Planemos | When is a star actually a planet?

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  • čas přidán 28. 05. 2019
  • People often ask: "how big is the biggest star?" But I reckon the more interesting question is how small are the smallest stars? Because when you get down to the smallest stars, there's a huge grey area between what is a star and what is a planet. Sub-brown dwarfs, planemos, rogue planets - how do we actually tell them apart?
    Luham et al. (2004) - confirmation of OTS44: arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0411445
    Zapatero Osorio et al. (2002) - the discovery of S Ori 70 - arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0206353
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  • @Morbacounet
    @Morbacounet Před 5 lety +281

    I came for the science and stayed for the outtakes.

    • @thomass.586
      @thomass.586 Před 5 lety +7

      yup. those were awesomly cute

    • @IAmAlgolei
      @IAmAlgolei Před 5 lety +5

      Dinosaur earrings?!?!
      For the first time in my life, I want to get my ears pierced.

    • @1stPCFerret
      @1stPCFerret Před 5 lety +2

      @@IAmAlgolei I love her earrings! I wonder if they have raptor ones as well.

    • @osonhouston
      @osonhouston Před 5 lety +1

      I came to watch then hope there are flat earther responses, I am both a sadist and a masochist as I like to punish myself.

    • @964cuplove
      @964cuplove Před 4 lety

      Funny, I actually often skip them... I’m here for the great presentation of scientific facts / theories - no need to play the “cute girl card”

  • @dennisbast743
    @dennisbast743 Před 5 lety +132

    Your series should be required viewing in every grade school in the world 'til every little girl understands she doesn't need to give up anything to be a scientist. Black holes+girlish giggles; neutron stars+ killer nails; "cute" planemos + "look at my earrings". This is what girls need to see before the world convinces them it's not feminine to be smart or educated or scientifically literate. Although the other young, female science presenters are very good, you are special. YOU are what they need to see 'till the day comes when it is normal for any little girl to carry a doll in one arm and a science text in the other. We are going to need every single one of you we can find.

    • @henrygonzalez8793
      @henrygonzalez8793 Před 5 lety +6

      Couldn’t agree more with your comments. Dr. Becky is a great role model !

    • @snitchcore8635
      @snitchcore8635 Před 5 lety +4

      The world does not convince women it's not feminine to be smart or scientifically literate.
      Being versed in Astrophysics, the science of parroting information does not directly correlate to being intelligent. The study and knowledge of a subject or subjects......obviously requires some level of intelligence although it's very possible to have such qualifications using commitment and a well exercised memory. The foundation of science is to question everything but let's just force cram space 'facts' on them because we 'Need' equal amounts of women in every field and those that aren't, are not as useful in future society.......we need every one we can get! Mankind is struggling without more women in SCIENCE!
      The thing is, there will never be as many women in certain fields, and vice versa. But there is absolutely nothing wrong with that, and it is not just societal pressures but also a natural tendancy toward gaining certain skills ie to attract a mate. There's nothing wrong with being whatever the heck they want and I don't feel like the world (Well at least western world) has done anything but support women and men to have the option to do anything they want to follow, maybe........just maybe women generally don't see a value in the theoretical science fiction of astrophysics. I'm all for everyone chasing their dreams but forced (equality? - As seen in some workplaces with men/women numbers etc prioritised over actual talent or productiveness) is plain ridiculous and not freedom or liberating anyone of the societal pressures in my opinion.
      Plus your whole post is full of stereotyping........dolls......giggling......which is the problem with society not letting women become scientists right?

    • @RedRocket4000
      @RedRocket4000 Před 5 lety +5

      @@snitchcore8635 Your problem is your ignoring the social pressures like your not feminine if you do a set activity. Women on a steady basis report on the social pressure that causes them to avoid certain things only once we eliminate these social pressures will we be able to tell what if any biological causes are involved.
      I agree with you it not helpful to quota improve a work force. But as discrimination did exist and still shows up when you test for it special efforts to train oppressed groups to meet the same standards as white males are still needed. And all jobs must set measurable standards for jobs so that the biased discriminating choice of the boss keeps less qualified white males as perjured.
      No the point is stereotyping girls who are into girl stuff can't be brilliant scientists causes many of these girls to avoid science. The original point of Dennis Best is anti stereotyping by people telling girls they can't be girly and into science is the problem to be fought.
      With the massive discrimination in the past and lawsuits still frequently finding irrational discrimination against women it is way to soon to be assuming current behavior in females is purely genetically based.
      But back on your side of the argument as before refrigeration, when males were expendable and females were not for making a new generation, when females often were taken by other tribes, when females had to have as many children as possible and thus start at puberty whatever age that occurred (12 in ancient world was norm but early developing girls were married younger, with modern life girls hit puberty more at 10) And thus female were always nursing or pregnant it made sense to have them do the work needed in camp and care for young children. So dolls are a primary female instinct and thus the vast majority of doll users will be female, but like any instinct some boys have that instinct and should be allowed to be into it. And a complete matriarchy was formed under the restrictions I just mentioned and this matriarchy still exist today. And many tribes had women warrior who often were as good or better in combat as clearly martial arts development allowed some women to use their physical flexibility and endurance advantages to over come the male advantage in dumb brute violence. After all the best male warriors oftener were not the biggest and strongest male so you can see how women at the top of the female bell curve could beat men for the same reasons the smaller weaker man was beating the stronger bigger men. The need for reproduction though did limit the woman warrior to a small part of the forces. Societies that did not allow women warriors strangely often put aside a similar number of women in chaste things like nuns.

    • @Peff711
      @Peff711 Před 4 lety

      @@RedRocket4000 You lose all credibility when you can't differentiate between your and you're.

    • @karatepop
      @karatepop Před 3 lety +9

      ​@@snitchcore8635 I think the core of the post was "representation matters", and, if you're going to get all pseudo-intellectual and preach about what science is, you may be interested in Googling any of the MANY studies that demonstrate that society does actively and passively discourage girls from entering STEM.
      Women have been in STEM since day one, despite being actively discouraged and erased. Without women, we wouldn't have a lot of the knowledge we do now. I mean, equations that are the foundation of physics, for example. Just think of how much better off we'd be if MORE women were encouraged to join STEM (do not combat this with "encourage boys to do STEM, too!" everyone should, but boys are not actively told not to, are not sexually harassed to the point of dropping their career, are not brought to a prestigious conference as presenters only to be followed by some Meninist saying women are too stupid for physics). Science benefits from more perspectives. Without a deaf woman, we wouldn't have sonification.
      Or maybe I'll just time-travel back to high-school and thank my vice principal for coming to chemistry class to say "girls don't belong in chemistry". I mean, obviously that wasn't meant to discourage anyone, right? Maybe listen to lived experiences before spouting off.

  • @EtzEchad
    @EtzEchad Před 5 lety +159

    I think I like your outtakes at the end of your videos the best!
    It shows that you can be a brilliant scientist and still have a sense of humor. :)

    • @CstriderNNS
      @CstriderNNS Před 5 lety +5

      I LIKE THE WAY SHE BOUNCES WHEN SHE GETS EXCITED, SHOW ONE CAN BE SEXXY AND SMART ..

    • @LostFelidae
      @LostFelidae Před 5 lety +2

      I think that’s the reason why I addicted to her...

    • @WilliamAndySmith-Romaq
      @WilliamAndySmith-Romaq Před 5 lety +6

      Children are not in my future, but I do dearly hope someone's taking their kids to watch these and talk about them. As part of the discussion, getting girls to see this *could* be them, and they are no less cool for being smart, and getting the boys to see smart women. Same with YT "Physics Girl." I think the outtakes are an important part of seeing the very human side of what it means to be have a Phd in Astrophysics or any other area of STEM. Reality really doesn't give a damn for one's gender. Reality just is, and it is there to be discovered!

    • @EtzEchad
      @EtzEchad Před 5 lety +1

      Andy Romaq Smith
      Absolutely. Movies and TV do a huge disservice to girls by portraying female scientists (and make ones) as boring “thinking machines” without humor.
      Dr. Becky is a real rôle model for girls who may be thinking of going into STEM.
      Sigh, if I was only 30 years younger... (And better looking... and smarter... :) )

    • @WilliamAndySmith-Romaq
      @WilliamAndySmith-Romaq Před 5 lety +1

      ​@@EtzEchad It seems that is what "sells" at this time.
      www.dailydot.com/parsec/black-widow-toy-ultron-motorcycle-replaced-captain-america/ still pisses me off.

  • @eddydogleg
    @eddydogleg Před 5 lety +37

    4:50 I just love it when Dr. Becky talks technical. Lumpy, bumpy, baubly kind of objects.

    • @DrBecky
      @DrBecky  Před 5 lety +18

      I’m always coming up with words I like better than the technical jargon 😂

    • @eddydogleg
      @eddydogleg Před 5 lety +4

      @@DrBecky Thank you. My trade has quite a bit of jargon specific to it. It makes it fast and easy to get your ideas across to others in the trade but it take some effort to speak so that the majority can understand what's being said.

    • @MrPzyt
      @MrPzyt Před 5 lety +1

      Yeah! Lumpy, bumpy... However it was so amusing, and reminded me: "bubling, mumbling band of baboons" from one of Harry Potter movies that I lost the track of what was said just right after that. Had to rewind to get that part about the Pluto. I think, after such inspiring moment of amusement there should be some irrelevant moment of plateau for listeners to unwind, and get back into attention.

    • @Avery_Hikari
      @Avery_Hikari Před 5 lety +5

      I see no Whovian has entered the conversation yet... Don't worry! I'll fix that for ya!! Wibbly wobbly timey whimey!

    • @rancidpitts8243
      @rancidpitts8243 Před 5 lety +2

      @@Avery_HikariBeat me to it.

  • @swinde
    @swinde Před 5 lety +10

    1:14 I always loved this picture. This is literally a nebula flipping a "bird" at us.

    • @alfakennywon
      @alfakennywon Před 5 lety +1

      and to think god made that just for us

  • @FantasticExplorers
    @FantasticExplorers Před 5 lety +43

    Dr. Becky: "Earth which is like 99.99999 of the mass in its area"
    The Moon: Say WHAT!

    • @11valiant
      @11valiant Před 3 lety +8

      Moon: 7.347 × 10^22 kilograms
      Earth: 5.972 X 10^24 kilograms
      So, if Dr. Becky did the math in her head, she was pretty quick and accurate. Poor Moon... :)

  • @KyrosX27
    @KyrosX27 Před 5 lety +53

    1. Love your earring
    2. Love your nail color
    3. Love your content
    Not in that order. I should've numbered them all 1...

    • @GelidGanef
      @GelidGanef Před 5 lety +4

      Don't forget that top, like whaaaat?? I couldn't take my eyes off it, I want like 7 so I can wear it everyday. Dr. Becky should set up some sponsored links for all the sweet geek chic she discovers.

    • @freyalewis2460
      @freyalewis2460 Před 5 lety +2

      @@GelidGanef 2nd'd. I need that shirt.

    • @cawfeedawg
      @cawfeedawg Před 5 lety +7

      I love her brain and the words that come out. GLad she is sharing her passion.

    • @KyrosX27
      @KyrosX27 Před 5 lety +4

      @@cawfeedawg not just sharing it, but sharing it in a way that other people can easily understand and partake in it. it really comes out how cool the subject she's talking about is and that just adds to the interest

    • @Markle2k
      @Markle2k Před 5 lety

      Watching on a small screen: what are the dots? Star fields?

  • @benhongh
    @benhongh Před 5 lety +13

    Given just the right mass, I wonder if some planemos can end up pulsating like "now I'm a star" - "now I'm not" - "now I'm a star" - "now I'm not"...

    • @allanrichardson1468
      @allanrichardson1468 Před 5 lety +1

      So it would appear to be a very faint red variable star.

    • @TheHuesSciTech
      @TheHuesSciTech Před 5 lety

      I can imagine a star bouncing a few times, maybe, but see no reason why an oscillation would be kept going.

    • @billsybainbridge3362
      @billsybainbridge3362 Před 4 lety +1

      Unless the oscillation was caused by proximity to a massive orbiting object that caused temporary modulation of local gravity!

  • @Cyberplayer5
    @Cyberplayer5 Před 5 lety +54

    Hey if the science gig doesn't work out you could form a rock band called Dr. Becky and the Planemos! XD

    • @superdave54811
      @superdave54811 Před 5 lety +4

      The HOT JUPITERS!

    • @kaylaandjimbryant8258
      @kaylaandjimbryant8258 Před 4 lety +3

      @@superdave54811 Perfect! My wife and I keep waiting for her to start sporting a ring. She's too cute and too smart to stay single!

  • @iritantNL
    @iritantNL Před 5 lety +16

    I like the way you explain things with that much enthousiasm 😊

  • @TheDisabledGamersChannel
    @TheDisabledGamersChannel Před 5 lety +7

    I love how Smart, fun, and informative you are, a real joy to watch, love the nails btw.

  • @ffggddss
    @ffggddss Před 5 lety +9

    I've long sensed that our idea of what constitutes a planet, is still a work in progress; that the IAU pronouncement that "demoted" Pluto was only a rough start.
    What you've shown us here, gives me hope that some real progress is being made in that direction, including some of these other categories of celestial body.
    Thank you!
    Fred

    • @X_Baron
      @X_Baron Před 5 lety +1

      The word _planet_ is often used in different ways, to mean any object that revolves around a star, or even around any other object. You need consider the context it appears in. The distinction between asteroids, moons, dwarf planets and planets isn't as important as the classification of stars, I think. The smaller objects are classified more based on where they are and how they formed.

  • @ryanm1276
    @ryanm1276 Před 5 lety +6

    Thanks Dr. Becky, always informative and entertaining. Keep up the great work! :-)

  • @nw_naterhoadarmer1556
    @nw_naterhoadarmer1556 Před 5 lety +10

    Becky, you are my favorite science person!!! Thanks for your humor. ;-)

  • @MCA2A
    @MCA2A Před 4 lety

    I love these videos and Dr. Becky, you are the coolest. It’s incredible to learn so much about space, but it’s so much better when it’s delivered by a person with such an enjoyable personality.

  • @Peff711
    @Peff711 Před 4 lety

    Well stated! To the point and very educational. The out-takes at the end were truly charming. Keep up the fantastic work!

  • @Dadecorban
    @Dadecorban Před 5 lety +3

    You are way too cheerful and enthusiastic right after I wake up.

  • @choochoochooseyou
    @choochoochooseyou Před 5 lety +5

    Fascinating as always, Becky.

  • @wavemaker54
    @wavemaker54 Před 5 lety +2

    Another informative and entertaining presentation, Dr. Becky! I thank my lucky planemos for stumbling onto your CZcams channel.

  • @CoolBeansGG
    @CoolBeansGG Před 5 lety +1

    Again i learned something new on your channel, love your explanations, never thought of asking this question you presented and yet it is so basic and interesting. Cant wait for next upload, ty Dr.Becky sending regards from Europe/Slovenia

  • @sent4dc
    @sent4dc Před 5 lety +14

    9:58 thank you, Rebecca for putting those "artist's impression" annotations to those animations. That is such a disservice when popular media (i.e. "science" channel in US) doesn't do it. So I can guarantee that 90% of general public thinks that those are real images.

    • @markhackett2302
      @markhackett2302 Před 5 lety +4

      Well they didn't used to think people would be stupid enough to get it wrong. And earlier than that it was so clearly painted there was no need, even for the dumbest of possible humans.

    • @58209
      @58209 Před rokem +4

      @@markhackett2302 how about instead of shaming the audience for trying to learn, you acknowledge that someone who's uninformed but seeking knowledge doesn't have the knowledge yet to determine what's a real image, what's an edited image, and what's an artistic dramatization, especially when popular media and bad/oudated science communication muddies the waters?
      nobody was born knowing any of these things. we have to learn it, and part of learning in old, iterative, difficult, and sensationalized fields is dispelling misinformation.

  • @Pintuuuxo
    @Pintuuuxo Před 5 lety +76

    Very nice video from you Becky. And thank you for showing what could be the smallest dinosaurs that ever existed. Maybe we could call them Beckysaurus. :-)

  • @dylankahn7995
    @dylankahn7995 Před 5 lety

    Fascinating! Thank you so much for your expertise and dedication to making this subject matter accessible!

  • @tuqann
    @tuqann Před 5 lety

    Your energy is infectious, pleased to have found your channel!

  • @blazedgamingkr1438
    @blazedgamingkr1438 Před 5 lety +11

    Dino earrings, love them. ♥️👍♥️

    • @lordchickenhawk
      @lordchickenhawk Před 5 lety

      LORD NO! GOD PLEASE NO! She is going to KILL US ALL!
      *CUTE.exe found*
      exeCUTE
      ...mass extinction level event initiated...

    • @aaronseet2738
      @aaronseet2738 Před 3 lety

      Waiting for meteor earrings. :)

  • @a1kjlarson
    @a1kjlarson Před 5 lety +4

    Brilliant explanation, did not expect any paleontology.

  • @EmergentUniverse
    @EmergentUniverse Před 5 lety +2

    OMG. I think I have just had a mind-meld with the great and wonderful Dr. Becky Smethurst and my circuits have nearly reached their thermal limit. Wow. Such intense and fascinating information. Thank you Dr. Becky - you are the best!

  • @malignor9035
    @malignor9035 Před 5 lety

    This subject is something I've thought about ever since I started to understand stellar formation. Thank you!

  • @e1123581321345589144
    @e1123581321345589144 Před 5 lety +16

    Hence forth asteroids shall be called lumpy, bumpy, bubbly thinghies

    • @ChrisBrengel
      @ChrisBrengel Před 5 lety +2

      Dr. Becky should write an astrophysics children's book!

    • @BobStein
      @BobStein Před 5 lety +1

      "Lumpy, bumply, bobbly kind of objects." When you spell it right, it's iambic pentameter. 4:50

    • @azimuth2142
      @azimuth2142 Před 4 lety

      That's almost like a Monty Python sketch line

  • @tomatosoup44
    @tomatosoup44 Před 5 lety +33

    Doctor Octopus actually needs tritium for his project ;)

    • @DrBecky
      @DrBecky  Před 5 lety +14

      Damn you’re right! That’ll teach me to leave in the random Spider-Man thoughts I have whilst filming

    • @MrPzyt
      @MrPzyt Před 5 lety

      Since it is pure fantasy shouldn't that be better some like quadritium, or fourtium maybe? Ya know - 'unobtainum' kind of thing.

    • @bulwinkle
      @bulwinkle Před 5 lety

      @@MrPzyt or Chinesium perhaps?

    • @MrPzyt
      @MrPzyt Před 5 lety +2

      @@bulwinkle No. Because Chinesium is a real thing. I also follow Big Clive. ;-)

    • @williamlove6876
      @williamlove6876 Před 5 lety

      Came here to say this.

  • @johnmccarthy7241
    @johnmccarthy7241 Před 5 lety +1

    Dr Becky, you are fantastic! I just stumbled on two of your documentaries and must admit that I learned more about our solar system and the universe with it’s behavior than I did in all my past life. It’s sad in one sense I suppose that I didn’t do more research myself, particularly with all the sources made available today, but at the age of 77 I’m just too lazy.
    Keep up the good work, I’m looking foreword for more substance and information.

  • @fordsfords
    @fordsfords Před 5 lety +1

    Great episode! I didn't realize that a dust cloud did that much fragmentation -- those simulations were fascinating. You are picking excellent topics; not too basic, not to advanced. And yeah, your earrings are awesome. :-)

  • @moonmoonbirdcpt
    @moonmoonbirdcpt Před 5 lety +15

    1:12
    did that nebula just gave me a middle finger?

    • @Thumbsupurbum
      @Thumbsupurbum Před 5 lety

      That's a penis

    • @snitchcore8635
      @snitchcore8635 Před 5 lety +1

      It looks like two humanoid figures, but remember it's an artist's impression so are we surprised?

    • @azdgariarada
      @azdgariarada Před 5 lety +8

      @@snitchcore8635 Bro, don't disrespect images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope by calling them artist impressions. A lot of hard work and real science went into capturing that actual image of the universe we live in.
      At most, some of the colors may have been enhanced to better represent the different gasses present, but that by no means deserves calling it an impression, which implies that it would be entirely fabricated.

    • @heronimousbrapson863
      @heronimousbrapson863 Před 4 lety +1

      Quite possibly. That object a quarter of a million miles from here frequently moons me.

    • @esecallum
      @esecallum Před 4 lety

      @@azdgariarada THEY ARE ALL FABRICATED AND PHOTOSHOPPED.

  • @jimmyshrimbe9361
    @jimmyshrimbe9361 Před 5 lety +5

    I love those earrings!

    • @DrBecky
      @DrBecky  Před 5 lety +1

      Etsy! Link is in the description 👍🥰

  • @andersf2798
    @andersf2798 Před 5 lety +2

    This was one of your best ones yet. Keep it up!

  • @cakea5461
    @cakea5461 Před 5 lety

    Omg cutest earrings ever. This is my 1st vid of urs. Nice meeting u dr. Becky, thank u for the vid and i look forward to watching ur previous AND future vids, im subscribing; )

  • @adityachoudhary6147
    @adityachoudhary6147 Před 5 lety +12

    What if they became rogue because they were made fun of for being too small by other stars?😱

  • @NoEgg4u
    @NoEgg4u Před 5 lety +3

    Lots of interesting information in this video (Thanks!)
    However, I knew most of this from watching Star Trek Voyager.
    ;-)

  • @DancingRain
    @DancingRain Před 5 lety

    Those earrings! Awesome!
    Also, the galaxy treats us to even more weird, fun, crazy objects.
    Good video. Well done :)

  • @drshoes422
    @drshoes422 Před 5 lety

    Very cool earings. Really glad I found your channel.

  • @IveJustHadAPiss
    @IveJustHadAPiss Před 5 lety +6

    Planemo is so much nicer on the ear than 'Brown Dwarf', which sounds like Wayne and Waynetta Slob were on the naming committee.

    • @blazer666del
      @blazer666del Před 5 lety +2

      Jeeez that is not what she said. A planemo is not a brown dwarf. Pay attention...

    • @IveJustHadAPiss
      @IveJustHadAPiss Před 5 lety +1

      ​@@blazer666del Read again, I didn't say the two terms were referring to the same thing, only that one sounded more refined than the other.

    • @blazer666del
      @blazer666del Před 5 lety

      @@IveJustHadAPissIf that is your logic So does fluffy or velvet or pistachio sound better than brown dwarf....your reply makes no sense. Stop back peddling...

    • @IveJustHadAPiss
      @IveJustHadAPiss Před 5 lety +1

      @@blazer666del Please don't talk about poor logic when you're the one making an erroneous inference from an implication you _think_ I've made.
      As for your examples, none of the three were in the video, nor bear any - even tenuous - relationship to each other in any context.
      Ultimately, I know what I meant. Secondly, you're not a a mind-reader. And thirdly, creating a specious argument on the basis of false equivalence - context vs no context - just makes you look incredibly belligerent and stupid.

    • @blazer666del
      @blazer666del Před 5 lety

      @@IveJustHadAPiss lol my point exactly...obviously scarcasim is something you fail to grasp so I won't use it in future....

  • @elizabethveldonstuff
    @elizabethveldonstuff Před 5 lety +6

    those ear rings are sweet af

    • @DrBecky
      @DrBecky  Před 5 lety +1

      Etsy! Link in description 👍

  • @jclowe6176
    @jclowe6176 Před 5 lety

    I came to learn something new and stayed for the bloopers and outtakes love the way Becky brings the science into this and goes further into it and shows how things are determined. I like you nail color Becky it nice to see that.

  • @darylefleming1191
    @darylefleming1191 Před 5 lety

    Dr. Becky, Thanks for the information.

  • @piguyalamode164
    @piguyalamode164 Před 5 lety +5

    You know someone is awesome when they have
    Dinosaur earrings /jewelry
    and a constellation themed t-shirt
    Stay awesome, Dr. Becky.

    • @roel_w5028
      @roel_w5028 Před 5 lety

      but where to get that t-shirt?!?!

  • @amirhaghdani6894
    @amirhaghdani6894 Před 5 lety +6

    Scott Manley got an asteroid called after him. We should find an Asteroid for clever Dr. Becky 👍

    • @mikestevens8012
      @mikestevens8012 Před 5 lety

      I think we should kick Scott manly out of the solar system. , Get on the Pluto bench ...

    • @amirhaghdani6894
      @amirhaghdani6894 Před 5 lety

      Mike Stevens, no I like his videos.

  • @jacksavage197
    @jacksavage197 Před 5 lety

    What a refreshing channel. Serious science at a level all can understand.

  • @Darkanight
    @Darkanight Před 5 lety

    First video I've seen on your channel but I already love it here.

  • @amil7554
    @amil7554 Před 5 lety +5

    You had me at "Lumpy Bumby Bobbely" :D

    • @darthmortus5702
      @darthmortus5702 Před 5 lety

      Not sure if intentionally mimicking Dr Who or just that British

    • @amil7554
      @amil7554 Před 5 lety

      @@darthmortus5702 I'm going with both :-)

  • @wareshubham
    @wareshubham Před 5 lety +6

    no kidding but I watch it not just for astronomy but also for ur accent :P

    • @russellcannon9194
      @russellcannon9194 Před 5 lety +2

      Dr. Becky has a beautiful, alluring accent. Cheers, Russ

  • @tvb1176
    @tvb1176 Před 5 lety

    Thank you for sharing all your knowledge with us for free, when i look at the Oxford deg behind you i cant help thinking you paid alot for that but are willing to help people like myself whom are interested but couldn't achive what you have. Special person and on top of that the contents all ways ace! Thank you.

  • @fredjaneson1670
    @fredjaneson1670 Před 5 lety

    Thanks Dr. Becky! very informative!!!

  • @TheRealMirCat
    @TheRealMirCat Před 5 lety +21

    Could these account for.... oh, nevermind

    • @superdave54811
      @superdave54811 Před 5 lety

      Honestly, what if their theoretical Dark Matter and Dark Energy do not exist? Which is what I believe. There is no tangible evidence, none that has been sampled, none has been seen, does not interact or have a force of collision, yet has so much gravity? I say it is impossible for it to exist.

    • @superdave54811
      @superdave54811 Před 5 lety

      @@bosstowndynamics5488 , Effectively, your answer makes no sense and is not related to my statement. Photons are well established. Dark Matter is not. Gravity requires mass. Mass requires substance. This Dark Matter has no mass, as I stated, it does not interact with collision. I am stating, that expansion is a false claim also.
      If you understand time lapse photography, photography of deep field galaxies, you might understand that we would see that fast expansion that is described. That expansion would be seen as blurry images to streaks. Just as we have star trails with time lapse photography of our sky, we might be able to show this with a faster than light expansion.
      So, no, my insight on this is not weird. It is normal. Believing in something that is nothing is what is weird.

    • @flamethrowercandle2354
      @flamethrowercandle2354 Před 5 lety +1

      @@superdave54811 you got schooled. Now apologize.

    • @superdave54811
      @superdave54811 Před 5 lety

      @@flamethrowercandle2354 Nope. I did not. He brought up an example of something that collides with things and can be observed. Neutrinos are proven. Dark Matter is a fiction. Try again. Stupid to ask someone to apologize when you do not know the facts.

    • @sammysoseOFFICIAL
      @sammysoseOFFICIAL Před 5 lety

      @@superdave54811 i think its stupid to say dark matter is fiction. It could be wrong but to state something as false without knowing all the facts is not smart. It is a theory and has never been presented as fact.

  • @timbeaton5045
    @timbeaton5045 Před 5 lety +3

    New Pixar movie, coming soon... "Finding PlaNemo"

  • @shurshot57
    @shurshot57 Před 5 lety

    Thanks Dr. Becky!!!

  • @Omizuke
    @Omizuke Před 5 lety

    I love this earthling, she is awesome. Her videos always cheer me up no matter how bad a day I had.

  • @marcuschauvin7039
    @marcuschauvin7039 Před 5 lety +4

    I came for the word ‘planemo’ and stayed for the hot genius.

  • @dwightalexander2648
    @dwightalexander2648 Před 5 lety +3

    Dr. Becky is the only type of M.I.L.F. i want in my life. *Mamas I Learned From.*

  • @SCharlesLee
    @SCharlesLee Před 5 lety

    I just discovered this channel and I love it.

  • @solomonkane6442
    @solomonkane6442 Před 5 lety +3

    I got your channel in my recommendations feed
    You explain everything simply
    Just binged on loads of your videos
    You've gained another subscriber
    Thank you Becky
    You sound northern?

  • @wilsoncalhoun
    @wilsoncalhoun Před 5 lety +3

    Brah. I know they're delicious, but you really need to wash off the Cheeto dust before filming.

  • @mikefm4
    @mikefm4 Před 5 lety +2

    I love the brain food you give me with these wonderful videos. Bless your beautiful mind

  • @RP-ri5sq
    @RP-ri5sq Před 5 lety +1

    Finally, at last! A woman on CZcams that has a channel about stuff I like. Thank you so much.

  • @robertfarrow4256
    @robertfarrow4256 Před 2 lety

    If I were a physics teacher I would show your vids to my students followed by discussion and a self-scored quiz.

  • @illogicmath
    @illogicmath Před 5 lety

    Wonderful educational video. I learned a lot. A Big hug from Colombia

  • @SylviusTheMad
    @SylviusTheMad Před 5 lety +1

    I love that you answered the Dark Matter question about 15 seconds after I thought of it.

  • @vgrof2315
    @vgrof2315 Před 4 lety

    Very clever! Enjoyed trying to listen as fast as she chattered. Bravo!

  • @perrydowd9285
    @perrydowd9285 Před 5 lety +2

    I only just found your channel. Binge watching time.🤩

  • @FantasticExplorers
    @FantasticExplorers Před 5 lety +1

    OMG!!! HER NAILS!!! SO FREAKING BOMB!!!!

  • @stanjohns104
    @stanjohns104 Před 4 lety

    Thank you so much. Love your style

  • @mikestanden4767
    @mikestanden4767 Před 5 lety

    very clear voice, great clear info

  • @MIck-M
    @MIck-M Před 5 lety

    I just lost one of my space channels because the youtuber concerned just got too smug, forgot about science and wrote a cringey apology (or something) to the future - aaaarg noooo. Then I found this channel which has better information, more interesting and is even aesthetically pleasing. Why would a person not subscribe. Thanks.

  • @JBenedetti1978
    @JBenedetti1978 Před 3 lety

    Love those earrings!!!🤩🤩

  • @cowboyfrankspersonalvideos8869

    This is just so MASSively complicated. I love it.

  • @paavobergmann4920
    @paavobergmann4920 Před 4 lety +1

    Thanks for the explanations! Really interesting. Ever since I discovered my first Class-Y and Class-T objects in Elite Horizon (and nearly got swallowed trying to probe it), I wondered "what are these things? What do they do? How do they form? Why are they not planets? Or are they not stars? Or neither?Why does no one talk about them? "
    But then, haha, you did, so thanks a lot. Solved a lot of riddles.

  • @onehitpick9758
    @onehitpick9758 Před 5 lety

    Thanks! Great presentation.

  • @ChrisBrengel
    @ChrisBrengel Před 5 lety +1

    You are _SO_ rocking those dinosaur earrings! I don't know of any other astrophysicist who comes even close!

  • @tomekkruk6147
    @tomekkruk6147 Před 5 lety

    I love that enthusiasm.

  • @jameswebb8162
    @jameswebb8162 Před 5 lety

    Awesome show!! First time viewer!! Just retired and started my journey into amateur astronomy. Your topic today is groundbreaking in how stellar mass fundamentally changes the classification between planets and stars!! I was sucked into your show from the beginning! I know I’ll never reach a PhD level but, do you recommend any books on this subject? And finally, is it possible,e to do this kind of research at the scale of an amateur? Thanks!

  • @evilpaulosa
    @evilpaulosa Před 5 lety

    I m simple man , I see Dr. Becky I click love...

  • @cliffp.8396
    @cliffp.8396 Před 5 lety

    Great discussion and nice close up darlin.

  • @moogmike1
    @moogmike1 Před 4 lety

    You are such an engaging person, wish my lecturers could have done the same. Thank You.

  • @leedavies3208
    @leedavies3208 Před 4 lety

    Man, I could listen to this lady all day!

  • @stiimuli
    @stiimuli Před 5 lety +1

    This is going to sound odd but some of this I actually learned from exploring star systems in the game Elite Dangerous.
    You can actually see planets and stars of all sizes and densities up close and side by side (relatively) and it really makes you contemplate those cut-off points and what bodies in that "grey" area look like.
    You literally could have used clips and stills from that game in this video to help visualize everything you discussed here.

  • @derekjetsone6050
    @derekjetsone6050 Před 5 lety

    Love your vids! Bless

  • @Ethelgiggle
    @Ethelgiggle Před 3 lety

    That's a question I was always interested in, but I didnt want to read astronomy papers as someone who's not in the field. Thanks for the great explanation!

  • @roscothefirst4712
    @roscothefirst4712 Před 2 lety +1

    Awesome ear rings 🦕🦕

  • @sicfxmusic
    @sicfxmusic Před 5 lety

    Thanks @CZcams for recommending me
    Dr. Becky who will enlighten me from now on. Subscribed Woohoo!!

  • @wagsman9999
    @wagsman9999 Před 4 lety

    Another CZcams channel I'm becoming addicted to. There's just not enough time in the day.

  • @w420666
    @w420666 Před 4 lety

    So attracted to her intelligence, your enthusiasm, that accent, and your look, gorgeous!

  • @jonathanparchmont5576
    @jonathanparchmont5576 Před 4 lety

    Love your videos.

  • @elliotbradley
    @elliotbradley Před 5 lety

    So cute and smart too :)
    I like your brontosaurus earrings

  • @itsajackaldotcom
    @itsajackaldotcom Před 3 lety

    couple things. 1- i understand more of what you are trying to convey than your other colleges. 2- your nails are on point

  • @repeatdefender6032
    @repeatdefender6032 Před 5 lety

    those dino earrings are the jam!

  • @GaryMcKinnonUFO
    @GaryMcKinnonUFO Před 5 lety

    When is a star actually a spaceship : czcams.com/video/uPipPAElDyA/video.html

  • @DylanODonnell
    @DylanODonnell Před 5 lety +2

    Great video .. and Dr Becky, the thumbnail is 👌🏼😆

    • @garyschraa7947
      @garyschraa7947 Před 5 lety

      Dylan O'Donnell ~ your video 'On The Nature Of Daylight' by Max Richter
      [nov 23 2013] is a great video to . Brand new guitar , it's a beautiful rendition . I still keep it saved in favorites bar . Thank you . "Dylan O'Donnell everybody"

    • @DylanODonnell
      @DylanODonnell Před 5 lety

      @@garyschraa7947 Hey thanks Gary! That's one of my fave old videos too... glad to hear someone else likes it too, cheers!

    • @garyschraa7947
      @garyschraa7947 Před 5 lety

      Dylan ~ You're welcome . It came out excellent I was really stuck on it for a while . (wont let it go either haha)
      Your wife's violin work came in so subtle . No , I thank you . Cheers

  • @randomnickify
    @randomnickify Před 5 lety

    Woow, you managed to answer almost all my questions, including the dark matter one :) The theme of dark, starless systems bothered me from some time. The thing I'm still interested is - do we have any percentage estimations of planemos numbers in comparison to the normal star numbers? Are them more or less common? Is there any physical process that prefers creations of stars over planemos or is it just random, purely based on avability of base material? :D

  • @chumark54
    @chumark54 Před 5 lety

    Hi Becky, LOVE your channel, very informative. I do have a question though: I checked the sites from Cornell U and NASA, they all say the 1st criterion of a planet is "orbiting around a star" instead of "no nuclear fusion." To me, no fusion actually makes a bit more sense... just wondering.

  • @yuvallitvin
    @yuvallitvin Před 5 lety

    Love your content

  • @Elephantine999
    @Elephantine999 Před 2 lety

    Yes, very cool earrings. More brontosauruses to match your necklace. And I love that color nail polish. But more to the point--other than Arthur C. Clark writing sci-fi about mystical monoliths pushing the mass of Jupiter high enough to ignite (if that's the word) in "2010" (I think), this was the first I'd heard of this weird domain between big planets and small stars. Fascinating to think of a planemo with circling planets. I need to watch this one again...... Thank you!
    (Deuterium burning... .08 solar masses down to Jupiter-size... so interesting. I always thought of brown dwarves as just kind of failed stars, but it's really all much more interesting. Golly....)