Terraforming Mars with Neil deGrasse Tyson

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  • čas přidán 6. 06. 2024
  • Should we terraform Mars? How would we do it? Why would we do it? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice are here to break down the logistics of putting humans on the Red Planet. You’ll learn why, if we want to warm Mars out of permafrost, it would be a BYOGHG event. You’ll also learn about Elon Musk’s plan to warm up Mars. Chuck ponders the benefits of being a two-planet species. All that, plus, Neil explains why the day we have the power to terraform Mars is the same day we have the power to terraform Earth.
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    Science meets pop culture on StarTalk! Astrophysicist & Hayden Planetarium director Neil deGrasse Tyson, his comic co-hosts, guest celebrities & scientists discuss astronomy, physics, and everything else about life in the universe. Keep Looking Up!
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    0:00 - Introduction
    0:11 - Habitats on Mars
    1:02 - Qualities of Mars
    2:53 - Warming Mars
    6:41 - Is Mars The Best Planet To Terraform?
    7:29 - Focusing on Earth
    9:27 - Closing Notes
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  • @DSzaks
    @DSzaks Před 4 lety +3045

    I feel like Chuck has done these so much he's actually starting to learn some things.

    • @Manovaara
      @Manovaara Před 4 lety +135

      I mean, that's the idea, right? I feel like the purpose of Star talk is not to lecture, but to present science in a way that it just rubs on you and you notice you're actually learning while laughing at Neil laughing at Chuck 😅

    • @ViratKohli-jj3wj
      @ViratKohli-jj3wj Před 4 lety +3

      @@TheMcspreader 😂😂😂

    • @jgedutis
      @jgedutis Před 4 lety +18

      Chuck is learning astrophysics but can't learn how to pronounce the names of the people asking questions 😅

    • @georgeb.wolffsohn30
      @georgeb.wolffsohn30 Před 4 lety +45

      Two black men discussing physics on TV. How cool is THAT ?

    • @vincencohan3626
      @vincencohan3626 Před 4 lety +3

      😀👍🏻 i know what
      U mean

  • @morebakeder
    @morebakeder Před 4 lety +2318

    when people talk about terraforming Mars everyone forgets that before you can give Mars an atmosphere you need to make the magnetic field stronger or the sun will just blow it all into space.

    • @Sol-Invictus
      @Sol-Invictus Před 4 lety +225

      Isaac Arthur explains all that and how it can be done but it's more likely favorable to live underground. He also brings up floating cities on Venus and that though very slow Venus is actually easier to terra-form. Even turning the asteroid belt into O'Neill cylinders and starting our Dyson swarm. Because if you can manage a LaGrange Point orbital magnetic field for a planet doing it for a cylinder is a cake walk. Of course all his futurism is centuries ahead mostly though amazingly based on real physics and technologies that are totally feasible. He'll explain warp drive or wormholes but also why they don't likely work out. So you use massive fusion lasers or beam energy from the swarm to the lasers and push ships toward slowing lasers pre-built by Von Neumann probes! Seriously hundreds of great videos and an honestly positive thinker.

    • @shannonalaminski9658
      @shannonalaminski9658 Před 4 lety +16

      Does anyone know the book nemesis by azimov? Could small engines eventually stop the loss of one of the moons, the escaping moon?

    • @semontgomeryUtube
      @semontgomeryUtube Před 4 lety +27

      A serious look at adding a magnetosphere to Mars. medium.com/our-space/an-artificial-martian-magnetosphere-fd3803ea600c

    • @earlblackman7001
      @earlblackman7001 Před 4 lety +18

      I think you right Mars need an strong magnetic field and stronger gravity .

    • @iflyxwings
      @iflyxwings Před 4 lety +112

      Not true. The atmosphere would bleed off over millions of years. If youve already slapped an atmosphere down in a generation or few human life times then this isn't an issue
      Mars today still has atmosphere left from when it had a magnetosphere 4 billion years ago. It's a slow process

  • @re1v3r
    @re1v3r Před 3 lety +677

    "Eat a lot of chili" was funny but you got to admire his creativity in finding a solution.

    • @hansgruber9685
      @hansgruber9685 Před 2 lety +3

      It’s not a solution though…

    • @absalon04
      @absalon04 Před 2 lety +1

      human should not move to mars because the least humanity could do is terraform mars and leave it exactly like earth so nature could reclaime it as theyre home because the only thing human has done is consume, destroy, waste and consume the true home of the wild life so they can reclaim as theyre new and true home

    • @dzakynaufal5007
      @dzakynaufal5007 Před 2 lety +1

      @@absalon04 yeah human treat planet like a cellphone if you got a money you just trow it away

    • @lahey5826
      @lahey5826 Před 2 lety

      @@dzakynaufal5007 don’t be human then

    • @jessiemorrison4425
      @jessiemorrison4425 Před 2 lety

      It wasn't that funny.

  • @mattbillings3224
    @mattbillings3224 Před 3 lety +280

    “Welcome to Mars. Here’s a bowl of Chili!”
    😂😆😂😆🤣🤣🤣

  • @the83rdtrombonist60
    @the83rdtrombonist60 Před 4 lety +1130

    "Welcome to Mars. Here's your bowl of chili."
    That was funny!

    • @binaryburnout3d
      @binaryburnout3d Před 4 lety +1

      a new hashtag?

    • @the83rdtrombonist60
      @the83rdtrombonist60 Před 4 lety +12

      @Keksi That's not true. I'm Christian and I'd like to see Mars being terraformed. But I'd also like to see politicians accept that global warming exists and that we need to fix the planet we're on before considering other planets.

    • @sebastianstanaj1024
      @sebastianstanaj1024 Před 4 lety

      @Keksi this should be going viral

    • @chaosgoettin
      @chaosgoettin Před 4 lety +3

      @Keksi what's funny is a bowl of chilli to terraform Mars has more in common than your argument with just whatever you were talking about. i *could* explain to you why that was the stupidest thing I heard the last week or even month, but I don't like wasting time.

    • @rochardlalt3340
      @rochardlalt3340 Před 4 lety

      Dumd&...

  • @inteli3i5i7
    @inteli3i5i7 Před 4 lety +4263

    This guy is like a bigger version of Kevin Hart.

  • @kenjimiwa3739
    @kenjimiwa3739 Před 2 lety +158

    Love Neil Degrasse. His warmth and humor makes science so much more accessible to the masses.

    • @PlanetEarth3141
      @PlanetEarth3141 Před měsícem

      What you really mean is that peons find him comical. 😅

  • @MountainPirate
    @MountainPirate Před 2 lety +60

    "Has it occured to anyone that we should take care of this planet?"
    The most important question in this video! Thanks Chuck!

    • @scottwright7177
      @scottwright7177 Před rokem

      In 7 billion years, the Sun will engulf the Earth and it doesn't matter. Eventually, humans will become a multi-planet species or go extinct.

    • @Marex5341
      @Marex5341 Před 9 měsíci +1

      Well no because the sun will eat earth

    • @reddragon771
      @reddragon771 Před 9 měsíci

      Yeah but what will be left to conserve if we are hit with a gamma ray burst or some asteroid like the one that resulted in the total annihilation of the dinosaurs.Not just those two but there are a million other threats that can destroy this planet .What do you suggest we do if something like that happens.

    • @Marex5341
      @Marex5341 Před 9 měsíci

      @@reddragon771 Oh its simple we will die there is your answer

    • @MountainPirate
      @MountainPirate Před 9 měsíci +1

      @@reddragon771 Does it matter if nothing living is there to get killed?
      With that argumentation you can save time and effort terraforming any planet, as those also can get hit by whatever.
      The destruction here is man made and will continue everwhere else

  • @PaintToSample
    @PaintToSample Před 4 lety +1764

    Neil basically claimed this man's arm for himself...

    • @ortherner
      @ortherner Před 4 lety +5

      We shouldn’t Terraform Planets as any life that was adapted to the Environment of the Planet beforehand would be killed because they couldn’t survive in conditions that we could. We could’ve studied the life on that Planet and stuff but then we will it off. We also shouldn’t Terraform Planets because many places on those planets might be flooded and many cool sights that maybe people would wanna see would be flooded and to never be seen again. Also by the time we would have Terraformed a planet, That Planet mostly likely have hundreds of Millions of People Living on it. We could easily live in Contained Habitations and not Terraform the Planet. Terraforming would be useless. The Last Reason I think we shouldn’t Terraform Planets is because low Elevation cities could be flooded. We would have to evacuate possibly millions of people to do that! Ya these are my reasons we shouldn’t Terraform Planets.

    • @justadummy8076
      @justadummy8076 Před 4 lety +88

      Ortherner why did you comment on this comment?

    • @ayar2
      @ayar2 Před 3 lety +19

      @@justadummy8076 maybe a mistake, he probably meant to type in the comment above, Its more fitting.

    • @maxhess3151
      @maxhess3151 Před 3 lety +16

      Isn't arm-grabbing what almost got him canceled?

    • @alexispapageorgiou72
      @alexispapageorgiou72 Před 3 lety +2

      LOL

  • @frost_nightmare98
    @frost_nightmare98 Před 4 lety +303

    "Hey! We're headed there too!"
    XDDDDDDDDDDD

    • @TommyElijahCabelloReal
      @TommyElijahCabelloReal Před 4 lety +2

      Yeah Greta Thunbergs not talking shit

    • @gergc4871
      @gergc4871 Před 4 lety

      All evidence of climate change is out of sight.
      My beachfront hasnt eroded these past 30 years despite "melting ice caps".

  • @barbariansinbattle1687
    @barbariansinbattle1687 Před 3 lety +41

    "Quit hogging all the oxygen!"(in Schwarzenegger voice)Killin me!!! 🤣🤣🤣

  • @sabotagedali6006
    @sabotagedali6006 Před 3 lety +63

    Their chemistry is so infectious! They make it so accessible, that a 5 year old could watch and it would make some sort of sense. I need people like this in my life

    • @edmartin875
      @edmartin875 Před 2 lety

      Neil is almost like a natural born teacher. Like no teacher I ever had but wish I did.

  • @AsunaMattata
    @AsunaMattata Před 4 lety +1242

    “Welcome to Mars. Here is your bowl of chilli” 🤣

  • @sergejkeser7270
    @sergejkeser7270 Před 4 lety +728

    Neil: "it rotates, it has seasons, it has polar ice caps"
    Dax: "Hey, we have that too!"
    Neil: "But its river beds are BONE DRY"
    Dax: "AND WE ARE HEADED THERE TOO!!!"
    That killed me man, I was not ready for that

  • @Lexicakes89
    @Lexicakes89 Před 3 lety +43

    This was great! The camaraderie was awesome and the questions were inspiring. If anything is human-kind's greatest threat, it's itself. Thanks guys!

  • @Magneticlaw
    @Magneticlaw Před rokem +10

    I gave a thumbs' up for the Arnie impression. 👍

  • @queenjennifer794
    @queenjennifer794 Před 4 lety +262

    Watching these two giggle makes me giggle.

    • @gongmedia9712
      @gongmedia9712 Před 4 lety +1

      Yes you right especially when you smoking a big old joint

  • @NiksCro96
    @NiksCro96 Před 4 lety +1157

    Chuck: *Breathes*
    Neil: "AHAHHAHAHAHAHH...STOP IT... AHAHAHAHAHHA".

    • @santhoshsrinivasagan6678
      @santhoshsrinivasagan6678 Před 4 lety +123

      Well in Neil's defense, chuck is funny as hell!

    • @loam
      @loam Před 4 lety +63

      Neil is very good person, let him laugh.

    • @SF-li9kh
      @SF-li9kh Před 4 lety +34

      The joke on eating chilli and farting was funny

    • @Dax-cosmo
      @Dax-cosmo Před 4 lety +25

      Seeing Neil dying laughing was funnier than the jokes tbh

    • @sford2044
      @sford2044 Před 4 lety +17

      That's the way friends work

  • @raceyrache8463
    @raceyrache8463 Před 2 lety +16

    From the second I heard of Neil Degrassi Tyson, he has inspired me and kept me fascinated about the cosmos. The way he moves his hands and body when explaining the subject makes me wish I could see the pictures in his head. They would be works of art 🌎🌕💫⭐️☄️

  • @MarcusFred-wn3iv
    @MarcusFred-wn3iv Před 10 měsíci +186

    We are already in a big crash Inflation is a catastrophe. This CPI report is a colossal failure. To bring the housing market to a halt, the FED will have to pull all the stops. The unfortunate issue is that other markets are being decimated. If you want to stay green, you have to rely on a lot of diversification. Currently up 14% and being careful. Still a better deal than leaving it in a savings or checking account yielding 0-1 percent interest.

    • @MarcelPhilips
      @MarcelPhilips Před 10 měsíci

      Whichever firm you select, make sure you get your insurance from a reputable financial adviser, such as MARTHA ALONSO HARA who has dedicated her career to financial planning. Because they will assist you in escalating, navigating better, and completing the task in a safer manner.

    • @MarcusFred-wn3iv
      @MarcusFred-wn3iv Před 10 měsíci

      @@MarcelPhilips I want to build a diversified portfolio based on my personal income. I am easily triggered/highly emotional, which could be detrimental to my portfolio. I hope I am a patient and systematic person. day trading is not for everyone and multiyear holding is not for everyone. I know my strengths that's why I need proper guidance to be able to venture

    • @MarcelPhilips
      @MarcelPhilips Před 10 měsíci

      @@MarcusFred-wn3iv I'm saved from all the hassle that chaotic market causes. in this current market situation, the best way to come into the market space is by reading, studying, being patient, and seeking help when necessary, due to my line of work I can’t handle my portfolio so I just use a FA. I saw her on Bloomberg business news. It’s been smooth since then.

    • @MarcusFred-wn3iv
      @MarcusFred-wn3iv Před 10 měsíci

      @@MarcelPhilips how can I reach this person because I am in need of a better investment approach?

    • @MarcelPhilips
      @MarcelPhilips Před 10 měsíci

      @@MarcusFred-wn3iv quickly do a web check where you can connect with her, and do your research with her full name mentioned

  • @user-nl7bi5qq3n
    @user-nl7bi5qq3n Před 4 lety +357

    Neil deGrasse Tyson: "I like me some Earth"

  • @ericson0504
    @ericson0504 Před 4 lety +117

    the giggle fest right in the beginning when Neil half lost his sh*t was some of the purest-most-therapy-like moments I've ever needed.

  • @sethgarcia4094
    @sethgarcia4094 Před 3 lety +9

    Thank you Neil and chuck for these educational videos

  • @SwiftSloth
    @SwiftSloth Před 2 lety +71

    Neil:
    “Everyone’s talking about terraforming mars
    and not Venus”
    “Ever wonder why?”
    Chuck:
    Uhhhhh
    Neil:
    “Okay here’s why” 🤣🤣

    • @johnmorelli3775
      @johnmorelli3775 Před rokem +2

      Both planets pose a big challenge but in reverse! Mars has

    • @ericwong4213
      @ericwong4213 Před rokem

      @@johnmorelli3775 just wait till our technology can transfer those oxygen to Earth and Mars. Our future generations will conquer few planets at the time.

  • @CaliforniaBushman
    @CaliforniaBushman Před 4 lety +390

    How can they terraform Mars when the street I live on is still a cratered runway from 1975?!

    • @Danny-fs1hk
      @Danny-fs1hk Před 4 lety +7

      Jeffrey A. Smith 😂

    • @Sennmut
      @Sennmut Před 4 lety +6

      Exile your city fathers to Mars?

    • @jabbaonthedais
      @jabbaonthedais Před 4 lety +12

      People care about Mars. They don't care about your street. Humans can do almost anything we can imagine if we want to.

    • @fr4me.01
      @fr4me.01 Před 4 lety +20

      What's stopping you from fixing your own fuckin street? People can terraform Mars because they want to. If you wanted your street fixed you can do it. Or you can sit back and wonder why anyone does anything since you do nothing.

    • @bottyboy2381
      @bottyboy2381 Před 4 lety +9

      everyone stop trying to act smart cause you aren't
      Jeffery Was MAKING A JOKE

  • @feminico2613
    @feminico2613 Před 4 lety +786

    NdGT: we need to increase the greenhouse gasses in Mars so that water can return!
    Humans: "It's like, I was made for this"

    • @arslangondal7374
      @arslangondal7374 Před 4 lety +19

      😂😂😂 sadly true

    • @justinekylledelacruz2873
      @justinekylledelacruz2873 Před 3 lety +24

      Just give me 1M Coals and i will start to terraform mars

    • @wolfgang7812
      @wolfgang7812 Před 3 lety +8

      That's exactly whst we've done to our planet only the polar ice caps are melting and sea levels are rising.

    • @J040PL7
      @J040PL7 Před 3 lety +6

      lets ship some cows over there, we got plenty here :P

    • @leveragebeverage566
      @leveragebeverage566 Před 3 lety +1

      did the Kars stone land on Mars?

  • @zenix8286
    @zenix8286 Před 2 lety +19

    You always have to take into consideration that if we had a population of humans on Mars for an extended amount of time, if they tried to come back to earth after a year+ they wouldn’t have the bone or muscle strength to walk or do much of anything.

    • @imarchello
      @imarchello Před 8 měsíci +1

      They can do weightlifting.

    • @huldu
      @huldu Před 7 měsíci +1

      A question, why would they come back to Earth? That's your new home at that point.

    • @Cant_find_good_Handle
      @Cant_find_good_Handle Před 6 měsíci

      Large rotating habitats. There’s a Japanese architecture firm that figured out a design that is the size of a 20-40 story bldg that looks like a wine glass. The rotating wine glass part is a wider angle on mars than there design for the moon in order to get the resulting gravity to be 1g. Should be wide enough that people, or most people, won’t get sea sick and the forces at peoples heads will be fairly close to what they experience at there feet. If only spend a 10 hour shift every day or every other day out on the surface doing exploration stuff you would not deteriorate as bad.
      In the short term they could put up a smaller system that is similar in concept, but maybe does not rotate as fast to get to .6 or .7 g. Or if it is small and moving very fast it might still be doable for 1 g but because the forces on peoples heads and feet would be to different it might make most sense to use for sleeping quarters and stationary exercise equipment where your body is mostly perpendicular to the center of the rotation where your head is not more that a few inches closer to the center.
      There is a carnival fair ride called the graviton that rotates fast enough to get to 3g. If you had a similar design on Mars to go from .38 to 1 g it would be rotating much slower and as long as you were laying down and not up walking across the center most people probably would not get supper sea sick.

    • @joshuamacal3641
      @joshuamacal3641 Před 6 měsíci

      They could still walk and do things. It'd just be a lot harder for them. It'd be like you doubling your weight overnight for 2 weeks.
      Even someone born and raised on Mars could visit and not be miserable with proper training.
      I could be wrong though. Too much scifi.

  • @stephenscott4070
    @stephenscott4070 Před 2 lety +2

    You guys cheer me up every episode, I've started watching everyday 🙂👊🏾

  • @m3n9111
    @m3n9111 Před 4 lety +133

    Chuck: "That's what I tell my wife.. we have too many termites.. its not me" 🤣🤣🤣

    • @AquaPeet
      @AquaPeet Před 4 lety +3

      You thought it was the sounds of crickets rubbing their exoskeletons... it were actually teeny tiny termite farts!

    • @thepolymathuniverse9694
      @thepolymathuniverse9694 Před 4 lety

      *it's*

  • @JayDeePLUS-BEATZ
    @JayDeePLUS-BEATZ Před 4 lety +52

    The Day that we have the Power to Turn Mars into Earth, We will have the Power to turn Earth into Earth - Neil Degrasse Tyson

  • @Brandi.Nicole
    @Brandi.Nicole Před 3 lety +8

    They take very complex subjects and break them down into fun and entertaining content. First time here and I love it. Humor, questions, stories, and visualization - all while giving enough clarity to leave a person feeling confident they retained the information. It is the format I can use to teach younger children! Thank you so much.

  • @trishashaffer8278
    @trishashaffer8278 Před 9 měsíci

    This conversation is so awesome. Love this. Love Neil. His humor, how he explains things so I can learn and understand, and his excitement

  • @cleo7363
    @cleo7363 Před 4 lety +123

    something elon musk would advertise “we have plenty of chili and beans” 😂😂

  • @noname-mw7oy
    @noname-mw7oy Před 3 lety +45

    The fact this is even a conversation at this point is so cool

  • @mannyaztec
    @mannyaztec Před 2 lety +1

    So easy to listen to Neal, so smart so well spoken !!

  • @QuintanBrassfield
    @QuintanBrassfield Před 3 lety +3

    This video is awesome. I love Neil’s Dr. Hibbert style giggle.

  • @solarash9299
    @solarash9299 Před 4 lety +149

    Bro this was one of the funniest conversations ive ever seen

  • @manueldejesusrojassandi3919
    @manueldejesusrojassandi3919 Před 4 lety +268

    "When we have the power to turn another planet into Earth, we have the power to turn Earth back into Earth."
    I have heard this so many goddamn times.

    • @B1u35ky
      @B1u35ky Před 4 lety +16

      Yeah, so we need to save Earth first.

    • @clive7394
      @clive7394 Před 4 lety +2

      Yep

    • @timjonesvideos
      @timjonesvideos Před 4 lety +11

      Damn straight. Lets fix up the mess here first, its got to be easier than terraforming Mars.

    • @Mornomgir
      @Mornomgir Před 4 lety +8

      That is actually not accurate. Earth is pretty much beyond repair already. Stabilizing sure saving. Not so much.

    • @timjonesvideos
      @timjonesvideos Před 4 lety +10

      Bullocks. It would be easier to save Earth than to make Mars habitable for humans. It is not even a life friendly planet, the costs would be astronomical. Mine it for resources, sure, no one is there- but Earth is a far more worthwhile investment, it is home.

  • @jasondean88888
    @jasondean88888 Před rokem +3

    3:53 He's not wrong.
    Start off with co2 and h2o.
    Sunlight converts it to sugars (C6H12O6), animals convert some to mostly co2, but some methane (CH4) as well....leaving some free O2 as a by product of inefficiency.
    Back me up Chem and Bio majors. Physic major here. Pretty sure I did the basic stociometry right.

  • @ReVision..
    @ReVision.. Před 2 lety +1

    Not even a minute into the video and we have chuck with an amazing Arnie Total Recall reference and Neil ready to explode from laughter. Damn i love these guys so much!

  • @fizban7
    @fizban7 Před 4 lety +186

    How will they keep the atmosphere from getting swept away without a magnetic field to guard against solar winds?

    • @demetri_lopez
      @demetri_lopez Před 4 lety +26

      I think that bombing the poles could actually help reheat the outer core and make it liquid...I think...don’t come at me if I’m wrong lol

    • @cal5691
      @cal5691 Před 4 lety +62

      NASA says its be possible to create a artificial magnetic sphere, and not completely outside of our technological abilities.

    • @jamesdeerwood146
      @jamesdeerwood146 Před 4 lety +8

      cal dawg
      That is brilliant to hear!

    • @thunderlifestudios
      @thunderlifestudios Před 4 lety +7

      @@Mksterk1998 satellites

    • @lucapfister
      @lucapfister Před 4 lety +4

      3.14159265358 put a large electromagnet in a heliocentric orbit that coincides with mars

  • @mikeyronen2952
    @mikeyronen2952 Před 4 lety +447

    9:08
    Neil predicted Corona, confirmed.

    • @scrappymark
      @scrappymark Před 4 lety +6

      Not surprised! NDT is amazing!

    • @Big-A
      @Big-A Před 4 lety +14

      He predicted a virus not corona

    • @ortherner
      @ortherner Před 4 lety +2

      Unoriginal

    • @nammar6435
      @nammar6435 Před 4 lety +6

      Everybody predicted one except trump

    • @peeb7674
      @peeb7674 Před 4 lety +3

      Predicted... or knew....

  • @1manarmy257
    @1manarmy257 Před 3 lety +8

    man apart from the information, i love when Chuck has Mr Tyson laughing uncontrollably. so wholesome.

  • @zanes9898
    @zanes9898 Před rokem

    Absolutely one of the most entertaining episode I've seen.

  • @goodwolf152
    @goodwolf152 Před 4 lety +178

    Something people don’t seem to get:
    The reason people talk about colonizing Mars in response to climate change on Earth is because no one owns Mars.
    Yes, it would be technically much harder to terraform Mars than it would be to reverse global warming here on Earth. But there are no POLITICAL barriers to terraforming Mars.
    So it’s a commentary on just how irreconcilable our politics are that people are discussing colonization of Mars as a solution to climate change. The engineering challenge on Mars, as difficult and expensive as it would be, seems infinitely more achievable than cutting through political challenges here at home. That’s the reason...and it’s terribly depressing that we’ve reached that point.

    • @Dragnoxz
      @Dragnoxz Před 4 lety +6

      GoodWolf yea, and it to mention some new dictator may raise an army on mars at some point and mars may be regarded an enemy. We may have the tech to wipe mars out, but the ethical issues to face will be interesting. But all that is way into the future.

    • @bobinthewest8559
      @bobinthewest8559 Před 4 lety +7

      I've been saying for years that, to a large extent, many of our social and political problems are simply due to the fact that earth no longer has any frontier.
      In the earliest days of the U.S., if you didn't like the way things were going... you simply packed up and moved west.
      Can't do THAT anymore...

    • @tyrrelldavey7407
      @tyrrelldavey7407 Před 4 lety +7

      But also that if we’re able to terraform another planet it’s a plan B for if any other extinction event happens on earth since even if we can only send bacteria to a terra formed mars it could eventually evolve into new life on another planet given the right circumstances

    • @theinternettroll4219
      @theinternettroll4219 Před 4 lety +7

      we also grew up watching star wars and other space related civilizations, so colonizing mars is very appealing to us.

    • @MeanBeanComedy
      @MeanBeanComedy Před 4 lety +2

      @@bobinthewest8559 True. Hopefully Mars and maybe Floating Venus Cities can give us those opportunities back! 😁👍🏻

  • @DIVERGEsound
    @DIVERGEsound Před 4 lety +29

    This is like a science conversation after several strong drinks

  • @LesterH25
    @LesterH25 Před 2 lety +1

    Goodness me these two never fail to get me belly laughing. What a duo.

  • @beyoncesdaughter9128
    @beyoncesdaughter9128 Před 8 měsíci +1

    "Welcome to Mars, here is a bowl of chili 😁😂😂💀😭😭

  • @justlilly7653
    @justlilly7653 Před 4 lety +121

    His voice is like soft butter being spread on hot cinnamon toast, so smooth. I could listen to It all day.

    • @Zdravlje1
      @Zdravlje1 Před 3 lety +3

      there are two men talking in this video and you say "his"...

  • @Brutallav
    @Brutallav Před 4 lety +69

    I’ve never laughed so hard while learning so much, thanks so much guys.

  • @techwithdipufrom0ton621

    Interesting talk never saw before. This has enhanced the desire to go to Mars

  • @jaysinha0
    @jaysinha0 Před 2 lety +1

    Chuck is a good presenter because he lets Neil talk and Neil is the guy that we want to hear.

  • @mugdhajoshi5236
    @mugdhajoshi5236 Před 4 lety +37

    Oh man, you guys are so much fun to watch! And love the way Dr Tyson giggles 😀❤️

  • @veddiee
    @veddiee Před 3 lety +52

    Chuck: Something tells me you have a bias towards Earth
    Neil: *i LiKe mE sOmE eArTh*
    🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @deaddirt3214
    @deaddirt3214 Před 7 měsíci

    Chuck has came so far since collaborating with Neil. I guess its true., you are the company that you keep. Love knowledge and humor ., thank you both....

  • @OverworkedITGuy
    @OverworkedITGuy Před 2 lety

    I absolutely adore these two together

  • @stefanvladstanciu771
    @stefanvladstanciu771 Před 4 lety +140

    Imagine heating up mars so hard the polar ice caps melt and instead of a new Earth we get a new Kamino.

  • @omega4837
    @omega4837 Před 4 lety +5

    Just finished learning about this for my beginners Astronomy course in college lol. It's so cool to have so many perspectives on the same issue!

  • @reallyniceaudio
    @reallyniceaudio Před 3 lety +7

    It's interesting when you consider the last time mars had an atmosphere the sun was cooler than it is now. It might kick start quicker than you think.

  • @Articulate99
    @Articulate99 Před rokem

    Always interesting, thank you.

  • @AtlGaming1
    @AtlGaming1 Před 4 lety +16

    I love Niels laugh it’s so contagious

  • @captainjules6033
    @captainjules6033 Před 4 lety +13

    8:17
    “One is none. Two is one. If it matters, it needs a backup”
    -CGP Grey

  • @christiansandoval5325
    @christiansandoval5325 Před rokem +1

    Imagine watching this video back from mars in a couple of hundred years …

  • @shykorustotora
    @shykorustotora Před 3 lety

    "Welcome to Mars~ Gotta help build up the atmosphere~ Here's ya bowl of chili"
    I freaking died XD

  • @KaliCush
    @KaliCush Před 4 lety +55

    "Eat a lot of chili." damn lmao😂

  • @paulataylor354
    @paulataylor354 Před 3 lety +23

    I already love science. But these two make it so much fun.

  • @MiBackpacking
    @MiBackpacking Před rokem +1

    “We have termites” 😂😂 I love this channel more than interstellar molecular biology

  • @mr.bristow8320
    @mr.bristow8320 Před 12 dny

    These guys make space just so much more fun to learn about

  • @icyivy2424
    @icyivy2424 Před 4 lety +8

    So fun to watch even for us who have very little knowledge of astronomy. Amazing show 🤗

  • @carlwitt7950
    @carlwitt7950 Před 4 lety +75

    "I like me some Earth." NdGT

  • @Cookefan59
    @Cookefan59 Před 3 lety +1

    These guys are so goofy and fun. Reminds me of the conversations we used to have when taking breaks from 18 hour study 📚 sessions in the basement of Founders Library at Howard University. Just a few black nerds kicking it. 😂

  • @sazaria80
    @sazaria80 Před 2 lety +2

    you guys are great! fine balance between science & funny joke there, hilarious.
    but, technically, the atmosphere if u manage to warm up mars, still gonna be blown away without the magnetic shield like earth, and its molten magnetic core

  • @manylayersstudios
    @manylayersstudios Před 4 lety +30

    I could watch these two go all day hahah this was great
    now I want chili

    • @crosisofborg5524
      @crosisofborg5524 Před 3 lety +1

      I could do without the other guy. Dr Tyson is enough for me.

  • @Tomtompro
    @Tomtompro Před 4 lety +35

    It wouldn't bother me talking with Neil for endless hours about space.

  • @jeffpolanco604
    @jeffpolanco604 Před 2 lety +1

    Chuck you are the best! Comedy and science. Genius !

  • @fieldagent59isintheforest32

    The best Arnold/ Mars movie impersonation ever ... fantastic Chuck...

  • @jamesmcclanahan4381
    @jamesmcclanahan4381 Před 4 lety +9

    I do love me some startalk. Keep it up guys.

  • @kassimmulla-jassim9766
    @kassimmulla-jassim9766 Před 4 lety +43

    Who’s this comedian? 😂 he needs his own show!

  • @rayzorin8985
    @rayzorin8985 Před 3 lety +2

    We are travelers, we have proven this time and time again, we are still traveling (the moon, Mars, etc.) and I imagine we always will!

  • @prod.byjk-47
    @prod.byjk-47 Před 2 lety

    I will always listen to every single word of this man

  • @thedoruk6324
    @thedoruk6324 Před 4 lety +147

    We have to go Mars; for the Elon -tusk- musk memes

  • @JustinGreene0224
    @JustinGreene0224 Před 4 lety +11

    I'm surprised they didn't talk about the solar wind effects on Mars since it lacks a powerful magnetic field. That's to me the biggest challenge of creating and maintaining a thick atmosphere.

    • @ICU1337
      @ICU1337 Před rokem

      Yea they managed to miss quite a few valid points to terraforming Mars. I feel bad for anyone who watched this and came away with the idea that all we need is methane and bacteria to make Mars habitable... 😕

  • @cristianoarchitetto8820
    @cristianoarchitetto8820 Před 6 měsíci

    I wish i was born 150 years from now to see all this actually happening

  • @maxlevy9857
    @maxlevy9857 Před rokem +1

    I really like this. My question is, could we also evolve to breathe and live on Mars or titan as they already are?

    • @timthorson52
      @timthorson52 Před 7 měsíci

      Not likely, especially with regards to Mars. With the Martian atmospheric density, it would be like breathing at 35 kilometers above earth's surface. We wouldn't get enough of anything to keep us functional.

  • @28peruvian
    @28peruvian Před 3 lety +19

    😢As a little girl I used to cry because kids would made fun of me, calling me nerd because my love and fascination for science. Specially since I had to wear glasses and was an introvert. As I got older I realized how cool and interesting nerds are..intelligence is lethal.

  • @monsterbash9758
    @monsterbash9758 Před 4 lety +28

    Earth is definitely the best.
    Wouldn't solar wind blow away any atmosphere we create on Mars if we don't first put a magnetic field in place to shield it?

    • @nickolascrousillat4265
      @nickolascrousillat4265 Před 4 lety

      If we speed up the rotation then the days and nights will no longer be similar to earth. Also the mass of mars isnt similar to that of earth and so even that will also be a reason for the gases leaving the planet.

    • @ChronicDaydreamer.
      @ChronicDaydreamer. Před 4 lety +1

      You guys are big brain

    • @zeuso.1947
      @zeuso.1947 Před 4 lety +1

      Yep, of course. I'll add, DUH
      Mars does not have an atmosphere for a reason.

    • @bobinthewest8559
      @bobinthewest8559 Před 4 lety

      It is also needed to protect inhabitants from solar radiation.

    • @Dhhu333
      @Dhhu333 Před 4 lety

      @@nickolascrousillat4265 we only need to speed up the molten core

  • @Stuff8522
    @Stuff8522 Před rokem

    I think the chili joke was the hardest Mr. deGrasse has laughed that I've seen. Well done, here's your bowl of chili!

  • @thomaskwan3251
    @thomaskwan3251 Před 2 lety

    Wow chuck your science knowledge has grown, keep hanging with Neil he's the right crowd.

  • @ginofoogle6944
    @ginofoogle6944 Před 4 lety +33

    I could listen to neil for hours.. oh wait a min i already do!

    • @frogz
      @frogz Před 4 lety

      where do you listen to neil for hours?? we rarely get over 1 hour on startalk

  • @Ara-ot2yq
    @Ara-ot2yq Před 4 lety +47

    Can I please get this man as my physics teacher??😂💕

    • @gaberoni3010
      @gaberoni3010 Před 3 lety +2

      He already is "your personal astrophysicist"

  • @MrSaemichlaus
    @MrSaemichlaus Před 3 lety +2

    Neil: I've never talked to somebody who's funny and curious
    Chuck: Hold my arm

  • @twstf8905
    @twstf8905 Před 2 lety +1

    Hahaha I came here from an equally hilarious "Legrange Point" episode lol there's no escaping the hilarity. 😅 👍

  • @jerelull9629
    @jerelull9629 Před 3 lety +6

    It's fun to be old enough that my childhood sci-fi is being discussed as future science.

  • @Scrapio12
    @Scrapio12 Před 4 lety +17

    Chuck :* says something*
    Neil : *tells him a long amount of stuff*
    Meanwhile: *chuck :sits staring at the camera *

  • @larry3648
    @larry3648 Před 3 lety +1

    These guys are great... Question: If we are going to have to live in habitats on Mars, why not just live in space habitats? 1G gravity, maybe a magnetic field, and closer to earth. Couldn't we get the water and metal to build these on the moon? It has a relatively weak gravity well.

    • @dgd947a15fl
      @dgd947a15fl Před 2 lety

      I guess because a spinning space station is a bit more difficult to build than a surface station. When you think about it, the engineering challenges of designing a Martian surface habitat aren't **that** fundamentally different from building a space station.

  • @k7l3rworkman97
    @k7l3rworkman97 Před 11 měsíci

    “ I Like Me Some *Earth* “
    needs to be on a t-shirt 💯✌🏻😂

  • @salomoz.tungga1479
    @salomoz.tungga1479 Před 4 lety +36

    8:30 I'm just so sad that the asteroid hit the exact island where i live in Indonesia

  • @sibusisomkwanazi3124
    @sibusisomkwanazi3124 Před 4 lety +3

    I'm so excited to see this happen, I wish I could see it happen now

    • @jeremywhitworth7299
      @jeremywhitworth7299 Před rokem

      Don’t count on it happening unless the problem with Mars almost non existing magnetic field can be strengthened enough to keep the solar winds from stripping away the atmosphere and less gravity on Mars having a bad effect on our bodies bones and organs.

  • @ryanbrown9824
    @ryanbrown9824 Před 2 lety +10

    This interview slaps.

  • @twisted_fo0l
    @twisted_fo0l Před 3 lety

    What's inside the bowl of chili idea absolutely amazing, and would be great for tourism