NASA's incredible mission to Pluto, explained

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  • čas přidán 14. 06. 2024
  • A tiny spacecraft has been traveling 9 years for this moment - the day we finally get a close look at Pluto. Here's what you need to know about NASA's New Horizon's mission.
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  • @gilmerfilms2990
    @gilmerfilms2990 Před 7 lety +2865

    I admire how they use plutonium to get to pluto lol

    • @seanbush5313
      @seanbush5313 Před 7 lety +76

      Well Uranium wouldn't make any sense now would it ;)

    • @Muckydoggy1
      @Muckydoggy1 Před 7 lety +169

      They used Uranium to get to Uranus.

    • @abdiel77
      @abdiel77 Před 7 lety +41

      They had the chance and they took it

    • @oprahwinfrey878
      @oprahwinfrey878 Před 5 lety +34

      They used murcury for their trip to murcury

    • @laetrille
      @laetrille Před 5 lety +1

      Thats lit, like #100

  • @zoeng3757
    @zoeng3757 Před 7 lety +424

    it's sweet how they put the dudes ashes man

    • @TheArctic505
      @TheArctic505 Před 7 lety +8

      Yea, the perfect homage.

    • @johnanna6047
      @johnanna6047 Před 5 lety +11

      that dude is my idol. i am doing a phd and come across his work everyday

    • @baluandhavarapu5786
      @baluandhavarapu5786 Před 4 lety +10

      I like the fact that they put the stamp which says "Pluto not yet explored" from 1991 😂

  • @caramelcoffees
    @caramelcoffees Před 7 lety +825

    the ending statement made me smile, for some reason :)

  • @CerroneSamuel
    @CerroneSamuel Před 8 lety +1362

    They should give you guys some awards or something. This is one of the best channels on CZcams.

    • @jonathanbush6197
      @jonathanbush6197 Před 8 lety +30

      +Cerrone Samuel Yes if not the very best, for three reasons IMO: The videos have high production values, they choose interesting subjects, and the comments are mostly on topic. Where else do you see that?

    • @1birocks
      @1birocks Před 8 lety +4

      they should if its not too late

    • @Aero1492
      @Aero1492 Před 6 lety +6

      Cerrone Samuel i konw right? Instead, youtube awards crappy channels with million subscribers and views about nonses content. And all of that,for what?

    • @Bill7Godet
      @Bill7Godet Před 6 lety +2

      Yep, you are right, - All of that for what - We won't ever get to another Sun....Not this Humanity, we are bound here on this Planet Earth and no one seams to really value it.....until it is too late...!

    • @jamesbrewster8578
      @jamesbrewster8578 Před 6 lety +1

      no its not

  • @HarryBalzak
    @HarryBalzak Před 9 lety +595

    To get an idea of all that empty space in our solar system _alone_, chew on this fun fact:
    *Every other planet can fit between the earth and the moon with room to spare.*

    • @Vox
      @Vox  Před 9 lety +79

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    • @HarryBalzak
      @HarryBalzak Před 9 lety +82

      Vox
      As a subscriber and massive fan, I am honored by your approval.

    • @csf3lihao
      @csf3lihao Před 9 lety +140

      Harry Balzak still not enough space for Kanye West's ego.

    • @Light-vu6ws
      @Light-vu6ws Před 7 lety +36

      but enough for Kim's butt

    • @profoundthoughts
      @profoundthoughts Před 7 lety +7

      This isn't really too surprising, considering that if it wasn't that way, planets would crash into each other.

  • @miyo7376
    @miyo7376 Před 7 lety +32

    Purely mind blowing that humans have got to a point where we can send spacecraft to a destination billions of miles away. Culmination of thousands of years of knowledge and science. Just epic.

  • @matt1523
    @matt1523 Před 9 lety +26

    What i love about space travel is the fact that Humans are never actually going to or flying at any of these objects, rather just some boring empty point in space. But the use of complex calculations allow for a planned collision course to take place so objects like planets and probes cross paths, giving us the many wonderful images of our solar system.

  • @Nepulk
    @Nepulk Před 9 lety +233

    Damn. Vox, your video's are always on point! Beautiful animations and editing.

  • @johnsmith47
    @johnsmith47 Před 9 lety +876

    1:24 This is a man's arm

    • @Vox
      @Vox  Před 9 lety +343

      John Smith well observed :) I needed both of my arms for the camera so this is a helper arm. -joss

    • @sebastienv5557
      @sebastienv5557 Před 9 lety +25

      John Smith Even if that was a woman's, it wouldn't and shouldn't be of concern to you :P It's just not very important or relevant to the video to be honest :)

    • @danielharman4437
      @danielharman4437 Před 8 lety

      Lol we still don't understand how spires evolve

    • @MrMoney-no8ry
      @MrMoney-no8ry Před 7 lety +32

      No, it's just a feminist.

    • @souperpie8466
      @souperpie8466 Před 7 lety +14

      Mr.Money very few women shave their arm hair...
      Because it's not that thick
      And even the few that do have nothing like that guys arm hairs

  • @aliifahbianca5504
    @aliifahbianca5504 Před 4 lety +12

    Idk why but I'm soo proud and I'm not even American. I feel like this is one of the greatest discoveries for all humankind. Really grateful.

  • @neilsamuel5268
    @neilsamuel5268 Před 9 lety +264

    This channel should be more famous!

    • @JaguarBST
      @JaguarBST Před 8 lety

      +Neil Samuel my thoughts exactly

    • @ontheborderofbored
      @ontheborderofbored Před 8 lety

      +Bikram Shah my thoughts exactly

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      @neilsamuel5268 Před 7 lety

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      @UnqualityVideos Před 6 lety +2

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  • @bnhbnhbnhbnhbnh
    @bnhbnhbnhbnhbnh Před 7 lety +1644

    Do you realise that 99% of the world do not understand imperial units? I really like you channel but could you please use metric/both units in your videos?

    • @gregistopal
      @gregistopal Před 7 lety +34

      Konrad Lajlajlaj metric sucks

    • @teethgrinder83
      @teethgrinder83 Před 7 lety +276

      gregistopal methinks you'll find it makes way more sense than imperial which is why most advanced countries use it

    • @109Rage
      @109Rage Před 7 lety +46

      How many of those advanced countries have sent people to the moon? :^)

    • @yongjunpyj
      @yongjunpyj Před 7 lety +164

      Come back and say that when NASA uses the imperial system then.

    • @kingslushie1018
      @kingslushie1018 Před 6 lety +136

      Honestly the imperial system is stupid, and that's coming from an american! I would like the metric system, but since I was raised on the imperial system the change would be drastic for me to understand.

  • @RalfarTV
    @RalfarTV Před 4 lety +27

    0:05 "the date was January 9th, 2006"
    Oh, it was 14 years ago..

  • @tyorca5854
    @tyorca5854 Před 8 lety +97

    Vox is awesome, but at least put metric in parenthesis?

  • @sophblueberry
    @sophblueberry Před 7 lety +44

    Contextualizing human experiences within the scale of the universe gives me chills. So inspiring.

  • @akorn9943
    @akorn9943 Před 4 lety +9

    It's so weird to come back to this and realize that just five years ago we didn't even know what pluto looked like...

  • @1bigbasket28
    @1bigbasket28 Před 4 lety +20

    When they said 2019 I went oh yeah I remember that

  • @halicusnguyen8864
    @halicusnguyen8864 Před 4 lety +10

    Pluto: Hello new friend! It's been a long time ever since- wait, is that stuff from Ear-
    Horizon: * flies past *

    • @Bananappleboy
      @Bananappleboy Před 2 lety +1

      Horizons: **proceeds to slowly float away without saying anything**

  • @tyh3784
    @tyh3784 Před 7 lety +5

    I live for Vox. Thank you so much for making such amazing content your way

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    Absolutely spectacular. For all I can say, Thankyou Vox Team!

  • @ashleycasey2093
    @ashleycasey2093 Před 9 lety +6

    I'm in genuine awe, and nearly cried.

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    @alexsanderruano5329 Před 6 lety +1

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  • @thatblackboy5670
    @thatblackboy5670 Před 9 lety +6

    Vox quality performs again

  • @goaliedude32
    @goaliedude32 Před 8 lety +16

    This made me cry.

  • @ajkennethsumagang683
    @ajkennethsumagang683 Před 3 lety +11

    I remember this event. I was 9 years old when I heard this on the news. It said that it can reach the pluto after 9 years so by the time I will reach 18, it must get there. Now that I am 24 years old, I wanna know the updates of the mission.

  • @compound26
    @compound26 Před 5 lety +2

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    @ZeeshanMuhammadX Před 8 lety +2

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  • @Sasukegotputinapack
    @Sasukegotputinapack Před 5 lety +6

    1:36 when I actually passed my exams without even trying

  • @gijsjig
    @gijsjig Před 6 lety

    I loved this video, one of the best Vox-videos so far

  • @maddiek181
    @maddiek181 Před 8 lety +1

    I'm literally tearing up right now I love space & I love Pluto so much!

  • @FutureStoics
    @FutureStoics Před 9 lety +1

    Thank you for the clear explanation it really helped me understand very clearly thanks

  • @ayushda
    @ayushda Před 4 lety +1

    You really put things into perspective with this one

  • @sebastian.su935
    @sebastian.su935 Před 3 lety +1

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  • @BertVerhelst
    @BertVerhelst Před 7 lety +1

    those last comments gave me goose bumps and thanks to your other videos i know that was a vestigial response. :D

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    • @gregistopal
      @gregistopal Před 7 lety +4

      Dingo Egret she just reads the script vox gives her

  • @boobot
    @boobot Před 9 lety

    Well done! I was looking for a video like this to show my 4 year old who has a passion for all things space!

  • @user-dh6yv9uo4k
    @user-dh6yv9uo4k Před 3 lety +1

    I first heard about this satellite when I was in elementary and I remember being able to see the New Horizons pictures for the first time in my high school cafeteria on my cell phone :,)

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    @physcedelicanvs Před 4 lety

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  • @mohannadalkhateeb8876
    @mohannadalkhateeb8876 Před 7 lety

    Vox , you have a simple and a unique way to explain , thanks

  • @ethan3498
    @ethan3498 Před 9 lety +1

    Thank you Vox, for teaching me more in 4 min than a week of science at school -_-

  • @migueldoliveiracomposer
    @migueldoliveiracomposer Před 7 lety +2

    Big fan of your videos. Really nice surprise to hear one of my tracks (Animated Voltage) on this one.

  • @turbotrope1719
    @turbotrope1719 Před 5 lety +1

    That part towards the end-placing the thought how Pluto would see things differently just another time- Damn! That would make it cry out of wonder and doubt if ever it were to have any human Outlook , well, driving it too mad to think anything else.

  • @ChaterineAngellim
    @ChaterineAngellim Před 5 lety +5

    I hope one day, human will find more advanced technology to explore the space faster and efficiently.. I wish I will still alive when that time comes.. 😌

    • @Jackholiday1025
      @Jackholiday1025 Před 5 lety

      Unfortunately there may be limits on space travel. It might not be possible to get to words on the other side of the galaxy. Of course we should always look for ways which we will do.

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    @mateenluthberg5114 Před 8 lety

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  • @JustWasted3HoursHere
    @JustWasted3HoursHere Před 7 lety +2

    Another amazing fact about the Horizons mission is that even though it launched 9 years before it made it to Pluto, NASA had predicted its rendezvous time to within ONE MINUTE of the actual rendezvous time. Now *THAT* is precision!
    JW3HH

  • @BboyKawn
    @BboyKawn Před 9 lety +3

    Sometimes my life feels so futile, compared to what the universe has going. Such big things happening in the background. Amazing!

    • @Blake4014
      @Blake4014 Před 9 lety

      Mellow Exactly man, it's like Carl Sagan said, cosmology is a profound source of spirituality, it leaves one feeling in awe and wonder at the incredible nature of the universe. Why hem it down to silly petty fables by ignorant ancient man? Geez, some people are just dumb!

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    @yasuoismymain2575 Před 8 lety

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    @thatoneperson5681 Před 9 lety +2

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    @ohtta Před 7 lety

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    Vox always delivers

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    @ohshitakimushroom Před 9 lety +3

    This makes me so happy! ^-^

  • @tchevrier
    @tchevrier Před 7 lety

    those were some awesome photos it sent back

  • @lukefrombk
    @lukefrombk Před 8 lety

    Love Vox they make the best vids

  • @nlohia78
    @nlohia78 Před 2 lety +1

    An incredible incredible achievement !!

  • @benjaminpatterson3535
    @benjaminpatterson3535 Před 8 lety +10

    I need that stamp for my collection.

    • @puct9
      @puct9 Před 7 lety +4

      If only it wasnt travelling at 52 times the speed of sound (asl) on a space probe

    • @benjaminpatterson3535
      @benjaminpatterson3535 Před 7 lety +1

      +SpudShroom true

    • @MoeFoeSam
      @MoeFoeSam Před 7 lety +1

      Do you collect stamps as well?

    • @benjaminpatterson3535
      @benjaminpatterson3535 Před 7 lety +1

      +Sam Tarrant yes

    • @MoeFoeSam
      @MoeFoeSam Před 7 lety +1

      ben patterson I've just got into it, how long have you been doing it?

  • @bautistakeithcharles3302

    Loved this!

  • @SHAURYA181
    @SHAURYA181 Před 6 lety

    Best and simple keep it up vox

  • @sakshaverma9979
    @sakshaverma9979 Před 5 lety

    It's January 2019. I'm pumped.

  • @TinRapper
    @TinRapper Před 9 lety +16

    Again Joss Fong still looks gorgeous :3

  • @yeahbutwhy7494
    @yeahbutwhy7494 Před 7 lety

    Whenever a Vox video has a "incredible" in the title it's usually some cool uplifting stuff

  • @anirudhhere
    @anirudhhere Před 7 lety

    The ending line killed it!

  • @PostAlbanian
    @PostAlbanian Před 9 lety

    I love Vox!

  • @daltonmorgan6464
    @daltonmorgan6464 Před 7 lety +1

    The amount of knowledge and advancement NASA has brought mankind in less then a century is staggering

  • @Fadilanse
    @Fadilanse Před 9 lety

    you guys make good videos

  • @joshsmith6741
    @joshsmith6741 Před 4 lety +2

    My middle school science teachers dad worked on this spacecraft. Unfortunately he died before it got to Pluto.

  • @violetflowers26
    @violetflowers26 Před 9 lety

    This channel makes me fall in love with mankind

  • @kato_dsrdr
    @kato_dsrdr Před 3 lety +1

    So we can reach Pluto in just 10 years?? That is surprisingly quick.

  • @vgfxworks
    @vgfxworks Před 4 lety +1

    Pluto deserved more respect.

  • @kaypat23
    @kaypat23 Před 6 lety

    I really, really love this video for no reason except it makes me feel like a star-struck kid who loves space again.

  • @travelbufffoodie2248
    @travelbufffoodie2248 Před 3 lety

    wow..good explanation

  • @daichiakiyama4771
    @daichiakiyama4771 Před 4 lety

    Hey Vox, Japan's Hayabusa program is an awesome material to make a video on!
    They did an incredible feat as well!!

  • @jimscottsoldchannel7103
    @jimscottsoldchannel7103 Před 6 lety +2

    The first track in this video is Circus Overture by Sammy Burdson and John Charles Fiddy. It played in Plankton's success montage in Chum Bucket Supreme.

    • @arthas640
      @arthas640 Před 5 lety

      you're weird for noticing that but i love you regardless

  • @ghostiegoober108
    @ghostiegoober108 Před 5 lety +17

    I know my name is on that disk.
    Yeah I’m cool.

  • @Clarissey
    @Clarissey Před 6 lety +2

    “Keep going.”
    Keeps on walking
    “Now get on a train”
    HAHAHAHHA THAT KILLED ME

  • @samirbatta502
    @samirbatta502 Před 4 lety

    I love the animation!!!

  • @Az0rAh4i
    @Az0rAh4i Před 7 lety

    Just incredible!

  • @ayudjenar
    @ayudjenar Před 7 lety

    that last quote is very powerful

  • @russellesteban
    @russellesteban Před 5 lety

    I love that ending

  • @JustinLHopkins
    @JustinLHopkins Před 6 lety

    Incredible, just incredible.

  • @DiegoRodriguez-xi9od
    @DiegoRodriguez-xi9od Před 7 lety

    Why only 1.7 millions subscribers?1?1 Its such a good channel!

  • @nathankeane7615
    @nathankeane7615 Před 7 lety +41

    Who else is watching on 2016 after horizon passed Pluto

  • @stigafan
    @stigafan Před 9 lety

    Fascinating

  • @eustagoout
    @eustagoout Před 7 lety

    Puts things in perspective...

  • @MegaMr46
    @MegaMr46 Před 5 lety +1

    I heard that intro music from Spongebob where Plankton is getting customers while making Mr Krabs Cry while Cash register dings.

  •  Před 9 lety

    Awesome video, could you add metric units please?

  • @AJ-et8xe
    @AJ-et8xe Před 4 lety

    Visited Pluto 5 fricken years ago! Wow

  • @mustafaabdulsalam4693
    @mustafaabdulsalam4693 Před 6 lety

    Wow just wow

  • @csf3lihao
    @csf3lihao Před 9 lety +13

    Vox means voice in Latin.

  • @allangaldino752
    @allangaldino752 Před 7 lety

    wow, incredible

  • @franciscos915
    @franciscos915 Před 9 lety

    That is awesome

  • @gabrielmoralesgonzalez6471

    "A curious species of apes"
    I was almost laughing when I heard that.

  • @theaterthug1797
    @theaterthug1797 Před 4 lety +1

    4 years later and it’s still traveling

  • @RioPoke1K
    @RioPoke1K Před 4 lety +1

    It is now 2020. Years go so fast

  • @akkiisfrommars2533
    @akkiisfrommars2533 Před 4 lety +3

    3:25 wow 😁😁

  • @LR-wc3rq
    @LR-wc3rq Před 7 lety +1

    How do you make good content so fast?

  • @Amalokch
    @Amalokch Před 7 lety

    One suggestion fo future videos is to have dual measruing units for instance mph and kph

  • @NepIsTrash_
    @NepIsTrash_ Před 4 lety +10

    who else is watching in 2019? or 2020?

  • @Zelinity
    @Zelinity Před 9 lety

    Bravo!

  • @raimondslivcans9101
    @raimondslivcans9101 Před 7 lety +3

    0:19
    Damn... uranus is really big and pretty