Call Me Stormy

Finding righteous currents in turbulent times

Archive for the tag “planets”

21 Apr 2016

Looking in the Wrong Place

The observable universe is jammed with billions of galaxies, which in turn are packed with trillions of stars and who knows how many planets. So wouldn’t you think the chances of intelligent life, other than ourselves, exists in one of these faraway places? Or are we looking in the wrong place?

Minutephysics host Henry Reich says, “Researchers have predicted that the population of most intelligent alien species should be below 20 million individuals; the majority of planets with intelligent life should have less than 80 percent the radius of the Earth; and the individuals of most intelligent alien species should be at least as massive as polar bears.” Where do we find these species? Reich explains in this edition of minutephysics.

ARVE error: need id and provider

Posted in Dazzle Me with Science and tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment
18 Mar 2016

The Air On Other Planets

Have you ever wondered how we know what the air is like on other planets? “We can study the air on other planets, moons and exoplanets by looking at them. In particular, by looking at light that bounces off or passes through their atmospheres,” says host Henry Reich. He fills in the details in this edition of minutephysics.

ARVE error: need id and provider

Posted in Dazzle Me with Science and tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment
14 Jul 2015

Extraterrestrial Land Grab

While space probes make gigantic strides in gathering interstellar data, it’s only a matter of time before humans begin migrating to other extraterestrial planets and moons, including our own. So that begs the question, Who owns these planets and moons?

Believe it or not, there is an official compact addressing this very issue called the Outer Space Treaty. Says Michael Sevens of Vsauce, “One-hundred, twenty-nine nations have signed or ratified the 1967 Outer Space Treaty, which says outer space is not subject to national appropriation. It says nothing about a private individual or a company owning part of outer space.” Steven delves into the details and documents in this edition of Vsauce.

ARVE error: need id and provider

Posted in Dazzle Me with Science and tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment
27 Apr 2015

Planets Beyond Neptune

Science tells us there are only eight planets in our solar system. But will advanced technology and improved telescopes prove us wrong?

“According to at least two teams of researchers, there might be a few planet-sized worlds lurking out beyond Neptune,” says host Hank Green. Some scientists theorize there is a planet at least 10 times the size of Earth out there quietly orbiting the sun. Green explains in this edition of SciShow.

ARVE error: need id and provider

Posted in Dazzle Me with Science and tagged , , , , | Leave a comment
28 Apr 2014
1 Comment

Earth Looking Youthful

If you’ve ever looked up at the moon, what you see is a pocked-marked satellite that is obviously old and worn. By contrast, Planet Earth looks refreshingly youthful. “Earth owes its youthful appearance to the fact that its outermost layer is constantly renewing itself, hiding its age,” says Henry Reich of MinuteEarth. In this episode, Reich discusses Earth’s age and how scientists go about dating a planet.

ARVE error: need id and provider

Posted in Dazzle Me with Science and tagged , , , ,

Post Navigation

Newer Entries →