Why is the Closest Planet Also the Most Difficult to Visit? | NASA's MESSENGER Mercury Probe

Why Mercury has only had one dedicated mission.
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  • @vincephan344
    @vincephan3442 жыл бұрын

    I can't imagine the math required to calculate all of the fly bys and gravitational assists to pull off this mission, hats off to scientists/mathematicians.

  • @SirMegaManNeoX

    @SirMegaManNeoX

    2 жыл бұрын

    Donig the math knowing you'd never get to see the results is heart-wrenching. But knowing you're the only one who can do it, makes ya feel special.

  • @dubayyuae8696

    @dubayyuae8696

    2 жыл бұрын

    Our phones can do the calulations

  • @SirMegaManNeoX

    @SirMegaManNeoX

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@dubayyuae8696 Now, Yes. But back then, No.

  • @dubayyuae8696

    @dubayyuae8696

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@SirMegaManNeoX we are discussing the messenger mission not the 1974 mission. hence the words THIS MISSION. Phones were available with multi core multi thread and theory processosing

  • @SirMegaManNeoX

    @SirMegaManNeoX

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@dubayyuae8696 Wow. Okay thanks.🥺

  • @mononoke721
    @mononoke7212 жыл бұрын

    Wow, sending the messenger probe on a round trip around different planets in order to slow it down enough to enter Mercury's orbit is what I would call a very creative solution to a very tricky problem. Science in action!

  • @jeremybear573

    @jeremybear573

    Жыл бұрын

    Agreed!

  • @f87115

    @f87115

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jeremybear573 people will believe anything ,,,it’s not your fault, you are indoctrinated

  • @josepablolunasanchez1283

    @josepablolunasanchez1283

    Жыл бұрын

    There are 4 ways to brake: * Braking using a planet * Aerobraking: Using atmosphere to brake like Apollo and Space Shuttle did * Retrobraking: Use retrorockets to brake, like Apollo moon landings did * Lithobraking. Impact surface. What Dart mission did against asteroid.

  • @_Killkor

    @_Killkor

    Жыл бұрын

    @@josepablolunasanchez1283 Also braking using the Sun's outward pushing solar wind and radiation. Like he mentioned in the video, this force is very negligible, but it can add up to something significant over many years and allows to save up on fuel a bit.

  • @dragonsnipero509
    @dragonsnipero5092 жыл бұрын

    Chen-wan L. Yen received a PhD in Theoretical Physics from MIT in 1964. She has been with Jet Propulsion Laboratory for over 40 years designing many NASA solar system exploration missions such as Voyager, Cassini, MAGELLAN, Stardust, and MESSENGER and more. Her expertise resides in trajectory optimization utilizing planet gravity assists with ballistic and electric propulsion systems.

  • @itachi2011100

    @itachi2011100

    2 жыл бұрын

    What an absolute badass!

  • @leopoldovasquez935

    @leopoldovasquez935

    2 жыл бұрын

    Goat…

  • @helmaschine1885

    @helmaschine1885

    2 жыл бұрын

    3:40 So why did Astrum say HE??

  • @SkywalkerSamadhi

    @SkywalkerSamadhi

    2 жыл бұрын

    Probably just slipped up. She was a woman.

  • @trevordelepine7708

    @trevordelepine7708

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@SkywalkerSamadhi pretty crucial slip as it’s not a female heavy field. I had no idea it was a woman, credit where it’s due, she’s certainly smarter than anything I’ll ever do.

  • @lukew1383
    @lukew13832 жыл бұрын

    Orbital mechanics will forever be that "magic" math to me. I did some very rudimentary orbital calculations in college involving launch and falling into a "simple" earth orbit, and I felt so lost while doing them. Props to anyone who understands them enough to design a mission like this!

  • @churchseraphim1380

    @churchseraphim1380

    Жыл бұрын

    You should try Kerbal Space Program. It's not entirely accurate because it only has patched comics approximation instead of true n body gravity but it's a great way to learn and understand orbital mechanics

  • @lukew1383

    @lukew1383

    Жыл бұрын

    @@churchseraphim1380 I've been wanting to try that for years, but with 2 kids I don't have too much time for that.

  • @diacoal2433

    @diacoal2433

    Жыл бұрын

    @@lukew1383 It's honestly worth it if you ever get time to try. It's 8 bucks on Steam until July 7, but I think it's on sale quite often.

  • @lukew1383

    @lukew1383

    Жыл бұрын

    @@diacoal2433 I will for sure add it to the list. Thanks for the recommendation!

  • @josepablolunasanchez1283

    @josepablolunasanchez1283

    Жыл бұрын

    In the end it is about potential energy converted to kinetic energy and viceversa, relative to all planets in the solar system. You may love Orbiter Space Flight Simulator. Search "retrovision orbiter tutorial"

  • @mhstrawn5217
    @mhstrawn52172 жыл бұрын

    Yes, would be very interested in the science findings of the Messenger mission. I literally did not know this mission existed.

  • @bluebox2000

    @bluebox2000

    2 жыл бұрын

    Really fascinating stuff! Messenger took photos of comets, did it take photos of earth from Mercury? What was the most surprising findings about Mercury? Love this series...

  • @xl000

    @xl000

    2 жыл бұрын

    did you know that we landed a probe on Titan (one of Saturn moon, supposedly where Thanos lives) in 2005 ?

  • @jnoitanicullah8909

    @jnoitanicullah8909

    2 жыл бұрын

    Cuz its all hype

  • @ShadowebEB

    @ShadowebEB

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@bluebox2000 You would only see a small blue dot smaller than you see Venus, so not super interesting.

  • @StevieScotty19

    @StevieScotty19

    2 жыл бұрын

    I heard they probed Uranus

  • @LINKfromTHElegendOFz
    @LINKfromTHElegendOFz2 жыл бұрын

    I love it when two separate space probe missions end up meeting eachother then working together, on one thing briefly.

  • @TheBooban

    @TheBooban

    2 жыл бұрын

    Its like a book with multiple groups and then they meet up.

  • @kingofnara

    @kingofnara

    2 жыл бұрын

    Is this something you’ve experienced several times in life lol

  • @kenlompart9905

    @kenlompart9905

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, it brings a tear to my eye every time.

  • @ellisargamer9248

    @ellisargamer9248

    2 жыл бұрын

    Your love is very specific.

  • @jaybee9269

    @jaybee9269

    Жыл бұрын

    It is very cool.

  • @deathblade1011
    @deathblade1011 Жыл бұрын

    Can you imagine how frustrating and stressful it must have been whenever the satellite would just go off into safe mode and wonder if it's gonna be able to come back on or not? Like, just what would be at stake to lose such a piece of equipment. Being an astronomer truly is just playing with your heart for fun.

  • @eljanrimsa5843

    @eljanrimsa5843

    Жыл бұрын

    I know the feeling very time my laptop decides to go into power save mode.

  • @TheExplosiveGuy
    @TheExplosiveGuy2 жыл бұрын

    What an amazing story the Messenger probe has, I had no idea the mission was so complex. You always hear about the popular missions like Juno or all the Mars explorers, but the oddball ones that go to "less interesting" places that don't have as much public interest can be just as if not cooler (or hotter in the Messenger's case lol) than the popular ones. Now I'm going to have to do some digging and find out more about the project, I'd really like to see some of those images...

  • @Danboi.
    @Danboi.2 жыл бұрын

    Poor Mercury, it's like the family member who lives close by but never get around to visiting. I've never seen these pics or heard about this before.. sad. Great vid, and Yes!

  • @Michiganian8

    @Michiganian8

    Ай бұрын

    That’s poor Pluto ❤️

  • @justin_5631
    @justin_56312 жыл бұрын

    When you pass venus twice in one trip you start to wonder if you're going the wrong way.

  • @hildanichollis129

    @hildanichollis129

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hild Ul

  • @Lon1001

    @Lon1001

    2 жыл бұрын

    Almost like it's just going around in circles.

  • @TransoceanicOutreach

    @TransoceanicOutreach

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Lon1001 Ellipses.

  • @wennwenn1422

    @wennwenn1422

    2 жыл бұрын

    I read your comment in a philosophy voice.

  • @jugganuat6440

    @jugganuat6440

    2 жыл бұрын

    @justin they had to stop at batteries plus on the southside of Venus

  • @TommentSection
    @TommentSection2 жыл бұрын

    Oh hey, that's my video at 0:39 :D. It's an honor. Love your content!

  • @edwinbowen781
    @edwinbowen7813 ай бұрын

    I love my mercury globe thanks for getting messenger to go to mercury!

  • @laurachapple6795
    @laurachapple67952 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely want to know more about Mercury! Everybody thinks it's a boring planet but that's only because we know so little about it.

  • @Dragrath1

    @Dragrath1

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yep there is much to learn even from "old" MESSNGER data one fascinating paper a bit over a year ago(or is it 2 now?) was for instance able to make sense of Mercury's chaotic terrains and potentially answering how it became so puny yet dense. It implicates 4.1 billion years of sublimation depleting the planets crust/mantle of volatile metals and gases by noting the terrain structure being similar to landscapes on Mars or Earth where volatiles locked underground revolatilize. If verified then Mercury of today is just the backed out husk of the original Mercury which naturally raises implications for close in exoplanets but that is just one potential factor among many. Mercury for instance still has its own magnetosphere as its liquid outer core slowly continuous to precipitate out.

  • @jrhermosura4600

    @jrhermosura4600

    2 жыл бұрын

    mercury's awesome imo. he's sitting right next to a star

  • @gessnermatt

    @gessnermatt

    2 жыл бұрын

    It’s literally just a planet that’s getting cooked 24/7

  • @Doggeslife

    @Doggeslife

    2 жыл бұрын

    Boring? no. Barren? Ohh yaz.

  • @kylemcphail9016

    @kylemcphail9016

    2 жыл бұрын

    Defo!!! More on mercury!

  • @genxlibertarian9656
    @genxlibertarian96562 жыл бұрын

    "Now, if the science findings are somethi-" YES!

  • @thextrmntr

    @thextrmntr

    2 жыл бұрын

    Video When?

  • @tarstarkusz

    @tarstarkusz

    2 жыл бұрын

    Everything NASA does is an exercise in setting very low expectations so that no matter how wrong the mission goes, it can be re-framed as a win. Like saying how they "expected" it to take 1000 pictures and it hugely exceeded the expectation by taking a 1/4 million. Reality was it should have taken millions but only took 1/4 of a million. See how that framing works?

  • @TheStraightGod

    @TheStraightGod

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@tarstarkusz How do you know that

  • @tarstarkusz

    @tarstarkusz

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@TheStraightGod Have you ever worked for a government bureaucracy? I have. That is why they do it.

  • @GNParty

    @GNParty

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@tarstarkusz Can I get a link to prove that statement, please?

  • @TrueThanny
    @TrueThanny2 жыл бұрын

    I'm just going to say, right at the start, that everyone who has played _Kerbal Space Program_ and made it to Moho knows the answer. It's delta V.

  • @rocksummit3375

    @rocksummit3375

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's what I said! only a month later :p

  • @rocksummit3375

    @rocksummit3375

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@R.U.1.2. You clearly never made it to Moho!

  • @R.U.1.2.

    @R.U.1.2.

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@rocksummit3375 It's just a game, not grounded in reality. I am happy though that you made it to moho and made your day.

  • @rocksummit3375

    @rocksummit3375

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@R.U.1.2. Actually it is grounded in reality, that was the whole point hence the reference

  • @the18thdoctor3

    @the18thdoctor3

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@R.U.1.2. The physics used in KSP are based on real physics. The orbital mechanics are patched conics, basically a combination of Newtonian and Keplerian orbital dynamics, and uses the actual equations to calculate those orbits.

  • @growlith6969
    @growlith69692 жыл бұрын

    Darn, that was an awesome video. Liked the pace and the depth of information served up in a way that was easy to take in without being bored. Great job!

  • @BFDT-4
    @BFDT-42 жыл бұрын

    I did not know that by now all of Mercury has been photographed at hi-res. That's fantastic. It would be interesting to know more.

  • @oguzomlet906

    @oguzomlet906

    2 жыл бұрын

    @AndrewWithEase11 11 its a cat

  • @theodorethompson9032

    @theodorethompson9032

    2 жыл бұрын

    photoshop has vastly improved.

  • @dustingaethje1332

    @dustingaethje1332

    Жыл бұрын

    @@theodorethompson9032 Unfortunately, human minds have vastly decreased in quality, as evidenced by your existance.

  • @theodorethompson9032

    @theodorethompson9032

    Жыл бұрын

    @@dustingaethje1332 I fix locomotives what do you do with your mind?

  • @dustingaethje1332

    @dustingaethje1332

    Жыл бұрын

    @@theodorethompson9032 I'm in training to fix people, so clearly above your station if that's what you're going with

  • @OllieWheats
    @OllieWheats2 жыл бұрын

    It's awesome that there's a little bit of humanity waiting patiently on Mercury for someone to one day find it.

  • @Puleczech

    @Puleczech

    2 жыл бұрын

    Not sure how much of it is left, though. Since they boosted full throttle for the final flight on something that was already going in orbits, the crash was probably very violent.

  • @attiliobastosguarnieri5416
    @attiliobastosguarnieri54162 жыл бұрын

    Certamente este é um tópico para lá de interessante !! Creio que as análises de tão farto material ainda estejam sendo feitas até hoje. Todo este planejamento do trajeto e suas missões são altamente recompensadoras para a humanidade. Obrigado, Astrum pela postagem.

  • @Ricardo-vm3jl
    @Ricardo-vm3jl2 ай бұрын

    I learned with KSP (always the hard way) that's difficult to get close to the sun and the inner planets. It requires a lot of delta V.

  • @dwilcox3309
    @dwilcox33092 жыл бұрын

    I really like how this channel's content on space exploration gives excitment and intrigue, rather than the existential dread I get from most other's.

  • @aelux4179
    @aelux41792 жыл бұрын

    I like the idea of a 2 part series on missions, one about why we went and how we got there, and another about what we found. It's a good format, looking forward to hearing more about MESSENGER!

  • @Boop_Dogg

    @Boop_Dogg

    2 жыл бұрын

    Agreed!

  • @PanduPoluan

    @PanduPoluan

    2 жыл бұрын

    Wholeheartedly agree! Astrum should "package" their videos like this. It will be nice 'bite sized' pieces of educational information.

  • @bobino4646
    @bobino46462 жыл бұрын

    It's really amazing what these people's minds can accomplish. Also, you read my mind when you said "if you'd like to a video with the discoveries..." I was just thinking that. Great video

  • @iNsOmNiAcAnDrEw
    @iNsOmNiAcAnDrEw Жыл бұрын

    Wow, that is pretty interesting that Mercury is closer to Earth a lot of the time than either Mars or Venus, and because it moves around the Sun fast enough, it makes it the closest on average, too.

  • @chriswilliams2106

    @chriswilliams2106

    Жыл бұрын

    I don’t think that was a totally accurate statement. Truth is, it depends on the year. Some years Earth and Venus share transit alignment wherein they’re much closer to each other than Mercury is to Earth. I guess, Venus’ affinity for Earth can be mercurial.

  • @Espartanica

    @Espartanica

    26 күн бұрын

    ​@@chriswilliams2106It is accurate, that's what "on average" means.

  • @BloodPlusPwn
    @BloodPlusPwn2 жыл бұрын

    Man, what a marvel of an experience. I remember cheering this little fella on whole heartedly. It'll be a legendary one for sure.

  • @liammoran9402
    @liammoran94022 жыл бұрын

    Would absolutely be interested in watching a video on the scientific findings from the MESSENGER mission! I thoroughly enjoyed this video and can’t wait for more great content like this!

  • @darylcheshire1618
    @darylcheshire16182 жыл бұрын

    Could have sent the probe at night.

  • @georgehenderson5470

    @georgehenderson5470

    Күн бұрын

    Underrated comment

  • @XuryFromCanada

    @XuryFromCanada

    Күн бұрын

    We could but, you know, the union stepped in and didn't let them

  • @unicycle227
    @unicycle2272 жыл бұрын

    Please do more on this mission! Thank you, great breakdown.

  • @srmj71
    @srmj712 жыл бұрын

    Mercury is a planet that most folks know almost nothing about. If you were to do another video, it could be even more informative than this one. I say, heck yeah do another video!

  • @ScumfuckMcDoucheface

    @ScumfuckMcDoucheface

    2 жыл бұрын

    exactly the points I was going to make, agree completely

  • @trailerhater

    @trailerhater

    2 жыл бұрын

    Learned so much and so well presented. Please do more.

  • @5Andysalive

    @5Andysalive

    2 жыл бұрын

    he does have a pretty definitive video on it on the channel. Of course on this very topic, Scott Manley made a video. Because of Beppi Colombo. And of course he got the some of the ususal "should have used a falcon Heavy" comments, missing the point entirely.

  • @MarkHobbes

    @MarkHobbes

    2 жыл бұрын

    People just say it's hot and close to the Sun and nothing more deep.

  • @makeracistsafraidagain

    @makeracistsafraidagain

    2 жыл бұрын

    We are going to grind up Mercury for raw materials.

  • @snig1846
    @snig18462 жыл бұрын

    Great to have the messenger video, especially the part where there is a crater on a pole that is always in the dark yet with mountains that are always in the light. That crater contains water ice. Having a solar panel in such sunlight at all times while having water ice nearby is a tantalizing idea.

  • @jeremymitzuk4055
    @jeremymitzuk40552 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful, well done, and informative video. More on this subject and other Sol system videos would be great. Thank you!

  • @utterlyperplexed8442
    @utterlyperplexed84422 жыл бұрын

    You’ve got a great voice for these. Soothing. 😃

  • @SpaceJimAstro
    @SpaceJimAstro2 жыл бұрын

    Mercury doesn't get anywhere near enough love. Would love to hear more about Messenger.

  • @DPtheOG

    @DPtheOG

    2 жыл бұрын

    Agree. Mercury is very peculiar. Its also got a pleasant surprise, in its magnetism. I liken it to the discovery of water on the Moon--a pleasant surprise albeit raises a lot more questions than before the discovery.

  • @DrDrnk

    @DrDrnk

    2 жыл бұрын

    Strangely, I found an article that says, Mercury is the closest to all the planets on average.

  • @a2pabmb2

    @a2pabmb2

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@DrDrnk It is, because it's so close to the center of the solar system it doesn't get nearly as far away as two planets on opposite sides of the system would further out.

  • @Miata822
    @Miata8222 жыл бұрын

    Definitely interested to know what we learned about Mercury.

  • @stephenmcgervey7304
    @stephenmcgervey73042 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this video. I was vacationing in Cocoa Beach, and got up to watch the launch of Messenger. Now I’ll have to go to all my film photos to see the one I took that night. Only rocket launch I have ever seen. I still remember the thundering sound, the bright light, and how quickly it faded away.

  • @matthewforsee5092
    @matthewforsee50922 жыл бұрын

    Please do another one on the science from this mission. Truly fascinating. Not sure if you did the Parker probe yet but that would be cool too! Thanks for the video!

  • @JamieBainbridge
    @JamieBainbridge2 жыл бұрын

    Had no idea about this. Would love a detailed video of pretty much every mission lol. You're a great science communicator.

  • @Brick9
    @Brick92 жыл бұрын

    I would be very interested in the findings of this.

  • @lexusmaxus

    @lexusmaxus

    2 жыл бұрын

    Me too

  • @Ash-gx2zz

    @Ash-gx2zz

    2 жыл бұрын

    agreedddd

  • @erebusmint
    @erebusmint Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the captions!!!

  • @skipstones9282
    @skipstones92822 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely. I would love to know more about Mercury. Thanks for your efforts. Your work is very much appreciated.

  • @EagleSlightlyBetter
    @EagleSlightlyBetter2 жыл бұрын

    great job. I didn't remember this mission and was on the edge of my seat hoping it would succeed!

  • @mikecimerian6913
    @mikecimerian69132 жыл бұрын

    Computing the orbital mechanics for this mission is mindblowing.

  • @mesdetails2847
    @mesdetails28472 жыл бұрын

    This was one of your best so far, Id love to know more

  • @patrickboucher2907
    @patrickboucher29072 жыл бұрын

    Yes! Would love to see the scientific findings! Looking forward to that video.

  • @KingfisherTalkingPictures
    @KingfisherTalkingPictures2 жыл бұрын

    Mercury is one of my favorite planets. I’d love to hear anything I can. I’d love to see a solar sail acting like a brake to help reach Mercury faster.

  • @spotter113
    @spotter1132 жыл бұрын

    Looking forward to get more facts about Mercury, thanks

  • @Archinemi
    @Archinemi2 жыл бұрын

    I absolutely want to know what they found! I am shocked we didn't get to know in this video. This was fascinating. Thank you so much for making this 🥰

  • @trollking202
    @trollking202 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the subtitles

  • @lancejohnson8388
    @lancejohnson83882 жыл бұрын

    I would love a sciencey video on Mercury, with lots of graphs and complicated sums. Great work Alex!🌑

  • @screamlight1211
    @screamlight12112 жыл бұрын

    Amazing knowing that humankind is on other planets forever. Like it crashed onto the surface of Mercury in 2015 and it'll be there until our Sun phases into its red giant form. Wow

  • @levil3628

    @levil3628

    2 жыл бұрын

    Big chance that all noticeable parts melted

  • @hadhamalnam

    @hadhamalnam

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@levil3628 The ceramic sunshade might be able withstand the heat

  • @levil3628

    @levil3628

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@hadhamalnam not when it is resting on the planet itself

  • @bkshaw69
    @bkshaw69Ай бұрын

    I would love to know more about what they found about Mercury! This video was great! Thank you!

  • @ythinman2277
    @ythinman22772 жыл бұрын

    ...really enjoyed this video! Excellent presentation and content. I would appreciate a video on the upcoming missions. Thank you!

  • @katana164
    @katana1642 жыл бұрын

    Love to know more about Mercury, thank you.

  • @rjung_ch
    @rjung_ch2 жыл бұрын

    Hope we get more good science from Mercury. Thanks for your great videos each and every time!

  • @MassMoment
    @MassMoment2 жыл бұрын

    This was awesome. Thanks for sharing! I had no idea about this mission.

  • @Gatazaf
    @Gatazaf2 жыл бұрын

    It is really amazing how pleasant it is to watch your videos!

  • @sartajhanspal5604
    @sartajhanspal56042 жыл бұрын

    10:08 YES! Your way of explaining all these missions is outstanding. More videos please!

  • @eamonia
    @eamonia2 жыл бұрын

    I keep catching myself staring at this like a young child watching a magician for the first time. Laughing, smiling, holding my breath in anticipation. Space man, space... Ain't it somethin'?

  • @prague5419

    @prague5419

    2 жыл бұрын

    An attitude like that makes the absolute best students when we do KSP classes for adults. Those are the same people that sit in awe, slack-jawed, buggy-eyed the first time they solo pilot a ship properly into Earth orbit and return home safely. As an instructor it makes me wowed and amazed over and over again as though it were the first for me as well. Always keep that wonder...it keeps you (and the rest of us) young.

  • @yigalkatyusha6554

    @yigalkatyusha6554

    2 жыл бұрын

    indeed

  • @eamonia

    @eamonia

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@prague5419 That's what you do!? Coooool... Thanks man. ...and always remember; "It's never too late to have a happy childhood." -Your Cousin Dimitri

  • @jestice75

    @jestice75

    2 жыл бұрын

    Space isn't real.

  • @charleebrown7188

    @charleebrown7188

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, man. Far out. What blows my mind is that they sent a probe to take pictures of a probe, taking pictures of Jupiter. Wait.......?

  • @AshleywillsRoane-ls1hi
    @AshleywillsRoane-ls1hiАй бұрын

    This is so exciting to watch!

  • @nigelbenn4642
    @nigelbenn46422 жыл бұрын

    4:52 That's insane! That's a craft so dense it may as well be lead. 1.8m x 1.3m? But mass was over a metric ton? Nuts pure nuts.

  • @linsil164
    @linsil1642 жыл бұрын

    The soundtracks are so perfect to videos like this one.

  • @robertkrause3472
    @robertkrause34722 жыл бұрын

    The temperature is ok for cooking a turkey or steak, I think.

  • @woolyhighlander7280

    @woolyhighlander7280

    2 жыл бұрын

    Nope, Too Hot !

  • @AgileChris.

    @AgileChris.

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@woolyhighlander7280 maybe he likes it well done 🤷

  • @lukasmakarios4998

    @lukasmakarios4998

    2 жыл бұрын

    I think he likes his meat "crispy"! LOL

  • @a-10warthog72

    @a-10warthog72

    2 жыл бұрын

    Go at night

  • @strawberrymilkdarling7279

    @strawberrymilkdarling7279

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@lukasmakarios4998 Coal...he eats coal

  • @suchbolo5742
    @suchbolo5742Ай бұрын

    Love this channel !

  • @CaidicusProductions
    @CaidicusProductions2 жыл бұрын

    Man, your videos are just so entertaining and pleasing to watch. Thank, you for all of the work you do.

  • @rmanningau
    @rmanningau2 жыл бұрын

    Yes please give us more on this.

  • @VHenrik007

    @VHenrik007

    2 жыл бұрын

    YES

  • @jesinu

    @jesinu

    2 жыл бұрын

    Oh yeah

  • @steven_baconbits

    @steven_baconbits

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes

  • @saptaparnoburmanroy614

    @saptaparnoburmanroy614

    2 жыл бұрын

    Agreed.

  • @glengraham7080

    @glengraham7080

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes!

  • @semaj_5022
    @semaj_50222 жыл бұрын

    Big yes on a video of the scientific findings of the Messenger mission! This was a fantastic video and I definitely want more on this subject

  • @LukeBunyip

    @LukeBunyip

    2 жыл бұрын

    Moar please 😉 👍

  • @thecoolunclea.k.a.unclebea1158
    @thecoolunclea.k.a.unclebea11582 жыл бұрын

    Science in a simple format. Thank you. Not for me but for ones who don't comprehend complex explanations

  • @beck645
    @beck645 Жыл бұрын

    Extremely nice video. Beautiful graphics and a very easy to understand script. Your speech and speed are perfect. Top marks for a superb job. Truly outstanding work. I look forward to more of your videos.

  • @HawthorneHillNaturePreserve
    @HawthorneHillNaturePreserve2 жыл бұрын

    Love this channel! I especially like the real photos and labels identifying what we are seeing.

  • @dr.robertsmith1971

    @dr.robertsmith1971

    2 жыл бұрын

    Your seeing what they want you to see, fact is our minds can not conceive the actual view it is beyond our scope of understanding, go buy a 14 inch refractor scope, look at the closest star than look at NASA's star, completely different , the universe is literally alive , we are called the human experiment, created by beings so far advanced we can not even comprehend it, extreme ancient beings , that have no expiration date, and no beginning, our program is nearing the end game.

  • @saadsarwar8123

    @saadsarwar8123

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@dr.robertsmith1971 Lay off the weeeeed

  • @theyremykidstoo1642

    @theyremykidstoo1642

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@saadsarwar8123 That's not weed. That's a crazy person

  • @lukesguywalker

    @lukesguywalker

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@dr.robertsmith1971 what are you on about? 😕

  • @jetpond7904

    @jetpond7904

    Жыл бұрын

    @@dr.robertsmith1971 fucking knew I’d find a conspiracy theorist

  • @imedic31
    @imedic312 жыл бұрын

    YES!!! We need to know more about Mercury!!! Love the videos, very informative without condescension. 5 Stars!!!

  • @takarocc
    @takarocc Жыл бұрын

    I really enjoy the enthusiasm with which you speak, it makes this already quite fascinating topic feel adequately grandiose

  • @senseijay135
    @senseijay1352 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting and appreciate you taking the time to put out this video

  • @its-my-life
    @its-my-life2 жыл бұрын

    Mercurians: "Those homing missiles from the earthlings are very inefficient. They will be no match to us!"

  • @Texas240

    @Texas240

    2 жыл бұрын

    Or, Those Earthlings just can't help but litter everywhere they go...

  • @billsutherby

    @billsutherby

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Texas240 Lol. I'm just imagining them coming to Earth with the destroyed probe, all pissed off like when you were a kid and you hit your ball into the neighbor's yard and broke something.

  • @3mpt7

    @3mpt7

    2 жыл бұрын

    What took so long? We thought you were going to get colonies set up in the 80's. And no. Have you seen the size of our craters? Get real. Bob's living off the tourism. Real earthling space junk. First of its kind. Send more.

  • @scooterbob4432

    @scooterbob4432

    2 жыл бұрын

    Mercurian: I hate those arrogant and boastful Earthlings. Let’s keep them out!

  • @jerryricks2646
    @jerryricks26462 жыл бұрын

    I would like to see an entire video about the orbital mechanics of getting messenger into Mercury orbit to begin with.

  • @papadogpreach753
    @papadogpreach7532 жыл бұрын

    This video made me a new subscriber. Good job!!! Thank you!

  • @josephfullmer7314
    @josephfullmer73142 жыл бұрын

    great to see over 1.5 million views after 6 months. Encouraging. Hundreds of thousands of unique viewers I would guess. Nicely done!. Yes, love to see the science learned with Messenger. I recall reading as a boy a bit about Mariner 10 and how it got some of Mercury and at the time was so exciting. I also read in another book that anything within 50 million miles of the sun would burn up, umm no but precautions needed.

  • @jpiturri
    @jpiturri2 жыл бұрын

    Never crossed my mind that Mercury is closer on average than Venus - makes sense being the closest planet to the Sun, hence closer to Earth on average.

  • @Harish-ne4mh

    @Harish-ne4mh

    2 жыл бұрын

    Mercury is closer on average for not only earth It is for every planet... Cgp grey covered this topic once

  • @CraftyF0X

    @CraftyF0X

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Harish-ne4mh Yes, and its a weird and surprising fact which I took with skepticism for first, but once you think it through, and start to consider the bodies themselves moving on the orbits and not just looking at the orbits as references (and how it's an important point that this is true only for the avg. distance) it totally makes sense. At 0:39 if you pay a close attention you can understand it just going by this animation. A good example of how our assumptions - basic things we thought we knew ever since our childhood - needs to be revised every now and then :D

  • @amanofnoreputation2164

    @amanofnoreputation2164

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Harish-ne4mh "Gotta go fast!"

  • @paulfaulconer2512

    @paulfaulconer2512

    2 жыл бұрын

    The title was just a tad deceiving. Click bait I guess.

  • @hrsmp

    @hrsmp

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@CraftyF0X some things in life need not to be explained too much, i think. Like mean value theorems in calculus for example. Overdone explanation kind of ruins the beaty. As if when you explain some jokes, they aren't funny anymore.

  • @treefarm3288
    @treefarm32882 жыл бұрын

    Yes please, and also the later findings of Dawn on Ceres.

  • @H0WIE
    @H0WIE2 жыл бұрын

    such an amazing watch, thank you for schooling us all 👍

  • @ashleypenn7845
    @ashleypenn78456 ай бұрын

    Perfect for our homeschool unit. Thanks so much for sharing!

  • @cashwarior
    @cashwarior2 жыл бұрын

    I'd love to see a series explaining some of the scientific equipment used on these missions, that way we can know how exactly they work and see how they were used in other missions.

  • @stricknine6130
    @stricknine61302 жыл бұрын

    Yes please I would love to know more. Thanks for the video.

  • @tgdomnemo5052
    @tgdomnemo5052Ай бұрын

    Yes, PLEASE, dig deeper - great so far 🙏🏼

  • @johnhemphill8448
    @johnhemphill8448 Жыл бұрын

    During the Apollo missions the engineers and flight control techs used analog instruments and SLIDE RULES! (I still have mine!) 😄 I saw a video showing the modern control center, and WOW! what a difference. Artemis can't fail, my hopes are with that magnificent rocket!

  • @DONALDSON51
    @DONALDSON512 жыл бұрын

    Would love to have further videos on the mercury missions

  • @gwgux
    @gwgux2 жыл бұрын

    Ah so that's the mission to Mercury I remember hearing about. Never did hear more than a probe going to the planet. Looking forward to seeing a video on what they discovered!

  • @zimriel

    @zimriel

    Жыл бұрын

    Honestly I like to think I'm au courant with astronomy, but I'm with you - after that joint mission/flyby of Venus, I didn't hear much of anything about the actual mission, to Mercury.

  • @George.Coleman
    @George.Coleman Жыл бұрын

    Hardest because 1) It takes so much fuel to slow down your initial orbital velocity after leaving Earth meaning you need a big rocket. 2) You need to slingshot around Venus to keep 'falling' pretty much towards The Sun 3) Once you've reached Mercury you've built up so much speed from 'falling' and you've ran out of fuel on the initial stages of getting to this point so you can't slow down 4) Mercury has no atmosphere so there's no way to air brake like there is on a Mars/Earth/Venus re-entry so more reason you can't slow down 5) There's no single point on Mercury that doesn't end up getting scorched by the Sun so if you land there you can't build a permanent base, you have to keep moving which just isn't practical (you'd need a base to somehow make fuel for a return journey to Earth)

  • @Mike-ii5zr
    @Mike-ii5zr2 жыл бұрын

    Yes, I would like to hear more about the scientific findings. I love the theory that Mercury is the core of an ancient gas giant.

  • @h2opower
    @h2opower2 жыл бұрын

    I'd say planet X is the hardest to visit as we can't even seem to actually find it.

  • @TuNguyen-vu1cg

    @TuNguyen-vu1cg

    2 жыл бұрын

    Maybe it isn't existed, but if it is confirmed, it is very hard to visit it with current technology

  • @titan-1802

    @titan-1802

    2 жыл бұрын

    and considering the fact that its much more farther away from us, and trying to detect it would be very difficult

  • @andersjjensen

    @andersjjensen

    2 жыл бұрын

    Planet X may, or may not, be accounted for by the combined mass of the Oort cloud. The jury is still out on that one.

  • @scott19087

    @scott19087

    2 жыл бұрын

    Doesnt exist though

  • @fairysox221
    @fairysox2212 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant, please do another longer one with more pictures, as many as possible, and as much science info, any gold or diamonds, water or hydrogen, extinct volcanos, canyons anything would be great :)

  • @silentsteph2689
    @silentsteph26892 жыл бұрын

    Thank you ! I’m happy your channel was suggested!

  • @tuneboyz5634

    @tuneboyz5634

    2 жыл бұрын

    yay yay happy :D

  • @InfectedChris
    @InfectedChris2 жыл бұрын

    I'd love an extra video on this! It's so fascinating just exploring our universe and how that, when humanity works together, we can accomplish great things!

  • @carlopton
    @carlopton2 жыл бұрын

    More Mercury science information, what was found out, resolved, discovered, etc. Thank you.

  • @jonmarkus9627

    @jonmarkus9627

    2 жыл бұрын

    yes please

  • @The_singularity
    @The_singularity2 жыл бұрын

    Yes! Please do a video on the details of the Mercury mission and it’s findings

  • @MarcoPollo77
    @MarcoPollo772 ай бұрын

    Great script in this video. Nice story Alex.

  • @johnsaxton5281
    @johnsaxton52812 жыл бұрын

    I never knew Mercury was the closest planet to us on average. Here, I thought Venus was

  • @jorgepeterbarton

    @jorgepeterbarton

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes me too but when you think about it venus will be on the opposite side of the sun and further away a lot of the time

  • @sevensworld3603

    @sevensworld3603

    2 жыл бұрын

    It doesn’t make sense

  • @jetpond7904

    @jetpond7904

    Жыл бұрын

    @@sevensworld3603 it does.

  • @DavidDatura
    @DavidDatura2 жыл бұрын

    A video about Messenger’s science? Of course! 🙂👍

  • @morphosis7
    @morphosis79 ай бұрын

    I would definitely be interested in a video recapping the science findings about Mercury (from Messenger or other missions). I'd also be intrigued to learn more about the proposals that have been written for a lander mission that get written every so often.

  • @richardaitkenhead
    @richardaitkenhead Жыл бұрын

    Another great video, one of the best channels on KZread.

  • @bingus9984
    @bingus99842 жыл бұрын

    Mercury is pretty interesting, haven't heard much until now. It would be interesting to know more