What amazes me is how so many of these probes and rovers manage to work so long after their 'use-by' date.

@matrixstrobe1176

4 жыл бұрын

Yes because they are hoaxes

@bobleece4152

4 жыл бұрын

@@matrixstrobe1176 so you mean to tell me that out of all the people that work on the space program not one of them has come forward with the truth?

@oddassembler

4 жыл бұрын

Real engineering has a minimum use by date and consumer engineering has a maximum use by date.

@ElderSnake90

4 жыл бұрын

@@matrixstrobe1176 idiot.

@Sherwoody

4 жыл бұрын

My watch came with a 1 year warranty. That was 20 years ago.

As a geologist who has to "crack open" ricks all the time to exam the fresh surfaces ti identify them it seems even more incredible they would just drive off and not exam it. Bizarre.

@mmoarchives2542

3 жыл бұрын

have to keep some of that stuff secret if we don't want to start a space race to claim mars for resources, wars would break out before we even colonize it

@lostpockets2227

3 жыл бұрын

@@mmoarchives2542 i mean actually that seems very reasonable, but im also a little bit crazy so maybe that's not a good thing.

@jeremylivingstone4110

3 жыл бұрын

Yep I have made a Complaint along those lines Too ...Very Unusual not the Rock the unscientific treatment of the phenomenon 🧐🤔🥸

@bobbybrooks4826

3 жыл бұрын

ALL they do is lie.... your being PLAYED

@untitled6087

3 жыл бұрын

@@bobbybrooks4826 do show how the photos were faked.

I love how so many people say "They aren't telling us ANYTHING." Have you actually read any of the journals or articles freely accessible through NASA's website? They frequently release updates on what they can.

@Lunchboxdx

2 жыл бұрын

more so people aren't finding anything out because, their aren't any headlines.........if they found poop on mars, it would explode on the headlines and everyone will know of the mars poop.... information that isn't "headlinable" isn't "published" by "popular" media, as in journalist can't make money on topics that people won't watch/read

The rock looks like an a amethyst filled geode similar to those found on earth.

@Im2Old4ThisShite

3 жыл бұрын

Damn! Beat me to it!! 😆

@audioelitist3677

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the terrain is actually very similar to parts of Greenland.

@madero-jb5ri

3 жыл бұрын

I have seen some of those near the 15 freeway heading to vegas.

@dennisrichards7994

3 жыл бұрын

That was my thoughts as well !!!

@dougtilley5977

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly what I thought too

Ah, Oppy. Symbol of hope and perseverance. Never knew I could fall in love so completely with a rover. Thank you Alex! After a grueling week at work, it's a total bliss to be reminded of what humanity can achieve when we give our best effort. Cheers, & happy weekend.

@Journey_Awaits

4 жыл бұрын

The eyes remind me of Wall-E it's cute

@lunartunes6416

4 жыл бұрын

Funny, Perseverance is the name of the 2020 rover

@sebp3249

4 жыл бұрын

@@lunartunes6416 And I cannot wait until its launch next month!!

@xrpvegas5407

3 жыл бұрын

And then the politicians come in and fuck it up for everyone

@craigcorson3036

2 жыл бұрын

@@AlphaOmegaSigma07 We have probes that have left the solar system, DA. They are in interstellar space right now, and yes, that is "true space" whatever TF you mean by that.

Thank you for a more in depth look at Opportunity's scientific exploration and the crisis management that was required for the mission's continuation.👍

Thank you for this amazing video Astrum!

The voice and backing music are so made for each other. It's uncanny.

Amazing achievement by NASA . You've gotta give them praise and credit . Very good Alex , keep them coming buddy .

@audioelitist3677

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed. NASA is an amazing institution that converts billions of tax dollars into looking at rocks. Amazing! If you think you're topping their rock collection... not happening.

@evolutionaryadvantage

3 жыл бұрын

@@audioelitist3677 Facetious and asinine

@audioelitist3677

3 жыл бұрын

@@evolutionaryadvantage And yet hopelessly true. If you're wondering what that sound is, it's the human race devolving.

@cashcleaner

3 жыл бұрын

@@audioelitist3677 Cool story bro. So edgy.

@audioelitist3677

3 жыл бұрын

@@cashcleaner Yeah, admittedly.. I'm kind of a jerk, but edgy works too. Your pro skills at dealing with people like me are noted. I practice by yelling at delinquent kids that get on my lawn.

What amazes me the most actually is the fact that as soon as something a bit odd or unidentifiable at first comes up, people jump and scream right at the conclusion of aliens. A strange shaped rock? Aliens want to communicate! A sudden bizarre flash? Alien landing with a spaceship! A weird color spot on a photography? Must be alien urine!

@hubbletrubble7875

4 жыл бұрын

@Odd World Atheism is a thing

@curtiscooper3546

3 жыл бұрын

You're an idiot, didn't your momma tell you?

@pablosmith5473

3 жыл бұрын

@@curtiscooper3546 She surely told me people insulting without any point or dialogue are.

@curtiscooper3546

3 жыл бұрын

@@pablosmith5473 generally speaking, I find that if I'm acting or expressing myself in an idiotic manner, people will point that fact out to me, by labelling me an 'idiot'. Strange how that works.

@rogerramjet6429

3 жыл бұрын

@@hubbletrubble7875 what the hell does being an atheist, have to do with the price of eggs?

I was very interested in the discoveries of the NASA since in the early years but I was not able to follow the programme , instead one day I was trying to get a helpful of the NASA to admit my son Aiman into the Agency attending a course in Aeronautical , then to undergoing trainings till completed until he was qualified to become an astronaut ! Thank you .

My house needs a cleaning event.

@dingo23451

4 жыл бұрын

gotta wait for those solar winds

@seanhammer6296

4 жыл бұрын

@@dingo23451 doh! I was gonna say that. Probably should open all the doors and windows though. Per NASA specs.

@butchmcqueen5625

4 жыл бұрын

Dark Rainbow Gurl 🤣

@farzanaakhter8617

4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha

@NuisanceMan

3 жыл бұрын

@@dingo23451 "Sorry, Ma -- the solar winds just haven't come by yet!"

That short clip of the martian sunset... so magical! I can watch that on repeat for hours. The sunsets here on earth sure are beautiful and magnificent, but seeing a sunset from another planet feels so strange. A completely alien and desolate world, but still the very same sun. I really like this series, thanks for taking your time to make it!

I appreciate the effort you put into your videos! thanks for uploading!!

Incredible content, I lose track of time while watching your videos.

1:30 Interesting place names on that map. Seems somebody has a liking for Sydney...

Well this made my cold evening much better.

@3rdmonocle789

4 жыл бұрын

@Scotty Storm I was talking about the video making me feel better as there is a storm in England right now.

@FrankyPi

4 жыл бұрын

@Scotty Storm You have zero credibility with your ignorant assertion from incredulity.

@derpyaxolotl7683

3 жыл бұрын

@@AlphaOmegaSigma07 The atmosphere is not that big, the point where it ends is only at 100km(62miles) and the moon is at 384400 km or 238855.086 miles away, also guess where the international space station is at? Yep it's space, at 400 km above earth You know what I shouldn't be arguing with a internet troglodyte

@derpyaxolotl7683

3 жыл бұрын

@@AlphaOmegaSigma07 also we have been to mars and planning to do the first manned mission to Mars making it the first mission to another planet

It's a big joy when you release a new video! Your videos seem to me perfect in every way - great story, awesome footage, and wonderful narration. Thank you!

You deserve an award for these series of videos.

Wow, this is an amazing amount and types of information, particularly for such a short video. That’s amazing. Great job.

i hope that i live long enough to hear the news that alien life forms have been discovered...

@clearlake3492

4 жыл бұрын

@Carol Sceniak Really? So clearly you know the truth. Reveal it, please - I'm all ears.

@nightlightabcd

4 жыл бұрын

Don't hold your breath!

@clearlake3492

4 жыл бұрын

@@nightlightabcd Tut tut! I think you are being very cynical about Carol. I, for one, am sure she has insider knowledge which us mere mortals can only dream about.

@Reloaded2111

4 жыл бұрын

The discovery of real alien life might cause panic among deeply religious people because whoever wrote Bible didn't account for god creating extraterrestial life forms, which in turn could shake the very foundation of Christianity and cause people to suicide as a result. Don't underestimate the influence of religion on weak minds.

@alexbotea5626

4 жыл бұрын

@@Reloaded2111 Not just Christianity. Add muslims & jews, for the monotheistic religions.

They cracked a rock in half? Yeah they should have gone back to look at it up close. Duh

They should have invested in a fan on that arm to blow dust off the panels.

@Warriorking.1963

2 жыл бұрын

Not a bad idea, that.

Great insight into how Opportunity works - brilliant video as usual Alex! :)

This series on Mars is fantastic, love every minute of the every episode. Great job 👌👍

@xrpvegas5407

3 жыл бұрын

Elon Musk will figure it out

@wholeeyschmoley580

2 жыл бұрын

@@xrpvegas5407 JAJAJAJA!!! OMFGAWD 😜

More Opportunity just makes my day!! Thanks Alex!

I love the videos from this channel. Is there an episode 7 to this series here?

Really enjoying this series. Thank you

I love this channel man 😄😄

Some humans are smart enough to figure out how to send probes to other planets. Other humans are dumb enough to sue NASA.

@frogsecretaryofswamp452

3 жыл бұрын

Like the meme said "Yu stoopid"

@thedoctor2102

3 жыл бұрын

Stupididity know no bounds..

@Entreprenoob

2 жыл бұрын

So NASA is funded by all and accountable to none?

@chriss.9398

2 жыл бұрын

In all honesty, every government agency and every politician should probably be available to be sued. Imagine, if a politician could potentially lose money based off of failed promises or corrupt behavior. Considering they are above the law the only thing left is to take their money away, like a parent taking away a kids cell phone and grounding them.

@aubreydebliquy8051

2 жыл бұрын

The persistent ignorance of the co-existing relationship between electrical and magnetic fields in cosmology is irritating. People may want to sue for culpable incompetence and ignorance. None are as blind as those who think they already see it all.

Wonderful there's going to be much more to find excelling space exploration Godspeed Sincerely and Good job!!😁👍✅

I really like your stuff! Keep up the good work

I always very much enjoy your videos, Alex. Every one has something I've never seen before.

Truly amazing how the comet affected the magnetic field of Mars.

@neutraltral8757

Жыл бұрын

That part of the video made me wonder about what possibilities there might be for harvesting energy "away from home". I'd figure that the more ways there are to harness energy, the farther and longer away missions could potentially last... In this case, I suppose the difficulty is that the passing of the comet is a relatively isolated event, so even if it did do something to make a lot of energy available, it wouldn't be reliable... But still, the more ways that are known, the better. BTW, these are ponderings from someone who admittedly knows almost nothing about this stuff, so they might be dumb thoughts. :)

@DRay62889

Жыл бұрын

@@AlphaOmegaSigma07 Far past the moon? Where did you get that from? The moon is more than 38 times farther than the extent of our atmosphere…

@DRay62889

Жыл бұрын

@@AlphaOmegaSigma07 That’s quite a bold claim requiring substantial evidence to support it, if you can provide it.

Another great video. I always look forward to the next one. They are so informative and relaxing. Keep up the great work

The level of technology & higher education are absolutely amazing.

Loving the names being after places in Australia.

@evolutionaryadvantage

3 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@rogerramjet6429

3 жыл бұрын

I'm in Carlisle Perth, and the street names here are, Apollo, asteroid, galaxy, Jupiter, Mars, solar, mercury, planet, star, Gemini, Astral and I've probably missed a few.

Any news of Mars by now? Episode 7 maybe? Great job by the way!

NOT clickbait. Impressed. Thank you.

I waiting for next video from this series

Love this series _/\_

I LOVE the Stellardrone music in this video!

you have to admit whenever you look at any video of mars you have to say to self damn that's beautiful no matter how you see it

This is the kind of reality TV I can enjoy :) Opportunity

It’s so sad that mars is forever leaking its atmosphere. I wish there were a solution to the eternal vacuum on that planet. It makes the thought of eventual colonization seem less exciting; if people want to live in a barren arid harsh desert, we have plenty of that near Los Angeles.

@SetTheCurve

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, and the especially sad thing is that eventually it will have no atmosphere, if I’m not mistaken. Just another cold rock in space.

@smashexentertainment676

4 жыл бұрын

@@SetTheCurve Unless people find a solution to that problem)

@Dazuk2023

4 жыл бұрын

Nuke into the polar cores to release gas and water and to try and kick start the core.

@SetTheCurve

4 жыл бұрын

Pali May you would have to liquify the planet in order to reheat the core, so that’s no good. And even if you restored the atmosphere by converting all frozen things into gas, that gas would just get lost to space like the old atmosphere did.

@Dazuk2023

4 жыл бұрын

@@SetTheCurve If it takes millions of years to leak away it can be replenished with more advanced tech in time. Maybe just a kick start then to get a thick enough atmosphere going or look at cooling venus.

Great series. So incredible to have the mission broken down into a narrative. When is episode 7 coming out?

Opportunity tried it's best ! Bloody well done !!

I dont say this often but i absolutly love the opportunity rover. It has proven itself time and again how dedicated it is to completing its endless mission, i hope that when we do go to mars that they retrieve it and repair the thing. The least we can do is pack it up and bring it back to earth to put it in the Smithsonian museum for being the greatest achievement in space research technology.

thank you for the interesting insight! very well presented too :)

It amazes me how much the technology's survival was at the mercy of "cleaning events".

@HP-fn4bo

3 жыл бұрын

I was amazed by that as well.

@craigcorson3036

2 жыл бұрын

Right? You'd think they'd have mounted a brush of some kind on that robot arm. They could create their very own cleaning events.

These magnificently produced videos in addition to the factual knowledge gained remind me that our troubled world is embedded in a natural Universe that possesses a comforting spiritual dimension that dwarfs human pretension and belief. Maybe the very best videos on KZread!

@johnmonroe7378

4 жыл бұрын

Drew Degen Agree.

Ahh, you have a good narration skill. Informative and relaxing. Well done.

There’s something oddly cute about the rover creeping along at 1cm/second

Can't wait for the new rover images. On board side drill , and heilicoptor for scouting expeditions away from the rover. Its gonna be sweet.

Fantastic video. Thanks Alex

Such a good series.

is it just me or does anyone else feel Opportunity is our little Wall-e left all alone on a planet doing their thing and hoping one day we will turn up.

Hey there, I’m just wondering if you could do a video on the Helios probes and what they discovered on their mission as I barley know anything about the missions and I would be interested to see you’re spin on the missions.

I loves me some Saturday morning cartoons. Thank you

Great video! Thank you :D

Obviously "hindsight is 20/20" but it is surprising to me that the engineering and development teams didn't incorporate an onboard compressor to allow for periodic but controlled "cleaning events." It would seem to me if solar coupled with a small nuclear power source was your only means of providing energy to your battery bank, you would include a cleaning feature. That being said, they likely did consider this and I'm very curious what their reasoning was behind excluding it from the rover?! Was it compressor filtration? Something else?

@CharaSomtaaw

2 жыл бұрын

That is a ton of weight to put on your rover. And knowing NASA they would probably overrule engineer it to hell and back to ensure that it works in literally any condition ever which would add more weight. This is all just guesses but I imagine somebody somewhere thought of that and for whatever reason NASA said no to it already.

@avman2cl

2 жыл бұрын

Is there air on Mars to compress?

@hanedoggy

2 жыл бұрын

@@avman2cl - "air" being whatever gases are being pushed around by the mars winds.

@andyharman3022

2 жыл бұрын

@@avman2cl Atmospheric pressure on Mars is 1/100th of what it is on earth. So there is something there to compress. I don't know what gases the Martian atmosphere is composed of.

"the onboard computer randomly reset itself..." Must be Windows based computers on board

@dbergerac9632

2 жыл бұрын

Microsoft. Nowhere is far enough to escape their sloppy code.

@rjwnz69

2 жыл бұрын

VxWorks operating system

Excellent video. Thank you

Impressive animation, very worth seeing. Mars is the new Alaska.

5:50 And yet again, it's not aliens. Well, it was, but it was aliens from Earth.

I feel reassuringly insignificant.

I need an episode 7 for this.

more More MORE SCIENCE!!!!!!! Love these videos Keep up the good work

C'mon Astrum, 1Million subs!

@astrumspace

4 жыл бұрын

Spread the word! ;)

@stefan6768

4 жыл бұрын

@@astrumspace You deserve it!

That strange object looks to me like a huge metallic ashtray.

This is humanity at its most creative and Best imo 👍🏻

Can't wait for ep 7

NASA should put windshield wiper like brushes on the solar panels for cleaning.

@noneyall2819

3 жыл бұрын

Yeap stupidity infiltrates even the greatest minds.

@TheJedimaster07

3 жыл бұрын

I'm sure they didn't think of that

@KS-wt9gj

3 жыл бұрын

Yep we’re fucked.

@zaganim3813

3 жыл бұрын

@@noneyall2819 every gram of weight counts when transporting stuff in space, every part you add is another part that can break and fuck the whole machine up. less moving parts=more stable construction. they probably calculated the efficiency gain compared to the risks. after all this is rocket science

@noneyall2819

3 жыл бұрын

@@zaganim3813 they probably, doesnt cut it in my book. Thats no excuse

Ive always hoped that we would find some sort of new crazy material or metal on another planet or moon so we could harvest it and we jump miles ahead in technology and space travel from it. But it seems as though we already have every thing here on earth which makes me sad cause i dont think we'll ever get a lot further than we are now with the materials we now have and know of. :(

@TheAechBomb

3 жыл бұрын

it isn't what we find, it's where we find it. if we can find usable ice and metal in the asteroid belt, we could build colonies and ships out there

@NuisanceMan

3 жыл бұрын

Well actually, physicists and especially chemists discover scads of new materials every year. Most of them aren't that big of a deal, to be sure. There could easily be materials on other planets that we don't know anything about. But if what you're looking for is something more fundamental, like a new chemical element, then it's a bit of a longshot to discover any elsewhere that we haven't found or made on Earth, even in a distant star, let alone some nearby solid body we can potentially explore.

Unbelievably beautiful wow

Your videos are AMAZING

Why would anyone downvote this? These vids are awesome!

@stillperfectgenerations5852

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome? It is brain candy for the kids and the stupid...

The astronaut tried to explore a comet, but he fell into a coma.

Thanks for sharing

Thank you

As always, your videos NEVER cease to amaze me, leaving me dumbfounded, lost for words, as I am an iota in this iota moment in time, respectively... Somewhere, far, far, away... There MUST be a civilization that wonders: “Gee, I wonder if there’s any other ‘life’ out there”...

I think this video is so descriptive of the videos of Mars by Astrum(alex) good job ❤❤

Excellent episode

very nice presentation, the ambient sound is very good taste. Also love that you did the sponsor at the end after im all satisfied very professional.

I spent spring break on Mars. Never did find the beach.

Ive never clicked so fast.

@yournightmare9999

4 жыл бұрын

You clicking even faster to turn of porn video when your parents came to your room..... You forget about that?

frig yea, these vids are dope

sand and rocks ? what else ... very interesting !

They finally find a water 👌

@MrPositiveguy

4 жыл бұрын

Yes! I’m glad as well 👏

@edenhawk2425

4 жыл бұрын

Don't forget to bring the water tap :D

The desolate wasteland was once alive. The magnetoshere collapsed and we have what Mars is today. A radioactive zone of death and dust.

@saleemahmed4537

4 жыл бұрын

This is real truth said by u But defenetly no one will accept this fact (scientists).

@hubbletrubble7875

4 жыл бұрын

@@saleemahmed4537 This is actually what scientists tend to believe. Maybe not life exactly but water and an actual atmosphere? Almost definitely.

Fascinating, as ever. 👍

Thanks 👍🏼

It found love. The Rover apparently fell head over weels over a Martian rock and are planning to get married.

@itsmikoton

4 жыл бұрын

Oppy actually killed itself when the rock dumped her

That rock looked like a crystal

@NuisanceMan

3 жыл бұрын

Scientifically, all solids are crystals, or composites of crystals, except amorphous solids like glass.

@rick_terscale1111

3 жыл бұрын

It looks like a fossilized Martian turd. :P

I love videos like these

I can't wait to see a video about the mushrooms growing on mars

Still bugging me that they didnt make a dust cleaner on the surface of the solar panel .do it like car window cleaner so they dont have to wait wind to clean that solar panel

@SilvaDreams

3 жыл бұрын

That would increase weight and power draw, every ounce has to be accounted for in missions like these both in launching it from earth to then getting it into orbit and then down onto the ground.

2 centimeters a second ? And I thought I was slow getting to work in the morning. Buh dum chhhh

Ohhh, I love the use of Stellardrone for music.

7:10 Unbelievable, you pronounced "Wdowiak" correctly! This channel being a great aside, that alone deserves a like and a subscription!