The Hardest to Reach Planet in the Solar System Finally in BepiColombo's Sights

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    ESA - BepiColombo’s first tastes of Mercury science - bit.ly/3V9FwYz
    ESA - A trio of images highlight BepiColombo’s third Mercury flyby - bit.ly/4bMSSPW
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  • @microbuilder
    @microbuilder 25 днів тому +177

    Growing up with shows like Star Trek, these videos, if nothing else, show me just how far we have come, and just how far we have to go...equally impressed and frustrated lol

    • @jerseybound717
      @jerseybound717 25 днів тому +23

      Just think of how much further we would have gotten if people didn't lose interest in NASA so early on. We lost a lot of tech and things to be able to push more people into space because the public got bored and didn't want to pay taxes to Nasa anymore. Nasa's budget doesn't even show on a scale to the defense budget,

    • @Ritziey
      @Ritziey 25 днів тому

      i dont know about u.s system but doesn't it depend on the ruling government to decide the allotment of budgets for nasa or defence etc. they could allocate a little more for space science @@jerseybound717

    • @ntsejfamyaj
      @ntsejfamyaj 24 дні тому +3

      Lucky you. I grew up watching Trump criminal and civil trials, along with Ukraine combat videos.

    • @musicbro8225
      @musicbro8225 24 дні тому

      @@jerseybound717 I don't think it's fair to blame all of common man (to be un-pc) - we are guided by our economies and those who drive them. If they get bored with it, or more to the point, couldn't see the profit in it compared to the industry of destruction and reconstruction then what could you or I do to change that?
      We have been 'inspired' by corruption and war with psychological manipulation and misinformation, as if that is our true nature - we could have been lead down a more loving and cooperative path. Trouble is we could never know because we give in to our 'devils' with barely a whimper, the cynics have won.

    • @doug8515
      @doug8515 24 дні тому +1

      Human's are still playing with expensive fireworks, 'star trek' is a long long way off yet...

  • @robsin2810
    @robsin2810 25 днів тому +35

    Alex, I thank you and your team for expanding my old brain. Your voice and ability to explain the subjects is just wonderful.👍🙏🇦🇺

  • @johnproctor6438
    @johnproctor6438 25 днів тому +120

    Pampu facula sounds like something I would call someone when I’m drunk.

    • @advicepirate8673
      @advicepirate8673 25 днів тому +8

      lmao

    • @ElDerpy
      @ElDerpy 25 днів тому +5

      said it regularly when i worked in an italian restaurant and the chef would stomp on my feet when passing

    • @wyattboothby5285
      @wyattboothby5285 25 днів тому +6

      Sounds like something I'd call ME when I'm drunk..

    • @michaellee6489
      @michaellee6489 24 дні тому +1

      Aaaaaahahahahaha lmao!

    • @nickychimes4719
      @nickychimes4719 24 дні тому

      It's from Harry potter mate, it's actually a spell to summon a big sandwich

  • @jeremyglass4283
    @jeremyglass4283 25 днів тому +89

    did anyone else initially think the Manley crater was named after Scott Manley?😂

    • @Vinemaple
      @Vinemaple 25 днів тому +8

      "Manley by name but not by nature, eh?" --Connie Bloor

    • @Thepher6
      @Thepher6 25 днів тому +18

      Clearly this imposter didn't fly safe, leaving the crater and all

    • @IvanRodriguez-tl2zr
      @IvanRodriguez-tl2zr 25 днів тому +11

      33434 Scottmanley: Am I a joke to you?

    • @rickde0602
      @rickde0602 24 дні тому +4

      I certainly did! Fly safe.

    • @user-un8tv1pp8m
      @user-un8tv1pp8m 20 днів тому

      I knew it was not -
      but I too did think about him with a _"youtubers probably will be used as honorable namings at one point"._

  • @jippalippa
    @jippalippa 25 днів тому +120

    Bepicolombo is such a silly name; I love it!

    • @Taverius
      @Taverius 25 днів тому +39

      It's named after Giuseppe "Bepi" Colobo, an Italian scientist working for NASA who figured some of the weirder orbital mechanics things for Mercury flybys in the 70s for the Mariner program.
      We wouldn't really have much data on Mercury without him.

    • @user-un8tv1pp8m
      @user-un8tv1pp8m 25 днів тому +6

      Granpa columbus.

    • @Deletirium
      @Deletirium 25 днів тому +10

      It sounds like a childrens' educational cartoon. A dancing blue bear or something.

    • @jerseybound717
      @jerseybound717 25 днів тому +5

      When you find out it's named after Giuseppe (Bepi) Colombo

    • @hyperturbotechnomike
      @hyperturbotechnomike 25 днів тому +17

      My name is Giuseppe Bepi Colombo, but everybody calls me Bepi Colombo

  • @robbierobinson8819
    @robbierobinson8819 25 днів тому +11

    Starting my fascination with space when as a junior school kid our teacher brought a radio into the room so we could hear the broadcast of the beeps of Sputnik 1 it is mind-blowing to have videos and reports such as you do on Astrum bringing real images and data that were mainly in artist's ideas and writer's imaginings in Astounding or other SciFi magazines. Thank you for such a great channel and real human narration.

  • @alimohammedabd
    @alimohammedabd 24 дні тому +6

    Gotta say. All your vids are very informative. Stuff like this should be on tv.

  • @nightphyre1021
    @nightphyre1021 24 дні тому +11

    Great work, you produce better content in higher quantity than entire tv networks. You are going to be like Carl Sagan for many young kids. You make me happy the internet exists.

  • @r.adhamaal5401
    @r.adhamaal5401 23 дні тому +5

    This is a boon for the common people who on earth wants information like this.Thanks Astrum

  • @iamdmc
    @iamdmc 25 днів тому +6

    Hope your throat feels better soon! Strange that I've watched so many of your videos that I can hear a rasp in your voice.
    Thanks for yet another informative and inspiring video! As a neuroscientist who wishes he'd become an astrophysicist I am often glued to your videos!

    • @lexinwonderland5741
      @lexinwonderland5741 25 днів тому +2

      funny enough, I went the opposite direction. May we both find better fortune in our new pursuits! interdisciplinary knowledge is responsible for huge amounts of scientific progress, so I have no doubt you'll be more than welcomed in the field!

  • @colindeer4908
    @colindeer4908 22 дні тому +3

    Alex, I found this presentation fascinating. Wow, that final audio clip was awesome . The images provide us with so much detail of our distant cousin planet . I do love hearing your presentation.

  • @TheUnatuber
    @TheUnatuber 25 днів тому +71

    "Oh, excuse me, sir. I'm sorry, sir, but another question just occurred to me."

    • @nathanddrews
      @nathanddrews 25 днів тому +9

      "I can see that you're really very busy and I don't want to be a bother..."

    • @mrsupremegascon
      @mrsupremegascon 24 дні тому +9

      You know, there's just one more thing that’s been nagging at me, Mr. Mercury. You've got this solid core of yours, see, and it's unusually large, bigger than what folks usually expect for someone of your stature. Mind if I ask how that happened?

  • @ndstar4267
    @ndstar4267 25 днів тому +5

    I have always been fascinated with Mercury along with Pluto ever since I was 10 years old. Back in the 70’s, thank you very much for your ongoing info. In the intriguing universe.

    • @MrTonaluv
      @MrTonaluv 23 дні тому

      Yes I grew up with both Mercury and Pluto underexplored. I guess they weren't a priority compared to other planets. Also Pluto was ridiculously far away which is a big reason TBH.

  • @ImHighOnPropain
    @ImHighOnPropain 25 днів тому +9

    Love the videos were you talk about space missions!

  • @valentinobaksa9119
    @valentinobaksa9119 25 днів тому +5

    New episode just before bedtime, thank You! ❤

  • @jonathanrossroberts
    @jonathanrossroberts 25 днів тому +6

    Wonderful video as always! Thanks for the great content!

  • @Deletirium
    @Deletirium 25 днів тому +29

    How do you think we can tell everytime someone's smiling, just by the sound of their voice? I'm always puzzled by that. Alex always starts off smiling, then gets a little more serious, then half smiles the rest of the time. It's so weird how you can immediately hear the voice change.

    • @justinmason5042
      @justinmason5042 25 днів тому +6

      It’s probably really difficult to keep that up for the hours and hours that it takes to record something like this lol

    • @HelloThere.....
      @HelloThere..... 23 дні тому +2

      Your voice changes depending on the shape of your mouth.

    • @Sniperboy5551
      @Sniperboy5551 23 дні тому

      @HelloThere..... Yeah, but it’s interesting how we can interpret those emotions so naturally.

    • @stevoo3237
      @stevoo3237 16 днів тому

      It's because he is using Better Health

  • @danieldmg
    @danieldmg 25 днів тому +8

    So interesting, congrats for this video!

  • @JoyRBradford
    @JoyRBradford 25 днів тому +9

    Awesome! Thank you Astrum! ✨

  • @tofudasimp4140
    @tofudasimp4140 25 днів тому +8

    loving these vids keep up the good work :)

  • @pablitopnl
    @pablitopnl 25 днів тому +78

    Great video is always! Also, I understand sponsors are greed to have to be able to keep videos going. However, please, if you could reconsider the sponsorship with better help. Their practices are quite unethical and would love to see an improved vetting system or practice with feature sponsors

    • @robinbinder8658
      @robinbinder8658 24 дні тому +1

      imma add this channel to my blacklist. how can they seriously still do this !!! its truly baffling...

    • @shootingblueyes
      @shootingblueyes 24 дні тому +2

      Scott Manley makes better quality videos on similar topics, I highly suggest him as an alternative

    • @Sniperboy5551
      @Sniperboy5551 23 дні тому +3

      @robinbinder8658 Bye, I guess. Why does everyone have to whine about sponsorships? He’s not forcing you to buy anything… he’s making his money.

    • @Yezpahr
      @Yezpahr 23 дні тому

      ​ @Sniperboy5551 It's just a phase... like when everybody said "wazaaaaa". Now everybody overreacts over a (proven) sham sponsor.
      And truth be told, it's not even certain he gets paid. They might throw around terms like CTR/CPM and say it's bad so they pay less or they want you to do another video.
      Established Titles started this whiteknighting phenomenon, they overdid their scam by also scamming the creators and now every sponsor gets scrutinized 10x more.

    • @MrOskiee
      @MrOskiee 23 дні тому +2

      Don't hate the player, hate the game.

  • @jugomebu
    @jugomebu 25 днів тому +5

    Thank you for another beautiful upload

  • @AS-zc8mr
    @AS-zc8mr 25 днів тому +5

    cheers from Santiago Chile!!!

  • @ZMAN_420
    @ZMAN_420 25 днів тому +4

    Great Content! Thanks for the upload.👍🏻

  • @MWL_-jo3nf
    @MWL_-jo3nf 25 днів тому +8

    Uploaded 9 minutes ago, perfect timing I'm watching this for sleep now😂

  • @CrispyLooper2112
    @CrispyLooper2112 25 днів тому +2

    Fascinating!! Great work!! Love this channel

  • @CaidicusProductions
    @CaidicusProductions 21 день тому +1

    What an amazing presentation. Thank you, Alex, it was simply beautiful.

  • @andyh5666
    @andyh5666 25 днів тому +17

    13:07 Alex, for some unknown reason the timbre of your voice wakes up my robovac and it sits there asking for further instructions 🤣 Not the first time I've noticed this but only seems to happen with your voice in particular 👍 Great content.

  • @earnestbrown6524
    @earnestbrown6524 25 днів тому +7

    That 1st audio clip took me back to my days of looking at SONAR displays.

    • @davidrees1840
      @davidrees1840 25 днів тому +1

      ...and the 2nd one is Jimmy Page!

    • @WombuNan
      @WombuNan 23 дні тому

      @@davidrees1840LMAO

  • @goosenotmaverick1156
    @goosenotmaverick1156 25 днів тому +2

    Sounding a bit under the weather, hope you're doing well! And thanks for awesome content as always

  • @robertfindley921
    @robertfindley921 25 днів тому +17

    Love it! Science is awesome. I wish people would stop spending so much time and money on mythology and focus on science.

    • @ElysetheEevee
      @ElysetheEevee 25 днів тому +3

      ​@@Reformsqua
      That's a huge claim you're making. I'd beg to differ. Humans are STILL working on multigenerational and international projects to this day that have very little to do with either, apart from possibly being a belief of the scientists involved in some manner (generally religion). That's far from making it the core basis for doing the research in the first place.

    • @Lavonne9870
      @Lavonne9870 24 дні тому

      I wish they'd stop spending the money on trillion dollar jets that ultimately got canned, and spend it on research or infrastructure.

    • @badlaamaurukehu
      @badlaamaurukehu 24 дні тому

      I love how people get all bent about "mythology" while never actually studying the subject. Almost like it's some sort of allergy. On the other hand, many of the top scientific minds in history were fascinated and inspired by it. Still are.

    • @kevinsayes
      @kevinsayes 20 днів тому

      “Amen” lol

  • @richardletaw4068
    @richardletaw4068 25 днів тому +6

    THAT is what synthesizers were designed for! At least, in part.
    Early synth designers didn’t see them as limited to being musical instruments, and therefore did not include keyboards. ANY transducer capable of producing an appropriate voltage was fair game.
    Those guys would have loved this! (As do I.)
    Thanks for sharing this, Astrum!

  • @michaellee6489
    @michaellee6489 24 дні тому

    Alex, LOVED those "sonified" audio clips. How Eerie and Beautiful!

  • @Scott-fj9uf
    @Scott-fj9uf 24 дні тому +2

    Better help was not helpful to someone I love who needed help.
    Love you Alex.

  • @milodemoray
    @milodemoray 24 дні тому

    Thanks for this video Alex.The ability for us to "hear" the data brings an amazing quality to astronomy.

  • @Dexterdevloper
    @Dexterdevloper 24 дні тому

    thank you so so much , I really love your videos.

  • @Liam25433
    @Liam25433 25 днів тому +2

    Love your vids Astrum

  • @ruperterskin2117
    @ruperterskin2117 25 днів тому +2

    Cool. Thanks for sharing.

  • @-UnchartedSky-
    @-UnchartedSky- 25 днів тому +5

    If all there was to watch was Astrum's videos, I would still be happy :)

    • @Deletirium
      @Deletirium 24 дні тому +2

      If you like Astrum, you'll enjoy Anton Petrov. Similar vibe, soothing voice, makes esoteric and complex subjects accesible. Nice guy, too.

    • @-UnchartedSky-
      @-UnchartedSky- 24 дні тому +2

      @@Deletirium I also love the wonderful person, Anton :)

  • @fr57ujf
    @fr57ujf 25 днів тому +5

    "Two probes and a propulsion module". The image shows four objects: Transfer Module, Planetary Orbiter, Sun Shield, and Magnetosphericc Orbiter. Can make heads or tail out of that.

    • @francislutz8027
      @francislutz8027 25 днів тому

      It's a heat shield/sun shield. It's a simple piece of metal formed to he shape needed.
      Chill Winston!

    • @wyattboothby5285
      @wyattboothby5285 25 днів тому +2

      The sun shield is a completely passive module. It has no flight systems, sensors of scientific value or data collection purposes. It's basically a lens cap that gets jettisoned when the orbiter separates from the other components. But yeah, it is technically four sections, so I caught that too. I think he just left it out because it doesn't have a cool acronym like MIO.

    • @fr57ujf
      @fr57ujf 25 днів тому +1

      If the two probes are the Planetary Orbiter and the Magnetospheric Orbiter, is the Transfer Module the Propulsion Module?

    • @dielaughing73
      @dielaughing73 14 днів тому

      ​@@fr57ujf that would seem a sound guess

  • @mykelevangelista6492
    @mykelevangelista6492 24 дні тому

    Great video. So looking forward to BepiColombo's final arrival and the information we'll receive. Hope all goes well 👍

  • @Beryllahawk
    @Beryllahawk 25 днів тому

    I'm still so impressed by the incredible planning that resulted in this probe making it as far as it has. And super excited that its orbits will begin in my birth month, hehe!

  • @mirthenary
    @mirthenary 25 днів тому +2

    Love your work alex😁

  • @Mr.Benson
    @Mr.Benson 25 днів тому +5

    Any truth to the rumor that the space craft was named after the Buca di Beppo restaurant chain?

  • @hitmanct1
    @hitmanct1 10 днів тому

    That synth flyby gives me the chills. 😮

  • @wadedyllancupido7085
    @wadedyllancupido7085 24 дні тому

    Love your videos.

  • @davidrees1840
    @davidrees1840 25 днів тому +1

    Thanks for such an excellent video. Question: what are the background lines at ~10:21?

  • @RocktCityTim
    @RocktCityTim 24 дні тому

    Thanks, Alex! Your Astrum channel should be standard course material for all high school-level STEM curricula. (oh, and saw my Patreon star 😄🚀)

  • @masterxyr
    @masterxyr 23 дні тому

    delicious insight catered to all of us directly to our pockets and homes. such a wonderful time to be alive, cosmologically speaking :))

  • @amon_69
    @amon_69 25 днів тому

    finally it's time for this mission to give us data. it's been ages. first time i heard of it was in 2012 on a German space podcast called "Raumzeit".

  • @SleepyCod467
    @SleepyCod467 25 днів тому +6

    0:53 actually the constellation of pisces is 350 light years away 🤓

    • @thorr18BEM
      @thorr18BEM 25 днів тому +4

      Gamma Piscium (γ Psc), 138 lightyears, magnitude 3.70.🤓
      Omega Piscium (ω Psc), 106 lightyears, class F4IV, magnitude 4.03.🤓
      Revati ("rich"), otherwise Zeta Piscium (ζ Psc), 148 lightyears, class A7IV, magnitude 5.21.🤓
      Epsilon Piscium (ε Psc), 190 lightyears, class K0III, magnitude 4.27.🤓

  • @zoebulle9102
    @zoebulle9102 25 днів тому +1

    this is the earliest i’ve been. love your videos! 🌌

  • @fr.chrisbazyouros6832
    @fr.chrisbazyouros6832 25 днів тому

    Did anyone else think he was calling the craft "Baby Columbo"? Great video as always!

  • @HarmonixJourney
    @HarmonixJourney 25 днів тому +2

    So damn fascinating.

  • @Shanghaimartin
    @Shanghaimartin 25 днів тому +1

    I gotta believe that the extra cost of sending it up with more rocket propellant to they can scrub more speed faster HAS to be worth it if it might shorten the mission time by months or even years.

  • @BryanLawlor
    @BryanLawlor 25 днів тому +1

    So cool! I have never heard of BepiColombo before... it's a catchy name!

  • @pcojedi
    @pcojedi 24 дні тому

    great video

  • @WombuNan
    @WombuNan 23 дні тому

    Such goofy sounds, I love it ☺️❤️

  • @jigsawyork2001
    @jigsawyork2001 16 днів тому

    Good content

  • @russellneitzke4972
    @russellneitzke4972 25 днів тому +1

    Does the isotope for the calcium on Mercury match the calcium in our bones? Is the skeleton of life and the drake equation dependent on heavy late bombardment exiting debris between proto planets?

  • @chrislong3938
    @chrislong3938 24 дні тому +1

    I can only imagine what a sunrise must look like there!

    • @Gdub-ok7ur
      @Gdub-ok7ur 19 днів тому

      Very long. Mercury's day is almost twice as long as its year. About 176 earth days long.

  • @edunger1313
    @edunger1313 25 днів тому +2

    Sounds like Alex has cold. Take care of yourself, buddy!

  • @PurpleNoir
    @PurpleNoir 25 днів тому

    Cool video bruh 👍

  • @iggyzorro2406
    @iggyzorro2406 24 дні тому +1

    very nice video, thank you. And thank you for not having one of those annoying A.I. narrations. BTW, are you from the same place as the actor Alan Cumming (somewhere in Scotland, I think) there is a similarity in the sound of your speech.

  • @aetherial87
    @aetherial87 22 дні тому

    Those sounds remind me of creepy ambient music tracks used in some sci-fi, lol. Trippy.

  • @nathanddrews
    @nathanddrews 25 днів тому

    9:27 The Orb's latest album insane!

  • @shmackydoodRon
    @shmackydoodRon 8 днів тому +1

    I can’t believe those science hippies took Vulcan off the list of planets.

  • @ryryguy321
    @ryryguy321 25 днів тому

    The fly by sounds straight out of the movie Sunshine

  • @UnitSe7en
    @UnitSe7en 4 години тому

    Scott's face when they announce Manley crater.
    Scott's face a few moments later when he learns who it's about.

  • @ichoppabroccoli3670
    @ichoppabroccoli3670 25 днів тому +2

    So the magneto field sounds like something from Pink Floyd. Interesting!

  • @musicbro8225
    @musicbro8225 24 дні тому

    You revive my youthful wonder!

  • @edutainme7265
    @edutainme7265 25 днів тому

    Extraordinary

  • @Jah_Rastafari_ORIG
    @Jah_Rastafari_ORIG 25 днів тому

    By the first pictures you showed, I had expected the name of the mission to be M.2-NVME...

  • @kidmohair8151
    @kidmohair8151 25 днів тому +1

    a much better use of the wealth that the planet generates
    than weapons, I'd say.

  • @JafoTHEgreat
    @JafoTHEgreat 25 днів тому

    I'm excited to have my name attached to the Clipper Satellite mission to check out the Europa oceans.

  • @cyphatechie5459
    @cyphatechie5459 22 дні тому

    what brand of microphone does astrum use

  • @orotubi
    @orotubi 25 днів тому

    The name Mio reminds me of Sailor Mercury, Ami Mizuno. She wields the power of hydrokinesis, water/ice power.
    The fact that Mio means "waterway" is such a befitting name for this mission ❤

  • @cupathy
    @cupathy 6 днів тому +1

    10:57 did anyone notice the smiley face shaped craters sort of above the center of the screen?

  • @jonathanchester5916
    @jonathanchester5916 9 днів тому

    Wow, today I ditched a new Event Horizon video for this one. Bravo!

  • @JAmonOfficial
    @JAmonOfficial 25 днів тому +6

    Aliens: 'we be like hello guys!'' Earth: 'nah mateys, we scienced your shits out'

  • @into_the_void
    @into_the_void 25 днів тому +1

    I was reading it as " be epic Colombo " 😂

  • @ramley
    @ramley 19 днів тому

    I wish I had a news app on my phone that was purely outer space news about new discoveries curated by Astrum

  • @edwardp7725
    @edwardp7725 25 днів тому +1

    "You see, thats where you miscalculated. I had the boys over at the lab launch a probe to the hardest planet to reach in the solar system. *holds out picture* The probe found this body on its surface. Your wife, with that missing cufflink from your suit"*holds up suit missing a cufflink* *dramatic music*

  • @Titus-as-the-Roman
    @Titus-as-the-Roman 25 днів тому +2

    I've had the privilege of a long life as a very interested science observer (science is my passion but it don't pay Squat). From the early 60's thru to mid 70's school years thru to now, I've witnessed the evolution of what I call High Layman information regarding Science (Mercury). My opinion with a Dollar added will get you a 2nd day Doughnut at the Deli, with that said I think Mercury was a Neptune type gas semi-giant that's had all it's upper gas and liquid atmosphere blowtorched off. We had a Hot Semi-Jupiter but not any more.

    • @Astronomical_YouTube
      @Astronomical_YouTube 24 дні тому

      Sorry, but that's not the case. At 0.4 AU, Mercury is still far enough away from the Sun that evaporation would take a long, long time. So much time, that the amount of craters we see on it's surface wouldn't match with the amount of craters that we'd expect to see. It'd be noticably off. Of course that's not even mentioning the fact that hydrogen and helium were a very sparse gas in the inner solar system, making Mercury - closest to the Sun and least massive planet in the inner solar system - at the lowest chance of ever developing into any form of gas giant.

    • @Titus-as-the-Roman
      @Titus-as-the-Roman 24 дні тому

      @@Astronomical_UA-cam- Sir, you're most likely quite Correct, for brevity I 'Try'(*) to keep short as possible but there a point here most missed, I've spent a Long lifetime with various scientific facts, set in stone with all agreeing it's truth, only to be turned on it's head 10 years later by new and more complete evidence. I've seen it time and again, be careful on how hard you hang your hat onto Any Theory, nothing worse than eating scientific crow, as for me I'm a dumba$$, don't care how wrong I may be, professionals' another story- (*), don't always succeed. P.S.- example Hoyle's refusal to admit to any other universal theory but his Own. He was never regarded with the kind of respect he once had before the debate.

    • @illarionbykov7401
      @illarionbykov7401 24 дні тому

      ​​@@Astronomical_UA-cam"hydrogen and helium were a very sparse gas in the inner solar system" how can we know that now?

    • @Astronomical_YouTube
      @Astronomical_YouTube 24 дні тому

      @@illarionbykov7401 because if it wasn't, all terrestrial planets would currently be gas giants.

    • @Astronomical_YouTube
      @Astronomical_YouTube 23 дні тому

      @@illarionbykov7401 very good reply. I gave you a perfectly clear response; which wasnt just ''because it wasnt'' read my reply again and observe how there is more text after that. Your reaction is basically ''lol you're lying'' without providing an objection to explain to me why i could be wrong. The distribution of gas and dust in the early solar system is a researched topic, and the fact that you're clueless about it doesn't mean that science is clueless about it.
      In case you want me to tell you more about early solar system research, or ''ancient alien scrolls'' as you like to call it; the reason of the abscense of hydrogen and helium in the inner solar system is because of the sun's radiation. The outward force from the solar radiation pushed out the lighter elements to further distances from the sun, where the solar radiation was less extreme, leaving heavier atoms like iron and silicate behind. That's how we got the heavy and dense terrestrial planets in the inner solar system, and less dense gas planets further from the Sun.

  • @freddiesan
    @freddiesan 25 днів тому +1

    🙌🏼 🙌🏼 🙌🏼 🙌🏼 🙌🏼

  • @your20downrange
    @your20downrange 20 днів тому

    Why no mention of the plasma thruster problem?

  • @RandomExitsJT
    @RandomExitsJT 25 днів тому

    I wonder how it fared with these latest CMEs

  • @matusmotlo3854
    @matusmotlo3854 24 дні тому

    Will it provide som high quality photos of mercury alone once the probes are decoupled?

  • @LorandBL
    @LorandBL 24 дні тому

    Pampu Facula and the Beagle Rupes is my new band name!

  • @Leonardohummel
    @Leonardohummel 25 днів тому +1

    Que grande el pibe colombo

  • @genghisgalahad8465
    @genghisgalahad8465 23 дні тому

    BepiColombo: just, just one more thing, i couldn't help but notice while passing by Mercury....

  • @leatherelf2078
    @leatherelf2078 25 днів тому

    Everything about astrophysics amazes me because it is all possible when one day, a man had an idea about what he saw with a prism in sunlight.

  • @khutikhuti
    @khutikhuti 25 днів тому

    11:56 What's up with that big crater to the far right? It looks like it has 90 degree walls, square lookin' crater 🤔 is that just like, overlapping craters or something? 🤷‍♂️

  • @Railfanunionpacific5277
    @Railfanunionpacific5277 25 днів тому +2

    8:13 Plastic pipe falling

  • @DeltaR2023
    @DeltaR2023 25 днів тому

    Can the intensity of the magnetic field be used to map planets gravitational field?

  • @milosterwheeler2520
    @milosterwheeler2520 25 днів тому +2

    What happens to the craft after it orbits Mercury for one or two years? Do we crash it into Mercury - or the Sun?

  • @klamka23
    @klamka23 25 днів тому +2

    Nice

  • @Ziangal
    @Ziangal 24 дні тому

    Are there any soundboard artists that could remix those sounds into something like a Mercury mash up beat? Or similar cool name.

  • @stemartin6671
    @stemartin6671 21 день тому

    The second soundbite needs to find its way into a jungle tune lol

  • @DjLevisN1
    @DjLevisN1 25 днів тому +2

    First!? Always cool videos Astrum! Hello from Poland!