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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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Seeing Smoke from a Galactic Fire
from Spitzer Space Telescope Podcast March 16, 2006
Michelle Thaller speaks with Dr. George Helou about a striking new image of Galaxy M82, the discovery of mysterious organic dust clouds around the galaxy, and what they may reveal about the origin of organic material in our own galaxy.
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Alien Asteroid Belts
from Spitzer Space Telescope Podcast December 14, 2005
Robert Hurt speaks with Dr. Dean Hines by phone about the discovery of an asteroid belt similar to our own around a very young star, and what that might mean for the abundance of planets in the galaxy.
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