Apophis is Coming
20th Jul, 2021
Scientists are eagerly awaiting the arrival of the asteroid Apophis in 2029. This close encounter promises to be an amazing event for the entire world
The Disappearing Rings of Saturn
31st Jan, 2019
Like this content? Please consider becoming a patron: https://patreon.com/DeepAstronomy New NASA research indicates that Saturn’s iconic rings are not only younger than previously thought, but also that these rings are actually disappearing. The r
Change 4 See You On the Far Side of the Moon Corrected
25th Jan, 2019
Like this content? Please consider becoming a patron: https://patreon.com/DeepAstronomy The first video incorrectly used the Sun-Earth L2 Point in the diagram, not the Earth-Moon L2 Point. This video corrects that mistake. On January 3rd 2019 a spa
Chang'e 4: See You On the Far Side of the Moon
24th Jan, 2019
On January 3rd 2019 a spacecraft launched by the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program or CLEP, touched down on the far side of the Moon. This event marks the first time humans have softly landed in this lunar realm.
The Earth As An Exoplanet
23rd Aug, 2018
What would Earth look like as an exoplanet? How would Earth appear to our space telescopes looking for worlds like ours?
The Dark Galaxy Dragonfly 44: A Galaxy Almost Entirely Dark Matter
20th Mar, 2018
Relatively nearby at 300 million light years from Earth, the dark galaxy Dragonfly 44 had been missed by astronomers for decades because it was dim. This galaxy had too few stars. Astronomers suspected it was mostly dark matter.