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Astrum Answers 21st Dec 2019
Well, I think the craters option has had its chance to be picked. I'll retire that one for now. Here's two fresh choices the the next video!
Astrum Answers 7th Dec 2019
Wow that last poll was a close one. When I finally had to make the video, the vote was tied so I had the casting vote! Just shows that every vote counts ;) But seeing as the other option did so well, I'll give it the chance to win again this time. What do you want to see made into a video next?
Astrum Answers 23rd Nov 2019
I don't know about you, but both sound mega interesting to me!
How do we know the universe is 13.8 billion years old?
How can scientists possibly know the age of the universe? Well, through a variety of factors, including redshift, the CMBR and more.
What did NASA's Dawn mission discover while at Vesta?
NASA's Dawn spacecraft was the first spacecraft to orbit two extraterrestial bodies, Vesta and Ceres. But what did it do and discover while it was there?
Astrum Answers 12th Oct 2019
Let me know your thoughts!
What really is the Great Attractor?
Why is everything within 250 million light years being pulled towards the Great Attractor?
What has NASA's Juno discovered around Jupiter so far? (3 year update)
It's been three years since NASA's Juno spacecraft arrived at Jupiter. But what has it seen and discovered? We will examine Jupiter's magnetic field, core, bands, aurora, atmosphere, storms and clouds.
What has NASA’s InSight discovered on Mars so far? Sights and sounds of Mars
An update for the NASA InSight mission to Mars. What has it seen and discovered so far?
What did India’s Mars Orbiter Mission see over Mars? MOM Mangalyaan ISRO
The ISRO successfully sent the Mangalyaan probe to Mars on the first time of trying, but what has it done and seen since its been there?
Astrum Answers 28th Sept 2019
Astrum Answers is soon upon us! What will the topic be about this week? You decide!
Astrum Answers 14th Sept 2019
So... poll time for the next Astrum Answers! You guys have been on a roll recently, the last few videos you've picked have been pretty successful for the channel so keep it up! :)
Can Martian soil support plant life?
Mars has a lot of the nutrients needed for plants to grow, but it also has some added extras, including toxic perchlorates. How will future missions overcome these challenges?
What did NASA's Lunar Orbiter discover around the Moon's craters? LRO 4K
4K imagery of our closest neighbour, focusing particularly on its craters.
How can Hubble see distant galaxies clearly, but not Pluto?
Ever wondered why Hubble's best image of Pluto is a bunch of blurry blobs, but it can see the structure of galaxies clearly?
Our Solar System's Moons: Triton
Everything you could want to know about Neptune's biggest moon.
Astrum Answers 17th Aug 2019
Astrum Answers is coming up next week! What topic would you like turned into a video?
Where did the Big Bang originate?
Where is the centre of the universe? Where do astronomers look in space to see where the Big Bang originated?
What did NASA's Cassini hear around Saturn?
The sounds of Saturn, or rather the radio and plasma waves that Cassini picked up in Saturn's orbit.
Astrum Answers 3rd Aug
It's that time of the week where you get to help decide the next Astrum Answers episode! What what you rather see from these two options?
Which Stars will go Supernova next?
When will the next naked-eye supernova event happen? What will it look like? Will we be safe? Astrum Answers!
What did NASA's Opportunity Rover find on Mars? (Episode 4)
My battery is low and it's getting dark. NASA's Opportunity has come to the end of a 15 year mission on Mars. But what did it do? This episode focuses on its trip across the Meridiani Plains!
Is the junk around Earth starting to be a problem?
Space junk and debris is starting to be a problem around Low Earth Orbit (LEO) according to the ESA and JAXA. Exactly how much is up there? And are we soon approaching the threshold of Kessler Syndrome?
What makes Stars different from each other?
Why are stars different brightness, colours and sizes? A look at the main sequence of stars, and what makes stars different from each other.
The time Apollo astronauts played golf on the Moon
You may have heard of the official longest golf drive by Mike Austin, but did you know there was likely a drive 3 times Mike's record?
The story of the chimp that beat all humans to space
Ham was a special chimp. He was the first hominid in space, beating all humans to that acolade. But did his mission go smoothly? Or is his story a tale of survival against all odds?
Astrum Answers 20th July
Hello Astrum supporters! Here is the very first poll to determine the 'Astrum Answers' episode next week. Let me which one of these options you'd like to see in a video:
Would you survive falling from the tallest cliff in the solar system?
Verona Rupes, found on Uranus' moon Miranda, is 20km tall! But because Miranda is so small, and its gravity so weak, would you survive falling off it?
What's special about the Event Horizon Telescope that imaged the M87* black hole?
Why wasn't it Hubble that imaged M87*, or Messier 87's supermassive black hole? Is the Event Horizon Telescope more powerful?
Why are there no stars in space photos?
Ever looked at the background of a space image, and wondered where all the stars are? Astrum answers why that is.
