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From SciShow Space. This is a snippet of a larger conversation taking place on Crash Course Pods: The Universe. Over 11 episodes, John Green and Katie Mack walk through the entire history of the universe…even the parts that aren’t written yet. The first five episodes are out now and can be streamed on the Crash…
From SciShow Space. A majority of modern astronauts experience any one of a suite of symptoms scientists collectively call Space Motion Sickness, or SMS. But despite knowing about it for nearly as long as humans have gone into space, we still don’t know exactly what causes it, or how to predict which astronauts might lose…
From SciShow Space. R136a1 is the most massive star that astronomers have ever discovered. It’s so massive you might think the laws of physics wouldn’t allow it. But it turns out that its current mass estimate is actually so low that it threatens our understanding of how the universe got to be where it is,…
From SciShow Space. Sometimes looking into a pool of a toxic liquid holds the secrets of the universe–or maybe just this one time. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ———- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporter for helping us keep SciShow Space free for everyone forever: Jason A Saslow, David Brooks, and AndyGneiss! Support…
From SciShow Space. The James Webb Space Telescope isn’t just for finding Pinterest worthy pictures, we’re finding some amazing details in the sometimes blurry background photos. Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) ———- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporter for helping us keep SciShow Space free for everyone forever: Jason A Saslow, David Brooks,…
From SciShow Space. You might be pretty confident that when a moon is there it’s there to stay, but that’s not always the case. Moons may have a history of disappearing. Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) Correction: 05:19 Well, this is half right. The moons don’t actually orbit the same distance from Mars and orbit…
From SciShow Space. Get 50% off your SciShow Space calendar today by heading to https://complexlycalendars.com/products/scishowspace Astronomers have found more than 5,000 planets in the last three decades, but that’s not nearly as exciting as potentially coming across the first extraterrestrial creatures. And we may finally be in a position to make that discovery. Hosted by:…
From SciShow Space. We usually only get to use our sense of sight in exploring the universe, but that hasn’t prevented scientists from trying to listen in. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ———- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporter for helping us keep SciShow Space free for everyone forever: Jason A Saslow, David…
From SciShow Space. Order your SciShow Space Pinboard and all SciShow merch here: https://dftba.com/scishow In 1962, John Glenn went into orbit on an Atlas rocket, and thus began a family of rockets that lasted for 60 years! Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ———- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporter for helping us keep…
From SciShow Space. 2022 was a pretty exciting year for space science, but what news might we expect in the coming year? Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) ———- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporter for helping us keep SciShow Space free for everyone forever: Jason A Saslow, David Brooks, and AndyGneiss! Support SciShow…
From SciShow Space. Earth didn’t always have the land beneath your feet, but what might have caused it to form is a bit of a mystery. Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) ———- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporter for helping us keep SciShow Space free for everyone forever: Jason A Saslow, David Brooks,…
From SciShow Space. While there’s still a lot that astrophysicists don’t know about the Big Bang, there are some things we do know. So today, let’s get caught up on the Big Bang basics. Hosted by: Reid Reimers (he/him) ———- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporter for helping us keep SciShow Space free…
From SciShow Space. As we wrap up 2022, we’d like to celebrate a few of the cosmic “winners” discovered this year, at least while they still hold their titles. Hosted by: Reid Reimers (he/him) ———- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporter for helping us keep SciShow Space free for everyone forever: Jason A…
From SciShow Space. If you’ve been distracted looking at the amazing photos The James Webb Space Telescope has taken, not to worry. Here are three other stellar stories from the last year of space science! Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) ———- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ———- Huge thanks go to…
From SciShow Space. Head to https://complexlycalendars.com/products/scishowspace to buy your 2023 SciShow Space calendar today! Supernovae are only rare to the passive stargazer, but if you’re an astronomer studying them, you get to see some of the most brilliant explosions in the universe. Here are five of the most significant supernovae known to science. Hosted by:…