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How Bad Are Satellite Constellations for Astronomy? - SciShow News
Imagine being excited to use one of the world's most advanced telescopes, only to see bright streaks of light on every picture! This is a problem facing some astronomers as satellites fill up the night sky.
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This Stellar Blast Showered the Universe with… Calcium | SciShow News
We knew some stars created large amounts of calcium, but no one really ever knew how...until now! Plus, astrophysicists believe they’ve finally seen evidence of the star that created one of the most important supernovas ever!
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Our Past Written in the Stars
Unfortunately, time machines don't exist, but there are other ways to learn about our sun's past.
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Weird Names Around the Solar System
Not all of the objects in the solar system are named after Greek and Roman gods -- some are named after literary figures, movie stars, and don't get us started on what people think Earth is really called.
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The Fastest Runaway Star in the Galaxy
Most stars orbit the center of the galaxy. Some stars don't. Learn what scientists think is going on, with Reid Reimers!
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How To Make a Mutant Flu
Hank dishes out updates on the mutant flu virus and the James Webb Space Telescope, and gives us some new bits about new exoplanets, secret space planes, and a study that shows that music evolves according to Darwin's rules.
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A Violent Origin Story for Tiny Space Diamonds | SciShow News
Scientists may have discovered some clues to two vastly different anomalies. Microscopic diamonds inside of meteors, and why ancient black holes are so massive.
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3 Mysteries Solved by Extraterrestrial Tsunamis
Earth isn't the only planet that gets rocked by giant tsunamis. In fact, giant waves on other planets have helped us solve a few mysteries about our solar system.
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Turns Out, the Sun Is... Pretty Chill | SciShow News
Life on Earth depends on the steady nature of our star, and an international team of scientists searched thousands of other stars to try to find out if the sun has always been as consistent as it is now. And According to a study...
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Future Space News of 2014
Hank delivers news of the future, with his rundown of the top space missions scheduled for 2014. Learn about upcoming launches to a nearby asteroid, a comet as it approaches the sun, and the first test flight of NASA's new Orion crew...
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Maybe There's No Phosphine on Venus | SciShow News
Remember when astrophysicists thought they'd found signs of life on Venus? A different team re-crunched the numbers, and their results raised some questions about that claim. Also, a bunch of exoplanets are doing a really precise dance...
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Why Is the Sun's Corona So Hot?
The Sun's corona is hotter than its surface, but where do scientists think such immense heat comes from?
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Epic Meteor Adventure and Ozone Mystery
SciShow explores two celestial mysteries: the origins of a meteorite that crashed into a house in California, and who's releasing chemicals into the atmosphere that were banned more than 25 years ago?
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Say Hello to NASA's Newest Sun Missions - SciShow News
Our star continuously throws out streams of charged particles at more than 500 kilometers per second, something we call Solar Wind. And just like regular weather can be unpredictable and dangerous, space weather can be, too. Meanwhile,...
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The Mysterious Ridges Near Pluto's Heart
Astronomers may have figured out some cool geology on Pluto, and Barnard's star is back in the running for having a planet!
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TED-ED: The first asteroid ever discovered - Carrie Nugent
Over the course of history, we've discovered hundreds of thousands of asteroids. But how do astronomers discover these bits of rock and metal? How many have they found? And how do they tell asteroids apart? Carrie Nugent shares the story...
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The New Space Weather Mission
The universe gets a little weirder, and more dangerous, every time we study it. Understanding space weather, which can mess with our communications systems, will take strategic planning to monitor.
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Would Aliens Be Able to See Earth?
Scientists have worked out how likely it is that distant planets can see earth, and we are learning new ways to study the magnetic fields of galaxies.
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SciShow Quiz Show: Hank vs. Stefan
Associate Producer Stefan Chin faces off against his boss, Hank Green. Will Stefan manage to keep his job? What does a dinosaur sound like? And where is that space whale?
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This Collision Could Have Created the Solar System | SciShow News
A dwarf galaxy crashing through the Milky Way billions of years ago could have set off periods of star formation, and astronomers recently captured a rare flashing phenomenon that only shows up in the sky for a few days!
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The Cosmic Ladder That Lets Us Map the Universe
Considering how massive our universe is, we know the distances to cosmic objects surprisingly well. What tools and clues do scientists use to measure distances that are so enormous they sound like made-up numbers?
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How We Learned Black Holes Actually Exist | 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics
Did you know Einstein never thought we’d find actual black holes in space? It took decades of research to show black holes are physically possible, and some of the scientists behind that research were honored this year with the Nobel...
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Satellite Death Rattle
The satellite launched in February, but in March, it malfunctioned, spun out of control, and broke into pieces. The mission was declared a failure. But! Before it failed, Hitomi managed a couple days' worth of observations.
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Titan's "Magic Island" and A Triple Black Hole!
Join Caitlin Hoffmeister in this episode of SciShow Space News as we explore the universe!