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Summary: NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope is a space-based infrared observatory, part of NASA's Great Observatories program (which also includes Hubble, Chandra, and Compton). These podcasts offer information about the science discoveries, astronomy, and more.

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  • Artist: NASA's Spitzer Science Center / NASA / Caltech
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Podcasts:

 Cosmic Suburbia | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

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.

 Uncommon Moons | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

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.

 Galactic Thief Caught Stealing Gas | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

A big galaxy, spotted stealing gas from a passing galaxy about half its size, was caught red-handed by the Spitzer Space Telescope.

 Dust in the Wind of Black Holes | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

The dust that makes everything around us -- and even ourselves -- may have come from black holes.

 Building an Earth? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

An infant Earth may be forming in a star system over 400 light-years away, according to new results from the Spitzer Space Telescope.

 Neon Signs in Space | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

A recent detection of neon gas in planet-forming disks may help us better understand how planets form and whether or not life may exist elsewhere in the cosmos.

 Putting the Brakes on Star Formation | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Spitzer learns why one class of galaxy seems to have trouble forming new stars.

 Planets with Four Suns? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

New results from the Spitzer Space Telescope hint that other solar systems may be even more exotic than we've ever imagined.

 A Tale of Two Worlds -- One Hot, One Windy | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Astronomers have studied two very intriguing planets beyond our solar system -- one super hot, one super windy. This podcast comes from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

 Double Sunsets in Distant Skies | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Once thought to be the stuff of science fiction, double sunsets may be much more common in the universe than previously believed. Dr. David Trilling discusses the Spitzer Space Telescope's recent results.

 Hunting for Molecules on Faraway Planets | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

A first from the Spitzer Space Telescope. A new finding is a stepping stone to eventually studying signs of life on worlds where life could exist. (JPL Podcast)

 Atmospheres on Alien Worlds | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

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.

 Pillars of Destruction | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

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."

 Spitzer Sees the Light | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

In the beginning there was darkness...but now, Spitzer Scientists say they are seeing the universe's first light.

 Wounded Comet Spills Secrets About Distant Solar Systems | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Could Comet Tempel 1 provide the key to understanding solar systems beyond our own? Dr. Carey Lisse talks with Linda Vu about the results of the Deep Impact mission.

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