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Biggest Supernova Ever Found Impacts Earth’s Atmosphere 0 (0)

Offset your carbon footprint on Wren: https://wren.co/start/cosmoknowledge The first 100 people who sign up will have 10 extra trees planted in their name! Astronomers have just detected the most powerful cosmic explosion, or Gamma-ray burst, ever recorded. When gamma rays reach Earth, they interact with the Earth’s upper atmosphere and lower ionosphere depositing its energy and ionizing atoms and molecules. Sources: https://noirlab.edu/public/news/noirlab2224/ This video was sponsored by Wren. WATCH MORE: We Can Now Watch Stars Go Supernova https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDcmOJDoUgg Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdgpfQ5snGKcP-eqoVXI0pw/join SUBSCRIBE ► https://goo.gl/PLLFPz —- Website ► https://cosmoknowledge.com/ Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/itscosmoknowledge Facebook ► https://facebook.com/cosmoknowledge [See More…]

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Mars Is Littered With Human Trash 0 (0)

We have sent 18 human-made objects to Mars. During years of Martian exploration, we have left behind many pieces of debris on the red planet’s surface. Author: Cagri Kilic (Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Robotics, West Virginia University) Republished from an article by The Conversation with permission from Cagri Kilic. Original article: https://theconversation.com/mars-is-littered-with-15-694-pounds-of-human-trash-from-50-years-of-robotic-exploration-188881 Title: Mars is littered with 15,694 pounds of human trash from 50 years of robotic exploration WATCH MORE: The Space Trash That Could Lock Us On Earth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmjobZqUPPE Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdgpfQ5snGKcP-eqoVXI0pw/join SUBSCRIBE ► https://goo.gl/PLLFPz —- Website ► https://cosmoknowledge.com/ Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/itscosmoknowledge Facebook [See More…]

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Weird Bubble Orbits Sagittarius A* Black Hole At Crazy Speeds 0 (0)

Astronomers have just found a crazy fast, super hot bubble of gas orbiting the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole at 30% the speed of light. Source: https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2022/09/aa44493-22/aa44493-22.html WATCH MORE VIDEOS: Black Holes Live The Longest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBcSD0rRgbQ Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdgpfQ5snGKcP-eqoVXI0pw/join SUBSCRIBE ► https://goo.gl/PLLFPz —- Website ► https://cosmoknowledge.com/ Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/itscosmoknowledge Facebook ► https://facebook.com/cosmoknowledge TikTok ► https://www.tiktok.com/@cosmoknowledge Twitter ► https://twitter.com/cosmoknowledge Produced, directed, and edited by: Ardit Bicaj Narrated by: Russell Archey https://www.ravonmedia.com/ Graphics: Space Engine EHT Collaboration ESO/L. Calçada, Digitized Sky Survey 2, ESA/Hubble, RadioAstron, De Gasperin et al., Kim et al. M. Kornmesser NRAO/AUI/NSF NASA’s [See More…]

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Black Holes Are Almost Eternal 0 (0)

Black holes, the scariest objects in the universe are almost eternal. Author: Chris Impey (University Distinguished Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona) Republished from an article by The Conversation with permission from Chris Impey. Original article: https://theconversation.com/the-scariest-things-in-the-universe-are-black-holes-and-here-are-3-reasons-148615 Title: The scariest things in the universe are black holes – and here are 3 reasons #blackhole #quasar #galaxies WATCH MORE VIDEOS: We Found The Closest Black Hole To Earth https://youtu.be/W3h5abWNda0 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdgpfQ5snGKcP-eqoVXI0pw/join SUBSCRIBE ► https://goo.gl/PLLFPz —- Website ► https://cosmoknowledge.com/ Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/itscosmoknowledge Facebook ► https://facebook.com/cosmoknowledge TikTok ► https://www.tiktok.com/@cosmoknowledge Twitter ► https://twitter.com/cosmoknowledge Produced, directed, and edited [See More…]

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Why Are Black Holes So Scary? 0 (0)

Halloween is a time to be haunted by ghosts, goblins, and ghouls, but nothing in the universe is scarier than a black hole. Author: Chris Impey (University Distinguished Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona) Republished from an article by The Conversation with permission from Chris Impey. Original article: https://theconversation.com/the-scariest-things-in-the-universe-are-black-holes-and-here-are-3-reasons-148615 Title: The scariest things in the universe are black holes – and here are 3 reasons WATCH MORE: We Just Found The Closest Black Hole To Earth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3h5abWNda0 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdgpfQ5snGKcP-eqoVXI0pw/join SUBSCRIBE ► https://goo.gl/PLLFPz —- Website ► https://cosmoknowledge.com/ Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/itscosmoknowledge Facebook ► https://facebook.com/cosmoknowledge TikTok [See More…]

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Webb Spots Merging Galaxies Around A Quasar 0 (0)

We expected just one, but Webb revealed at least three galaxies swirling around a giant red quasar, a super bright region at the center of a galaxy powered by a supermassive black hole. Sources: https://arxiv.org/abs/2210.10074 https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2022/nasa-s-webb-uncovers-dense-cosmic-knot-in-the-early-universe WATCH MORE VIDEOS: Oldest And Most Distant Quasar Found https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQ40v-fcb3w #webb #quasar #blackhole #galaxies #universe #space #jameswebb #webbtelescope Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdgpfQ5snGKcP-eqoVXI0pw/join SUBSCRIBE ► https://goo.gl/PLLFPz —- Website ► https://cosmoknowledge.com/ Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/itscosmoknowledge Facebook ► https://facebook.com/cosmoknowledge TikTok ► https://www.tiktok.com/@cosmoknowledge Twitter ► https://twitter.com/cosmoknowledge Produced, directed, and edited by: Ardit Bicaj Narrated by: Russell Archey https://www.ravonmedia.com/ Graphics: Pavel Ševeček NASA Goddard Space [See More…]

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What’s Behind This Webb Image? 0 (0)

One of the most dazzling images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is this image of a distant extreme star system surrounded by surreal concentric geometric rings. The binary star is called WR140. Author: Peter Tuthill (Astrophysicist, University of Sydney) Republished from an article by The Conversation with permission from Peter Tuthill. Original article: https://theconversation.com/alien-megastructures-cosmic-thumbprint-whats-behind-a-james-webb-telescope-photo-that-had-even-astronomers-stumped-192249 Title: Alien megastructures? Cosmic thumbprint? What’s behind a James Webb telescope photo that had even astronomers stumped Source: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05155-5 WATCH MORE VIDEOS: Webb Captures First Direct Image Of Exoplanet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNYE9XxmOLo Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdgpfQ5snGKcP-eqoVXI0pw/join SUBSCRIBE ► https://goo.gl/PLLFPz —- Website ► [See More…]

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We Can Now Watch Stars Go Supernova 0 (0)

We can soon know when a star is about to go supernova so we can get our popcorn and watch the glorious demise of a massive star. Source: https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/517/1/1483/6759199?login=false WATCH MORE: Betelgeuse Star Is Dying Before Our Eyes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Na72eehQMQ Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdgpfQ5snGKcP-eqoVXI0pw/join SUBSCRIBE ► https://goo.gl/PLLFPz —- Website ► https://cosmoknowledge.com/ Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/itscosmoknowledge Facebook ► https://facebook.com/cosmoknowledge TikTok ► https://www.tiktok.com/@cosmoknowledge Twitter ► https://twitter.com/cosmoknowledge Produced, directed, and edited by: Ardit Bicaj Narrated by: Russell Archey https://www.ravonmedia.com/ Graphics: Space Engine ESA Hubble L. Calcada WIYN NOAO AURA NSF T. Rector (University of Alaska, Anchorage) Z. Levay L. Frattare [See More…]

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Planet Tilts Teach Us Important Lessons 0 (0)

Planetary tilts can teach us a lot about history and the current state of planets. Sources: https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/seasons/en/ http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Astro/orbtilt.html https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1410/1410.3819.pdf https://arxiv.org/abs/1911.08431 WATCH MORE VIDEOS ► Saturn’s Rings Finally Explained After 400 Years https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbr8y_Y433Y Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdgpfQ5snGKcP-eqoVXI0pw/join SUBSCRIBE ► https://goo.gl/PLLFPz —- Website ► https://cosmoknowledge.com/ Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/itscosmoknowledge Facebook ► https://facebook.com/cosmoknowledge TikTok ► https://www.tiktok.com/@cosmoknowledge Twitter ► https://twitter.com/cosmoknowledge Produced, directed, and edited by: Ardit Bicaj Narrated by: Russell Archey https://www.ravonmedia.com/ Graphics: NCSA NASA A. Boley Space Engine NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Jacob Kegerreis Durham University Stock footage: envato.com iStock.com/ /nopow /janiecbros /Kongphop Petwichai /Treedeo /Valerii Kotok /Akurra [See More…]

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How Crowded Is The Asteroid Belt Really? 0 (0)

The real density of the asteroid belt is one of the biggest misconceptions of all time, and science fiction has made a major contribution to that. WATCH MORE VIDEOS: What If Asteroid Apophis Hit Earth? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVdnN4pWn08 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdgpfQ5snGKcP-eqoVXI0pw/join SUBSCRIBE ► https://goo.gl/PLLFPz —- Website ► https://cosmoknowledge.com/ Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/itscosmoknowledge Facebook ► https://facebook.com/cosmoknowledge TikTok ► https://www.tiktok.com/@cosmoknowledge Twitter ► https://twitter.com/cosmoknowledge Produced, directed, and edited by: Ardit Bicaj Narrated by: Russell Archey https://www.ravonmedia.com/ Graphics: Space Engine Lucasfilm Ltd./Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back NASA ESA D. Jewitt (UCLA, USA) Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab Stock [See More…]