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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
hiddenuniverse026 06.18.09 Orion Nebula (Gallery Explorer)Explore the dusty secrets of the Orion Nebula through Spitzer's infrared vision. 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
hiddenuniverse007 05.02.07 Large Magellanic Cloud (Gallery Explorer)The Large Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy that orbits the Milky Way, is revealed in exquisite detail in this video f... watch now |
hiddenuniverse006 01.30.07 Pillars of DestructionThey're known as the Pillars of Creation, but according to recent Spitzer observations these ghostly apparitions have... watch now |
hiddenuniverse005 12.18.06 Seeing the First LightAstronomers peering deeply into the cosmos think they have found something remarkable... the light from the first obj... watch now |
hiddenuniverse004 10.12.06 Night and Day on an Alien WorldIt's as clear as day and night... but on an exotic alien world! Astronomers have for the first time measured the temp... watch now |
hiddenuniverse003 08.14.06 A Stellar Census of the Sword of OrionNew images of the Orion Nebula show thousands of nascent solar systems. watch now |
hiddenuniverse002 06.16.06 Exposing the Exploding Cigar GalaxyM82 has been called an exploding galaxy, and three of NASA's Great Observatories have teamed up to show it like it's ... watch now |
hiddenuniverse001 05.02.06 Planetary Life After DeathLike a Phoenix rising from the ashes, astronomers have found that a whole new solar system may be forming in the wake... watch now |
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