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10 Years of Innovation

Hidden Universe: NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope - August 23, 2013 00:00 - Video
On August 25, 2003, NASA launched the Spitzer Space Telescope to reveal secrets of the infrared universe.

Hidden Universe: NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope artwork

10 Years of Innovation

Hidden Universe: NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope - August 23, 2013 00:00 - Video ★★★★ - 24 ratings
On August 25, 2003, NASA launched the Spitzer Space Telescope to reveal secrets of the infrared universe.

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Ask an Astronomy Brain Parasite: Why are astronauts weightless in space?

IRrelevant Astronomy - July 16, 2013 00:00 - Video
Deep inside an astronomer's head, a parasite (voiced by Alan Tudyk) taps into his brain to learn about...science! Specifically, about why astronauts appear weightless in space. Wil Wheaton co-stars.

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Ask an Astronomy Brain Parasite

IRrelevant Astronomy - July 16, 2013 00:00 - Video
Deep inside an astronomer's head, a parasite (voiced by Alan Tudyk) taps into his brain to learn about...science! Specifically, about why astronauts appear weightless in space. Wil Wheaton co-stars.

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Ask an Astronomy Brain Parasite: Why are astronauts weightless in space?

IRrelevant Astronomy - July 16, 2013 00:00 - Video
Deep inside an astronomer's head, a parasite (voiced by Alan Tudyk) taps into his brain to learn about...science! Specifically, about why astronauts appear weightless in space. Wil Wheaton co-stars.

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Ask an Astronomy Brain Parasite: Why are astronauts weightless in space?

IRrelevant Astronomy - July 16, 2013 00:00 - Video
Deep inside an astronomer's head, a parasite (voiced by Alan Tudyk) taps into his brain to learn about...science! Specifically, about why astronauts appear weightless in space. Wil Wheaton co-stars.

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Ask an Astronomy Brain Parasite

IRrelevant Astronomy - July 16, 2013 00:00 - Video
Deep inside an astronomer's head, a parasite (voiced by Alan Tudyk) taps into his brain to learn about...science! Specifically, about why astronauts appear weightless in space. Wil Wheaton co-stars.

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Robot Astronomy Talk Show In Progress: The Mass of Asteroids

IRrelevant Astronomy - February 26, 2013 00:00 - Video
Cameron Diaz teaches Robot IR-2 (Ed Wasser) how astronomers can measure the mass of asteroids from tremendous distances.

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Robot Astronomy Talk Show: The Mass of Asteroids (Cameron Diaz, Ed Wasser)

IRrelevant Astronomy - February 26, 2013 00:00 - Video
Cameron Diaz teaches Robot IR-2 (Ed Wasser) how astronomers can measure the mass of asteroids from tremendous distances.

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Robot Astronomy Talk Show: The Mass of Asteroids (Cameron Diaz, Ed Wasser)

IRrelevant Astronomy - February 26, 2013 00:00 - Video
Cameron Diaz teaches Robot IR-2 (Ed Wasser) how astronomers can measure the mass of asteroids from tremendous distances.

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Robot Astronomy Talk Show In Progress: The Mass of Asteroids

IRrelevant Astronomy - February 26, 2013 00:00 - Video
Cameron Diaz teaches Robot IR-2 (Ed Wasser) how astronomers can measure the mass of asteroids from tremendous distances.

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Robot Astronomy Talk Show: The Mass of Asteroids (Cameron Diaz, Ed Wasser)

IRrelevant Astronomy - February 26, 2013 00:00 - Video
Cameron Diaz teaches Robot IR-2 (Ed Wasser) how astronomers can measure the mass of asteroids from tremendous distances.

Hidden Universe: NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope artwork

Possible Nearby Exoplanet Smaller than Earth (Update)

Hidden Universe: NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope - August 07, 2012 00:00 - Video ★★★★ - 188 ratings
Astronomers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have detected what they believe is an alien world just two-thirds the size of Earth - one of the smallest on record!

Hidden Universe: NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope artwork

Possible Nearby Exoplanet Smaller than Earth (Update)

Hidden Universe: NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope - August 07, 2012 00:00 - Video ★★★★ - 24 ratings
Astronomers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have detected what they believe is an alien world just two-thirds the size of Earth - one of the smallest on record!

Hidden Universe: NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope artwork

Possible Nearby Exoplanet Smaller than Earth (Update)

Hidden Universe: NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope - August 07, 2012 00:00 - Video
Astronomers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have detected what they believe is an alien world just two-thirds the size of Earth - one of the smallest on record!

Hidden Universe: NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope artwork

Cygnus X Marks the Spot (Gallery Explorer)

Hidden Universe: NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope - May 21, 2012 00:00 - Video
Over the last half century this Cygnus X has been yielding its secrets to the scrutiny of infrared observations. NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope has now provided the best view yet of what we now know is one of the largest single areas of star formation in our Milky Way galaxy.

Hidden Universe: NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope artwork

Cygnus X Marks the Spot (Gallery Explorer)

Hidden Universe: NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope - May 21, 2012 00:00 - Video ★★★★ - 188 ratings
Over the last half century this Cygnus X has been yielding its secrets to the scrutiny of infrared observations. NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope has now provided the best view yet of what we now know is one of the largest single areas of star formation in our Milky Way galaxy.

Hidden Universe: NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope artwork

Cygnus X Marks the Spot (Gallery Explorer)

Hidden Universe: NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope - May 21, 2012 00:00 - Video ★★★★ - 24 ratings
Over the last half century this Cygnus X has been yielding its secrets to the scrutiny of infrared observations. NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope has now provided the best view yet of what we now know is one of the largest single areas of star formation in our Milky Way galaxy.

Hidden Universe: NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope artwork

The Galactic Center Revisited (Hidden Universe Gallery Explorer)

Hidden Universe: NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope - August 23, 2011 00:00 - Video ★★★★ - 24 ratings
Hiding behind the constellations Sagittarius and Scorpius is the center of our own Milky Way galaxy, over 25,000 light years away. This patch of sky is mostly dark in visible light, shrouded by dust clouds that lie between us and the Galactic center. But the infrared vision of NASA’s Spitzer Spac...

Hidden Universe: NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope artwork

The Galactic Center Revisited (Gallery Explorer)

Hidden Universe: NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope - August 23, 2011 00:00 - Video ★★★★ - 24 ratings
Hiding behind the constellations Sagittarius and Scorpius is the center of our own Milky Way galaxy, over 25,000 light years away. This patch of sky is mostly dark in visible light, shrouded by dust clouds that lie between us and the Galactic center. But the infrared vision of NASA’s Spitzer Spac...

Hidden Universe: NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope artwork

The Galactic Center Revisited (Hidden Universe Gallery Explorer)

Hidden Universe: NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope - August 23, 2011 00:00 - Video
Hiding behind the constellations Sagittarius and Scorpius is the center of our own Milky Way galaxy, over 25,000 light years away. This patch of sky is mostly dark in visible light, shrouded by dust clouds that lie between us and the Galactic center. But the infrared vision of NASA’s Spitzer Spac...

Hidden Universe: NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope artwork

The Galactic Center Revisited (Hidden Universe Gallery Explorer)

Hidden Universe: NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope - August 23, 2011 00:00 - Video ★★★★ - 188 ratings
Hiding behind the constellations Sagittarius and Scorpius is the center of our own Milky Way galaxy, over 25,000 light years away. This patch of sky is mostly dark in visible light, shrouded by dust clouds that lie between us and the Galactic center. But the infrared vision of NASA’s Spitzer Spac...

Hidden Universe: NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope artwork

The Galactic Center Revisited (Gallery Explorer)

Hidden Universe: NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope - August 23, 2011 00:00 - Video ★★★★ - 188 ratings
Hiding behind the constellations Sagittarius and Scorpius is the center of our own Milky Way galaxy, over 25,000 light years away. This patch of sky is mostly dark in visible light, shrouded by dust clouds that lie between us and the Galactic center. But the infrared vision of NASA’s Spitzer Spac...

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Big Bang: The Musical

IRrelevant Astronomy - March 18, 2011 00:00 - Video
Did you know 13.7 billion year old radiation from the Big Bang can be seen on any analogue TV set? In this mini-musical, a fictional couple (Brigitte Dale, Marc Helou) discuss the science behind this. Original song written & performed by Danny Tieger.

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Big Bang: The Musical

IRrelevant Astronomy - March 18, 2011 00:00 - Video
Did you know 13.7 billion year old radiation from the Big Bang can be seen on any analogue TV set? In this mini-musical, a fictional couple (Brigitte Dale, Marc Helou) discuss the science behind this. Original song written & performed by Danny Tieger.

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Big Bang: The Musical

IRrelevant Astronomy - March 18, 2011 00:00 - Video
Did you know 13.7 billion year old radiation from the Big Bang can be seen on any analogue TV set? In this mini-musical, a fictional couple (Brigitte Dale, Marc Helou) discuss the science behind this. Original song written & performed by Danny Tieger.

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Big Bang Musical

IRrelevant Astronomy - March 18, 2011 00:00 - Video
Did you know 13.7 billion year old radiation from the Big Bang can be seen on any analogue TV set? In this mini-musical, a fictional couple (Brigitte Dale, Marc Helou) discuss the science behind this. Original song written & performed by Danny Tieger.

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Big Bang Musical

IRrelevant Astronomy - March 18, 2011 00:00 - Video
Did you know 13.7 billion year old radiation from the Big Bang can be seen on any analogue TV set? In this mini-musical, a fictional couple (Brigitte Dale, Marc Helou) discuss the science behind this. Original song written & performed by Danny Tieger.

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Astronomy Anemone

IRrelevant Astronomy - February 16, 2011 00:00 - Video
Veronica Belmont co-hosts a space-themed talk show with Astronomy Anemone, a carnivorous man-eating sea polyp. WARNING: contains scenes of cartoon violence and scientific jargon.

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Astronomy Anemone

IRrelevant Astronomy - February 16, 2011 00:00 - Video
Veronica Belmont co-hosts a space-themed talk show with Astronomy Anemone, a carnivorous man-eating sea polyp. WARNING: contains scenes of cartoon violence and scientific jargon.