Hidden Universe Hd: Nasa's Spitzer Space Telescope

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This video series (in high definition for full-screen monitors and HDTVs) showcases some of the most exciting discoveries in infrared astronomy from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. Looking beyond the visible spectrum of light, Spitzer can see a whole new universe of dust and stars hidden from our Earth-bound eyes. Spitzer is the infrared component of NASA's Great Observatories program, which also includes Hubble (visible), Chandra (x-ray), and Compton (gamma ray). This series is also available i (Author: NASA's Spitzer Science Center / NASA / Caltech)
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Recent episodes from Hidden Universe Hd: Nasa's Spitzer Space Telescope

  • Gallery Explorer: Snowflake Cluster
    Published: Aug 12, 08
    A group of baby stars form a "stellar snowflake" in Spitzer's observations of a dusty region near the Cone Nebula.
     
  • Showcase: Echoes Of A Supernova
    Published: Jun 13, 08
    A supernova flash echoing through surrounding dust clouds has given astronomers a virtual time machine for studying the light from the explosion that nobody saw.
     
  • Gallery Explorer: Protostellar Jets
    Published: Apr 15, 08
    Giant jets from baby stars blow colorful bubbles in interstellar space. Spitzer's infrared view reveals these structures in colorful ways never seen before.
     
  • Promo: Irrelevant Astronomy
    Published: Apr 4, 08
    IRrelevant Astronomy takes a lighthearted, comedic look at the infrared Universe. Enjoy this peek at the Spitzer Space Telescope's newest video podcast series.
     
  • Gallery Explorer: Rho Ophiuchi Cloud
    Published: Feb 13, 08
    One of the most striking nearby star-forming regions is the Rho Ophiuchi Cloud. New images from Spitzer reveal its infrared wonders.
     
  • Showcase: The X-planets
    Published: Dec 22, 07
    These two worlds have such extreme conditions they make even the wildest planets in our solar system seem mundane by comparison.
     
  • Gallery Explorer: Galaxies
    Published: Nov 30, 07
    Galaxies take on striking new colors and structures when viewed by the infrared eye of the Spitzer Space Telescope.
     
  • Showcase: Trilogy Of Terror
    Published: Oct 30, 07
    For Halloween, a trilogy of spooky star-forming regions tell a haunting tale of the lives and deaths of stars.
     
  • Showcase: Mira, A Real Shooting Star
    Published: Oct 2, 07
    The star Mira has kept a stunning secret that scientists have only just discovered in the glow of ultraviolet light.
     
  • Gallery Explorer: Helix Nebula
    Published: Sep 5, 07
    The eerie Helix nebula, created from the outer layers of a dying star once like our own, reveals secrets to the Spitzer Space Telescope.
     
  • Gallery Explorer: Eta Carinae
    Published: Jul 20, 07
    The beautiful Carina nebula, stretching 200 light years across space, has been shredded by ultraviolet radiation and winds from a behemoth of a star.
     
  • Special: M51 And Gizmo
    Published: Jun 26, 07
    What makes the Earth livable? In this animated cartoon, innocent alien M51 moves the Earth into a closer orbit around the sun, and learns an important lesson about life in the Universe.
     
  • Gallery Explorer: Galactic Center
    Published: May 30, 07
    The fantastic structures at the center of our Milky Way Galaxy, hidden from us in visible light, are revealed through infrared imagery.
     
  • Showcase: Andromeda, Beauty And The Beast
    Published: May 14, 07
    In Greek Mythology, the Princess Andromeda was sacrificed to appease a sea monster's appetite. But astronomers are learning that the Andromeda Galaxy is less the spiral beauty and more the voracious beast.
     
  • Gallery Explorer: Large Magellanic Cloud
    Published: Apr 9, 07
    The new Hidden Universe HD Gallery Explorer takes a look at a nearby satellite galaxy of our own Milky Way.