Category Archives: Astrophysics

How Big Is The Universe?

Is the Universe infinite? Or does it somehow fold in on itself? And if so in what shape? Join us today as explore the size of the Universe. Written and presented by Prof David Kipping, with special thanks to cosmologist … Continue reading

Posted in Astrophysics | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

What the NEW black hole discovery tells us!

Astronomers have seen light from BEHIND a black hole for the first time. I explained the discovery and results to my editor, Levi. Congrats to D. Wilkins and the astronomy team! Tap dat Patreon β†’ https://www.patreon.com/physicsgirl Special thank you to … Continue reading

Posted in Astrophysics | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Contact Was Wrong – Aliens Can’t Hear Us | Answers With Joe

[…] Carl Sagan is an absolute legend and a hero, and his book Contact and the movie it’s based on is phenomenal. HOWEVER… we examined the central conceit of the story – that aliens pick up our radio signals and … Continue reading

Posted in Astrophysics | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

How Do You Trace a Meteorite Back To Its Home?

[…] It’s virtually impossible to tell where a meteorite comes from, but in 2018, scientists were able to pull a feat of forensic astronomy and do just that. Host: Reid Reimers […]

Posted in Astrophysics | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

The Day Dinosaurs Died – 2nd Asteroid Impact Provides More Clues

[…] Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about the most famous extinction event and new discoveries about the impacts that caused the demise of dinosaurs Paper: https://advances.sciencemag.org/conte… […]

Posted in Astrophysics | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Visualization of How Fast a Ball Drops on Various Solar System Bodies | Kottke

This is an animation of how quickly an object falls 1 km to the surfaces of solar system objects like the Earth, Sun, Ceres, Jupiter, the Moon, and Pluto. For instance, it takes 14.3 seconds to cover that distance on … Continue reading

Posted in Astrophysics | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

What would happen if we removed the Milky Way’s black hole?

Weirdly, the galaxy would be completely fine, and here’s why! Also, head to https://kiwico.com/drbecky50 for 50% off your first month of any Kiwi Co subscription crate. 00:00 – Introduction 00:50 – What you’d expect 02:41 – Black hole mass fraction … Continue reading

Posted in Astrophysics | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

TRUE Limits Of Humanity – The Final Border We Will Never Cross

[…] Sources & further reading: https://sites.google.com/view/sources… The original Limits of Humanity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL4yY… Is there a border we will never cross? Are there places we will never reach, no matter how hard we try? It turns out, there are. Even with … Continue reading

Posted in Astrophysics | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Time: Do the past, present, and future exist all at once? | Big Think

Everything we do as living organisms is dependent, in some capacity, on time. The concept is so complex that scientists still argue whether it exists or if it is an illusion. In this video, astrophysicist Michelle Thaller, science educator Bill … Continue reading

Posted in Astrophysics | Tagged , , | 3 Comments

Dr. Becky Smethurst On Being An Astrophysicist, English Accents, And the Cosmological Crisis

I recently sat down with Dr. Becky Smethurst where were talked about the Cosmological Crisis for Monday’s video, what it’s like to be a super-dope scientist, and make fun of each other’s accents. Check out her channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYNb… Here’s … Continue reading

Posted in Astrophysics | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment