Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains Why Craters Are Round

Ғылым және технология

Why are craters round? Even when asteroids hit surfaces at different angles and speeds, all craters end up round. Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice are ready to investigate.
To start, Neil tells us why the original scientific thinking behind the shape of craters had to do with volcanoes. You’ll find out why the invention of computers, and the use of simulation, allowed us to advance the science forward.
Discover more about “high-speed collisions” and why kinetic energy has an important role to play when it comes to crater shape. Neil also tells us why the same thing that happens to craters happens to snowballs when you throw them against a wall. All that, plus, does the atmosphere have anything to do with the shape of craters?
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  • @BIGREDDOG09
    @BIGREDDOG093 жыл бұрын

    the answer is definitely more interesting than the question, glad i clicked this vid

  • @MegaSkills9

    @MegaSkills9

    3 жыл бұрын

    Look at my comment above yours. You might also find this interesting.

  • @demven04

    @demven04

    3 жыл бұрын

    Agree, same feeling

  • @tmrogers87

    @tmrogers87

    3 жыл бұрын

    Staying on this vid JUST based on this comment

  • @Leftyotism

    @Leftyotism

    3 жыл бұрын

    lol, right in the feels

  • @renierbelarma4770

    @renierbelarma4770

    3 жыл бұрын

    Reverse clickbait

  • @zacharywages8153
    @zacharywages81533 жыл бұрын

    Neil's laugh warms my soul.

  • @kapnkeggie

    @kapnkeggie

    3 жыл бұрын

    Neil in general warms my soul

  • @kapnkeggie

    @kapnkeggie

    3 жыл бұрын

    Too bad for him

  • @marsomatic639
    @marsomatic6393 жыл бұрын

    9:29 Every physics problem ever in the history of the observable universe

  • @Minty_Fresh8

    @Minty_Fresh8

    3 жыл бұрын

    Like the spherical chicken in a vacuum 😉🤣

  • @jessicarolon3870

    @jessicarolon3870

    3 жыл бұрын

    What he's saying at the beginning is exactly why I watch these.

  • @rastko7261

    @rastko7261

    3 жыл бұрын

    I have engeneering mechanics as a subject in my college and I can confirm this.

  • @nitehawk86

    @nitehawk86

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Minty_Fresh8 Nice, I came here to imagine spherical chickens too. :)

  • @cassianogunji
    @cassianogunji3 жыл бұрын

    I can't get enough of Chuck Nice. Every comedian is a very smart person, but Chuck really defines the scale! His new jokes are relativistically faster than the old ones (which he slows down without noticing). He makes me laugh before I have a chance to understand what Dr. Tyson just said.

  • @darrellcole6311
    @darrellcole63113 жыл бұрын

    I love Dr. Tyson's perspectives on common things....makes me try to think outside the box often

  • @Hirannagar

    @Hirannagar

    3 жыл бұрын

    What a brilliant relatable comment!

  • @SirSkippy87

    @SirSkippy87

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Hirannagar I couldn’t agree more! I’m always able to understand what it is he’s talking about because of the way he explains it...

  • @J.Tronix

    @J.Tronix

    3 жыл бұрын

    Tyson 2024

  • @steve-o6413

    @steve-o6413

    3 жыл бұрын

    Exactly, one word can trigger a whole series of questions that nobody ever asks, like firing a thruster in Space what is the thruster pushing against in empty space, or what are you Warping in Space if you want to go faster than light speed. Space cannot be completely Empty...

  • @emiliospowerballer1441

    @emiliospowerballer1441

    3 жыл бұрын

    physics isnt about common sense and logic. those are human interpretations to stuff we dont understand. no wonder physics is hard, because it takes people out of their comfort zones and shows them with evidence what does what and how. human logic is flawed in many ways

  • @georgeevangelinos7392
    @georgeevangelinos73923 жыл бұрын

    Imagine having Neil as your physics teacher.........

  • @msmith53

    @msmith53

    3 жыл бұрын

    He wouldn’t do that for “teacher pay”. And he shouldn’t! Everybody wants the most pay for their work, and low pay does not draw Tyson talents!

  • @ThousandMask

    @ThousandMask

    3 жыл бұрын

    That’s literally what KZread allowed us to have 😎

  • @dubsteplovingginger

    @dubsteplovingginger

    3 жыл бұрын

    He is our physics teacher?? Are you not learning things? Lol

  • @djcammykooma

    @djcammykooma

    3 жыл бұрын

    Imagine Neil being your proctologist

  • @Ghosty2k77

    @Ghosty2k77

    3 жыл бұрын

    That would be a dream in paradise

  • @abrahamwondafrash7549
    @abrahamwondafrash75493 жыл бұрын

    I was just expecting a video just before I sleep....what a great science bedtime story...

  • @petermartin7811

    @petermartin7811

    3 жыл бұрын

    You have a cool name

  • @roshanhemrom4906

    @roshanhemrom4906

    3 жыл бұрын

    Now I can rest in peace 😌

  • @aprameyak8578
    @aprameyak85783 жыл бұрын

    This guy could talk about calculus and make it sound interesting.

  • @defenderofwisdom

    @defenderofwisdom

    3 жыл бұрын

    I could actually use that.

  • @fr33nb33n

    @fr33nb33n

    3 жыл бұрын

    He could read the dictionary and make it interesting.

  • @Sttuey

    @Sttuey

    3 жыл бұрын

    Calculus *is* interesting!

  • @aprameyak8578

    @aprameyak8578

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Sttuey whatever you're into 💯

  • @defenderofwisdom

    @defenderofwisdom

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Sttuey But not often taught in an interesting way. Math is sometimes taught in a way which would be evidently interesting to the natural mathematician, but not to people who struggle with it. It took me a while to understand what makes it interesting and I still don't -get- it because, well, it's tricky to learn if math isn't your first inclination.

  • @legendariano4303
    @legendariano43033 жыл бұрын

    I hope to see another season of Cosmos. Such fantastic series, absolutely love them - both the original and the new ones.

  • @counterguardian6145

    @counterguardian6145

    3 жыл бұрын

    Would you laugh or cry if someone framed you for a crime?

  • @mattvdy

    @mattvdy

    Жыл бұрын

    R😊jbxcdc 🎉 on khgvgh elsvpeldple TV e😂dcf😂ped❤😂d😂lw😊❤ft

  • @pboston6RR
    @pboston6RR2 жыл бұрын

    Dr. Tyson states that Arizona doesn’t have volcanoes but it does. Sunset Crater near Flagstaff is a prime example, and a drive by shows extensive lava fields. That entire area is pock marked with hundreds of volcanoes and the debris fields of the eruptions are vast. Other than that, it’s his usual great description of physics.

  • @agnosticignostic4086
    @agnosticignostic40863 жыл бұрын

    This video could have been 30 seconds long. But Neil once again shows storytelling is more important than a simple formula. It s the best way to educate anyone, beginner to experts

  • @srsaito9262
    @srsaito92623 жыл бұрын

    If had 3 wishes, one it would be that he taught me when I was in high school.

  • @knightofchaos4647

    @knightofchaos4647

    3 жыл бұрын

    *taught NOT thought

  • @gamil867

    @gamil867

    3 жыл бұрын

    If only we have learnt all of this (startalk program) in high school, society could be so much different. At least understand why put a mask. By the way an asteroid colliding with flat earth would be still a circle ?

  • @speedgeek5494

    @speedgeek5494

    3 жыл бұрын

    Learning doesn't have to be dry and boring, but somehow most teachers manage to do it.

  • @BrazilianBobcat

    @BrazilianBobcat

    3 жыл бұрын

    My next two would be middle school and college

  • @billytaylor6604

    @billytaylor6604

    3 жыл бұрын

    Up until 6th grade my science teacher was bla bla bla ... learned nothing.... 6th Grade I had a GREAT Science teacher she made me LOVE science.

  • @Fabelot1
    @Fabelot13 жыл бұрын

    My mind must have made an impact with a momentum that exceeds the energy that holds it together, cause it just exploded

  • @jiyachhabria4795

    @jiyachhabria4795

    3 жыл бұрын

    YESSS!

  • @chop-daresistance7514

    @chop-daresistance7514

    3 жыл бұрын

    And that comment did the exact same thing to my mind 🤯

  • @ikitclaw7146

    @ikitclaw7146

    2 жыл бұрын

    Physics will do that to you.

  • @maramartaamarhcp

    @maramartaamarhcp

    2 жыл бұрын

    Well played Fabian

  • @samrice5926
    @samrice59263 жыл бұрын

    Nice doesn't get enough credit. He plays off of Tyson so well, and his comedic injections really bring these videos to the next level. Keep throwin it down Chuck!

  • @74360CUDA

    @74360CUDA

    3 жыл бұрын

    He has really been killing it lately!!

  • @SeinFreak
    @SeinFreak3 жыл бұрын

    10:34 Hawaii does get snow in the mountains, they even have snow skiing! Did I just teach Neil deGrasse Tyson something? Probably not, but if so it was an honor! 😂

  • @damyr

    @damyr

    3 жыл бұрын

    Not sure about NDT, but you certainly taught me something I didn't know. Thx for that. ;)

  • @strategicthinker8899

    @strategicthinker8899

    3 жыл бұрын

    Australia as well. It has more managed ski terrain that Switzerland. It's 100% true.

  • @Morpheux1

    @Morpheux1

    3 жыл бұрын

    Maybe there's not many walls to throw snowballs at up in the mountains 🤷

  • @TerryGrancho

    @TerryGrancho

    2 жыл бұрын

    Mauna Kea (13,803') and Mauna Loa (13,678') only in those two places, not enough for skiing! lol

  • @r0guecaver420
    @r0guecaver4203 жыл бұрын

    Neil deGrasse Tysons favorite word "soooo".

  • @BrandoDrum

    @BrandoDrum

    3 жыл бұрын

    And phrase: "by the way"

  • @erikhendrickson59

    @erikhendrickson59

    3 жыл бұрын

    That's just the time it takes his brain to translate his speech from physicist/mathematics-mode to normal-person-mode

  • @firstlast9731

    @firstlast9731

    3 жыл бұрын

    no its precisely

  • @apedosmil99

    @apedosmil99

    2 жыл бұрын

    Followed by, "now watch"

  • @chrisgoyette4156
    @chrisgoyette41563 жыл бұрын

    I'm loving this combo. Very knowledgable and hilarious! My kind of life! Keep up the great work guys!

  • @chrisnurnberg9599
    @chrisnurnberg95993 жыл бұрын

    You'll never run out of stuff to teach people! love these discussions and yes I'm learning all the time from you guys! Thank you

  • @xxdaerdevolxx
    @xxdaerdevolxx3 жыл бұрын

    This channel allows me to ask all the questions I once thought up and/or did not think of ever. Or that may have cruised my mind ever so briefly. To my favorite astrophysicist as if I could be personally speaking directly to him. An intimate moment to every last braincell. Please Neil and Chuck, keep these coming, there is invaluable knowledge to be gained with every episode. I would like to personally extend my gratitude beyond a simple button for the both of you, taking your time to share such knowledge in a distilled to simplicity manner where just about any person could benefit. I hope my comment makes it to you Neil, I've seen your Master Class and seen you on Cosmos, I've kept up with you on many occasions and am ever grateful for your selflessness. My everlasting gratitude to you, you've made an immeasurable difference in the person I am and aspire to be. I wish you the very best convenient arrangement of coincidences that favor your time on earth with us! May you change many others lives as you've unknowingly done with my own. Huge fan of your work. Sincerely: One in a million human.

  • @no6ixfigureabrahams457
    @no6ixfigureabrahams4573 жыл бұрын

    Chuck makes startalk even more fun

  • @ahmedrafea8542
    @ahmedrafea85423 жыл бұрын

    This is really awesome. I always find it most intriguing when we invoke two variables and how they work together to explain a phenomenon. Thanks very much, Neil and Chuck.

  • @daudidaudi
    @daudidaudi3 жыл бұрын

    Le'ts give Neil flowers while he's here. What a legend. I've introduced my son to you and he's hooked.

  • @davidm.4670

    @davidm.4670

    3 жыл бұрын

    did you ever read 'Flowers for Algernon" Sci Fi ...

  • @andybreckenridge4461
    @andybreckenridge44613 жыл бұрын

    I'm amazed how entertaining these NDTs videos are without any visual aids! One small correction, there are volcanoes in Arizona. A scant 1000 years ago the Sunset crater cinder cone formed near Flagstaff (a national monument). I also believe asymmetric craters form at really low angles of incidence.

  • @rfdrob769
    @rfdrob7693 жыл бұрын

    Geology PhD student here. I would like to clarify that there IS volcanic activity in Arizona. In fact, the volcanism there is extensive! The Uinkaret volcanic field is one example, with lava flows from this field flowing down the Grand Canyon and damming the Colorado River on occasion. Another example is the San Fransisco volcanic field. Here lie the remains of an extinct stratovolcano that at one point was over 16,000 feet above sea level, along with miles of basalt flows and beautiful cinder cones. This volcanic field is potentially still active, with the USGS forecasting that another eruption may occur here in the future. Regardless, Neil is spot on with the rest of his explanation of the physics and geology in this quick talk! I would love to see more geoscientists on star talk in the future. I love the episode with Janine Krippner, and would like to see more similar episodes.

  • @WheelgunsOnWheels
    @WheelgunsOnWheels3 жыл бұрын

    I use these once a week for a quick cool change up in my high school astronomy lessons. There’s always something Dr Tyson discusses that fits in perfectly in every single unit. Thanks sir, you are my hero.

  • @truss2005
    @truss20052 жыл бұрын

    To his opening the albedo talk with the earthshine blew my mind. One of those subtle mind trips when you realize it

  • @v.k.2320
    @v.k.23203 жыл бұрын

    Not even 1 minute in and I'm laughing hard. Thanks for science and comedy. 😂😃

  • @unifiedcodetheory8406
    @unifiedcodetheory84062 жыл бұрын

    So I'm still a bit confused, what about the direction of the force? If object A collides with object B at high speed, doesn't the force transfered from object A still maintain the same direction? Meaning the impact crator should be a cone shape instead? If someone could help me out on this I'd really appreciate that

  • @popra007

    @popra007

    6 ай бұрын

    Well actually they just explain it, it is about hyper sonic speeds...as is Mach 8 - 10 -12 maybe on were the impact disintegrates the "bullet" and a big portion of the target in all directions from the center of the impact...like in a nuclear blast! :O

  • @corykrug8675
    @corykrug86753 жыл бұрын

    These short clips are my favorite, i never miss you of these especially when it's you and Chuck

  • @danebeck7900
    @danebeck79003 жыл бұрын

    A few weeks ago I saw a meteor streak through the atmosphere and explode in the air. The heat energy absorbed by the meteor as it fell through the atmosphere must have been greater than the binding energy, so it exploded in every direction.

  • @srijeethj3616
    @srijeethj36163 жыл бұрын

    Who is here after watching veritasium latest video about asteroid impact on earth, where derek mentioned about the same crater in Arizona 🤓

  • @damyr

    @damyr

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm not. Derek's new video is still kept in my special queue intended for hours of binge watching. :)

  • @DANGJOS

    @DANGJOS

    3 жыл бұрын

    Me! This was a nice explanation of why the crater disintegrated on impact

  • @UhhhhhnooOOo00oO
    @UhhhhhnooOOo00oO2 жыл бұрын

    I've met Chuck many times. He always has great interior decor style. Just an observation.

  • @abrahamwondafrash7549
    @abrahamwondafrash75493 жыл бұрын

    vertasium plus startalk....I am loving it!

  • @michelerossi7121
    @michelerossi71213 жыл бұрын

    This show is simply amazing, and I just discovered it!!! It has everything, a perfect duo, a brilliant comedian and an even more talented astrophysicist. It has sooo many interesting topics and conversations. Keep it up 👍🏻

  • @jamesadams893

    @jamesadams893

    Жыл бұрын

    Chuck is a putz, if I could mute just him I would

  • @Djzaamir
    @Djzaamir3 жыл бұрын

    I really enjoy these quick explainer videos. Thank you for doing this.

  • @riblets1968
    @riblets19683 жыл бұрын

    Chuck was on fire in this one! He's a great counterpoint to Tyson's educator persona.

  • @PJ818
    @PJ818 Жыл бұрын

    Before computer simulations one of the strongest arguments for impacts being the origins of craters was made by Eugene Shoemaker. As a geology student working on his PhD he was granted permission to study 2 of the Nevada nuclear bomb test sites, as well as allowed to go to into Meteor Crater in Arizona. At the test sites and Meteor Crater he found a mineral called coesite, a silicon mineral that only forms when molten silicon is subjected to extreme pressure, like that of a nuclear bomb, or an exploding impactor. The pressures involved in volcanic eruptions aren't great enough, and you don't find coesite associated with volcanoes. Later in life, Eugene, his wife Carolyn, and his friend David Levy searched for near Earth objects using a 48 inch telescope at Palomar Observatory. The ninth comet they discovered later turned out was on a collision course for Jupiter, was ripped apart by Jupiter's gravity, and then struck Jupiter with a series of strafing impacts in July 1994.

  • @aidanmurray8283
    @aidanmurray82833 жыл бұрын

    So interesting! I love these explainer videos - best on the channel I think. Is the binding force of the object the sum of all the intermolecular forces, or is it the average magnitude of the bonds between individual molecules?

  • @clkgenius
    @clkgenius3 жыл бұрын

    8:13 SQUARED! Loved that extra hand movement there Neil. 😁

  • @robertszerlong7077
    @robertszerlong70773 жыл бұрын

    As a point of interest, I have been to Meteor Crater in Arizona and was told by the guide,as I recall, that the mining company did fine the remains of the Meteor buried at the southern edge of the Crater, and the Crater is, in fact, round. This makes Dr. Tyson's explanation even more convincing.

  • @payathecat1433
    @payathecat14333 жыл бұрын

    Love you guys, but one minor correction : indeed, there is a volcanic field only about 50 miles from Meteor Crater called the San Francisco Volcanic Field just north of Flagstaff, of which Sunset Crater is a national park.

  • @FWtravels
    @FWtravels3 жыл бұрын

    If I had a teacher like this in high school, it would’ve changed my life

  • @keeplookingup911
    @keeplookingup9113 жыл бұрын

    This is how Teaching should be done. Now this information will stay with me because not only i learned from the discussion but i also enjoyed it.

  • @listenhere1623
    @listenhere16233 жыл бұрын

    What he's saying at the beginning is exactly why I watch these.

  • @adlerfg
    @adlerfg3 жыл бұрын

    Your videos with Chuck are the most enjoyable. Thank you guys!

  • @gabrielpaes1922
    @gabrielpaes19223 жыл бұрын

    Hey Neil! I´m very close to the end of Letters from an Astrophysicist. Loving every second of it. Makes me feel like i am (was) somehow involved in those conversations. Makes me feel alive! Cheers from Brazil and thanks for that letter to us (brazilians) at the begining. Keep looking to the stars!

  • @rob5232
    @rob52323 жыл бұрын

    Another fantastic explanation video. You guys rock!

  • @kylecastleberry605
    @kylecastleberry605 Жыл бұрын

    Every time I watch one of these, I start it thinking I know the answer. This is how you explain and teach to young people.

  • @christopherjohnson8044
    @christopherjohnson80443 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Chuck for adding on always.

  • @stjut
    @stjut3 жыл бұрын

    I never thought about why craters are round, I'm glad I watched yr vlog because the answer is so simple it's amazing.

  • @kwanryan5914
    @kwanryan59143 жыл бұрын

    I would like to sit down with this clever man under the night sky and just listen to him explaining stuff

  • @larful
    @larful3 жыл бұрын

    I’m enjoying your startalk so much !

  • @JoshV74656
    @JoshV746563 жыл бұрын

    I love these explainer videos, entertaining and educational.

  • @nicko7238
    @nicko72383 жыл бұрын

    this is the definition of "things you didn't know, you didn't know, but are glad you learned"

  • @TheBrister
    @TheBrister3 жыл бұрын

    This topic ended up being way more fascinating than I expected!

  • @iamonlyme5098
    @iamonlyme50983 жыл бұрын

    Keep going guys! You can never run out of things to explain!

  • @KuyaB69
    @KuyaB693 жыл бұрын

    Neil summed up my thoughts perfectly in the beginning of this video. I think, "Okay I know why craters are round. Let's see what this is all about." Then I watch the video and end up learning some cool new stuff. Awesome.

  • @toddmrambo
    @toddmrambo3 жыл бұрын

    Loved this, learned something new. I do take issue with his statement that there is no volcanic activity in Arizona. Northern Arizona, especially around Flagstaff is full of geologically recent volcanic activity. The SanFrancisco peaks are the remains of a volcano, and are only about 40miles from Meteor Crater.

  • @Charles_Chime
    @Charles_Chime Жыл бұрын

    I can proudly say I studied at " Star Talk University " 🤣. I love you guys ❤ Thanks for doing what you do Niel and Chuck ❤❤🌹🌹

  • @aurilightsong6330
    @aurilightsong63303 жыл бұрын

    When he gets to the end explanation, especially when I don't Know the answer ahead of time, he always makes it seem like a Big cool thing to learn. Like a brief moment of enlightenment as a golden light descends with the answer on a diamond platter.

  • @peonui
    @peonui3 жыл бұрын

    @StarTalk What video recording application do you guys use to record this? Looks crystal clear and great :). Much appreciated if you can answer this.

  • @ssbothwell
    @ssbothwell3 жыл бұрын

    I can't imagine my life without the Star Talk videos... and I have been a subscriber only for about a year and a half. I now count time pre-Star Talk and post Star Talk (meaning the discovery of the channel)

  • @Stick-a-fork-in-Gmorks-tort

    @Stick-a-fork-in-Gmorks-tort

    3 жыл бұрын

    Take that, Julian and Gregorian calenders.

  • @freelife575
    @freelife5753 жыл бұрын

    Neil you explain things in a way that anyone anyone can understand....awesome !!!! Thanks

  • @presumedlivingston9384
    @presumedlivingston93843 жыл бұрын

    If you haven't seen it, Tyson is in a Tide commercial. I just got lucky enough to have his commercial play at the beginning of this video. Booyah!!!

  • @josecastillosolis
    @josecastillosolis3 жыл бұрын

    Please never stop making videos. Thank you!

  • @rubabhuss2791
    @rubabhuss27913 жыл бұрын

    The talk was very interesting. Thanks for making this video.

  • @davew5383
    @davew53833 жыл бұрын

    This is very interesting, I have always wondered why craters are empty, this video definitely answers my question. Thank You🙂

  • @jessicabrown2758
    @jessicabrown275810 ай бұрын

    I always wondered what happened to the meteors that left the craters behind. Cool stuff.

  • @soberlivingwithbrianfrankl8254
    @soberlivingwithbrianfrankl82543 жыл бұрын

    How could u give this a thumbs down? Another great one!

  • @Grim_Beard
    @Grim_Beard3 жыл бұрын

    I don't know which is more endearing, Chuck's enthusiasm for learning or Neil's enthusiasm for teaching.

  • @TheWeatherbuff
    @TheWeatherbuff3 жыл бұрын

    Neil, we need some clones of you, to teach, like, everything. We'd have a lot more students paying attention. :)

  • @ikitclaw7146

    @ikitclaw7146

    2 жыл бұрын

    Teachers should use these random explainers in their classes, its grabs your attention for the subject matter and takes around 15-20 mins. and this applies to many channels for many subjects if not all subjects, Start a class with a short fun video then get into the teaching part. Its pretty much free, most schools have the ability to stream video to a classroom and for youtubers thats a badge of prestige, "My worked taught children around the world new concepts" (and free advertisment to the masses for subs lol)

  • @TerryGrancho

    @TerryGrancho

    2 жыл бұрын

    You, become one! We need more scientists, now!

  • @EvenTheDogAgrees
    @EvenTheDogAgrees3 жыл бұрын

    Chuck, thanks for toning the act down for this one.

  • @greendragonreprised6885
    @greendragonreprised68853 жыл бұрын

    I have often wondered about this because oval craters seems intuitive. Thanks for explaining why we don't find them. One question, if a rock hit the Moon and was traveling sufficiently slowly to survive, would we be able to tell it wasn't a real Moon rock from its geology, and have we done so? Maybe that's two questions.

  • @Purpletrident
    @Purpletrident3 жыл бұрын

    I never actually questioned, or noticed, why all craters are round, honestly. This is really cool!

  • @botein
    @botein3 жыл бұрын

    KZread should create the Love button, cause the Like for those videos aren't just enough! TY Neil and Chuck!

  • @bob_s_drawkcab
    @bob_s_drawkcab3 жыл бұрын

    01:04 ... The big ones, the small ones, the meteor ones.....

  • @drottningu
    @drottningu3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the cool video! Neil almost spilled the beans at 2:05!

  • @theodopulous2623
    @theodopulous26233 жыл бұрын

    These videos are a perfect combination of a comedic guy joking around (and actually understanding) and an interesting guy teaching about 100K people. Perfection equivilant to the higher dimensional sphere that is a black hole

  • @grannykiminalaska
    @grannykiminalaska3 жыл бұрын

    Can you cover how Tunguska happened? Learning more is always a great way to realize how little you truly know

  • @strategicthinker8899

    @strategicthinker8899

    3 жыл бұрын

    Explosion (disintegration) of the meteor in the air before reaching the ground.

  • @grannykiminalaska

    @grannykiminalaska

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@strategicthinker8899 yes, i know, but its an interesting case and so many ppl said it was ....alien 😉

  • @simonde14ny
    @simonde14ny3 жыл бұрын

    I want to fall asleep to answers from Neil every night.

  • @gideonvisser2989
    @gideonvisser2989 Жыл бұрын

    So much fun! Thanks for doing this!

  • @stupidbeetle
    @stupidbeetle3 жыл бұрын

    My 4 year old son asked for a telescope for Xmas because he "wants to know what is out there". Couldn't be more proud.

  • @ondemandpowerwashing3434
    @ondemandpowerwashing34343 жыл бұрын

    another great EXPLAINER VIDEO

  • @billbaker9623
    @billbaker96233 жыл бұрын

    All due respect Neil, but there was volcanic activity in Arizona approximately 50 miles from Meteor Crater outside Flagstaff... just 30,000 years later. The volcano responsible for Sunset Crater last erupted around 1085 AD. So of course Barringer Crater was formed by a meteor strike, but its fun to study the history. Thanks for an entertaining and informative episode. Really enjoy your content.

  • @cloudrouju526
    @cloudrouju5263 жыл бұрын

    Dr. Tyson and Chuck, what a team!

  • @GuteIdee
    @GuteIdee3 жыл бұрын

    Great explanation. Always asked myself that. Now i Know! Thanks

  • @sylvesteraddo1545
    @sylvesteraddo15453 жыл бұрын

    I just love this explainer videos

  • @charleediaven6278
    @charleediaven62783 жыл бұрын

    Come on. I grew up in the north east those snowballs made streaks on the cars driving by, on garages and walls. Made my eye red and the little girls cry. Great job Doc Et Al

  • @1906Farnsworth
    @1906Farnsworth3 жыл бұрын

    But Neil, what about oblong craters like Schiller and Messier? Science deniers have used the expectation of elongated craters as an argument that space is fake, and other nonsense. Are we to believe(they ask) that all objects came in at a 90 degree angle? And thank you for putting the explanation in terms of binding energy; that makes it much easier to understand. Maybe outliers like the ones I mentioned were formed at low speed.

  • @danielandresnavarretearand3449
    @danielandresnavarretearand34493 жыл бұрын

    big fan of your work! siempre aprendo algo nuevo cada dia! :)

  • @hobbitfrdo
    @hobbitfrdo3 жыл бұрын

    I never thought about that ,but now I know I'm impressed.

  • @WHEATSFPV
    @WHEATSFPV3 жыл бұрын

    gosh I love startalk.

  • @freeculture
    @freeculture3 жыл бұрын

    Who needs Netflix when you can watch Tyson explain stuff

  • @stochastic_dreams
    @stochastic_dreams3 жыл бұрын

    Keep doing this guys! You are great!

  • @TaterFarmer
    @TaterFarmer3 жыл бұрын

    Yes Neil. Love all your content. Glad you’re here

  • @TaterFarmer

    @TaterFarmer

    3 жыл бұрын

    Seriously. The world needs more education

  • @aspirine24

    @aspirine24

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@TaterFarmer ...yes

  • @OmniphonProductions
    @OmniphonProductions3 жыл бұрын

    I love that the "magic speed" varies in proportion to the mass of the object. On one hand, that seems obvious, but the specifics of how it works...fascinating!

  • @followtherules4808
    @followtherules48083 жыл бұрын

    This is best explainer podcast.

  • @root1259
    @root12593 жыл бұрын

    ich liebe diese Videos.

  • @duskfall_777
    @duskfall_7773 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for clarifying this, I once googled this because you mentioned it on the Joe Rogan podcast.

  • @SonGoku22221
    @SonGoku222213 жыл бұрын

    Hi Neil! I love your videos! I actually am one of your Hawaii fans, but i have seen snow before lol

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