Dark matter: smooth or clumpy?! | The Dark Energy Survey Results!

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  • čas přidán 20. 05. 2024
  • A week ago the Dark Energy Survey released its long-awaited 3 years worth of data - the positions of 226 million galaxies! Along with that came a whole load of new science in 30 papers (!) - I dived into them and picked out all the highlights, plus I spoke to Dr. Alexandra Amon on the DES team about her results showing dark matter might be distributed more smoothly than. we thought.
    Here's the video with my full chat with Dr. Alexandra Amon: • In conversation with D...
    You can follow Dr. Alexandra Amon on Twitter: / astroalexamon
    Or on Instagram: / astroalexamon
    My video on different theories of gravity: • Was Einstein "wrong"? ...
    My video on the history of dark matter and all the evidence we have for it: • All the evidence we ha...
    You can access the Dark Energy Survey data for free here: des.ncsa.illinois.edu/release...
    And read all the 30 papers (again, for free!) describing it here: www.darkenergysurvey.org/des-...
    Riess et al. (1998; first evidence for accelerating expansion) - arxiv.org/pdf/astro-ph/980520...
    Caldwell et al. (2002; "phantom menace" dark energy) - arxiv.org/pdf/astro-ph/990816...
    Riess et al. (2004; w=-1.02) - arxiv.org/pdf/astro-ph/040251...
    WMAP collaboration (2013; w=-1.084) - arxiv.org/pdf/1212.5226.pdf
    Planck collaboration (2015; w = -1.006) - arxiv.org/pdf/1502.01589.pdf
    DES collaboration; Abbott et al. (2021; w = -0.98) - www.darkenergysurvey.org/wp-c...
    Amon et al. (2021; dark matter is smoother with S8 = 0.772) - www.darkenergysurvey.org/wp-c...
    [Note these papers are all free to access!]
    00:00 - Introduction
    00:48 - What is the Dark Energy Survey?
    01:36 - Why is it making a big galaxy map?
    04:15 - What is dark energy?
    05:20 - What can it tell us about dark matter?
    07:28 - Fixing the crisis in cosmology?
    08:43 - What happened this week?
    10:16 - Result 1: constraining dark energy
    14:46 - Result 2: smoother dark matter?
    18:44 - Chat with Dr. Alex Amon
    26:35 - Outro
    27:21 - Bloopers
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  • @danielstandley-Physicist
    @danielstandley-Physicist Před 3 lety +728

    My 8 year old daughter wants to be an astrophysicist. And once told me she would solve dark energy one day. And she likes watching to your videos

    • @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721
      @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 Před 3 lety +42

      That's a smart 8-year-old.

    • @Laura-S196
      @Laura-S196 Před 3 lety +84

      I also want your daughter to solve dark energy

    • @thishominid871
      @thishominid871 Před 3 lety +19

      I hope that she sticks with it and loves math and coding. Someone needs to do it.

    • @niyatibrijesh8961
      @niyatibrijesh8961 Před 3 lety +18

      Haha i want to be an astrophysicist and I'm already planning

    • @LeftCoastStephen
      @LeftCoastStephen Před 3 lety +14

      I look forward to reading about her success in 20-30 years. At 65 I doubt I’ll see her get the Nobel for physics as that doesn’t usually happen until much later in a person’s career.

  • @eeraa595
    @eeraa595 Před 3 lety +109

    The way dr.Becky’s eyes just sparkle when she talks about dark matter makes me wanna be an astrophysicist moreeee

    • @NoName-fc3xe
      @NoName-fc3xe Před 3 lety +5

      Makes me want to BE dark matter lol

    • @theradgegadgie6352
      @theradgegadgie6352 Před 3 lety +1

      She looks like I would look if she pronounced the eighth letter of the alphabet properly.

    • @savary62
      @savary62 Před 3 lety +2

      @@theradgegadgie6352 she says it in English which is correct.
      We here in the States use our own pronunciation. Neither is wrong.

    • @theradgegadgie6352
      @theradgegadgie6352 Před 3 lety +2

      @@savary62 I am English. "Haitch" is not correct. It is mind-bendingly, ear-haemorrhagingly stupid. Almost half as stupid as I am for letting it annoy me so much.
      In every English dictionary EVER, including British ones such as the OED, it is listed as "Aitch". In NO English dictionary ever will you find "Haitch", because it only exists in the minds of the wilfully unlettered.

    • @theradgegadgie6352
      @theradgegadgie6352 Před 3 lety

      @@savary62 And yes, I am aware she is a person with a Ph.D and a career I'd sell a kidney on Ebay to get into, and I am no-one. That doesn't make me any less right; just unpleasant. It's my weakness. Well, one of them.

  • @ultimatefandom3127
    @ultimatefandom3127 Před 3 lety +74

    Becky was nodding so vigorously during the interview like "I NEED THE KNOWLEDGE"

    • @DrBecky
      @DrBecky  Před 3 lety +24

      And I've learnt it makes my editing life easier 😂

    • @autohmae
      @autohmae Před 3 lety +13

      Love how it evolved: 19:04 , 19:12 and 19:18 :-)

  • @JM-us3fr
    @JM-us3fr Před 3 lety +50

    Never before have I more wanted a number to be greater than -1 than right now.

    • @mvts1
      @mvts1 Před 3 lety

      Wow hahahhahaha

    • @Sanquinity
      @Sanquinity Před 2 lety

      @Train 2noplace All I will say to this is just because we don't know now doesn't mean we'll never know. Remember, only a bit over 100 years ago it was still thought impossible for humans to fly. In that INCREDIBLY short time span we've been to the moon, and are fairly regularly sending remote controlled robots to Mars. Not to mention a long lasting presence in space in the international space station.
      Who knows what we'll discover in the next 100 or even 1000 years?

  • @samhustles
    @samhustles Před 3 lety +282

    I'm a huge fan of this content

    • @DrBecky
      @DrBecky  Před 3 lety +31

      Thanks!

    • @FredPlanatia
      @FredPlanatia Před 3 lety +19

      So am I. Its a time of excitement for anyone interested in astrophysics and cosmology. You do a great job of translating the big themes into language understandable to us spectators. I really appreciate these interviews too. They highlight the people doing the science. Their excitement is infectious (can one use that word in a positive light? - I hope so!)

    • @jimc.goodfellas226
      @jimc.goodfellas226 Před 3 lety +1

      So many great channels that focus on this type of content, awesome stuff

    • @debbiep4213
      @debbiep4213 Před 3 lety

      We love your show. Keep up the good work.

    • @bendodds9840
      @bendodds9840 Před 2 lety

      This woman is an idiot paid to deceive you, earth is flat.

  • @alexischatterley
    @alexischatterley Před 3 lety +96

    Your videos just makes me more and more excited to start an Astrophysics degree in 2022.

    • @DrBecky
      @DrBecky  Před 3 lety +22

      🥳🥳🥳

    • @godsbeautifulflatearth
      @godsbeautifulflatearth Před 3 lety +1

      God help you come to your senses.

    • @karabomothupi9759
      @karabomothupi9759 Před 3 lety +4

      @@godsbeautifulflatearth what do you mean?

    • @andrewmorton9683
      @andrewmorton9683 Před 3 lety +8

      @@karabomothupi9759 Assuming you're not aware of the "please don't feed the trolls" guideline IRL, the previous correspondent is obviously an instrument of the fallen angle [sic], as even the "documentation" they refer to elsewhere says the planet Earth is a sphere. Also, please ignore the trolls.

    • @wolfmanjack3451
      @wolfmanjack3451 Před 3 lety +5

      @@godsbeautifulflatearth,Is Mars flat? Are any other planets besides Earth flat? Are you claiming that the sun is flat?
      God is slapping you upside the head,you need to listen.

  • @michaelsommers2356
    @michaelsommers2356 Před 3 lety +32

    Imagine if this had been done 40 years ago, and all the data had to be transported via 9-track tapes. Three tapes for each image.

  • @alancash6420
    @alancash6420 Před 3 lety +184

    "Space is hard, words are harder" - you're not wrong Dr B.

    • @Cyberplayer5
      @Cyberplayer5 Před 3 lety +5

      That should be Dr. Becky's Tag Line, LMAO.

    • @feldegast
      @feldegast Před 3 lety

      get a mug made! with a good image :D

    • @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721
      @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 Před 3 lety

      Yeah, words are very, uh... you know, just...

    • @gamersheheryar8770
      @gamersheheryar8770 Před 3 lety +1

      @@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 they are just hard

    • @DrBecky
      @DrBecky  Před 3 lety +15

      I have it on a tee in my merch store if you want one 😂 I feel like it's my life motto

  • @rogerwilks6250
    @rogerwilks6250 Před 3 lety +101

    I love Thursdays, another Dr Becky upload and another full week of thinking about it! keep em coming Becky!!!!

  • @NandR
    @NandR Před 3 lety +75

    The big rip theory would make a great sci fi plot. We have to get into another universe because ours is ending. But our bodies are not able to exist in their universes physics. So we have to scramble to find a universe that can sustain us. Before the molecules in our universe are no longer held together.

    • @SuperStriker7US
      @SuperStriker7US Před 3 lety +3

      Because of how long it would take for our universe to end, it would be at least billions of years after we figure out how to do that (if it's even possible) that our universe would be destroyed.

    • @EnglishMike
      @EnglishMike Před 3 lety +8

      The Heechee Saga by Frederik Pohl was written before dark energy was even theorized, so there's no big rip, but the concept of surviving the big crunch does play a role in the story. (No more details to avoid unnecessary spoilers.)

    • @arctic_haze
      @arctic_haze Před 3 lety +5

      It would need to be ridiculously quickened to become movie script stuff. But Hollywood can do such things. Remember "The day after tomorrow" with frozen New York and temperatures decreasing in days by what they would in years (if not longer) in a real rapid climate change scenario?

    • @lagomoof
      @lagomoof Před 3 lety +2

      In the balloon analogy of space expansion, the Big Rip is the balloon popping... so we need to stop whoever's blowing up the balloon with four dimensional air. Yeah. Definitely. That's what we have to do.

    • @jonsirulesx9929
      @jonsirulesx9929 Před 3 lety

      Sounds more like a horror story 😉

  • @sailorgeer
    @sailorgeer Před 3 lety +15

    Dr. Becky is a national (International?) treasure. Making highly complex science accessible and understandable to all in a way that is engaging and fun, all without talking down to the audience. Great work and keep it up :)

    • @orange-rose07
      @orange-rose07 Před 3 lety

      Sure, she is an international treasure as the whole world is watching🌠

    • @rjonboy7608
      @rjonboy7608 Před 2 lety

      The whole world is benefitting from her wonderful ability to talk so plainly about her love. There are many cutting edge physicists but most of them can't teach a college physics class without mumbling and five syllable words. Dr Becky speaks so clearly and articulately and breaks down the jargon into anecdotes of their own that it's easy to forget this is learning.

  • @superdrag65
    @superdrag65 Před 3 lety +71

    I very much appreciate the extra time it took you to produce this, the added research and effort really shows.

    • @lwmaynard5180
      @lwmaynard5180 Před 2 lety

      We need more gray matter to fully define black matter. ? ?

  • @watchison1
    @watchison1 Před 3 lety +65

    Totally agree. Give us a digested view rather than the newsline. We want what you think. Thank you. You rock.

  • @imgingergiraffe3731
    @imgingergiraffe3731 Před 3 lety +10

    I am always just blown away to see how far we've come in understanding our universe. Thinking back just a decade or 2 really puts it into perspective.

  • @shookings
    @shookings Před 3 lety +2

    1) this is the best explanation of dark matter I've ever seen.
    2) that wine glass example of weak lensing is *brilliant*. Incredibly simple and easy to understand

  • @AlexanderTome
    @AlexanderTome Před 3 lety +9

    Loved hearing Dr. Amon speaking about interdisciplinary cooperation in astrophysics. I feel like that’s so important to unlocking the potential of our new detection abilities.

    • @TonyM1961
      @TonyM1961 Před rokem

      It's going to be difficult to achieve since some of the disciplines tend to regard each other as adversaries rather than contemporaries with both trying to answer the same basic questions, just through different means and methods. Then there are those who guard their work extremely jealously because they are afraid of someone "stealing their idea" and possibly their shot at a Nobel. Sadly, they're not without historical evidence of this happening. It boils down to people need to become willing to set aside their desire for personal aggrandizement in search of a deeper understanding for all humanity. The different fields have so much to offer each other IF they can set aside certain fundamental philosophical differences. Although, in the end, it ALL comes down to mathematics and our understanding of the mathematical correlation of one given thing to another. For instance, how does quantum entanglement REALLY work? We know that it happens and even have direct evidence that it DOES happen... but how and why? There HAS to be a mathematical correlation between the two particles, but what is the relation, how is it formed and why is it formed? Deep questions that I think will need the combined efforts of astrophysicists, quantum mechanics engineers... possibly even string theorists. VERY different disciplines and very different ways of looking at a problem. My thought is that it's basically the old trope about the blind men and the elephant. Each trying to describe the animal based on their own area of observation without being able to combine them and get the whole picture. Once they figure out how to set aside their differences and personal animosity, start trying to see how the data from project A can possibly work together with that of project B and get answers that, while seemingly going against all current models, actually present a much better understanding of the larger questions. For instance where Dr Becky, in a different video, talks about how two neutron stars merged and the resulting explosion turned out to go against every single model of what SHOULD happen based on our current understanding of physics. Talk about turning science on it's head, wow. Turns out that there WAS an answer, it just needs to be looked at from a different perspective than had previously been used. I really hope that they can learn how to "take the best from all sides" and perhaps form an entirely new discipline... which would potentially put us a step or two closer to the ever elusive Grand Unification Theory

  • @TheRealFlenuan
    @TheRealFlenuan Před 3 lety +46

    * Literally anything new happens in physics *
    Headlines: *NEW STUDY SHOWS EINSTEIN MAY HAVE BEEN WRONG*

    • @DrBecky
      @DrBecky  Před 3 lety +13

      😂

    • @invisiblekincajou
      @invisiblekincajou Před 3 lety +2

      One boy was constantly wrong. This boy was Albert Einstein

    • @WhereWhatHuh
      @WhereWhatHuh Před 3 lety +1

      The Einstein-Hate, so to speak, comes in large part from the fact that while GR explains the really huge things in the universe, only QM really explains the extremely tiny things in the universe. So you have Team Einstein on one side ... Relativity will eventually explain QM ... and you have Team Copenhagen on the other side, hoping that QM will eventually explain relativity. And the more reasonable folks are trying to reconcile them, with ideas like Quantum Gravity. Which, unfortunately, doesn't work. Maybe M-theory will eventually sew it all together. Once we find the other 22 dimensions...

    • @niggacockball7995
      @niggacockball7995 Před 3 lety +1

      @Mary Terwiliger so mainstream media both nazi and anti nazi?

    • @niggacockball7995
      @niggacockball7995 Před 3 lety +1

      @Mary Terwiliger jesus christ

  • @Ataluta
    @Ataluta Před 3 lety +15

    thank you so much for putting all you do in layman's terms. you make it so succinct and accurate. truly. we need more educators that are you but we don't.

    • @Ataluta
      @Ataluta Před 3 lety +6

      I'd like to point out to everybody else... putting this in layman's terms... IS NOT EASY.. The editing and the script work that went into this. I appreciate so much. you MUST have done your work and research in order to tell us reptile brains what is really going on. I love your channel so much!

    • @DrBecky
      @DrBecky  Před 3 lety +7

      Thanks Travis - this one was a bit difficult! Glad to know it’s appreciated

  • @fishnsyd
    @fishnsyd Před 3 lety +10

    I so appreciate you taking the time to digest everything before making a video! Just as DES did all their checks on the data to make sure it’s accurate, you did your homework to give us only the best information!

  • @barthvader4930
    @barthvader4930 Před 3 lety +8

    I’m an upper level undergraduate astrophysics student, and I just want to say...I love the videos you create! They really help me keep up with new developments without having to go through every paper being written.

  • @Ford750
    @Ford750 Před 3 lety +22

    Love that Trinidad accent, was so used to hearing it in my house growing up. A cracking interview too !

    • @Biomirth
      @Biomirth Před 3 lety +1

      Amon is Trini?

    • @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721
      @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 Před 3 lety +4

      Ah, I was wondering what that accent was. Interesting, seems like there's a lot of Indian influence, which makes sense.

    • @DrBecky
      @DrBecky  Před 3 lety +14

      Yep, she's from Trinidad & Tobago, did her PhD in Scotland and now works in the US!

  • @indivisiblebyzero1
    @indivisiblebyzero1 Před 3 lety +21

    gotta love the recent emphasis on interviews! I legitimately failed physics 101 in college (I actually tried quite hard, one of the reasons i got a B.S. in a social science), but i can always understand the way you explain things... thanks Dr. Becky (and the outtakes are awesome!)

    • @yomogami4561
      @yomogami4561 Před 3 lety +2

      same why i ended up with a b.s. in psychology [couldn't remember formula]

  • @onebylandtwoifbysearunifby5475

    Great to see Cosmologist who looks like she's on a rollercoaster, when parsing new data. (And this is indeed exciting👍).

  • @thisistheescapeplan
    @thisistheescapeplan Před 3 lety +11

    Dr. Becky, thank you so much for making content. Your enthusiasm for space is so incredibly contagious! I just can't help but get excited when I see a new video. Thank you so much for it all!

  • @sakkthisundaram7578
    @sakkthisundaram7578 Před 3 lety +16

    I cannot tell you how excited this got me!!!!!

  • @t5ige5ov59he
    @t5ige5ov59he Před 3 lety +25

    I’ll watch the video tonight. Thank you so much for educating us on the latest cosmology/astronomy news. Just finished reading your autographed book. Great job and enjoyed it. Write another one soon but maybe this time something specific and more detailed😊 Thanks again!

  • @AdrianMcCay
    @AdrianMcCay Před 3 lety +6

    Great video! Just finished my undergrad and missing physics already, so I needed this. Thanks!

  • @gregherringer7700
    @gregherringer7700 Před 3 lety +23

    I'm gonna share this with my friends who have young daughters interested in science. What an excellent exemplar of two brilliant, passionate communicators sharing their love of deep, deep science - who happen to be women. Great role models!

  • @icannotcomeupwithanything4609

    Hello, this is not really relevant to the video but I just say a couple of things. My name is Julia and I am currently thirteen years old. Which I suppose it is bit unnecessary to mention my name or age for this comment. Anyway I want to say is thank you. I was always really interested in space for as long as I can remember. I always look forward to these videos on your lectures and latest space news. Honestly I never knew what to do with my life (carrer wise) until I started watching your videos. Now I know Astrophysicist is my calling. 🙂

    • @williamb4652
      @williamb4652 Před 3 lety

      Do it.

    • @BramSenders
      @BramSenders Před 2 lety

      I believe in you! I wish you a wonderful career with many interesting discoveries ahead! 😄

    • @gushy7438
      @gushy7438 Před 2 lety

      Do it ! Maybe some day you will tell us how to travel to other stars. I admire you !

    • @Klipse11
      @Klipse11 Před 2 lety

      Make history!

  • @isarodriguez1462
    @isarodriguez1462 Před 3 lety +20

    you’re my biggest inspiration love youu❤️

  • @daniels9720
    @daniels9720 Před 2 lety +1

    “Space is hard, words are harder.” I feel this too.

  • @Candesce
    @Candesce Před 3 lety +4

    I love these videos about dark energy. I returned to school to start my degrees in astrophysics and computer science because I want to study dark energy. I actually have a back of the napkin theory about dark energy that I'd love to test mathematically.

    • @alwaysdisputin9930
      @alwaysdisputin9930 Před 3 lety +1

      It's not "God farted" is it? because that's my idea. IT'S MINE.
      Seriously though, good luck. We need more scientists
      because of the space spiders

    • @jacobharris5894
      @jacobharris5894 Před 3 lety

      I’m also majoring in astrophysics. I’m about a year and half out from finishing my degree. Then hopefully I can get accepted into grad school somewhere. Good luck.

    • @Candesce
      @Candesce Před 3 lety

      @@alwaysdisputin9930 Haha, I thought of it first, back off :D

  • @nancyvaughn4303
    @nancyvaughn4303 Před 3 lety +5

    Just found you and plan to binge. Dig this!!

  • @kenmccutcheon4527
    @kenmccutcheon4527 Před 3 lety +3

    I watch a lot of your CZcams videos and I don't think I've seen you more excited than you were discussing this one. Keep up the good work

  • @jeromebloom_gripcraft6031

    Really good concise coverage of such a big subject! Very excited to see where our knowledge is in another decade or so!

  • @dds584
    @dds584 Před 3 lety

    Thanks Dr. Becky. I try to ignore my notifications for CZcams but when I see that's one your uploads I watch as soon as I can. I hope that people will learn to love science as much as you. You never disappoint. Please more guests. She was delightful.

  • @pranali2218
    @pranali2218 Před 3 lety +5

    This video was really an answer to all my questions...I love watching your videos cause it doesn't make me refer to other material to understand them😀

  • @davidgermain
    @davidgermain Před 3 lety +48

    "Space is big really big, you think it's a long way down to the post office...." #dontpanic

  • @wolfieandmasterturtle5728

    I found your channel after watching your interview on the SPA FB stream today. Wow, loads of brilliant resources to listen to. Wish it had been here when I was taking my BSc in Astronomy! Brilliant channel Becky, thanks, Andrew

  • @Grumman_HellCat_F6F
    @Grumman_HellCat_F6F Před 3 lety

    Great work Dr. B, and to all the DES teams!
    Thank you to all.
    I'll be patreoning you soon.

  • @tatjanagobold2810
    @tatjanagobold2810 Před 3 lety +3

    Becky I think your videos are sooo amazing! I am currently studying physics and it is difficult for me to keep up with astro news, but you and your really informative videos make that a lot easier. Thank you so much :)

  • @issafacelift
    @issafacelift Před 3 lety +1

    I found your channel yesterday and have been eating, working, sleeping, and just living with your videos in the background. 🙃

  • @neoanderson7
    @neoanderson7 Před 3 lety

    Thank you for doing a highlight from only half of the data they’ve released. 👏🏻
    Exciting times indeed!
    Looking forward to the full interview. 👍🏻

  • @halyoalex8942
    @halyoalex8942 Před 3 lety +132

    Didn't see this in the comments yet...
    "69% Dark Energy"
    "Nice"

    • @Tetrahedragon2
      @Tetrahedragon2 Před 3 lety +18

      The universe definitely has a sense of humor.

    • @bradmitchell7182
      @bradmitchell7182 Před 3 lety +3

      My thoughts exactly seems fitting for our time period

    • @dougg1075
      @dougg1075 Před 3 lety +3

      Super nice:)

    • @michaeldean4712
      @michaeldean4712 Před 3 lety +2

      I was looking away from the screen at 16:09.

    • @uncletrashero
      @uncletrashero Před 2 lety +1

      dark energy / universe expansion is probably just Photon Decay

  • @jasonmuller1199
    @jasonmuller1199 Před 3 lety +4

    We also think Christmas comes early when we watch your videos thanks Dr Becky

  • @PatrickPoet
    @PatrickPoet Před 3 lety

    That was brilliant:) Thanks for starting off with an overview of what we know and what we think we know and what we hope to know. Good interview. I'm so excited!!!

  • @duderoony
    @duderoony Před 3 lety +1

    Another excellent upload Becks. I’ve always been captivated by the pros and cons of how the Universe works so, even though I don’t understand all you put out, I really enjoy listening to you do so. Thank you for another one babe. 😊😊😊

  • @reywashere5284
    @reywashere5284 Před 3 lety +17

    0:51 "We'll get to what actually is dark energy later on in the video"
    Every Astrophysicist on Earth has entered the chat.

    • @uncletrashero
      @uncletrashero Před 2 lety

      dark energy / universe expansion is probably just Photon Decay

  • @rogersledz6793
    @rogersledz6793 Před 3 lety +6

    Thank you so much for uploading this video. It is helping me get through the pandemic!

  • @coldbacon4869
    @coldbacon4869 Před 3 lety +1

    Man I have such respect for these people. It’s gotta be so annoying to think you made progress just for 1 or 2 values to change and then you must question almost everything about what you thought you know. And they just keep on going.

  • @baptistebauer99
    @baptistebauer99 Před 3 lety +1

    Thank you SO MUCH for the incredible summary! I don't know how you were able to read 30 research papers in a week, on top of working and making this video - this is truly impressive. Research papers are _hard_ to read (I guess it's your field, but still).

  • @ByronLina
    @ByronLina Před 3 lety +8

    Great interview - can we have more interviews! In a similar field to Dr Amon how about Prof Catherine Heymans, recently appointed Astronomer Royal for Scotland.

  • @diwitdharpatitripathi7427

    Wow lots of mathematical physics with relevant information via published papers. Thanks Becky. U r something a little more out of the box, when it's come to explaining the highly recommended scientific research, to layman as well as the trained minds.

  • @Pistol-ve6ji
    @Pistol-ve6ji Před 3 lety +1

    I think you were salivating over the information you were being given. It is good to see the excitement.

  • @HienNguyenHMN
    @HienNguyenHMN Před 3 lety +2

    The video chat is really wholesome. Just two nerds geeking out over astrophysics. Both of you seem very excited to chat about it!

  • @cytonicstarspren4384
    @cytonicstarspren4384 Před 3 lety +6

    Was waiting for this!

    • @Fortune090
      @Fortune090 Před 3 lety +2

      "Wait... I haven't commented on this yet." -Me, just now.

  • @redertsteens
    @redertsteens Před 3 lety +5

    Brilliant presentation!

  • @mgroot
    @mgroot Před 3 lety +1

    Thank you for your videos! you make it much more understandable for us astro-physicists! When I read the news about this discovery, I couldn't wait for your video to explain it!

  • @orange-rose07
    @orange-rose07 Před 3 lety +2

    Its so amasing that you give us professional rewiev on latest news in astronomy. ❤ You

  • @heavyecho1
    @heavyecho1 Před 3 lety +3

    BBC: 1 Astronomy programme a month hiding somewhere in the schedules.
    Dr Becky: Two CZcams uploads a week 284 thousand subs

  • @Mark-fl3kx
    @Mark-fl3kx Před 3 lety +7

    That was a lot to take in, in such a short time.

  • @TH3mrBROWN
    @TH3mrBROWN Před 3 lety

    Me nerding out about Dr. Becky, nerding out about Dr. Alexandra, nerding out about, the eventual collaboration of all the different fields of study. Loving all these videos!!

  • @MercuryIsHg
    @MercuryIsHg Před 3 lety

    Thank you Dr Becky, a real good explanation. Your taking the time to read & reflect made for a really clear and considered presentation. Shame the mainstream media don't follow your excellent example.
    Keep up the good work!

  • @Kualinar
    @Kualinar Před 3 lety +7

    The «Dark energy» is called that way precisely because we don't know what is causing the Universal expansion to accelerate.

  • @ricardodelzealandia6290
    @ricardodelzealandia6290 Před 3 lety +3

    Can't believe you got to this before Anton. He's normally on the ball.

  • @kevgermany
    @kevgermany Před 3 lety +2

    I saw the earlier reports of this map. My reaction was 'Nice, so what'. Now I see your enthusiasm and some insight into where this can take us. Now I'm very excited. Thanks for the enlightenment.

  • @asw654
    @asw654 Před 3 lety +1

    yeeeeaaaaaaa, your enthusiasm for this subject mirrors my own. I don't see enough of it on youtube!

  • @NolePTR
    @NolePTR Před 3 lety +7

    I know this is weird, but the way you say "idear" reminds me of my grandmother. She wasn't British, but Southern, but you say it the same exact way. Thanks for bringing back good memories.

  • @mdb1239
    @mdb1239 Před 3 lety +3

    Before doubting GR, I would DOUBT any-and-all simulations of universe formation. Simulations are fraught with assumptions and even errors.

    • @eckligt
      @eckligt Před 3 lety +1

      That was my thought as well. If the simulation turns up something that doesn't fit with observation, it is more plausible that some technical detail of the simulation is off than that the basic laws are wrong.

  • @stanstevens6289
    @stanstevens6289 Před 2 lety +2

    I'm still puzzled by the TV remote, so this is way above my head... but still absolutely fascinating!

  • @thebambi5817
    @thebambi5817 Před 3 lety

    Thank you for your hard work, and don't be negative about your self for making mistakes, you are human and to be fair you had just been busy "digesting" disseminating information from 30 papers to pass the rounded relevant info onto meer commoners like myself.
    Thank you once again.

  • @craigtevis1241
    @craigtevis1241 Před 3 lety +8

    Cosmic Shear sounds like a new line from Victoria's Secret

    • @dsdy1205
      @dsdy1205 Před 3 lety +2

      That would be Cosmic _Sheer_

  • @mutantryeff
    @mutantryeff Před 3 lety +40

    The universe is expanding. I am part of the universe. Thus, that is why I am also expanding and need larger pants routinely.

  • @alessandragnecchi8767
    @alessandragnecchi8767 Před 3 lety +1

    Wow, this video is amazing!!! I'll be looking for a way to get closer to astroparticle physics in my next research!! And I definitely had the same problems with turned off mic during lectures recording ;) congratulations again on this fantastic video!

  • @wallacelo3065
    @wallacelo3065 Před 3 lety

    im learning Astronomy for the summer as credits for University, this is a VERY timely video for this week's content!!! THANK YOU VERY MUCH! ❤️

  • @MrBobbyANDCookie
    @MrBobbyANDCookie Před 3 lety +3

    As an Astrophysics PhD student who finds reading papers extremely difficult and pain staking, THANKYOU FOR THIS SUMMARY

    • @shawnalovely4054
      @shawnalovely4054 Před 3 lety

      I am working toward a BA in Math so I can eventually get a PhD in astrophysics. When my parents get mad that I'm on my phone. I'm usually readings thesis papers or dissertations. I love it.

  • @Rubrickety
    @Rubrickety Před 3 lety +18

    The conversation with Dr. Amon raises an important question: when do we get to see you play your ukulele?

  • @mickwilson99
    @mickwilson99 Před 3 lety

    A lovely exposition of how actual science is done. Methodological adjustment in light ( pun noted) of observation. This smells to me like cosmology going from collecting finches to considering means of biological evolution, or from alchemy to Priestly and Dalton. Keep it up!

  • @Zee3po
    @Zee3po Před 3 lety

    Thank you so much for breaking down these topics in such a way as to make them accessible for enthusiasts such as myself, who find these topics so interesting.

  • @why_though
    @why_though Před 3 lety +15

    1:29 soo... are they intentionally drawing a tank in the sky with the observations or is that just an inside joke...

    • @Zentiu
      @Zentiu Před 3 lety +1

      Thats exactly what i thought the moment i saw it! I was like 'Hey, thats a tank!'.
      I hope they are drawing a tank. I can understand observing hours on end can be quite boring.

    • @Zentiu
      @Zentiu Před 3 lety

      @Jack BURDETT God of tanks? The constelation of the tank? :P I think we need a tank bible.

    • @Supernov4
      @Supernov4 Před 2 lety

      star wars duh

  • @mienaikoe
    @mienaikoe Před 3 lety +9

    That wine glass trick was really clever.

    • @alwaysdisputin9930
      @alwaysdisputin9930 Před 3 lety +3

      yeah that was the best bit - explaining clearly the difference between weak lensing & the arcs + how we're seeing more than can be explained with regular matter alone

  • @GordyB666
    @GordyB666 Před 2 lety

    Just discovered your channel when CZcams recommended the JWST video.
    Love your content and enthusiasm. 👌

  • @georgeroberts612
    @georgeroberts612 Před 3 lety +1

    I love your energy on your posts making space sound awesome thank you so much for sharing keep up the great work😊💙💙

  • @eckligt
    @eckligt Před 3 lety +4

    Just a question of terminology: When the main hypothesis is that it is another force of nature, why then does it get called dark energy and not simply dark force? If we're dealing with a force that pushes, then I'm sure there is some energy carried by that force, but why focus on the energy and not the force? Isn't the energy secondary?
    Given that we're able to give a percentage of the energy budget of the universe that is currently in dark energy, I assume dark energy is in some way commensurable with other forms of energy, and can be measured literally in joules. So it doesn't sound like the choice to call it "dark energy" is entirely hand-wavy.

    • @TheFinagle
      @TheFinagle Před 2 lety

      last I knew we dont know anything about the truth behind dark energy or dark matter beyond our own equations about other things not adding up. For all we know the answer to dark matter is a math mistake and the answer to dark energy is its just diffusion.

    • @UniDocs_Mahapushpa_Cyavana
      @UniDocs_Mahapushpa_Cyavana Před 2 lety

      Maybe because that would be confusing if a new mysterious force is discovered.

    • @UniDocs_Mahapushpa_Cyavana
      @UniDocs_Mahapushpa_Cyavana Před 2 lety

      @@TheFinagle Diffusion that has an effect on places further away than can be reached by the speed of light is kind of its own thing.

  • @jr.bobdobbs
    @jr.bobdobbs Před 3 lety +6

    "just a little tweak to general relativity is needed". Little did they know a paradigm shift of magnificent proportions was coming. - this note was brought to you from your future selfs.

  • @stephenj.rushford7292

    I love your videos, Dr. Becky! It would be wonderful to hear your explanation on the differences, and any commonalities, among….astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology.

  • @I.amthatrealJuan
    @I.amthatrealJuan Před 3 lety +2

    I've really waited for this type of content to be broken down like this. These papers just warp my brain too much when I read it myself 😶

  • @IMortage
    @IMortage Před 3 lety +7

    You're nodding very vigorously during the interview. 😄

  • @naoualinizar3573
    @naoualinizar3573 Před 3 lety +5

    "The best theory we have right now is Einstein's theory of General Relativity!!!", nice to here this.

  • @coralguymike3801
    @coralguymike3801 Před 3 lety

    My twelve-year-old daughter watches every video you put out you've inspired her and she wants to become an astrophysicist or cosmetologist I believe your videos play a big part in her mindset thank you Doctor we appreciate you and all the work that you do

  • @BlackHoleForge
    @BlackHoleForge Před 2 lety

    I absolutely love your guests enthusiasm for the future.

  • @diwitdharpatitripathi7427

    Hey Becky, the dark energy. And the dark matter. The unsolved mystery.

  • @physicsisawesome4205
    @physicsisawesome4205 Před 3 lety +8

    Physics is incredible 'cause i'ts the king of all science and knowledge

    • @musashi939
      @musashi939 Před 3 lety +3

      *maths introduces itself. Oh I didn't even see you all the way down there*.
      Nelson Munroe, probably. 🤣

    • @akizeta
      @akizeta Před 3 lety

      @@musashi939 Isn't that _Randall_ Munroe? Are you thinking of Nelson Munz?

    • @karabomothupi9759
      @karabomothupi9759 Před 3 lety

      @@musashi939 Physics is not a subset of Mathematics.

    • @musashi939
      @musashi939 Před 3 lety

      @@karabomothupi9759 I'm kidding. Jeeez. Don't be so daft. Look up xkcd. Sciences ordered by purity.

    • @Snipergoat1
      @Snipergoat1 Před 3 lety +1

      @@musashi939 "I shall use math to destroy math." Godel right before Thanosing the idea of mathematical completeness. The cosmic forces unleashed promptly drove him mad. Hilbert should have gone for the head.

  • @xyzpdq1122
    @xyzpdq1122 Před 2 lety

    I liked the profane bloopers 😂
    Also the new lighting scheme for the videos is great, very mellow.
    This was a suuuper difficult topic and I may need to watch the video again. Good interview though, these are real fun.
    ~fin~

  • @phorr
    @phorr Před 3 lety +1

    Becky is nodding excitedly during the interview matches my excitement whenever I see a new video is out :) looking forward to the full interview!
    That dataset looks absolutely enormous. How is that dataset produced? I assume a normal survey image (with or without some filter) would not give you the redshift data of the galaxies, but getting the redshift data for so many galaxies seems undoable. Where can I find out more about how this dataset was made?

  • @DoorknobHead
    @DoorknobHead Před 3 lety +6

    27:24 Dr. Becky said a potty word?
    Human, confirmed.

  • @dougg1075
    @dougg1075 Před 3 lety +3

    Hologram masters: “ we had no idea they would be so damn curious “

  • @rosellabill
    @rosellabill Před rokem

    My Wife, that I showed the belly grumbling blooper had a conversation about how you are not jaded. People that get a bit older and form a harder opinion. You are going to be sippin your 3 O ' CLOCK tea and doing videos with enthusiam and joyfulness for us the people. in 20 years
    Do not change please.
    THANK YOU

    • @michaelsommers2356
      @michaelsommers2356 Před rokem +1

      If the universe is expanding fast enough, eventually everything will be torn apart by the expansion, including starts, planets, molecules, and atoms.

  • @sebastianotomasi8043
    @sebastianotomasi8043 Před rokem

    Just finished my thesis on the effects of dark energy on structure formation, and I’m exited for those results! I love to see experimentalists do their job. Deep dive into the papers asap 😁, thank you very much for the presentation! Greetings from Italy!

    • @mirandacliff4688
      @mirandacliff4688 Před rokem

      Hi Sebastiano, have your results come through yet?
      I have a question about dark energy, but I can't find a video or forum to answer :(
      I know that gravity makes things accelerate because the pull in front is stronger than the pull behind.
      But dark energy is the same strength throughout the universe, isn't it? The push in front is the same as the push from behind, so how can it cause acceleration?
      BFF if you can help me :)

  • @paulrobertson5550
    @paulrobertson5550 Před 3 lety +3

    Maybe instead of “crisis” it could be called “The Expansion Deviations”.