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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
SpitzerAudio-053 07.22.10 Unsettled Youth: A Chaotic Planetary SystemDuring the infancy of our solar system, when our planets had not yet settled down into their orbits, this was a dange... listen now |
SpitzerAudio-052 06.01.10 Swirling Clumps of Planetary MaterialSomething appears to be pushing around a large clump of material that is in orbit of this star, and it's moving fast ... listen 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 |
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 |
SpitzerAudio-051 02.05.10 Trigger Happy Star FormationFrom recent discoveries made by two of NASA's Great Observatories comes new insight into how stars are created. Large... listen 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 |
SpitzerAudio-050 09.04.09 Baby Stars Found Jumbled In Galactic CenterAt the center of our Milky Way galaxy is an area previously unseen by astronomers. Shrouded by clouds of swirling dus... listen 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 |
SpitzerAudio-049 04.07.09 Cool Stars Have Different Mix of Life-Forming ChemicalsIt's life, Jim, but not as we know it! Well, at least the building blocks of life. A new study from NASA's Spitzer S... listen 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 |
SpitzerAudio-048 01.28.09 Exoplanet with Wild Temperature SwingsTalk about hot flashes! A planet that heats up to extreme temperatures in a matter of hours before quickly cooling ba... listen 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 |
SpitzerAudio-047 12.12.08 Dim DwarfsThe new record-holder for dimmest known star-like object in the universe goes to twin brown dwarfs, each of which shi... listen 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 |
SpitzerAudio-046 11.13.08 Twin Asteroid BeltsThe star Epsilon Eridani is even stranger than fiction. NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has shown it has two asteroid ... listen 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 |
SpitzerAudio-045 09.18.08 Water Hit with Young Star's Best ShotWater is being blasted to pieces by a young star's laser-like jets, according to new observations from NASA's Spitzer... listen now |
SpitzerAudio-044 08.25.08 Spitzer's Fifth AnniversaryNASA's Spitzer Space Telescope continues to surprise astronomers. On its fifth anniversary, we recap some of this Gre... listen 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 |
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SpitzerAudio-043 07.15.08 Brightest Star in the Galaxy has New CompetitionA contender for the title of brightest star in our Milky Way galaxy has been unearthed in the dusty metropolis of the... listen 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 |
SpitzerAudio-042 06.13.08 Missing Spiral ArmsAs a result of a new Spitzer Space Telescope study, two of our own Milky Way Galaxy's spiral arms have gone away. listen now |
SpitzerAudio-041 05.23.08 Holes on MarsSpitzer isn't the only infrared mission. Infrared images from another of NASA's robotic missions help us understand m... listen 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 |
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 |
SpitzerAudio-040 03.24.08 Diamondoids in SpaceDiamonds may be rare on Earth, but surprisingly common in space -- and new research shows that the infrared eyes of N... listen 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 |
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 |
SpitzerAudio-039 02.25.08 Common EarthsTerrestrial planets might form around many, if not most, of the nearby sun-like stars in our galaxy. These new result... listen 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 |
SpitzerAudio-038 02.04.08 Cosmic SuburbiaYoung city dwellers on Earth aren't the only ones rushing to suburbia to start families. New observations from NASA's... listen 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 |
SpitzerAudio-037 12.19.07 Uncommon MoonsNew observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope suggest that moons like Earth's -- that formed out of tremendous... listen now |
SpitzerAudio-036 10.22.07 Galactic Thief Caught Stealing GasA big galaxy, spotted stealing gas from a passing galaxy about half its size, was caught red-handed by the Spitzer Sp... listen now |
SpitzerAudio-035 10.09.07 Dust in the Wind of Black HolesThe dust that makes everything around us -- and even ourselves -- may have come from black holes. listen now |
SpitzerAudio-034 10.03.07 Building an Earth?An infant Earth may be forming in a star system over 400 light-years away, according to new results from the Spitzer ... listen now |
SpitzerAudio-033 09.12.07 Neon Signs in SpaceA recent detection of neon gas in planet-forming disks may help us better understand how planets form and whether or ... listen now |
SpitzerAudio-032 08.16.07 Putting the Brakes on Star FormationSpitzer learns why one class of galaxy seems to have trouble forming new stars. listen now |
SpitzerAudio-031 08.10.07 Planets with Four Suns?New results from the Spitzer Space Telescope hint that other solar systems may be even more exotic than we've ever im... listen now |
SpitzerAudio-030 05.14.07 A Tale of Two Worlds -- One Hot, One WindyAstronomers have studied two very intriguing planets beyond our solar system -- one super hot, one super windy. This ... listen now |
SpitzerAudio-029 03.29.07 Double Sunsets in Distant SkiesOnce thought to be the stuff of science fiction, double sunsets may be much more common in the universe than previous... listen now |
SpitzerAudio-027 02.21.07 Atmospheres on Alien WorldsUsing the Spitzer Space Telescope, astronomers have for the first time discovered what the atmosphere is like on plan... listen now |
SpitzerAudio-028 02.21.07 Hunting for Molecules on Faraway PlanetsA first from the Spitzer Space Telescope. A new finding is a stepping stone to eventually studying signs of life on w... listen now |
SpitzerAudio-026 01.09.07 Pillars of DestructionHubble's "Pillars of Creation" within the Eagle Nebula is one of the most famous astronomical images of all time. But... listen now |
SpitzerAudio-025 12.18.06 Spitzer Sees the LightIn the beginning there was darkness...but now, Spitzer Scientists say they are seeing the universe's first light. listen now |
SpitzerAudio-024 12.05.06 Wounded Comet Spills Secrets About Distant Solar SystemsCould Comet Tempel 1 provide the key to understanding solar systems beyond our own? Dr. Carey Lisse talks with Linda ... listen now |
SpitzerAudio-023 09.27.06 A Galactic Soap OperaOur story begins in the deep, dark universe, where galaxies, like people, lead fascinating lives, filled with drama. ... listen now |
SpitzerAudio-022 09.08.06 Cosmic Disk Brakes for Spinning StarsCan planet-forming disks put the brakes on spinning stars? Dr. Luisa Rebull discusses Spitzer results that may solve ... listen now |
SpitzerAudio-021 08.14.06 Piercing the Sword of OrionAstronomers have long scrutinized the vast and layered clouds of the Orion nebula, an industrious star-making factory... listen now |
SpitzerAudio-020 06.23.06 Last of the Great ObservatoriesYears before Spitzer was launched into space, the entire mission was cancelled! Dr. George Rieke discusses the incred... listen now |
SpitzerAudio-019 06.05.06 Unmarked Grave of a Dead StarSpitzer has found a supernova remnant that no other telescope has seen. Dr. Patrick Morris discusses his team's disco... listen now |
SpitzerAudio-018 05.11.06 Searching for Solar Systems Like OursAre solar systems like our own common in the universe, or is ours an oddball? Dr. Lynne Hillenbrand discusses her wor... listen now |
SpitzerAudio-016 04.05.06 Phoenix Rising from a Supernova's AshesA supernova may be the ultimate end of a star's life, but this may not be the story's end. Recent Spitzer results hin... listen now |
SpitzerAudio-017 04.05.06 Spitzer Finds Hints of Planet Birth Around Dead StarNASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has uncovered new evidence that planets might rise up out of a dead star's ashes. (JP... listen now |
SpitzerAudio-015 03.16.06 Seeing Smoke from a Galactic FireMichelle Thaller speaks with Dr. George Helou about a striking new image of Galaxy M82, the discovery of mysterious o... listen now |
SpitzerAudio-014 03.02.06 Origins of OrganicsRobert Hurt talks to Yanling Wu about her studies of blue compact dwarf galaxies, and what they tell us about the ori... listen now |
SpitzerAudio-013 02.15.06 Finding Crystals in Colliding GalaxiesRobert Hurt interviews Dr. Henrik Spoon about a first in extragalactic astronomy: the detection of delicate crystals ... listen now |
SpitzerAudio-012 01.11.06 Survivors Around a Dead StarWhitney Clavin speaks with Dr. Marc Kuchner, who has recently discovered signs of surviving comets around a star that... listen now |
SpitzerAudio-011 12.14.05 Alien Asteroid BeltsRobert Hurt speaks with Dr. Dean Hines by phone about the discovery of an asteroid belt similar to our own around a v... listen now |
SpitzerAudio-010 12.08.05 High School Students Visit SpitzerA teacher and three high school students from the Phillips Exeter Academy visit the Spitzer Science Center, and discu... listen now |
SpitzerAudio-009 11.09.05 The Mountains of CreationGay Hill talks to Dr. Lori Allen about the aesthetics and science behind the "Mountains of Creation," a beautiful new... listen now |
SpitzerAudio-008 10.27.05 Tale of the Tadpole GalaxyDr. Tom Jarrett discusses new images of the Tadpole galaxy from NASA's SWIRE mission, and what they may tell us about... listen now |
SpitzerAudio-007 10.13.05 Amazing AndromedaObservations of our sister galaxy Andromeda reveal a new side to this Milky Way neighbor. Dr. Karl Gordon and Dr. Geo... listen now |
SpitzerAudio-006 10.06.05 Cotton Candy CometsDr. Michelle Thaller discusses new insights into the nature of comets gained from observations by Spitzer and other o... listen now |
SpitzerAudio-005 09.29.05 What's a Big Galaxy Doing in the Baby Universe?Astronomers unexpectedly discover that some very massive mature galaxies were already in place only one billion years... listen now |
SpitzerAudio-004 09.15.05 Do Planets Sprout Like Wildflowers?New Spitzer evidence indicates that some gas giants may have grown in less than one million years, faster than previo... listen now |
SpitzerAudio-003 09.01.05 Spitzer Turns TwoNASA's Spitzer Space Telescope celebrates its second anniversary of uncovering hidden universes of warm stellar embry... listen now |
SpitzerAudio-002 08.16.05 Finding Hidden Black HolesDr. Mark Lacy discusses a population of giant black holes, or quasars, in distant galaxies that, until recent Spitzer... listen now |
SpitzerAudio-001 08.03.05 Organic Molecules in the Early UniverseDr. Lin Yan discusses her recent discovery of organic molecules called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (or PAHs) in ... listen now |
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