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Super-Earths Are Where Life Is 0 (0)

Data suggests the best chance astronomers have of finding life on another planet is likely to be on a super-Earth. 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/super-earths-are-bigger-more-common-and-more-habitable-than-earth-itself-and-astronomers-are-discovering-more-of-the-billions-they-think-are-out-there-190496 Title: Super-Earths are bigger, more common and more habitable than Earth itself – and astronomers are discovering more of the billions they think are out there WATCH MORE VIDEOS: Let’s Travel To A Super-Earth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8ssW82ue-4 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 [See More…]

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NASA Records Epic ‘Marsquakes’ Where A Big Rock Slammed 0 (0)

NASA’s InSight spacecraft recorded some epic marsquakes last December. But just now, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter discovered that this seismic event came from a meteor that crashed into Mars on Christmas Eve of 2021. Source: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/nasa-s-insight-lander-detects-stunning-meteoroid-impact-on-mars/ WATCH MORE: When Are We Going To Mars? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P11hnDkNGgY 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 NASA/JPL-Caltech Martin Van Driel/AxiSEM CNES/Imperial College London NASA’s Eyes University of Arizona [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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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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Saturn’s Hexagon Storm Explained 0 (0)

Have you ever heard about the Earth’s polar vortex? It’s a large area of low-pressure and cold air that surrounds the poles. Saturn has them, too. There’s one on the south pole and one on the northern pole. But the northern pole’s storm looks kinda odd. It’s shaped like a hexagon. Watch the video to learn more. Sources: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2000317117 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201006165740.htm WATCH MORE VIDEOS: Here’s Why Saturn’s Moons Have Weird Shapes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej4w4LKl6F0 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, [See More…]