Become a Big Think member to unlock expert classes, premium print issues, exclusive events and more: https://bigthink.com/membership/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=yt_desc ———————————————————————————- The co-founder of Field String Theory explains why the universe has 11 dimensions rather than any other number. ———————————————————————————- MICHIO KAKU: Dr. Michio Kaku is the co-founder of string field theory, and […]
Planet Nine’s existence is not the first time astronomers have predicted a planet they couldn’t see. Clyde Tombaugh was looking for Planet X when he accidentally found Pluto. After Voyager 2 flew by Neptune in 1989, new calculations determined there was no Planet X. But three years ago, a disturbance […]
Two astronomers argue that the farthest objects in the Kuiper Belt are being pushed and pulled by the gravity of Planet Nine, a giant planet orbiting over 10 times farther from the Sun than Neptune. If they find it, it’ll be the first real expansion of the Sun’s planetary album […]
Follow two astronomers, Mike Brown and Konstantin Batygin, as they’re on the hunt for Planet Nine — a hypothesized ninth planet at the edge of our solar system. PRODUCTION CREDITS Produced and Directed by: Caitlin Saks and Terri Randall Camera: Dave Arabia Digital Producer: Ana Aceves MEDIA CREDITS Additional Footage: […]
They are massive, and extremely dense. They rip apart anything and everything that gets close to them. Their gravity is so strong that even light can’t escape. We can’t see black holes directly, but we know they have the destructive power to wipe everything out of existence. Transcript and sources: […]
In a 2017 interview, Neil deGrasse Tyson provides an incredible visual illustration to the concept of multidimensional phenomena. In which, he compares our inability to comprehend beyond the third dimension to that of an ant being incapable of understanding that something is placed above it. Truly fascinating to consider the […]
Keep exploring at https://brilliant.org/APERTURE. Get started for free, and hurry—the first 200 people get 20% off an annual premium subscription. Read the story: https://aperture.gg/blogs/the-universe/how-big-is-the-universe Merch: https://aperture.gg/merch Have you ever looked up at the night sky and pondered about your very own existence? Maybe you were camping out with some friends, […]
What would it actually be like if every particle in your body converted into a dark matter particle? And how long could you last in that state? Everything that we can see in the Universe is a massive mash-up of electrons, protons and neutrons fused into atoms. It’s what is […]
Satellites, space observatories, and supercomputers have shown astronomers the ingredients needed to form a galaxy. Spoiler: Dark matter is a must. Subscribe for free to get all episodes of NOVA Now on Apple Podcasts at https://apple.co/2U5GyYp When our ancestors looked up into the night sky, they too saw a great, […]
If television shows and movies are any indication, we humans spend a lot of our time subconsciously preparing for UFOs carrying maleficent aliens to descend on Earth. Subscribe for free to get all episodes of NOVA Now on Apple Podcasts at https://apple.co/2U5GyYp But should we rush to create an intergalactic […]
