Spitzer Videos

Long ago, something calamitous happened to Mars, transforming a hospitable world into the apparently lifeless desert we see today. Many scientists believe the Red Planet lost most of its atmosphere, but how? A new NASA mission named MAVEN is specifically designed to answer that question. Please vote for this podcast at PodcastAlley! Get this podcast story.

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The MESSENGER spacecraft's third flyby of the planet Mercury has given scientists an almost complete view of the planet's surface and revealed some dramatic changes in Mercury's comet-like tail. Please vote for this podcast at PodcastAlley! Get this podcast story.

NASA's next Mars rover, a super-capable robot named Curiosity, will push Mars exploration to a new level. Please vote for this podcast at PodcastAlley! Get this podcast story.

It might not be obvious to the naked eye, but the sun is a variable star. A sensor slated for launch onboard the Solar Dynamics Observatory will probe the sun's sneaky variability with better time and spectral resolution than ever before. Please vote for this podcast at PodcastAlley! Get this podcast story.

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. Sean Astin also stars.

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. Sean Astin also stars.

NASA is planning a mission to study the Moon's fragile atmosphere--before it's too late. Please vote for this podcast at PodcastAlley! Get this podcast story.

Caused by debris from Halley's Comet, the 2009 Orionid meteor shower peaks on Wednesday, Oct. 21st, and forecasters say it could be an unusually good show. Please vote for this podcast at PodcastAlley! Get this podcast story.

NASA's IBEX spacecraft has discovered a vast, glowing ribbon at the edge of the solar system. One mission scientist calls the discovery shocking and says theorists are working like crazy to explain the finding. Please vote for this podcast at PodcastAlley! Get this podcast story.

How do you fly on a world with no atmosphere? Wings won't work and neither do propellers. The space agency is perfecting the art of airless flying using a prototype lunar lander at the Marshall Space Flight Center. Please vote for this podcast at PodcastAlley! Get this podcast story.

Just when you thought every big thing in the Solar System had already been discovered, NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has found an extraordinary new ring around Saturn. Please vote for this podcast at PodcastAlley! Get this podcast story.

On Friday morning, Oct. 9th, you can watch a pair of spacecraft crash into the Moon with your own eyes. The purposeful impacts are the climax of NASA's LCROSS mission to unearth signs of water in lunar soil. Today's story tells how and where to look. Please vote for this podcast at PodcastAlley! Get this podcast story.

NASA spacecraft are measuring record-high levels of cosmic rays--a side-effect of the deepest solar minimum in nearly a century. This development could have implications for the amount of shielding astronauts need to take when they explore deep space. Please vote for this podcast at PodcastAlley! Get this podcast story.

The Mayor Synagogue in Istanbul s Hask y district is a very special place. The historic synagogue is hundreds of years old. Today, it is used as storage facility, and houses a workshop and a billiard saloon. That s what the Romanian-born installation artist Serge Spitzer found fascinating about the place. Serge Spitzer has created a site-specific installation at the Mayor Synagogue, titled Molecular Istanbul . In one of the rooms he arranged a vast number of marbles on the floor while in the other rooms the craftsmen do their work. More info.