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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
ask2008-002 03.13.08 Why Aren't There Any Green Stars?Dr. Michelle Thaller answers this question for 'Ask an Astronomer.' 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 |
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 |
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