The Slowlian Web (Spaceship Spitzer)
During a tense face-off with a sinister (but extremely slow-moving) alien race, Dr. Michelle shows IR-1 how scientists can ...
From: ExploreAstro
Added: 17 years ago
Views: 4,880
35,052 ratings
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Spitzer Turns Five (Ask an Astronomer Special)
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has made some amazing discoveries over the past five years. This special episode of "Ask an ...
From: ExploreAstro
Added: 18 years ago
Views: 5,790
16,790 ratings
Why Is the Sky Blue? (Ask an Astronomer)
Dr. Carolyn Brinkworth fills us in on what the color of the sky has to do with finding life on distant planets.
From: ExploreAstro
Added: 17 years ago
Views: 32,484
28,736 ratings
"Why is Spitzer painted black?" (Ask an Astronomer)
Dr. Michelle Thaller explains the reason for the Spitzer Space Telescope unusual color scheme.
From: ExploreAstro
Added: 18 years ago
Views: 4,364
26,418 ratings
Enemy Mine (Spaceship Spitzer)
While in battle around the supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy, Dr. Michelle teaches IR-1 the science behind these ...
From: ExploreAstro
Added: 18 years ago
Views: 4,504
39,528 ratings
What's Between the Stars? (Ask an Astronomer)
Dr. Michelle Thaller explains how there can be an interstellar medium in a vacuum.
From: ExploreAstro
Added: 17 years ago
Views: 26,118
6,718 ratings
Omega Centauri (Robot Astronomy Talk Show)
While the robots are away, a sad and lonely man calls in with a beautiful image of the Omega Centauri globular cluster.
From: ExploreAstro
Added: 18 years ago
Views: 1,345
38,123 ratings
Baby Stars (Robot Astronomy Talk Show)
Where do stars come from? IR-2 analyzes recent Spitzer imagery to find out, while an imposing Ratings-bot oversees the ...
From: ExploreAstro
Added: 18 years ago
Views: 3,270
35,181 ratings
Water in the Universe (Robot Astronomy Talk Show)
Astronomers have discovered huge amounts of water around baby stars; IR-2 and his crew plan to make use of it.
From: ExploreAstro
Added: 18 years ago
Views: 1,614
3,242 ratings
"How can we see a black hole?" (Ask an Astronomer)
Dr. Tom Jarrett explains how we can see something that doesn't let any light escape.
From: ExploreAstro
Added: 18 years ago
Views: 15,922
16,600 ratings
Back in Time - Robot Astronomy Talk Show (Linda Hamilton, Dean Stockwell, Ed Wasser)
Linda Hamilton attempts to foil the robots' plans of Universal conquest; meanwhile, Dean Stockwell explains the concept of ...
From: ExploreAstro
Added: 17 years ago
Views: 6,444
33,929 ratings
When Worlds Collide (Showcase)
When worlds collide, the result is spectacular, and astronomers think they've detected the aftermath of such an event around ...
From: ExploreAstro
Added: 16 years ago
Views: 9,066
39,763 ratings
"Why are solar eclipses only visible in some places?" (AaA)
Dr. Susan Stolovy explains how solar eclipses work.
From: ExploreAstro
Added: 18 years ago
Views: 9,000
8,597 ratings
"Can a planet have two suns?" (Ask an Astronomer)
Dr. Carolyn Brinkworth addresses this famous science fiction scenario.
From: ExploreAstro
Added: 18 years ago
Views: 27,953
38,139 ratings
Galaxies (Hidden Universe)
Galaxies take on striking new colors and structures when viewed by the infrared eye of the Spitzer Space Telescope.
From: ExploreAstro
Added: 18 years ago
Views: 3,881
21,374 ratings
Where Is the Center of the Universe? (Ask an Astronomer)
Dr. Varoujan Gorjian explains the mind-boggling expansion of the Universe.
From: ExploreAstro
Added: 17 years ago
Views: 29,424
42,825 ratings
The Wise Sky (Hidden Universe)
In December of 2009, NASA launched its latest infrared telescope, the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer. This satellite, also ...
From: ExploreAstro
Added: 16 years ago
Views: 6,941
2,916 ratings
Andromeda: Beauty and the Beast (Hidden Universe)
In Greek Mythology the Princess Andromeda was sacrificed to appease a sea monsters appetite, but astronomers are learning ...
From: ExploreAstro
Added: 18 years ago
Views: 6,041
1,056 ratings
Protostellar Jets (Hidden Universe)
Giant jets from baby stars blow colorful bubbles in interstellar space. Spitzer's infrared view reveals these structures in colorful ...
From: ExploreAstro
Added: 18 years ago
Views: 15,430
34,783 ratings
A Galaxy of a Different Color (Hidden Universe)
To commemorate this International Year of Astronomy, three of NASA's flagship observatories have put a new spin on how we see ...
From: ExploreAstro
Added: 17 years ago
Views: 5,720
26,248 ratings