INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NASA has launched two new apps to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the launch of its Spitzer Space Telescope: a breathtaking VR tour of the
TRAPPIST-1 planetary system, and a kid-friendly Snapchat-like affair that lets them see themselves as astronauts floating over a
Spitzer (together with Hubble and Kepler) provided essential information to help scientists determine the planets' composition, but they're
too distant to observe directly so Expolanet Excursions uses artists' impressions to plunge you into the system and show how its worlds
compare with out own.The app is available for Oculus and HTC Vive, and NASA has produced a 360-degree video of the experience if you don't
have a compatible headset.Space shuttersThe NASA Selfies app (available to download free for Android and iOS) is much simpler, and aimed at
Snap a selfie, and the app will paste you into a 'virtual spacesuit' in front of a stunning full-color image from Spitzer.The resulting
collage is accompanied by a panel of facts, and kids can share the results on social media
