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ssc2018-06v1 02.22.18 Homes Away From Home? Revisiting the Seven Planets of TRAPPIST-1One year ago, astronomers announced the discovery that seven roughly Earth-sized worlds orbited around the nearby sta... watch now |
ssc2017-10v2 08.17.17 Brown Dwarf Weather AnnotatedThis artist's concept animation shows a brown dwarf with bands of clouds, thought to resemble those seen on Neptune a... watch now |
ssc2017-04v1 05.03.17 5000 Days in the Life of an Astronomy RobotMay 3rd, 2017 marks the 5,000th day of NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope mission. This video gives us a detailed look at... watch now |
feature16-13v1 08.26.16 Spitzer BeyondNASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, which launched Aug. 25, 2003, will begin an extended mission—the “Beyond” phase—on Oc... watch now |
ssc2016-01v1 03.30.16 Possible Lava World (Animation)This animation shows one possible scenario for the rocky exoplanet 55 Cancri e, nearly two times the size of Earth. N... watch now |
sig16-007v1 03.28.16 The Wild Temperature Swings of an ExoplanetThe exoplanet HD80606 b spends most of its time far from its star, but every 111 days it swings in feverishly close. ... watch now |
irastro028 12.16.15 Stampy! The Science-Loving Postage Stamp!Stampy helps a student learn about the engineering behind NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. Featuring Richard Horvitz, ... watch now |
sig15-015v1 12.10.15 Cool Star Marked by Long-Lived Storm AnimationThis animation shows a cool star, called W1906+40, marked by a raging storm near one of its poles. The storm is thoug... watch now |
ssc2015-02v1 07.30.15 NASA's Spitzer Confirms Closest Rocky ExoplanetThis animated movie zooms into the location of a newfound planet dubbed HD 219134b -- the closest confirmed rocky pla... watch now |
hiddenuniverse-040 03.20.14 Catching a GLIMPSE of the Milky WayWelcome home! This is our Milky Way galaxy as you’ve never seen it before. Ten years in the making, this is the clear... watch now |
ssc2014-02v1 03.20.14 Panning Through the Milky WayThis video shows a continually looping view of the Spitzer Space Telescope's new infrared view of our Milky Way Galaxy. watch now |
irastro027 02.12.14 Fusion vs. FissionWhen a science-mad A.I. system is installed at NASA, two hapless computer technicians learn the process behind nuclea... watch now |
hiddenuniverse-039 08.23.13 10 Years of InnovationOn August 25, 2003, NASA launched the Spitzer Space Telescope to reveal secrets of the infrared universe. watch now |
irastro026 07.16.13 Ask an Astronomy Brain ParasiteDeep inside an astronomer's head, a parasite (voiced by Alan Tudyk) taps into his brain to learn about...science! Spe... watch now |
irastro025 02.26.13 Robot Astronomy Talk Show In Progress: The Mass of AsteroidsCameron Diaz teaches Robot IR-2 (Ed Wasser) how astronomers can measure the mass of asteroids from tremendous distances. watch now |
ssc2013-04v1 02.08.13 Strobe-like Flashes Discovered in a Suspected Binary ProtostarThis video, created from a sequence of images from the Hubble Space Telescope, shows a pulse of light emanating from ... watch now |
hiddenuniverse-038 08.07.12 Possible Nearby Exoplanet Smaller than Earth (Update)Astronomers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have detected what they believe is an alien world just two-thirds th... watch now |
ssc2012-11v1 07.18.12 Flying Out to GJ 436 and its PlanetsStarting from Earth, we quickly zoom out of the solar system into our sun's local neighborhood, populated by the clos... watch now |
hiddenuniverse-037 05.21.12 Cygnus X Marks the Spot (Gallery Explorer)Over the last half century this Cygnus X has been yielding its secrets to the scrutiny of infrared observations. NASA... watch now |
ssc2012-07v1 05.08.12 Super Earth Reveals Itself to SpitzerNASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has, for the first time, captured the light emanating from a distant super Earth, a pl... watch now |
ssc2012-07v2 05.08.12 Super Earth Reveals Itself to Spitzer (Narrated)NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has, for the first time, captured the light emanating from a distant super Earth, a pl... watch now |
hiddenuniverse-036 08.23.11 The Galactic Center Revisited (Gallery Explorer)Hiding behind the constellations Sagittarius and Scorpius is the center of our own Milky Way galaxy, over 25,000 ligh... watch now |
irastro024 03.18.11 Big Bang MusicalDid you know 13.7 billion year old radiation from the Big Bang can be seen on any analogue TV set? In this mini-music... watch now |
irastro023 02.16.11 Astronomy AnemoneVeronica Belmont co-hosts a space-themed talk show with Astronomy Anemone, a carnivorous man-eating sea polyp. WARNIN... watch now |
hiddenuniverse-035 02.10.11 The North America Nebula (Gallery Explorer)Seen here in visible light, the North America Nebula strangely resembles its namesake continent. Expanding our view t... watch now |
hiddenuniverse-034 12.23.10 The Art of ExoplanetsWhile astronomers have identified over 500 planets around other stars, they’re all too small and distant to fill even... watch now |
irastro022 11.28.10 Robot Astronomy Talk Show: Destroyer of WorldsRobot IR-2 (Ed Wasser) meets The Physician (Wil Wheaton), an intergalactic buttinsky in a small blue box spaceship. T... watch now |
ssc2010-08v1 10.19.10 Weird Warm Spot on ExoplanetThis animation illustrates an unexpected warm spot on the surface of a gaseous exoplanet. NASA's Spitzer Space Telesc... watch now |
ssc2010-08v2 10.19.10 Weird Warm Spot on Exoplanet (Narrated)This animation illustrates an unexpected warm spot on the surface of a gaseous exoplanet. NASA's Spitzer Space Telesc... watch now |
hiddenuniverse-033 10.07.10 The Great Observatories Origins Deep Survey (Special)Today's telescopes study the sky across the electromagnetic spectrum. Each part of the spectrum tells us different th... watch now |
irastro021 08.10.10 Behind the Scenes: Dead StarsActor Sean Astin is hired by a bullying educational film Director and her Flunky sidekick to explain about the life a... watch now |
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hiddenuniverse-032 07.09.10 The Dragon and the Swan (Gallery Explorer)Hidden behind a dark veil of dust in the constellation Sagittarius, a lurking dragon has been revealed by the infrare... watch now |
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hiddenuniverse-031 06.01.10 When Worlds Collide (Showcase)When worlds collide, the result is spectacular, and astronomers think they’ve detected the aftermath of such an event... watch now |
irastro020 05.25.10 Spaceship Spitzer: Bots of Both WorldsAmy Okuda flies to Saturn to observe a new giant ring around the planet: the largest ring ever discovered in our Sola... watch now |
hiddenuniverse-030 03.19.10 The Wise Sky (Gallery Explorer)In December of 2009, NASA launched its latest infrared telescope, the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer. This satel... watch now |
irastroSD019 03.09.10 Spitzer Space Telescope: The MusicalA singing NASA supervisor uses song to explain about NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, and how infrared astronomy diffe... watch now |
hiddenuniverse029 02.05.10 The Many Views of the Milky Way (Gallery Explorer)In May of 2009, the European Space Agency successfully launched the Herschel Space Observatory, a new eye for the inf... watch now |
hiddenuniverse028 11.25.09 The One Ring of Saturn (Showcase)Astronomers have found One Ring to rule them all, not in the land of Mordor, but around Saturn, the Lord of the Rings... watch now |
irastroSD018 10.26.09 Behind the Scenes: When Galaxies CollideFelicia Day explains some of the science behind galactic "collisions," including the upcoming collision between the g... watch now |
ssc2009-19v1 10.06.09 Saturn Family TourThis video showcases the Saturnian system, beginning with the planet itself and panning out to its newest addition --... watch now |
hiddenuniverse027 09.03.09 Cooking Up Cometary Crystals (Showcase)The fading light of a flaring young star has shed light on a puzzle involving crystals and comets. watch now |
ask2009-001 08.26.09 Where Is the Center of the Universe?Dr. Varoujan Gorjian explains the mind-boggling expansion of the Universe. watch now |
irastroSD017 08.24.09 Robot Astronomy Talk Show: Back in TimeLinda Hamilton attempts to foil the robots' plans of Universal conquest; meanwhile, Dean Stockwell explains the conce... watch now |
ssc2009-16v1 08.10.09 Planetary Demolition DerbyThis artist's animation shows a celestial body about the size of our moon slamming at great speed into a body the siz... watch now |
hiddenuniverse026 06.18.09 Orion Nebula (Gallery Explorer)Explore the dusty secrets of the Orion Nebula through Spitzer's infrared vision. watch now |
ssc2009-11v1 06.04.09 Silicate Crystal Formation in the Disk of an Erupting StarThis artist's animation illustrates how silicate crystals like those found in comets can be created by an outburst fr... watch now |
ssc2009-02v1 06.04.09 Tour of Planet with Extreme Temperature SwingsThis animation shows a computer simulation of the planet HD 80606b from an observer located at a point in space lying... watch now |
hiddenuniverse025 04.08.09 A Galaxy of a Different Color (Showcase)To commemorate this International Year of Astronomy, three of NASA's flagship observatories have put a new spin on ho... watch now |
irastroSD014 03.11.09 Robot Astronomy Talk Show: Twin Brown DwarfsWhile trapped in an interdimensional portal between two brown dwarfs, IR-2 and the robots encounter their evil twins ... watch now |
ask_what01 02.05.09 W-5 Star-Forming RegionVisit the W-5 star-forming region with 'Ask an Astronomer'! watch now |
hiddenuniverse024 02.02.09 The Omega Nebula (Gallery Explorer)The Omega Nebula, or M17, is a star-forming region in the constellation of Sagittarius and is about 6,000 light years... watch now |
irastroSD013 01.23.09 M51 & Gizmo: Half-Baked PlanHoping for his birthday to come around sooner, innocent alien M51 moves the Earth into a closer, faster orbit around ... watch now |
hiddenuniverse023 12.26.08 The W5 Stellar Blast Furnace (Showcase)It's a chaotic region, sculpted by the glare of one generation of massive stars that's giving rise to the next. watch now |
ask2008-007 12.22.08 Why Is the Sky Blue?In this 'Ask an Astronomer' episode, Dr. Carolyn Brinkworth fills us in on what the color of the sky has to do with f... watch now |
irastroSD012 11.25.08 Spaceship Spitzer: The Slowlian WebDuring a tense face-off with a sinister (but extremely slow-moving) alien race, Dr. Michelle shows IR-1 how scientist... watch now |
hiddenuniverse022 10.30.08 The Milky Way Big Picture (Showcase)Two and a half billion infrared pixels are exposing our own Galaxy in this new image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telesc... watch now |
ask2008-006 10.23.08 What's Between the Stars?In this 'Ask an Astronomer' episode, Dr. Michelle Thaller explains how there can be an interstellar medium in a vacuum. watch now |
irastroSD011 10.22.08 Robot Astronomy Talk Show: Sculpting With StarsIR-2 opens diplomatic relations with the Earth, as a first step toward ruling over all humans on the planet. watch now |
ask_5th 08.25.08 Spitzer's Fifth AnniversaryThis 'Ask an Astronomer' special looks at some of the biggest discoveries from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope over th... watch now |
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hiddenuniverse021 08.12.08 Snowflake Cluster (Gallery Explorer)A group of baby stars form a "stellar snowflake" in Spitzer's observations of a dusty region near the Cone Nebula. watch now |
irastroSD009 07.21.08 Robot Astronomy Talk Show: The Building Blocks of LifeIR-2 and his crew learn about PAHs, which may be the building blocks of all life in the Universe, and decide to put t... watch now |
ssc2008-13v1 07.15.08 Zooming in on Second-Brightest Star in Milky WayThis movie zooms in to reveal the "Peony nebula" star -- the new second-brightest star in the Milky Way, discovered i... watch now |
irastroSD008 07.02.08 Robot Astronomy Talk Show: Omega CentauriWhile the robots are away, a sad and lonely man calls in with a beautiful image of the Omega Centauri globular cluster. watch now |
ask2008-005 07.01.08 What Will Happen to the Earth When the Sun Dies?Our Sun won't last forever. Dr. Carolyn Brinkworth explains the ramifications for our home planet in this 'Ask an Ast... watch now |
hiddenuniverse020 06.13.08 Echoes of a Supernova (Showcase)A supernova flash echoing through surrounding dust clouds has given astronomers a virtual time machine for studying t... watch now |
irastroSD007 05.16.08 Robot Astronomy Talk Show: Baby StarsWhere do stars come from? IR-2 analyzes recent Spitzer imagery to find out, while an imposing Ratings-bot oversees th... watch now |
ask2008-004 05.08.08 Can a Planet Have Two Suns?Dr. Carolyn Brinkworth addresses a famous science fiction scenario in this 'Ask an Astronomer' video. watch now |
ssc2008-09v2 05.05.08 Dissecting a Light EchoThis animation illustrates how a light echo works, and how an optical illusion of material moving outward is created.... watch now |
ssc2008-09v1 05.05.08 Cauldron of LightIn this animation, a seething cauldron of light appears to bubble and ooze around the remains of a giant star that as... watch now |
irastroSD006 04.21.08 Dub'ya: Mountie Martin and the Space DiamondsAre tiny diamonds really common in the Universe? Join the intrepid Mountie Martin as he endeavors to find out, while ... watch now |
hiddenuniverse019 04.15.08 Protostellar Jets (Gallery Explorer)Giant jets from baby stars blow colorful bubbles in interstellar space. Spitzer's infrared view reveals these structu... watch now |
ask2008-003 04.10.08 Can a Galaxy Die?Dr. Varoujan Gorjian gives us the answer to this 'Ask an Astronomer' question. watch now |
hiddenuniverse018 04.04.08 Promo: IRrelevant AstronomyIRrelevant Astronomy takes a lighthearted, comedic look at the infrared Universe. Enjoy this peek at the Spitzer Spac... watch now |
irastroSD005 03.13.08 Robot Astronomy Talk Show: Water in the UniverseAstronomers have discovered huge amounts of water around baby stars; IR-2 and his crew plan to make use of it. watch now |
ask2008-002 03.13.08 Why Aren't There Any Green Stars?Dr. Michelle Thaller answers this question for 'Ask an Astronomer.' watch now |
irastroSD004 03.04.08 Robot Astronomy Talk Show: AsteroidsWill an asteroid strike the Earth and wipe out all life as we know it? IR-2 and his robotic crew make random phone ca... watch now |
ask2008-001 02.13.08 How Do You Discover an Asteroid?Dr. Bidushi Bhattacharya helps us understand how astronomers find these tiny space rocks. watch now |
hiddenuniverse017 02.13.08 Rho Ophiuchi Cloud (Gallery Explorer)One of the most striking nearby star-forming regions is the Rho Ophiuchi Cloud. New images from Spitzer reveal its in... watch now |
irastroSD003 02.08.08 Skinfrared #2: Water and IceViewing liquids in extreme temperatures in both visible and infrared light, this episode of the Skinfrared series giv... watch now |
irastroSD002 01.17.08 Spaceship Spitzer: Enemy MineWhile in battle around the supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy, Dr. Michelle teaches IR-1 the science... watch now |
irastroSD001 01.15.08 Skinfrared #1What is infrared light? The Skinfrared series contrasts the world around us in both visible and infrared light, givin... watch now |
hiddenuniverse016 12.22.07 The X-Planets (Showcase)These two extreme planets have set the records for the hottest and windiest known worlds anywhere. watch now |
ask_ir 12.18.07 Infrared: More Than Your Eyes Can SeeDr. Michelle Thaller explains infrared light in this older video, produced by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope (then kn... watch now |
hiddenuniverse015 11.30.07 Galaxies (Gallery Explorer)Galaxies take on striking new colors and structures when viewed by the infrared eye of the Spitzer Space Telescope. watch now |
ssc2007-19v1 11.29.07 Pulling Back the Curtain of DustThis artist's animation begins by showing a dark and dusty corner of space where little visible light can escape. The... watch now |
ask_m51 11.05.07 M51 and GizmoIn this animated 'Ask an Astronomer' special, innocent alien M51 moves the Earth into a closer orbit around the sun, ... watch now |
hiddenuniverse014 10.30.07 Trilogy of Terror (Showcase)For Halloween, a trilogy of spooky star-forming regions tell a haunting tale of the lives and deaths of stars. watch now |
hiddenuniverse013 10.02.07 Mira, A Real Shooting Star (Showcase)The star Mira has kept a stunning secret that scientists have only just discovered in the glow of ultraviolet light. watch now |
ask2007-002 09.14.07 What Happens When Galaxies Collide?Dr. Varoujan Gorjian takes us inside galactic collisions in this 'Ask an Astronomer' video. watch now |
hiddenuniverse012 09.05.07 Helix Nebula (Gallery Explorer)The eerie Helix nebula, created from the outer layers of a dying star once like our own, reveals secrets to the Spitz... watch now |
ask2007-001 07.27.07 What Is the Nearest Galaxy to the Milky Way?Dr. Michelle Thaller explains that the answer isn't as simple as you might think! watch now |
hiddenuniverse011 07.20.07 Eta Carinae (Gallery Explorer)The beautiful Carina nebula, stretching 200 light years across space, has been shredded by ultraviolet radiation and ... watch now |
hiddenuniverse010 06.28.07 Special: M51 & GizmoWhat makes the Earth livable? In this animated cartoon, innocent alien M51 moves the Earth into a closer orbit around... watch now |
hiddenuniverse009 05.30.07 Galactic Center (Gallery Explorer)The fantastic structures at the center of our Milky Way Galaxy, hidden from us in visible light, are revealed through... watch now |
hiddenuniverse008 05.14.07 Andromeda, Beauty and the Beast (Showcase)In Greek Mythology, the Princess Andromeda was sacrificed to appease a sea monster's appetite. But astronomers are le... watch now |
ssc2007-09v2 05.09.07 Mapping Exotic WorldsThis animation shows the first-ever map of the surface of an exoplanet, or a planet beyond our solar system. The map,... watch now |
ssc2007-09v1 05.09.07 Blacker than BlackThis artist's animation illustrates the hottest planet yet observed in the universe. The scorching ball of gas, a "ho... watch now |
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