We Don’t Know Why Astronauts Get Motion Sick

From SciShow Space. A majority of modern astronauts experience any one of a suite of symptoms scientists collectively call Space Motion Sickness, or SMS. But despite knowing about it for nearly as long as humans have gone into space, we still don’t know exactly what causes it, or how to predict which astronauts might lose…

The Biggest Star In The Universe Is Too Small

From SciShow Space. R136a1 is the most massive star that astronomers have ever discovered. It’s so massive you might think the laws of physics wouldn’t allow it. But it turns out that its current mass estimate is actually so low that it threatens our understanding of how the universe got to be where it is,…

JWST: Looking Beyond The Pretty Pictures

From SciShow Space. The James Webb Space Telescope isn’t just for finding Pinterest worthy pictures, we’re finding some amazing details in the sometimes blurry background photos. Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) ———- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporter for helping us keep SciShow Space free for everyone forever: Jason A Saslow, David Brooks,…

Is Our Solar System Missing Moons?

From SciShow Space. You might be pretty confident that when a moon is there it’s there to stay, but that’s not always the case. Moons may have a history of disappearing. Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) Correction: 05:19 Well, this is half right. The moons don’t actually orbit the same distance from Mars and orbit…

Eavesdropping On Other Worlds

From SciShow Space. We usually only get to use our sense of sight in exploring the universe, but that hasn’t prevented scientists from trying to listen in. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ———- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporter for helping us keep SciShow Space free for everyone forever: Jason A Saslow, David…

What’s Going to Space in 2023?

From SciShow Space. 2022 was a pretty exciting year for space science, but what news might we expect in the coming year? Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) ———- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporter for helping us keep SciShow Space free for everyone forever: Jason A Saslow, David Brooks, and AndyGneiss! Support SciShow…

Did Earth’s Continents Come from Space?

From SciShow Space. Earth didn’t always have the land beneath your feet, but what might have caused it to form is a bit of a mystery. Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) ———- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporter for helping us keep SciShow Space free for everyone forever: Jason A Saslow, David Brooks,…

A Big Bang Beginner’s Guide | Compilation

From SciShow Space. While there’s still a lot that astrophysicists don’t know about the Big Bang, there are some things we do know. So today, let’s get caught up on the Big Bang basics. Hosted by: Reid Reimers (he/him) ———- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporter for helping us keep SciShow Space free…

Space Superlatives of 2022

From SciShow Space. As we wrap up 2022, we’d like to celebrate a few of the cosmic “winners” discovered this year, at least while they still hold their titles. Hosted by: Reid Reimers (he/him) ———- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporter for helping us keep SciShow Space free for everyone forever: Jason A…