IRrelevant Astronomy

    Specials 2010 - 2017
    TV-G

    • 2010-05-24T04:00:00Z on YouTube
    • 10m
    • 20m (2 episodes)
    • United States
    • Documentary
    IRrelevant Astronomy is a video podcast feed produced by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. Unlike many other podcasts, it is set up more like a television network, with multiple series and stand-alone videos released on this single "channel." To date, the content included on the feed has all incorporated animation in some manner, and generally tends to be comedic. The "IR" in the title stands for "infrared", meaning the title actually refers to "infrared-relevant astronomy."

    2 episodes

    Amy Okuda ("The Guild") flies to Saturn to observe a new giant ring around the planet: the largest ring ever discovered in our Solar System, but one that was only recently revealed through infrared observations by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope in 2009.

    While there, she and Irwin -- voiced by Wil Wheaton ("Star Trek: the Next Generation," "Big Bang Theory") -- encounter an old enemy, and must defeat their sinister plot. Ed Wasser also stars.

    Are microwaves really just a form of light? What exactly is the electromagnetic spectrum? A science-mad A.I. system (voiced by GLaDOS actress Ellen McLain) uses song to explain this to a computer technician (Ed Wasser). With Casey McKinnon & Mike Romo.

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