The first asteroid ever discovered - Carrie Nugent

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    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 of the very first asteroid ever discovered and explains how asteroid hunters search for these celestial bodies.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 328

  • @streak1burntrubber
    @streak1burntrubber 6 років тому +238

    They skipped over the fact that Ceres used to be classified as a planet.
    Before 1845, they didn't know that the astroid belt existed, and they didn't know that there were so many astroids in the solar system. To them, a planet was just a big thing that orbited the sun, so Ceres was considered a planet, as well as Pallas, Juno, and Vesta when they were discovered.
    So, for a time, we said that we had 11 planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Vesta, Juno, Ceres, Pallas, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus. Neptune was discovered in 1846, and by then they realized that the 4 asteroids were to similar to each other and too dissimilar to the rest of the planets to share the same term.

    • @pleasestaysafe2787
      @pleasestaysafe2787 6 років тому +8

      And that now it's a dwarf planet.

    • @shakesmctremens178
      @shakesmctremens178 6 років тому +4

      It's really irrelevant that Ceres was once thought to be a planet. Before Piazzi noticed it moving differently to the stars, anyone who noticed it would have classified it as a star. What Ceres isn't doesn't have any bearing on what it is or how its true nature was discovered.

    • @PerceptionVsReality333
      @PerceptionVsReality333 6 років тому

      I was going to say that, but you beat me to it.

    • @rots66
      @rots66 6 років тому

      But what's the main diferente between an asteroid and a planet (or a hemi-planet)?

    • @ethankjt7277
      @ethankjt7277 2 роки тому +1

      @@rots66 Umm a planet must:
      1. Orbit the Sun
      2. Be round
      3. Clear the neighbourhood
      The planets follow all 3. Asteroids only follow #1. Dwarf planets like Ceres and Pluto follow the first 2 only

  • @PawroBryant
    @PawroBryant 6 років тому +489

    i like the part "but the calculations were grueling" and the scientist just cried in the desk lol

  • @faiza7533
    @faiza7533 6 років тому +268

    Aside from the informative content here, I really love the face they drew on Ceres

  • @d_wang9836
    @d_wang9836 6 років тому +124

    2:27 Noone gonna talk about the fact someone had to animate that?

    • @DungeonFreak79
      @DungeonFreak79 6 років тому +2

      [Yoshikage_Kira] aka Handy Man, Duwang Man, *chew* I didn't notice that! Lol thanks!

    • @jinglemich4941
      @jinglemich4941 6 років тому +4

      The Animator probably wanted to do that, likely not even in the script!

    • @sciblastofficial9833
      @sciblastofficial9833 6 років тому +2

      If you don’t know, Gauss was actually picking his nose

    • @isblllchn4907
      @isblllchn4907 6 років тому +1

      [Yoshikage_Kira] aka Handy Man, Duwang Man, *chew* heh

    • @minhduytrinhphan9978
      @minhduytrinhphan9978 6 років тому +1

      Lmao

  • @MamaDespik
    @MamaDespik 6 років тому +101

    I enjoyed the animations on this one, especially the freeze frames on some of the introductions. Nice one!

    • @ZNIR777
      @ZNIR777 6 років тому +1

      MamaDespik really lovely indeed

  • @Sam_on_YouTube
    @Sam_on_YouTube 6 років тому +5

    It's a shame Gauss isn't as well known as some others. He was among the greatest geniuses of math and physics. But a lot of what he contributed were more tools for more flashy discoveries than results that are famous in their own right.

  • @yuzunakabeganu
    @yuzunakabeganu 6 років тому +76

    4:46 first time i heard ted ed doing the beep* sound
    What a bada**

    • @phisicoloco
      @phisicoloco 6 років тому +4

      sofiyah misri I know right! That came from nowhere , hahahaha, funny tho

    • @CadetGriffin
      @CadetGriffin 6 років тому +3

      The first bleep was actually in their acids/bases video from a few years ago.

    • @cannae920
      @cannae920 6 років тому +3

      sofiyah misri
      I audibly gasped when that happened
      " *gasp*
      Not on my Christian server!!!!!"

    • @alexandrakim8369
      @alexandrakim8369 3 роки тому

      Exactly

  • @deanquinlan4389
    @deanquinlan4389 6 років тому +367

    In other words... she's a total bad***

    • @highpiner
      @highpiner 6 років тому +44

      Dean Quinlan I think this is the first time TED has used that word o.O

    • @Krishna-vk3kx
      @Krishna-vk3kx 6 років тому +23

      That's the first time teded ever needed a asterisk.

    • @johnquinlan2521
      @johnquinlan2521 6 років тому

      Nice last name

    • @mabob1913
      @mabob1913 6 років тому +2

      LMAO i laughed at that part!!! XD

    • @jayandreson7070
      @jayandreson7070 6 років тому

      grass LOL

  • @paradisa6
    @paradisa6 3 роки тому +4

    Loved the different styles in the animations and the meta perspective of us watching the people watching etc. And Susan's voice is just as calming to listen to as Addison's :) Keep up the good work Ted-ed!

  • @javierlatorre480
    @javierlatorre480 3 роки тому +3

    I feel like they forgot to mention that, when they first discovered Ceres, they thought it was a totally new planet. It was only when they started discovering too many such objects in that same location to easily keep track of that the term and classification came into use. History would later repeat with Pluto and the Kuiper Belt.

  • @RyzeyScharfes-Aima
    @RyzeyScharfes-Aima 6 років тому +38

    4:46, Yeah, definitely a bad*ss 😂😂

  • @1234bobfox
    @1234bobfox 6 років тому +23

    The animation on this video is particularly excellent! Of course, the content is fascinating, but the artwork is well paired with the audio and looks fantastic

  • @definitelynorandomvideos24
    @definitelynorandomvideos24 6 років тому +3

    I sincerely appreciate the fact that you guys are taking time and effort to give an easy access to knowledge. Thank you!

  • @abhishuoza9992
    @abhishuoza9992 6 років тому +2

    Amazing type of animation! You guys should make more of this kind. Keep up the good work

  • @cup_check_official
    @cup_check_official 6 років тому +339

    I'm a star when it comes to puns, I win the constellation prize every time
    My commit-ment for making puns is weird.

  • @andrewpereira888
    @andrewpereira888 6 років тому +3

    This is one of the highest quality animations on Ted-Ed, great job!

  • @theFINNISHmonster1
    @theFINNISHmonster1 6 років тому +5

    Space videos from Ted-Ed are the best!

  • @alexandersmets5045
    @alexandersmets5045 6 років тому

    the production value on these vids is out of this world, great work guys

  • @moved4028
    @moved4028 6 років тому +2

    Thank you so much for making videos like these! I have a science test on the Solar System next week, and I'm learning a lot more than others!!

  • @seljat.1429
    @seljat.1429 6 років тому

    the illustrations in this one are so nice!

  • @aureusyarara
    @aureusyarara 6 років тому +9

    A++ video
    Also don't you love it when humans go "i don't have the math to solve this... *rolls up sleeves* time to invent it"

  • @jamesjpak
    @jamesjpak 6 років тому

    awesome video. Thank you. You have a wonderful voice for narration :D

  • @franciafrancia2481
    @franciafrancia2481 6 років тому

    Totally loved the animation on this one

  • @d_wang9836
    @d_wang9836 6 років тому +64

    2:00 Welcome to calculus

  • @sarahpoynter9652
    @sarahpoynter9652 6 років тому

    I really liked the illustrations in this video!

  • @dellsantiago8108
    @dellsantiago8108 6 років тому

    My God u really r good when it comes to animation ..Bravo indeed..adding a humor has put an icing on an icing

  • @MrJayPuff
    @MrJayPuff 6 років тому

    Awesome animation and content great job

  • @N....
    @N.... 6 років тому +3

    The music is awesome.

  • @cheddar9577
    @cheddar9577 6 років тому +2

    the animation is amazing

  • @viannkee
    @viannkee 6 років тому

    Awesome animation! Love it

  • @bryankadusale2419
    @bryankadusale2419 6 років тому +1

    Hello TED-Ed!!! I'm a huge fan of your channel and I learn a lot from your videos! ^_^ Can you please make a video about Fluidized Sand? Thank you! 😀

  • @parisedflores531
    @parisedflores531 6 років тому +2

    Loved it, loved it, loved it! More of this topic, please!!

  • @mayatoll1443
    @mayatoll1443 6 років тому

    love the animation on this one

  • @dragonballzthelegend2316
    @dragonballzthelegend2316 6 років тому +1

    Love the animation!

  • @rayank99
    @rayank99 6 років тому

    Nice info!

  • @maxinewest4096
    @maxinewest4096 3 роки тому +1

    This is good animation makes those looking for asteroids look interesting

  • @purplealy2203
    @purplealy2203 6 років тому

    2:09 thats always me when im doing my homework or worst homeworks then 2:50 when im finally finished

  • @Kayla-xl8wi
    @Kayla-xl8wi 6 років тому

    How cool!! Thanks Ted-Ed 😍

  • @CarlosHernandez-ks5gu
    @CarlosHernandez-ks5gu 6 років тому

    one of the best ted eds ever

  • @moonee12
    @moonee12 6 років тому

    The art is truly beautiful.

  • @xxiao5156
    @xxiao5156 6 років тому +42

    The asteroid belt is a big waist of space.

    • @allanrichardson1468
      @allanrichardson1468 6 років тому

      onyx bell Good pun! If you like puns, look up Isaac Asimov’s essay (first published in Fantasy and Science Fiction magazine, republished in one or more if his self-edited anthologies) about the discovery of this rock. The title is “The World, Ceres.”

    • @SrNaitabes
      @SrNaitabes 6 років тому

      The destroyed Planet that we don´t remember

  • @USSAnimeNCC-
    @USSAnimeNCC- 6 років тому

    2:58 happy new year lol

  • @marvink.9369
    @marvink.9369 6 років тому

    Badass video! Thank you! :D

  • @lalitmarwaha4291
    @lalitmarwaha4291 4 роки тому

    Gauss's entry was awesome

  • @69Solo
    @69Solo 6 років тому

    Ceres I love you and your headlights!

  • @kenwestern8174
    @kenwestern8174 6 років тому

    SO GENIUS

  • @ShehabEllithy
    @ShehabEllithy 6 років тому +10

    Can't find mathematical methods; creats his own. Just another day of a mathematician. 2:20

  • @bazpearce9993
    @bazpearce9993 2 місяці тому

    I followed Vesta for a few nights a couple of years ago with my scope and camera.

  • @wingeddance
    @wingeddance 6 років тому

    This is my new favorite video

  • @feliciachi9719
    @feliciachi9719 5 років тому +1

    Ceres is also a dwarf planet like Pluto, Makemake, Haumea, and Eris

  • @Don_Los
    @Don_Los 3 роки тому

    Nice drawings and animations.

  • @CJKims
    @CJKims 6 років тому +1

    Mathematicians: Ugh, I don't have mathematical equations to solve this! Hmm... Let me check the books....
    Gauss: Well, since I don't have a method to solve this, let me just invent one.
    What a pure genius.

  • @ThomasMusings
    @ThomasMusings 6 років тому

    Very cool!

  • @Apostate_ofmind
    @Apostate_ofmind 6 років тому +1

    When the scientist started crying it brought a tear to my eye.

  • @JC6659
    @JC6659 6 років тому +2

    "in other words, she's a totally badass" I never thought I'd love TedEd more but I do noe

  • @jackhandma1011
    @jackhandma1011 2 роки тому

    Astronomers found a giant asteroid. Gauss found a worthy opponent.

  • @naingchanmyae
    @naingchanmyae 6 років тому

    It is so cute when the astronomers look at the photos of the asteroids.

  • @icyguy2547
    @icyguy2547 6 років тому +3

    Could you do a video on Diogenes of Sinope?

  • @MultiInko
    @MultiInko 6 років тому

    wow i learned a lot today :D hello from LOS ANGELES in america, we loved ted ed

  • @TheScienceBiome
    @TheScienceBiome 6 років тому +24

    Could you do a video on the development of extra- terrestrial life, explaining how hard it is to form! (Not the Fermi paradox as kurzgesagt already did that)
    Please?

  • @nighttimetelevision2969
    @nighttimetelevision2969 6 років тому +1

    I like the music

  • @charlieg2262
    @charlieg2262 3 роки тому +1

    As of today, 14th July 2021 - they've discovered ~26,199 near-earth asteroids

  • @nalulumbay
    @nalulumbay 6 років тому

    Cool video!!!

  • @WayuEnglish
    @WayuEnglish 6 років тому +1

    Great !!!!!

  • @gulsumozkaya5816
    @gulsumozkaya5816 6 років тому

    it is a perfect turkish translation, thank you asude elif ışıkser. u are the best translator

  • @BaxterDaTrashball
    @BaxterDaTrashball 6 років тому +5

    Wow Ceres was discoverd in the beggining of a year and it was rediscovered in New Year's eve!

  • @hasnain9654
    @hasnain9654 6 років тому

    Asteroid was like "why did you find me? I came to see humans".

  • @guitarjimmy2243
    @guitarjimmy2243 6 років тому

    Do a video about how Max Planck discovered the equation E=hf.

  • @terrancewoods4892
    @terrancewoods4892 5 років тому

    Love you Carrie

  • @williamfrost6933
    @williamfrost6933 6 років тому

    Is video had a more human voice behind it. One that you can relate to and one that actually talks to the audience like their people. That’s why I liked this video

  • @yuzunakabeganu
    @yuzunakabeganu 6 років тому

    2:26 (pokes nose)
    Predicts the movement of the first asteroid and writes history

  • @Ceres4S2D1
    @Ceres4S2D1 2 роки тому

    Thanks to videos like this, I'm considered an asteroid to many.
    Even my shape is being misplaced with an asteroid shape. It's incorrect.
    There are many reasons why I'm called a dwarf planet, and not an asteroid. Before you say that I'm both, I'll list the following reasons to why I'm called one over the other:
    •The most obvious reason behind my classification as a dwarf planet is due to my spherical/oblate shape, caused by hydrostatic equilibrium. Asteroids are shaped like potatoes due to the lack of this force. I'm just really spherical. Even my tallest mountain isn't as tall as Earth's; Ahuna mons. The asteroid Vesta also has a mountain taller than mine, and they're smaller.
    •My composition is much more surprising to many than you would assume. I might appear dry, but I'm saturated with a lot of water. My mantle is composed of it. I even have a thin atmosphere of water vapor. Unlike asteroids, I'm geologically active. I'm still spewing out -lava- ice to an extent. I even have ammonia, which is mostly found in comets. I'm not a comet nor asteroid due to my similarities between both. My mass is giving me features of both.
    •My mass is high. I take up a third of the mass in the asteroid belt. There are so many asteroids too. I'm just large. Pluto makes a small percentage of mass in the Kuiper belt, so this makes me superior. You should be calling Pluto a comet in this case.
    But this is all worthless to fight for. Everyone loves Pluto. But me? Who would care for an object that looks like luna...

  • @Crazould
    @Crazould 6 років тому +7

    GAUSS!

    • @TheWilyx
      @TheWilyx 6 років тому

      All hail Gauss, cause and solution to all problems!

  • @madil2259
    @madil2259 6 років тому

    Nice video. :)

  • @marcosdiaz8549
    @marcosdiaz8549 6 років тому

    4:42 I laughed so hard

  • @mohammedmubeen5285
    @mohammedmubeen5285 6 років тому

    @Ted-Ed, Why did you neglect Gauss's calculations ?!? Anyways, it is a great informative video...

  • @FewVidsJustComments
    @FewVidsJustComments 4 роки тому

    Teded video: “Ceres is an asteroid”
    Ceres, the dwarf planet: “am I a joke to you?”

  • @boy638
    @boy638 6 років тому +3

    Ceres-ly cool video!

    • @MegaAwesomeNick
      @MegaAwesomeNick 6 років тому

      I see someone has a vesta-ed interest in space puns.

  • @jaysonf7864
    @jaysonf7864 6 років тому

    Baron's wife: Why aren't you coming to bed with me tonight, darling?
    Baron: Cause you aren't a sky full of stars.

  • @Mykasan
    @Mykasan 6 років тому

    You should have the link for Carrie nugent videos in the doobly-doo.

  • @MrGamerCaptain
    @MrGamerCaptain 6 років тому

    The scientists trying to find Ceres is me during Calc class

  • @niyab4145
    @niyab4145 6 років тому +1

    I learned more on this UA-cam channels and I learn at school 😂

  • @User.i0
    @User.i0 6 років тому

    I am soooo sorry😔😔I would lobe to support you guys. But I'm only fourteen years old.... You guys have helped me through MANY exam's. I'm so sorry but I will try

  • @emilytheweirdo4752
    @emilytheweirdo4752 6 років тому +1

    I don't know if I'm the first person to come up with this idea but is it possible for one of the asteroids to have life on it? An asteroid is small but if it has the right condition it can be at the very least a tiny paradise of alien bacteria.

  • @ShankarSivarajan
    @ShankarSivarajan 6 років тому

    2:13 "Is he not the celebrated author of _The Dynamics of an Asteroid_ , a book which ascends to such rarefied heights of pure mathematics that it is said that there was no man in the scientific press capable of criticizing it?"
    (Yes, I know that quote refers to Prof. James Moriarty.)

  • @RaixsOreh
    @RaixsOreh 6 років тому

    "Damn" said Amsterdam. "I gotta start looking for asteroids"

  • @LuckyBird551
    @LuckyBird551 6 років тому

    Is Ceres still considered an asteroid or is it now considered a Dwarf Planet?

  • @Troy-ol5fk
    @Troy-ol5fk 6 місяців тому

    Ceres is very lucky, it never bumped into anything

  • @felixboons
    @felixboons 6 років тому

    Cool.

  • @supposedtobedoinghomework2217
    @supposedtobedoinghomework2217 6 років тому

    WHAT. How?!!! How did Gauss just make up a formula meanwhile I'm sitting here on my bed binging on TV

  • @Hunter-bx9lk
    @Hunter-bx9lk 6 років тому

    Please do one on Otto Von Bismarck, the man who unified Germany and brought her to the pinnacle.

  • @lockhrt999
    @lockhrt999 6 років тому

    Belters who were working on Ceres rest in peace

  • @hiiragy
    @hiiragy 6 років тому

    how do they know which one is ceres w/out modern tech? would it be more than one asteroid in the sky? they all look the same right?

    • @DickHolman
      @DickHolman 6 років тому

      Because it's the only one they found at the time.

  • @guestj9213
    @guestj9213 5 років тому +1

    I thought you are a really formal teaching video channel, until... 4:44

  • @iapr18
    @iapr18 6 років тому

    So there was a satellite in the Asteroid Belt? Is there any picture of The Little Prince?

  • @siddhantkamble291
    @siddhantkamble291 6 років тому +21

    I want more of biology please!!!!❤️❤️

    • @giovannifrrri5495
      @giovannifrrri5495 6 років тому +1

      Wut?

    • @syeda.1338
      @syeda.1338 6 років тому

      Siddhant Kamble this is astronomy

    • @siddhantkamble291
      @siddhantkamble291 6 років тому +1

      Seaweed Ashar yeah I know. My comment was not related to the video. I just presented my view that I want them to do more of biology 😅

    • @giovannifrrri5495
      @giovannifrrri5495 6 років тому

      Siddhant Kamble ah ok 😄☺

  • @user-fh1fd8fm8k
    @user-fh1fd8fm8k 6 років тому

    Hi ... May I ask you... the earth is spinning so there will be at some point in the north and the south a point where you can stand and you will spin around yourself within 24 hours.... what is that point

  • @janet4276
    @janet4276 6 років тому

    Very fasanating . I don't know how to write the word because I'm a kid but cool video!!!!!!!!

  • @fahadaljouf1686
    @fahadaljouf1686 6 років тому

    2:27

  • @FewVidsJustComments
    @FewVidsJustComments 5 років тому

    Isn’t Ceres also a dwarf planet? They forgot to mention that