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Holes on Mars
from Spitzer Space Telescope Podcast May 23, 2008
Spitzer isn't the only infrared mission. Infrared images from another of NASA's robotic missions help us understand mysterious features on the surface of Mars.
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Common Earths
from Spitzer Space Telescope Podcast February 25, 2008
Terrestrial planets might form around many, if not most, of the nearby sun-like stars in our galaxy. These new results suggest that worlds with potential for life might be more common than we thought.
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Cosmic Suburbia
from Spitzer Space Telescope Podcast February 04, 2008
Young city dwellers on Earth aren't the only ones rushing to suburbia to start families. New observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope suggest that galaxies also prefer to breed stars in the cosmic suburbs.
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Uncommon Moons
from Spitzer Space Telescope Podcast December 19, 2007
New observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope suggest that moons like Earth's -- that formed out of tremendous collisions -- are uncommon in the universe, arising at most in only 5 to 10 percent of planetary systems.
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Atmospheres on Alien Worlds
from Spitzer Space Telescope Podcast February 21, 2007
Using the Spitzer Space Telescope, astronomers have for the first time discovered what the atmosphere is like on planets outside our solar system! Drs. Sara Seager and David Charbonneau discuss this groundbreaking technique with Robert Hurt.
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Pillars of Destruction
from Spitzer Space Telescope Podcast January 09, 2007
Hubble's ''Pillars of Creation'' within the Eagle Nebula is one of the most famous astronomical images of all time. But new Spitzer observations by Nicolas Flagey have led to a surprising discovery: they may soon become ''Pillars of Destruction.''
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Piercing the Sword of Orion
from Spitzer Space Telescope Podcast August 14, 2006
Astronomers have long scrutinized the vast and layered clouds of the Orion nebula, an industrious star-making factory visible to the naked eye in the sword of the famous hunter constellation. Yet, Orion is still full of secrets.
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Last of the Great Observatories
from Spitzer Space Telescope Podcast June 23, 2006
Years before Spitzer was launched into space, the entire mission was cancelled! Dr. George Rieke discusses the incredible story of what brought it back from the dead, and how that information is influencing new infrared telescopes being developed today.
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