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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…]

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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…]

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Asteroids Most Likely To Hit Earth 0 (0)

Our solar system is home to countless rocks screaming through space in different trajectories around the Sun. As time passes, the danger of a potential asteroid strike on Earth increases. 101955 Bennu and 29075 1950 DA are two of the most dangerous candidates. Sources: https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/sentry/ WATCH MORE VIDEOS: What If 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 NASA’s Goddard Space [See More…]

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Something’s Glowing At The Milky Way’s Center 0 (0)

While it’s normal to detect intense energy coming from the galactic center, it appears that during the last two decades scientists have found more of this high-energy light than they could account for. It’s called the Galactic Center GeV Excess. WATCH MORE VIDEOS: This Image Of The Milky Way’s ‘Downtown’ Is Crazy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLzrQN2dlig Source: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-022-01658-3 https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1991PhR…203….1B/abstract 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 [See More…]

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Juno Just Got The Closest View Of Europa in 22 Years 0 (0)

NASA’s Juno spacecraft recently got pretty close to Europa and snapped the closest image in 22 years. Source: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-juno-shares-first-image-from-flyby-of-jupiters-moon-europa WATCH MORE VIDEOS: Europa Clipper On Jupiter’s Ocean Moon Europa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sD6BNag4Xys 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: NASA JPL-Caltech SWRI MSSS NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Stock footage: envato.com istock.com/ /Gregory VILLIEN /istockmaradona /janiecbros Music: ES_Thirty-Fourth Window – Heath Cantu A big thank you to our [See More…]

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NASA Just Smashed DART Into Asteroid Dimorphos 0 (0)

NASA just slammed its DART spacecraft into Asteroid Dimorphos successfully. Source: https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-s-dart-mission-hits-asteroid-in-first-ever-planetary-defense-test 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: JHU Applied Physics Laboratory NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Stock footage: envato.com iStock.com/ /MarWin55 Music: ES_Prepare – Anthony Earls A big thank you to our lovely channel members: Damon Reid Joseph Pacchetti – Cosmoknowledge brings news from [See More…]

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New Evidence For Possible Life In Enceladus’ Ocean 0 (0)

Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus is one of the most interesting candidates in the search for life in the solar system. Recently, a team of scientists, including Dr. Christopher Glein from the Southwest Research Institute, has discovered new evidence for a key building block for life in the Enceladus’ underground ocean. Sources: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2201388119 https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Phosphorus-HealthProfessional/ https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abm4665 WATCH MORE VIDEOS: Saturn’s “Death Star” Moon, Mimas, May Have a Secret Ocean https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dnNNVs7WAY 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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Saturn’s Rings Finally Explained After 400 Years 0 (0)

Saturn’s ring formation has been a mystery since Galileo first discovered them in 1610. Now, scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of California, Berkeley, using data from NASA’s Cassini mission, suggest the planet’s rings could be from an ancient, missing moon, Chrysalis. Source: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abn1234 WATCH MORE VIDEOS: 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, directed, and edited by: Ardit Bicaj Narrated by: Russell Archey https://www.ravonmedia.com/ Graphics: Space [See More…]

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What are Neutron Stars Made of? 0 (0)

Just about 5 miles wide but 1.4 times more massive than the Sun. In this video, we’re talking about neutron stars, the imploded cores of massive stars created by supernovae. WATCH MORE: We Just Found Neutron Stars Crashing Into Black Holes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLxqvEFcuNY 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: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab Chris Smith (USRA/GESTAR) Stock footage: envato.com iStock.com/ /vision008 /Treedeo [See More…]