Black holes are dark, matter-devouring balls of gravity. Most of them are so far away that we don’t need to worry about them. But not this one. Meet Gaia BH1. This enormous black hole sits right outside our Solar System. More specifically, 1,600 light-years away from us. Transcript and Sources: […]
Jupiter is a massive, terrifying planet. Despite being studied for centuries and even visited by nine space probes in the last 50 years, the undisputed king of the Solar System has managed to keep some things hidden from us. Until now… 00:00 What Did Scientists Discover on Jupiter? 00:38 Jupiter’s […]
Recap some of our most-watched exoplanet scenarios. Get our 100 best episodes in one mind-blowing book: http://bit.ly/ytc-the-what-if-100-book In this video, we’re looking into some of the latest exoplanet discoveries and their potential implications for astrobiology. Could they be better than Earth? These discoveries could change the way we think about […]
Let’s get personal on Whatsapp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va8VC502ER6r1yk1yP2Y Welcome to hell. Sorry, I meant Venus. Some say it’s Earth’s twin. But this world is nothing like home. And you’re about to experience this scorching hot landscape firsthand. Transcript and sources: https://whatifshow.com/what-if-you-spent-5-seconds-on-venus/ Get the book: http://bit.ly/ytc-the-what-if-100-book Join this channel to get access to […]
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There are hundreds of billions of alien worlds in the Milky Way galaxy. And scientists have already discovered and confirmed over 5,000 of them. Small rocky worlds like Kepler-37 b are a pretty rare find. Because they’re so tiny, they’re more difficult to spot. But scientists have still managed to […]
Go to https://brilliant.org/WhatIf/ to get a 30-day free trial + the first 200 of you will get 20% off Brilliant’s annual premium subscription. Eleven times wider than Earth. Over 300 times more massive. And a million times more terrifying. Jupiter looks like a beautiful ball of swirling clouds, but on […]
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The controversial Em Drive is back in the news, as well as some other interesting stuff I’ve run across in the last week. Em Drive: https://www.engadget.com/2018/05/23/impossible-em-drive-is-actually-impossible-after-all/ Scott Manley’s video: https://youtu.be/rJM6lP9CuSw My previous video on Em Drive: https://youtu.be/gTEMMiQXXVg NASA’s Cold Atom Lab https://www.engadget.com/2018/05/21/nasa-cold-atom-lab-launches/ Eyeball Planets Might Hold Life: http://nautil.us/blog/-forget-earth_likewell-first-find-aliens-on-eyeball-planets Support me […]
In this week’s Wednesday News Livestream, we’re going to speculate on NASA’s upcoming Mars announcement, discuss Sterile Neutrinos, and see what’s next for the New Horizons mission. LINKS: New Horizons: https://www.sciencenews.org/blog/science-ticker/new-horizons-wakes-begin-kuiper-belt-exploration NASA Mars Announcement: https://www.space.com/40792-nasa-mars-rover-curiosity-announcement-june-2018.html Sterile Neutrinos: https://www.livescience.com/62721-sterile-neutrino-detected-fermilab.html Support me on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/answerswithjoe Follow me at all my places! Instagram: […]
