SEA: Space Exploration & Astronomy

Journey to the Gas Giants (Probes Episode #2)

Far beyond the reaches of the four rocky planets, we find our Solar System's showpiece worlds- the two gas giants, Jupiter and Saturn. As the two largest planets, they both make tantalising targets for probes exploring the planetary neighbourhood, but both lie significantly further from the sun than the Earth and its terrestrial neighbours. But early in the 1970s, the technology for deep space voyages was primed, and missions to both Jupiter and Saturn ensued. Those missions make up the topic of our video today, in this second episode of our trilogy of Probes that Studied the Solar System. CHAPTERS: 00:00: Welcome Back 01:52: The Gas Giants 04:11: When Planets Align 08:15: Pioneer 10's Journey to Jupiter 12:46: Pioneer 11's Jupiter Journey 15:10: Pioneer 11's Saturn Encounter 16:59: A Postcard from Humanity 18:46: The Galileo Spacecraft 24:27: Cassini-Huygens Spacecraft 29:11: Landing on Titan 32:14: Enceladus' Underground Ocean 33:55: Other Studies: Rings & Storms 36:52: Cassini's Grand Finale 38:38: Future Missions to the Gas Giants 42:33: To be Continued...

Race to the Terrestrial Planets (Probes Episode #1)

From studying the dusty surface of Mars, to plunging into the atmosphere of Venus, over the last 60 years, we've launched hundreds of probes into space on trajectories to visit each of the terrestrial planets. But for all the fascinating discoveries made on the way, humanity's journey towards the stars started out in a much darker place- a battlefront between the world's then two great competing superpowers. And in this first episode on my new series on probes, we will revisit this space race, and the major milestones on route to visiting each of the terrestrial planets. CHAPTERS: 00:00: Introduction 02:32: The Space Race 04:48: Pioneer Probes 07:32: Mariner Probes 09:55: Mariner 4 Mars Mission 12:27: Mariner 6 & 7 14:27: Mars Orbiters 17:05: Landing on Mars 18:57: Landing on Venus 21:30: The Viking Probes 26:12: Mercury Missions 33:00: Mars Rover Missions 38:16: To be Continued...

The Final Age of the Solar System (Part 2)

Earth is a success story, a thriving world that has hosted life for almost 4 billion years. But, no matter how peaceful things are now, a new age is coming for the Solar System. An age of change, destruction and evolution. A place for new worlds and new stories, but one in which the Earth has no place. MUSIC: - Dreamscape - Density & Time - The Unknown - CO.AG Music - https://youtu.be/IFYTGVE1aRs - Sunrise on Mars - Audionautix - As Prevent You Do - pATCHES - At the Foot of the Sphinx - Twin Musicom - It Maintains, Eyes Change - Puddle of Infinity - Growing Space - Astron - The Blue Pearl - Jesse Gallagher - Kallimachou - Dan Bodan Sunrise on Mars by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Artist: http://audionautix.com/ CHAPTERS: 00:00: Welcome Back 00:15: The Next Billion Years 06:10: Milkdromeda Collision 08:03: The Red Giant Branch 13:12: Habitable Moons 16:27: Titan 21:00: Titan's Prospects for Life 23:24: Horizontal and Asymptotic Giant Branch 26:52: The White Dwarf Sun 29:19: The Solar System's Last Day

The Birth of the Solar System (Part 1)

The Solar System is vast and diverse, home to eight large planets, including one which gave rise to life. While humanity was born too late to witness the events that occurred at the birth of the Solar System first-hand, by peering into the surroundings of others stars, we are starting to piece together the events that unfolded at the birth of our own Solar System. Today, we shall explore the culmination of these decades of research, as we tell the story of the birth of the Solar System. MUSIC: - In the Throes - Asher Fulero - Song of Sadhana - Jesse Gallagher - Lord of the Dawn - Jesse Gallagher - Cylinder Three - Chris Zabriskie - Let Your Enemies Feel the Weight of Your Burdens - Chris Zabriskie - Lost Kingdom - CO.AG Music - Underwater Exploration - Godmode - The Sky is on Fire - CO.AG - I Am Running a Marathon - Chris Zabriskie - Somnolent - The TidesCO.AG's can be found on his YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcavSftXHgxLBWwLDm_bNvAAll songs by Chris Zabriskie are licensed under a Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution License. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/ CHAPTERS: 00:00: Introduction 01:11: The Solar System 04:44: The Nebular Hypothesis 07:27: Star Formation 11:54: Planetary Formation Window 18:20: The Story of the Solar System 21:34: Rise of the Gas Giants 25:23: The Terrestrial Planets 30:46: Three Water Worlds

The James Webb Telescope (2022 Version)

On December 25th, 2021, NASA's most sophisticated, ground-breaking and expensive observatory ever blasted off from the Earth. The James Webb Telescope is an infrared observatory, capable of looking back all the way to the universe's first light. In this video, we will explore how this initiative came to be, and what the future holds in this exciting new age of astronomy. SOUNDTRACK: - Valhalla [Long Version] - CO.AG Music - Show Me the New Way - CO.AG Music - The Deep [Long Version] - CO.AG Music - I Am Blessed - CO.AG Music - Is This The Way It Ends - CO.AG Music - The Young & Old Know Love - Puddle of Infinity (YouTube Audio Library) CO.AG Music's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcavSftXHgxLBWwLDm_bNvA CHAPTERS: 00:00: Lift-off! 01:39: Background 03:55: Webb's Troubled Development 08:17: Webb's Mirrors 10:48: Surveying in Infrared 13:51: Webb's Sunshield & Orbit 16:52: Deployment Phase 22:06: The Cosmic Dawn 24:14: Light from the First Stars 28:02: Search for Habitable Exoplanets 30:46: Other Uses for Webb