{"id":71419,"date":"2019-06-21T23:36:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-22T03:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-430959"},"modified":"2023-08-16T19:30:15","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T23:30:15","slug":"nasa-selfies-and-trappist-1-vr-apps-now-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/spitzer\/nasa-selfies-and-trappist-1-vr-apps-now-available\/","title":{"rendered":"‘NASA Selfies’ and TRAPPIST-1 VR Apps Now Available"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/spitzer20180822-nasa.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/spitzer20180822-nasa.jpg?w=1200\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Selfie with Trifid Nebula\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/spitzer20180822-nasa.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/spitzer20180822-nasa.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/spitzer20180822-nasa.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/spitzer20180822-nasa.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/spitzer20180822-nasa.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/spitzer20180822-nasa.jpg?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/spitzer20180822-nasa.jpg?resize=900,506 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">With the NASA Selfies app, you can share selfies in front of gorgeous cosmic landscapes, like the Trifid Nebula, imaged by NASA\u2019s Spitzer Space Telescope. Each image contains information about the object shown. <strong>Credits: NASA\/JPL-Caltech<\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The universe is at your fingertips with two new digital products from NASA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The NASA Selfies app and NASA\u2019s Exoplanet Excursions virtual reality app were created to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/jpl\/15-years-in-space-for-nasas-spitzer-space-telescope\" rel=\"noopener\">celebrate the 15th anniversary<\/a> of the launch of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/missions\/spitzer-space-telescope\/\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA\u2019s Spitzer Space Telescope<\/a>. Spitzer\u2019s incredible discoveries and amazing images are at the center of these new products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>NASA Selfies app<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The new NASA Selfies app lets you generate snapshots of yourself in a virtual spacesuit, posing in front of gorgeous cosmic locations, like the Orion Nebula or the center of the Milky Way galaxy. The simple interface means you just snap a photo of yourself, pick your background, and share on social media.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vr-coverimagewebsite-d-16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vr-coverimagewebsite-d-16.jpg?w=1400\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"The new Exoplanet Excursions VR app gives users a guided tour of the TRAPPIST-1 planetary system\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vr-coverimagewebsite-d-16.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vr-coverimagewebsite-d-16.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vr-coverimagewebsite-d-16.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vr-coverimagewebsite-d-16.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vr-coverimagewebsite-d-16.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vr-coverimagewebsite-d-16.jpg?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vr-coverimagewebsite-d-16.jpg?resize=900,507 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vr-coverimagewebsite-d-16.jpg?resize=1200,675 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The new Exoplanet Excursions VR app gives users a guided tour of the TRAPPIST-1 planetary system, featuring artist impressions of the seven Earth-size planets therein. <strong>Credits: NASA\/JPL-Caltech<\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The app also provides information about the science behind these stunning images. There are currently 30 eye-catching images to choose from, all taken by Spitzer. More images from the agency\u2019s other science and human spaceflight missions will be added in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The app is available for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/apps\/#nasaselfies\" rel=\"noopener\">iOS and Android<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>NASA\u2019s Exoplanet Excursions VR app<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vr-01-e-16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vr-01-e-16.jpg?w=1400\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Artist's impressions with the new Exoplanet Excursions VR app\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vr-01-e-16.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vr-01-e-16.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vr-01-e-16.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vr-01-e-16.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vr-01-e-16.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vr-01-e-16.jpg?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vr-01-e-16.jpg?resize=900,507 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vr-01-e-16.jpg?resize=1200,675 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The new Exoplanet Excursions VR app gives users a guided tour of the TRAPPIST-1 planetary system, featuring artist impressions of the seven Earth-size planets therein. <strong>Credits: NASA\/JPL-Caltech<\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>In NASA\u2019s Exoplanet Excursions virtual reality app, VR users are taken on a guided tour of the TRAPPIST-1 planetary system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>TRAPPIST-1 is the only known exoplanet system to host seven roughly Earth-size planets. Spitzer played a major role in detecting these planets and providing information that has helped scientists learn about the planets\u2019 likely compositions. The TRAPPIST-1 system is too far away for telescopes to directly observe these planets, but this VR experience features artists\u2019 impressions of what the planets might look like. These impressions are based on data from Spitzer and other telescopes that have studied the TRAPPIST-1 system.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vr-03-f-16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vr-03-f-16.jpg?w=1400\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Guided tour of The new Exoplanet Excursions VR app \" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vr-03-f-16.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vr-03-f-16.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vr-03-f-16.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vr-03-f-16.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vr-03-f-16.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vr-03-f-16.jpg?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vr-03-f-16.jpg?resize=900,507 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vr-03-f-16.jpg?resize=1200,675 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The new Exoplanet Excursions VR app gives users a guided tour of the TRAPPIST-1 planetary system, featuring artist impressions of the seven Earth-size planets therein. The app also provides known statistics on each planet, including its size and density. Here, the second planet from the star is highlighted and its statistics are shown. <strong>Credits: NASA\/JPL-Caltech<\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Users of the app are navigated around five of the seven planets, surrounded by the blackness of space and the faint lights of distant stars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The VR app will be available for Oculus and Vive through <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spitzer.caltech.edu\/vr\" rel=\"noopener\">the Spitzer mission website<\/a> and will soon be available through the Oculus store. A 360-degree video is also be available on <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/cL1WbM2FSyQ\" rel=\"noopener\">the Spitzer Youtube page<\/a> that allows viewers to explore the virtual TRAPPIST-1 system on their desktop, smartphone or with a smartphone-based 360-viewer like Google Cardboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Calla Cofield<br><\/strong>Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.<br>818-393-1821<br><a href=\"mailto:Calla.e.cofield@jpl.nasa.gov\">Calla.e.cofield@jpl.nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2018-198\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The universe is at your fingertips with two new digital products from NASA. The NASA Selfies app and NASA\u2019s Exoplanet Excursions virtual reality app were created to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the launch of NASA\u2019s Spitzer Space Telescope. Spitzer\u2019s incredible discoveries and amazing images are at the center of these new products. 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