This video series 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.
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Gallery Explorer: Snowflake Cluster
A group of baby stars form a "stellar snowflake" in Spitzer's observations of a dusty region near the Cone Nebula.
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August 12, 2008
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Showcase: Echoes of a Supernova
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.
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June 13, 2008
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Gallery Explorer: Protostellar Jets
Giant jets from baby stars blow colorful bubbles in interstellar space. Spitzer's infrared view reveals these structures in colorful ways never seen before.
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April 15, 2008
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Promo: IRrelevant Astronomy
IRrelevant Astronomy takes a lighthearted, comedic look at the infrared Universe. Enjoy this peek at the Spitzer Space Telescope's newest video podcast series.
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April 4, 2008
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Gallery Explorer: Rho Ophiuchi Cloud
One of the most striking nearby star-forming regions is the Rho Ophiuchi Cloud. New images from Spitzer reveal its infrared wonders.
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February 13, 2008
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Showcase: The X-Planets
These two extreme planets have set the records for the hottest and windiest known worlds anywhere.
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December 22, 2007
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Gallery Explorer: Galaxies
Galaxies take on striking new colors and structures when viewed by the infrared eye of the Spitzer Space Telescope.
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November 30, 2007
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Showcase: Trilogy of Terror
For Halloween, a trilogy of spooky star-forming regions tell a haunting tale of the lives and deaths of stars.
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October 30, 2007
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Showcase: Mira, A Real Shooting Star
The star Mira has kept a stunning secret that scientists have only just discovered in the glow of ultraviolet light.
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October 2, 2007
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Gallery Explorer: Helix Nebula
The eerie Helix nebula, created from the outer layers of a dying star once like our own, reveals secrets to the Spitzer Space Telescope.
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September 5, 2007
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Gallery Explorer: Eta Carinae
The beautiful Carina nebula, stretching 200 light years across space, has been shredded by ultraviolet radiation and winds from a behemoth of a star.
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July 20, 2007
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Special: M51 & Gizmo
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.
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June 28, 2007
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Gallery Explorer: Galactic Center
The fantastic structures at the center of our Milky Way Galaxy, hidden from us in visible light, are revealed through infrared imagery.
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May 30, 2007
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Showcase: Andromeda, Beauty and the Beast
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.
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May 14, 2007
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Gallery Explorer: Large Magellanic Cloud
The Large Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy that orbits the Milky Way, is revealed in exquisite detail in this video from the Spitzer Space Telescope.
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May 2, 2007
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Pillars of Destruction
They're known as the Pillars of Creation, but according to recent Spitzer observations these ghostly apparitions have already met their own destruction!
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January 30, 2007
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Seeing the First Light
Astronomers peering deeply into the cosmos think they have found something remarkable... the light from the first objects to form after the universe was born!
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December 18, 2006
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Night and Day on an Alien World
It's as clear as day and night... but on an exotic alien world! Astronomers have for the first time measured the temperatures varying across the surface of a planet beyond our solar system.
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October 12, 2006
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A Stellar Census of the Sword of Orion
New images of the Orion Nebula show thousands of nascent solar systems.
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August 14, 2006
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Exposing the Exploding Cigar Galaxy
M82 has been called an exploding galaxy, and three of NASA's Great Observatories have teamed up to show it like it's never been seen before.
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June 16, 2006
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Planetary Life After Death
Like a Phoenix rising from the ashes, astronomers have found that a whole new solar system may be forming in the wake of a star's violent death.
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May 2, 2006
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