as the Space Infrared Telescope Facility. Clockwise from lower left, the images show a glowing stellar nursery; a swirling, dusty galaxy; a disc of planet-forming debris; and organic material in the distant universe, demonstrating the power of the telescope's infrared detectors to capture cosmic features never before seen. The Spitzer Space Telescope was also officially named Thursday, Dec. 18, 2003, after the late Dr. Lyman Spitzer, Jr., one of the 20th century's most influential scientists. (AP Photo/NASA)
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