Category Archives: Astrophysics

Does the wind cause earthquakes? (It’s not as crazy as it sounds.)

[…] Correction to what I say at 2 mins 56 seconds: It’s the US geological survey, not service. Sorry about that. Correction to what I say at 4 mins 35 seconds: They USGS has estimated the probability of a major … Continue reading →

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What is the universe expanding into? | Hank Green

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Brian Cox Breaks Down The Science Behind Don’t Look Up – SPOILERS! | Netflix

From Anchorman to Step Brothers to Don’t Look Up, Director Adam McKay creates comedic masterpieces by blending improv & structure in his films. In the words of Adam: “Do what makes you laugh.” Stay tuned for more Seriously Funny Film … Continue reading →

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Our Sky in 350,000,000,000 years

How did Hubble discover the expansion of the universe? Thank you to BetterHelp for sponsoring today’s video. Click here for 10% off your first month – https://betterhelp.com/physicsgirl Support Physics Girl videos → https://www.patreon.com/physicsgirl Creator/Host: Dianna Cowern Editor: Levi Butner Expanding … Continue reading →

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We touched the sun with a spaceship! Frickin’ incredible! | Dr Joe Hanson

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Venus Used To Be A Lot More Like Earth | Answers With Joe

[…] Venus has long been called Earth’s twin, because our sizes are so similar. But as we learned in the early 60s, on our surface we couldn’t be more different. This wasn’t always the case though. It’s thought that up … Continue reading →

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Most People Think the Big Bang Happened Here

Where is the universe expanding into? Where did the big bang happen? […]

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Spacecraft launched on mission to smack space rock – BBC News

A spacecraft has launched on a mission to test technology that could one day tip a dangerous asteroid off course. Nasa’s Dart mission wants to see how difficult it would be to stop a huge space rock from colliding with … Continue reading →

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The Planets Are Weirdly In Sync

[…] You can also discuss this video on REDDIT: https://stvmld.com/m4fnhvcw Orbital Resonance Incredibly, three of the four largest moons of Jupiter (Ganymede, Europa and Io) have orbital periods that are whole number ratios with each other (1:2:4). The big gap … Continue reading →

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Why the Earth exists because of Saturn | Migration of Planets

[…] Did you know that the places where the planets formed in the solar system aren’t necessarily where they’ve ended up today? Planets can MIGRATE. And it’s that migration that throws the rest of the Solar System into a complete … Continue reading →

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