SpitzerScienceCenter Videos

Astronomers have found One ring to rule them all... not in the land of Mordor, but around Saturn, the Lord of the Rings of the Solar System.

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Felicia Day explains some of the science behind galactic "collisions," including the upcoming collision between the galaxy Andromeda and our own galaxy, in this mock behind-the-scenes look at the making of a NASA educational video. Starring Felicia Day ("The Guild," "Do You Wanna Date My Avatar") and Sean Astin ("Lord of the Rings" Trilogy, "Special Agent Oso"). To view more comedic (but educational!) NASA videos featuring Sean Astin, Mark Hamill, Linda Hamilton, Dean Stockwell, George Takei ...

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The fading light of a flaring young star has shed light on a puzzle involving crystals and comets...

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Dr. Varoujan Gorjian explains the mind-boggling expansion of the Universe.

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Linda Hamilton attempts to foil the robots' plans of Universal conquest; meanwhile, Dean Stockwell explains the concept of "looking back in time" at objects in space, and how it helps astronomers understand how the Universe has evolved. Starring Ed Wasser as the voice of IR-2. To view more comedic (but educational!) NASA videos featuring Sean Astin, Felicia Day, Mark Hamill, George Takei, Ed Wasser, Betty White and more, visit: coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu nasa's Spitzer Space Telescope...

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In this spoof of old TV action shows, Sean Astin, Osa Wallander, and Betty White search for a way to help the Spitzer Space Telescope after it runs out of coolant. To view more comedic (but educational!) NASA videos featuring Sean Astin, Felicia Day, Mark Hamill, Linda Hamilton, Dean Stockwell, George Takei, Ed Wasser and more, visit: coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu nasa's Spitzer Space Telescope

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Explore the dusty secrets of the Orion Nebula through Spitzer's infrared vision.

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George Takei, Mark Hamill, and Ed Wasser (Star Trek, Star Wars, and Babylon 5, respectively) provide voices as IR-2 and the robot crew take a look at the Great Attractor, a massive hidden object that is pulling in every nearby galaxy in the local Universe (including our own). To view more comedic (but educational!) NASA videos featuring Sean Astin, Felicia Day, Linda Hamilton, Dean Stockwell, Ed Wasser, Betty White and more, visit: coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu nasa's Spitzer Space Telescope...

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To commemorate this International Year of Astronomy, three of nasa's flagship observatories have put a new spin on how we see the Pinwheel Galaxy!

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While trapped in an interdimensional portal between two brown dwarfs, IR-2 and the robots encounter their evil twins from an alternate universe.

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