http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/videos/irrelevant/ It's the series Aint-It-Cool-News calls ''the most (intentionally) hilarious series of educational films you'll find...the pieces carry a Muppets-esque charm.'' Alan Dyer at Discovery.com says it's ''a lot of fun, and breaks the mold for NASA videos.'' Recently a top-10 finalist for ''Best Science/Technology Podcast'' at the 2008 Podcast Awards, IRrelevant Astronomy is packed with CG animation and snarky humor, all wrapped around the latest astronomy news and science from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. It's infrared-relevant! Formatted for 720p HD players (also available in standard definition in a different feed). NASA's Spitzer Science Center and Infrared Processing and Analysis Center IRrelevant Astronomy is packed with CG animation and snarky humor, all wrapped around the latest astronomy news and science from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. It's infrared-relevant! Formatted for 720p HD players. It's the series Aint-It-Cool-News calls ''the most (intentionally) hilarious series of educational films you'll find...the pieces carry a Muppets-esque charm.'' Discovery.com says it's ''a lot of fun, and breaks the mold for NASA videos.'' A top-10 finalist for ''Best Science/Technology Podcast'' at the 2008 Podcast Awards, IRrelevant Astronomy is packed with CG animation and snarky humor, all wrapped around the latest astronomy news and science from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. It's infrared-relevant! Formatted for 720p HD players (also available in standard definition in a different feed). en-us ℗ & © 2008 NASA. Commercial use prohibited. All other users must give proper credit. NASA / SSC-IPAC outreach@ipac.caltech.edu no astronomy, spitzer space telescope, ipac, science, physics, NASA, NASA's, infrared, infrared astronomy, cg, cgi, animation, animated, spaceship spitzer In this spoof of old TV action shows, Sean Astin, Osa Wallander, and Betty White search for a way to help the Spitzer Space Telescope after it runs out of coolant. http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/videos/irrelevant/files/IRAstroPartTwo_HD.m4v NASA's Spitzer Science Center and Infrared Processing and Analysis Center In this spoof of old TV action shows, Sean Astin, Osa Wallander, and Betty White search for a way to help the Spitzer Space Telescope after it runs out of coolant. In this spoof of old TV action shows, Sean Astin, Osa Wallander, and Betty White search for a way to help the Spitzer Space Telescope after it runs out of coolant. http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/videos/irrelevant/files/IRAstroPartTwo_HD.m4v Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:30:00 PDT 4:44 astronomy, science, physical science, infrared, Spitzer Space Telescope, comedy, funny, Star Wars, spoof George Takei, Mark Hamill, and Ed Wasser provide voices as IR-2 and the robot crew take a look at the Great Attractor, a massive hidden object that is pulling in every nearby galaxy in the local Universe (including our own). http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/videos/irrelevant/files/IRAstroRATS08_HD.m4v NASA's Spitzer Science Center and Infrared Processing and Analysis Center George Takei, Mark Hamill, and Ed Wasser provide voices as IR-2 and the robot crew take a look at the Great Attractor, a massive hidden object that is pulling in every nearby galaxy in the local Universe (including our own). George Takei, Mark Hamill, and Ed Wasser provide voices as IR-2 and the robot crew take a look at the Great Attractor, a massive hidden object that is pulling in every nearby galaxy in the local Universe (including our own). http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/videos/irrelevant/files/IRAstroRATS08_HD.m4v Thu, 23 Apr 2009 10:45:00 PDT 9:36 astronomy, science, physical science, infrared, Spitzer Space Telescope, comedy, funny, Star Trek, Babylon 5, Star Wars, George Takei, Mark Hamill, Ed Wasser While trapped in an interdimensional portal between two brown dwarfs, IR-2 and the robots encounter their evil twins from an alternate universe. http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/videos/irrelevant/files/IRAstroRATS07_HD.m4v NASA's Spitzer Science Center and Infrared Processing and Analysis Center While trapped in an interdimensional portal between two brown dwarfs, IR-2 and the robots encounter their evil twins from an alternate universe. While trapped in an interdimensional portal between two brown dwarfs, IR-2 and the robots encounter their evil twins from an alternate universe. http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/videos/irrelevant/files/IRAstroRATS07_HD.m4v Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:18:00 PDT 9:32 astronomy, science, physical science, infrared, Spitzer Space Telescope, comedy, funny, brown dwarf, brown dwarfs, brown dwarves, parody, Star Trek, evil twin Hoping for his birthday to come around sooner, innocent alien M51 moves the Earth into a closer, faster orbit around the sun, and learns an important lesson about life in the Universe. http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/videos/irrelevant/files/IRAstroM51Gizmo_HD.m4v NASA's Spitzer Science Center and Infrared Processing and Analysis Center Hoping for his birthday to come around sooner, innocent alien M51 moves the Earth into a closer, faster orbit around the sun, and learns an important lesson about life in the Universe. Hoping for his birthday to come around sooner, innocent alien M51 moves the Earth into a closer, faster orbit around the sun, and learns an important lesson about life in the Universe. http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/videos/irrelevant/files/IRAstroM51Gizmo_HD.m4v Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:30:00 PST 4:57 astronomy, science, physical science, physics, spitzer space telescope, animation, comedy, funny, habitable zone, planet, solar system, earth science During a tense face-off with a sinister (but extremely slow-moving) alien race, Dr. Michelle shows IR-1 how scientists can determine what extrasolar planets are made of, even when the planets are too far away to see. http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/videos/irrelevant/files/IRAstroSpaceship2_HD.m4v NASA's Spitzer Science Center and Infrared Processing and Analysis Center During a tense face-off with a sinister (but extremely slow-moving) alien race, Dr. Michelle shows IR-1 how scientists can determine what extrasolar planets are made of, even when the planets are too far away to see. During a tense face-off with a sinister (but extremely slow-moving) alien race, Dr. Michelle shows IR-1 how scientists can determine what extrasolar planets are made of, even when the planets are too far away to see. http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/videos/irrelevant/files/IRAstroSpaceship2_HD.m4v Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:20:00 PST 7:50 astronomy, science, physical science, physics, spaceship spitzer, spitzer space telescope, animation, comedy, funny, parody, Star Trek, Tholian Web IR-2 opens diplomatic relations with the Earth, as a first step toward ruling over all humans on the planet. http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/videos/irrelevant/files/IRAstroRATS06_HD.m4v NASA's Spitzer Science Center and Infrared Processing and Analysis Center IR-2 opens diplomatic relations with the Earth, as a first step toward ruling over all humans on the planet. IR-2 opens diplomatic relations with the Earth, as a first step toward ruling over all humans on the planet. http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/videos/irrelevant/files/IRAstroRATS06_HD.m4v Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:00:00 PDT 7:08 astronomy, science, physical science, infrared, Spitzer Space Telescope, comedy, funny, w5, star formation Does the Helix Nebula look like a human eye? Why do we think we see well-known objects in nebulous images from space? An astronomer and his therapist clash over the issue in this comedic but educational animated short. http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/videos/irrelevant/files/IRAstroPsychOut_HD.m4v NASA's Spitzer Science Center and Infrared Processing and Analysis Center Does the Helix Nebula look like a human eye? Why do we think we see well-known objects in nebulous images from space? An astronomer and his therapist clash over the issue in this comedic but educational animated short. Does the Helix Nebula look like a human eye? Why do we think we see well-known objects in nebulous images from space? An astronomer and his therapist clash over the issue in this comedic but educational animated short. http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/videos/irrelevant/files/IRAstroPsychOut_HD.m4v Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:30:00 PDT 4:52 astronomy, science, physical science, infrared, Spitzer Space Telescope, nebula, nebulae, comedy, funny IR-2 and his crew learn about PAHs, which may be the building blocks of all life in the Universe, and decide to put them to good use. http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/videos/irrelevant/files/IRAstroRATS05_HD.m4v NASA's Spitzer Science Center and Infrared Processing and Analysis Center IR-2 and his crew learn about PAHs, which may be the building blocks of all life in the Universe, and decide to put them to good use. IR-2 and his crew learn about PAHs, which may be the building blocks of all life in the Universe, and decide to put them to good use. http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/videos/irrelevant/files/IRAstroRATS05_HD.m4v Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:00:00 PDT 5:29 astronomy, science, physical science, infrared, Spitzer Space Telescope, comedy, funny, M101, Messier 101, PAH, PAHs, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, life, biogenesis While the robots are away, a sad and lonely man calls in with a beautiful image of the Omega Centauri globular cluster. http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/videos/irrelevant/files/IRAstroRATS04_HD.m4v NASA's Spitzer Science Center and Infrared Processing and Analysis Center While the robots are away, a sad and lonely man calls in with a beautiful image of the Omega Centauri globular cluster. While the robots are away, a sad and lonely man calls in with a beautiful image of the Omega Centauri globular cluster. http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/videos/irrelevant/files/IRAstroRATS04_HD.m4v Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:25:00 PDT 2:45 astronomy, science, physical science, infrared, Spitzer Space Telescope, stars, globular cluster, answering machine, comedy, funny Where do stars come from? IR-2 analyzes recent Spitzer imagery to find out, while an imposing Ratings-bot oversees the broadcast. http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/videos/irrelevant/files/IRAstroRATS03_HD.m4v NASA's Spitzer Science Center and Infrared Processing and Analysis Center Where do stars come from? IR-2 analyzes recent Spitzer imagery to find out, while an imposing Ratings-bot oversees the broadcast. Where do stars come from? IR-2 analyzes recent Spitzer imagery to find out, while an imposing Ratings-bot oversees the broadcast. http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/videos/irrelevant/files/IRAstroRATS03_HD.m4v Fri, 16 May 2008 15:40:00 PDT 6:03 astronomy, science, physical science, infrared, Spitzer Space Telescope, stars, star formation, satire, ratings, television Are tiny diamonds really common in the Universe? Join the intrepid Mountie Martin as he endeavors to find out, while on the trail of the sinister Sammy the Smuggler! http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/videos/irrelevant/files/IRAstroDubya_HD.m4v NASA's Spitzer Science Center and Infrared Processing and Analysis Center Are tiny diamonds really common in the Universe? Join the intrepid Mountie Martin as he endeavors to find out, while on the trail of the sinister Sammy the Smuggler! Are tiny diamonds really common in the Universe? Join the intrepid Mountie Martin as he endeavors to find out, while on the trail of the sinister Sammy the Smuggler! http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/videos/irrelevant/files/IRAstroDubya_HD.m4v Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:00:00 PDT 3:50 astronomy, science, physical science, infrared, Spitzer Space Telescope, mashup, comedy Astronomers have discovered huge amounts of water around baby stars; IR-2 and his crew plan to make use of it. http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/videos/irrelevant/files/IRAstroRATS02_HD.m4v NASA's Spitzer Science Center and Infrared Processing and Analysis Center Astronomers have discovered huge amounts of water around baby stars; IR-2 and his crew plan to make use of it. Astronomers have discovered huge amounts of water around baby stars; IR-2 and his crew plan to make use of it. http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/videos/irrelevant/files/IRAstroRATS02_HD.m4v Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:00:00 PDT 5:54 astronomy, science, physical science, infrared, Spitzer Space Telescope, water, exoplanets, extrasolar planets, planet formation Robot Astronomy Talk Show asks if an asteroid strike the Earth and wipe out all life as we know it. IR-2 and his robotic crew make random phone calls to find out. http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/videos/irrelevant/files/IRAstroRATS1_HD.m4v NASA's Spitzer Science Center and Infrared Processing and Analysis Center Robot Astronomy Talk Show asks if an asteroid strike the Earth and wipe out all life as we know it. IR-2 and his robotic crew make random phone calls to find out. Robot Astronomy Talk Show asks if an asteroid strike the Earth and wipe out all life as we know it. IR-2 and his robotic crew make random phone calls to find out. http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/videos/irrelevant/files/IRAstroRATS1_HD.m4v Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:55:00 PST 6:56 astronomy, science, physical science, infrared, Spitzer Space Telescope, asteroid, asteroids, asteroid impact, mass extinction, destroy all humans Viewing liquids in extreme temperatures in both visible and infrared light, this episode of the Skinfrared series gives viewers a perspective on how infrared observatories like the Spitzer Space Telescope view the Universe. http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/videos/irrelevant/files/IRAstroSkinfrared2_HD.m4v NASA's Spitzer Science Center and Infrared Processing and Analysis Center Viewing liquids in extreme temperatures in both visible and infrared light, this episode of the Skinfrared series gives viewers a perspective on how infrared observatories like the Spitzer Space Telescope view the Universe. Viewing liquids in extreme temperatures in both visible and infrared light, this episode of the Skinfrared series gives viewers a perspective on how infrared observatories like the Spitzer Space Telescope view the Universe. http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/videos/irrelevant/files/IRAstroSkinfrared2_HD.m4v Fri, 08 Feb 2008 14:15:00 PST 4:05 infrared, electromagentism, EM spectrum, astronomy, science, physical science, physics, skin, skinfrared While in battle around the supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy, Dr. Michelle teaches IR-1 the science behind these giant singularities. http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/videos/irrelevant/files/IRAstroSpaceship1_HD.m4v NASA's Spitzer Science Center and Infrared Processing and Analysis Center While in battle around the supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy, Dr. Michelle teaches IR-1 the science behind these giant singularities. While in battle around the supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy, Dr. Michelle teaches IR-1 the science behind these giant singularities. http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/videos/irrelevant/files/IRAstroSpaceship1_HD.m4v Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:00:00 PST 6:30 astronomy, science, physical science, physics, spaceship spitzer, spitzer space telescope, animation, comedy, funny What is infrared light? The Skinfrared series contrasts the world around us in both visible and infrared light, giving the viewer a perspective on how infrared observatories like the Spitzer Space Telescope view the Universe. http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/videos/irrelevant/files/IRAstroSkinfrared1_HD.m4v NASA's Spitzer Science Center and Infrared Processing and Analysis Center What is infrared light? The Skinfrared series contrasts the world around us in both visible and infrared light, giving the viewer a perspective on how infrared observatories like the Spitzer Space Telescope view the Universe. What is infrared light? The Skinfrared series contrasts the world around us in both visible and infrared light, giving the viewer a perspective on how infrared observatories like the Spitzer Space Telescope view the Universe. http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/videos/irrelevant/files/IRAstroSkinfrared1_HD.m4v Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:00:00 PST 4:05 infrared, electromagentism, EM spectrum, astronomy, science, physical science, physics, skin, skinfrared