The Most Extreme Explosion in the Universe

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  • čas přidán 22. 11. 2022
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    Supernovae are the most powerful explosions in the universe, unleashing enough energy to outshine galaxies. We have no real metaphor for their power - if the sun were to magically go supernova it would feel like you were being hit by the energy of a nuclear explosion, every second. For weeks.
    While supernovae are the engines of creation, forging the elements that enable life, they also burn sterile whole regions of galaxies. So what would happen if one hit earth?
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  • @kurzgesagt
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    @mineshnissanka7139 Před rokem +8495

    One of the best things about this CZcams channel is that it gives science backed information which isn't normally accessible, breaks it down to a level where almost anyone can understand, constantly updates us with new research, and gives it to the public for free. Thank you for what you do, Kurzgesagt

    • @EEEEEEEE
      @EEEEEEEE Před rokem +35

      E‎‎

    • @marlonmoncrieffe0728
      @marlonmoncrieffe0728 Před rokem +53

      SciShow has been doing this for years too though.

    • @danielduncan6806
      @danielduncan6806 Před rokem +53

      "One of the best things about this CZcams channel is that it gives science backed information" - quoted from you.
      I would argue that is the most dangerous part of this channel. One mistake and it could become law, by accident, with no possible way of going back.

    • @papapepe1111
      @papapepe1111 Před rokem +194

      @@danielduncan6806 That's why they have a lot of different sources and they work with scientists and experts

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      @InsufficientYarsago Před rokem +15

      Ikr, I can name atleast 20 channels that give you good scientific information!

  • @jabajoba
    @jabajoba Před rokem +4548

    The amount of times humanity could have not existed because of how the galaxy works genuinely blows my mind.

    • @fismail4330
      @fismail4330 Před rokem +172

      And how many times Humanity should of end shows how capable we are as well how we are fragile and could end quickly
      The universe is a great and cruel world

    • @fismail4330
      @fismail4330 Před rokem +23

      @Curiosity the ice age and the last human episode and super volcano I was talking about

    • @higorss
      @higorss Před rokem +100

      @@fismail4330 ''cruel'' is a human made conception. The universe is just the universe.

    • @starcobra2575
      @starcobra2575 Před rokem +140

      @@higorss Just because something is a human made conception doesnt mean it cant apply to things that arent human.

    • @mrrodriguezHLP
      @mrrodriguezHLP Před rokem +1

      The Great Filter is probably the strongest reason we have yet to contact intelligent life. Anyone with the tech to reach out and give us a call, probably has the same tech to destroy all life on their planet, like we do. The improbability of our existence is quite large.

  • @zacharyreed2347
    @zacharyreed2347 Před rokem +2411

    I love how varied the content on this channel is. One day it's, "Look at this cool ant," the next it's, "Boy wouldn't it be fun if we went extinct?"

    • @LennoxParsec
      @LennoxParsec Před rokem +147

      And then a deep talk about depression.

    • @madeleinemusgrave5578
      @madeleinemusgrave5578 Před rokem +97

      @@LennoxParsec and then the fact you have a high chance of getting a auto immune disease in your life time

    • @hailectric77310
      @hailectric77310 Před rokem +50

      And who could forget about that giant star that probably never existed?

    • @snailll9929
      @snailll9929 Před rokem +45

      and also “lol imagine if you turned very small”

    • @Ellespacejourney
      @Ellespacejourney Před rokem +3

      ahahahha indeed!

  • @cntoesussie5875
    @cntoesussie5875 Před rokem +1295

    Y'all say some of the most concerning things sometimes, yet stay perfectly calm. Props to the voiceover!

    • @DrowsyFellow
      @DrowsyFellow Před rokem +17

      Your pfp scares me

    • @cntoesussie5875
      @cntoesussie5875 Před rokem +30

      @@DrowsyFellow good :)

    • @Chris.Davies
      @Chris.Davies Před rokem +23

      You know you stand zero chance of being affected by a supernova - right?
      That was the whole point of this video.
      If it scares you, then you can't calculate/perceive risk correctly.

    • @ChadtuvaQueen
      @ChadtuvaQueen Před rokem +2

      Should we call your profile picture Grerby or Kirg?

    • @cntoesussie5875
      @cntoesussie5875 Před rokem +3

      @@ChadtuvaQueen Either or is fine

  • @veritasium
    @veritasium Před rokem +17817

    Great video on supernovae! Amazing that we were both working on the same topic at the same time. I hope everyone knows that these videos take months of lead time for both of us so there is no way one video was inspired by the other or vice versa.

    • @R_C420
      @R_C420 Před rokem +839

      We're familiar with Zeitgeist thanks
      Endless notifications.. dear God what have I done

    • @everyday_itgetseasier
      @everyday_itgetseasier Před rokem +402

      Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, I thought the information in this video was from a previous Kurgz video, but now I remember, the video was yours. Thank you!!

    • @MrBluees1
      @MrBluees1 Před rokem +156

      eh, what a timing. well complemented 👍

    • @guadalupehuambachano2027
      @guadalupehuambachano2027 Před rokem +43

      Tu eres el maestro longaniza

    • @ANTI-GAY
      @ANTI-GAY Před rokem +20

      Yu also make a vedio on this topic

  • @joeburnover4110
    @joeburnover4110 Před rokem +1563

    The fact that even some life would survive a supernova 4 light years away is extremely impressive and shows how resilient life is

    • @_Killkor
      @_Killkor Před rokem +237

      It's probably going to be cockroaches.

    • @vkobevk
      @vkobevk Před rokem +32

      well if earth turn into venus life will not survive long

    • @GeneGear
      @GeneGear Před rokem +5

      Tardigrades may be a virtually-useless waste of organic compounds but goddamn are they our last hope in the event the universe decides to hit the delete button.

    • @_Killkor
      @_Killkor Před rokem +80

      @@GeneGear Tardigrades: chilling
      False vacuum: *h e l l o t h e r e*
      Tardigrades: still there
      False vacuum: _wait what in the f_

    • @GeneGear
      @GeneGear Před rokem +49

      @@_Killkor there is a difference between hitting "delete" and the "power" button

  • @thetherrannative
    @thetherrannative Před rokem +445

    I absolutely love how concepts from other videos were integrated into the vision of the future. The Dyson ring and solar engine were lovely touches.

  • @warlikemicrobe3058
    @warlikemicrobe3058 Před rokem +9

    The poor birds in these videos. They either get blown up, melted, disintegrated, stabbed, frozen...

  • @johnchessant3012
    @johnchessant3012 Před rokem +1128

    What's really fascinating is the fact that we found a layer of increased levels of radioactive iron in the archaeological record and we were able to eliminate any other possibility besides a supernova from 300 light years away.

    • @unknow11712
      @unknow11712 Před rokem +149

      well... there are alternatives ... but you don't want to think that a civilization advanced to the nuclear age and then killed itself. or a space civilization bombed this world for some unknow reason .

    • @Soken50
      @Soken50 Před rokem +157

      @@unknow11712 Wrong, I want to, but it wouldn't be very reasonable without further evidence :x

    • @dailykittencuteness5598
      @dailykittencuteness5598 Před rokem +53

      The only other possibility that was eliminated was a solar storm, based on the solar maximums, but it’s still possible that the sun did it, just extremely unlikely. Also other solar storms that we know of haven’t caused this effect, which means if a solar storm did do it, it was unbelievably massive.

    • @doug6531
      @doug6531 Před rokem +5

      Nothing in the solar system makes Iron-60. The sun isn't massive enough, and humans can't make it because it requires energy input from either direction, fission or fusion. Also amazing to think about, is the Iron-60 was made in the supernova...and traveled the 300 light years to earth, and arrived in enough quantity to be detectable. Also, any element heavier than Iron is only made in supernovas as well, because of the energy input required for Iron.

    • @mnxs
      @mnxs Před rokem +139

      The reason they could figure that out is the particular _kind_ of radioactive iron that was found - iron-60. It's only produced by supernovae, and yet it's never found on Earth in mines and the like, as with its "mere" 2.6 mil years half-life, all of it would have decayed away (to cobalt-60) since the formation of the planet.

  • @bmouch1018
    @bmouch1018 Před rokem +838

    I'm in love with the fact that they've been ending their recent videos on a relatively happy note to combat the existential dread they usually inspire.

    • @Zeigy
      @Zeigy Před rokem +5

      Watch the one about...

    • @MarcosElMalo2
      @MarcosElMalo2 Před rokem +24

      I’m a bit unhappy that we will have to move out of the way just because a star goes supernova. We need to build a Dyson Sphere.

    • @kinty255
      @kinty255 Před rokem +4

      @@MarcosElMalo2 and to do that, we'll probably need space tethers!

    • @WhatIsSanity
      @WhatIsSanity Před rokem

      @@MarcosElMalo2
      Your great-grandchildren will die of old age at 160yo long before this is ever a consideration.

    • @MarcosElMalo2
      @MarcosElMalo2 Před rokem +10

      @@WhatIsSanity That’s not the point. The point is that supernovae can’t tell me what to do.

  • @thewingsoffried-om
    @thewingsoffried-om Před rokem +24

    I like the visuals depicting the different stages, so I’m timestamping them.
    Stage 1: Thousands of Light-Years Away 1:44
    Stage 2: 300 Light-Years Away 2:04
    Stage 3: 150 Light-Years Away 3:04
    Stage 4: 100 Light-Years Away 4:26
    Stage 5: 25 Light-Years Away 7:09
    Final Stage: 4 Light-Years Away 7:55

  • @clivah1499
    @clivah1499 Před rokem +11

    7:05 screenshot is legendary in terms of aesthetics! Very atmospheric, and an incredible illustration!

  • @MrOgone4ek
    @MrOgone4ek Před rokem +540

    the fact that a few hundred light years away is enough to make the night glow is a real show of their power

    • @paradominaz8564
      @paradominaz8564 Před rokem +39

      Very bright but, ohio has been through worst

    • @tamthuong4048
      @tamthuong4048 Před rokem

      ok

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    @TimeBucks Před rokem +752

    You guys are absolutely phenomenal

  • @1KamaronConClase
    @1KamaronConClase Před rokem +3

    Great video as always, love the animation of the stars. And the music going harder while going closer is a brilliant detail. It slaps!

  • @randolphhanson6787
    @randolphhanson6787 Před rokem +7

    Another amazing video! This channel really has some quality content on it. I always come back to watch whatever the new video is :)

  • @flightlesslord2688
    @flightlesslord2688 Před rokem +908

    Honestly, it's bloody impressive that life can shrug off a supernova even as close as that. Life finds a way.

    • @yeetusdeletus8254
      @yeetusdeletus8254 Před rokem +17

      *they didnt shrug it off

    • @flightlesslord2688
      @flightlesslord2688 Před rokem +97

      @@yeetusdeletus8254 bro animal life survived. Thats more complex life than the first 3 billion years of life on Earth. I mean as in life survived, not only survived but survived in very complex forms. Like apparently there'd still be insects, fish, crustaceans, plants, fungi, anything else deep in water or soil. Very complex organisms. Not just single celled organisms.
      It is impressive how much life (even complex life) can shrug off without dying out entirely.

    • @andrescavada563
      @andrescavada563 Před rokem +3

      Of course the beginning of the universe is a theory, and not a scientific fact, that was failed to be mentioned here.

    • @flightlesslord2688
      @flightlesslord2688 Před rokem +26

      @@andrescavada563 how's that relevant at all to what I said, if ur referring to wether the big bang happened or not, maths doesn't lie.

    • @samanthagordon9906
      @samanthagordon9906 Před rokem +15

      @@andrescavada563 almost everything is a "theory" there are no "scientific facts"

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    These videos are TV quality, yet you produce these and offer them to us for free -- not on one channel, but on multiple channels, most of which required translations -- all for free. I respect you. You guys are one of the channels that make CZcams. (DISCLAIMER BELOW, because there's a lot of debate in the replies.)
    A lot of people have taken "TV quality", to mean bad. However, I want to make it clear that I didn't mean the comment as an insult, but as a compliment. It is also important to note that I did mean streaming services, such as Netflix, not cable. Though I spend virtually no time watching either, this comment meant more so that this is quality content, that I could see becoming official rather than a CZcams operation.
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    • @centralkaufci
      @centralkaufci Před rokem +1

      RUN FOR YOUR LIFE

    • @kelor123
      @kelor123 Před rokem +5

      @@centralkaufci why ?

    • @Steamrick
      @Steamrick Před rokem +59

      This video was uploaded to the German Kurzgesagt channel yesterday sporting the funk label. Funk is part of the content netzwork of ARD and ZDF, which are two German public television channels. German public broadcasting is funded by the 'Rundfunkbeitrag', which is a tax that's legally not actually a tax but binding all the same. In short, Kurzgesagt videos are partly funded by German public television.

    • @anustubhmishra
      @anustubhmishra Před rokem +29

      @@Steamrick damn that's cool i didn't know that. its good to know that the german government is actually doing useful with tax money instead of wasting it in useless ways lol

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      @Steamrick Před rokem +25

      @@anustubhmishra It's not actually tax money, it's citizens' money taken in by a private organization for public use. Despite that, it's not optional and people have gone to prison for refusing to pay.
      It's... a rather controversial topic.
      That said, Kurzgesagt is one of the best uses the money could be seeing.

  • @ghbossplayz7317
    @ghbossplayz7317 Před rokem +12

    It makes me happy that even if it happens 4 light years away life will still go on

  • @jamesklebenow6885
    @jamesklebenow6885 Před rokem +76

    6:10 Wouldn’t the increased thunderstorms help regenerate the ozone layer? I read somewhere that lightning creates a significant amount of ozone. Unless I’m mistaken.

    • @Anonymous-df8it
      @Anonymous-df8it Před rokem +12

      This needs to be pinned!

    • @thehochmaster2
      @thehochmaster2 Před rokem +1

      Absolutely, but it's no good if the conditions that destroyed the ozone layer continue to exist. Earth would become a nitrous oxide factory because the supernova radiation is still battering the upper atmosphere.

    • @Anonymous-df8it
      @Anonymous-df8it Před rokem +10

      @@thehochmaster2 Will animals that can use nitrous oxide evolve? A mass extinction event was caused by oxygen in the atmosphere, and now, we need oxygen!

    • @thehochmaster2
      @thehochmaster2 Před rokem +8

      @@Anonymous-df8it maybe, but I think it's unlikely very many exist. Back then, oxygen-consuming life existed. It just couldn't proliferate until algae changed the earth's atmosphere. First we need to find a N2O consuming creature. That's hard too; that N-N molecular bond is strong as hell. Not a lot will convince 2 nitrogen atoms to split. NO2, that's a different story.

    • @Anonymous-df8it
      @Anonymous-df8it Před rokem +1

      @@thehochmaster2 Why would it need to break it apart? I don't think we break up O2 into two oxygen atoms as humans can't actually use oxygen of that form (where they're individual atoms, not bound up)

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      I discovered this channel when my teacher gave a video from this channel for an assignment in 2020 and I've been watching Kurzgesagt ever since.

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    • @EEEEEEEE
      @EEEEEEEE Před rokem +4

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    @137lancedark Před rokem +25

    This video has the best explanation for the supernovae 😊 Thank you guys! Always looking forward for more learnings through your videos. 🤗

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  • @milesl.2740
    @milesl.2740 Před 2 měsíci +12

    This would be horrible for the trout population

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    @Nonexistin Před rokem +459

    Honest to god Kursgesagt is one of the greatest educating channels out there. With the quick release time of videos and the stellar visuals, it is probably the /best/ of them. Kudos to the Kursgesagt team who give us all the high quality work!

    • @jayaleearts
      @jayaleearts Před rokem +6

      Imagine watching this on PBS Kids back then instant classic, if not already.

    • @dinogt8477
      @dinogt8477 Před rokem

      who asked?

    • @ron3557
      @ron3557 Před rokem +5

      @@dinogt8477 I asked

    • @hallowed_grounds
      @hallowed_grounds Před rokem +1

      @@dinogt8477 I asked after your mama but her little red diary is full

    • @borage7122
      @borage7122 Před rokem

      Capital G on the God

  • @scoringbox2176
    @scoringbox2176 Před rokem +610

    This makes me wonder how many solar systems this actually happens to every time there is a supernova.

    • @gwouru
      @gwouru Před rokem +43

      between one, and four. Space is big.
      In the core, the number is higher, but it's still under a hundred.

    • @auroraourania7161
      @auroraourania7161 Před rokem +6

      @@gwouru And due to how short the lives stars big enough to generate type 2 supernovae are, a large portion of those happen near their sibling solar systems from the same nebula, meaning they're not all that much older, and thus haven't had time for life to develop in the first place.

    • @maximusothunderman
      @maximusothunderman Před rokem +3

      I watch these videos and scared, especially since our ozone layer has gotten weaker since humans began polluting the atmosphere with toxic chemicals. Or the fact these these random events can happen at any moment and could just wipe out our planet…. or galaxy.

    • @mynamesbigmynamesbigmyname4757
      @mynamesbigmynamesbigmyname4757 Před rokem +4

      @@maximusothunderman Technically our ozone layer is getting so much "stronger" with the pollution that it traps "heat" enough to become it's own power core. Anyway if that's what you're primarily afraid of then your life must be peaceful because random events like these have so little probability of happening in our lifetime and even less to actually impact us that it's actually the least dangerous thing that can exist for us out there. Of course it's different if we look at it in a civilization of species scale as it will for sure happen one day but that's a problem for my grandson's grandson's grandson's grandson's...

    • @maximusothunderman
      @maximusothunderman Před rokem

      @@mynamesbigmynamesbigmyname4757 true. Well at first it was a black hole as something I was worried about. But yeah that problem might not happen for another dozen generations or so.

  • @TheAdvertisement
    @TheAdvertisement Před rokem +2

    6:54 Damn Earth's lookin like the post-apocalyptic future in Chrono Trigger.
    9:17 The view of space being revealed as a reflection in a pond is stunning visual.

  • @user-ui5pv1dk4q
    @user-ui5pv1dk4q Před 2 měsíci +1

    Good job on the vids thank you for all the topics and lessons you guys have teached us it really helped mealot and ireally apreaciate the hard work on the animations
    👍👍👍

  • @rey_nemaattori
    @rey_nemaattori Před rokem +77

    Love how the stellar engines soundstrack start to play when the solar system is moved at 9:16

    • @ifidio2
      @ifidio2 Před rokem +15

      It's incredible that an educational youtube channel has recognizable leitmotifs. It's a testament to how much effort they have put into their videos over the years.

    • @StarMarine1084
      @StarMarine1084 Před rokem +5

      This channel has the best music(imo) out of the other educational channels

    • @lilypadbear
      @lilypadbear Před rokem +5

      you should check out epic mountain music! they compose all of the music for kurzgesagt and you can listen to the soundtracks on their channel.

    • @virendrasinghrajput1131
      @virendrasinghrajput1131 Před rokem +1

      Really loved that touch 🤌🏻

    • @matthewboire6843
      @matthewboire6843 Před 5 měsíci

      It’s nice to see them not forget about the other videos

  • @Vepzzzzz
    @Vepzzzzz Před rokem +2

    "We don't have a metaphor for this power."
    Proceeds to give a metaphor for this power.
    Never change.

  • @tranterminus
    @tranterminus Před rokem +17

    You guys are making science and space and other topics look very interesting to learn and very fun!

    • @YellowTissueBox
      @YellowTissueBox Před 6 měsíci

      yeah its exactly like jurrassic park 3 love it so much

    • @YellowTissueBox
      @YellowTissueBox Před 6 měsíci

      i know jp3 isnt the most scientific but it still gets you excited about the saurs

    • @tranterminus
      @tranterminus Před 6 měsíci

      @@YellowTissueBox True.

  • @rustydishwasher3281
    @rustydishwasher3281 Před rokem +253

    The thing I love about kurzesagt is just how much time they put into researching, animating and just doing an all round great job at making their videos enjoyable and informative to watch. Brilliant stuff.

    • @deutschmitpurple2918
      @deutschmitpurple2918 Před rokem +2

      I totally agree with you. I am so happy to watch them

    • @dinogt8477
      @dinogt8477 Před rokem

      go away

    • @thorodinson6649
      @thorodinson6649 Před rokem +1

      @@deutschmitpurple2918 proud to be deutsch?

    • @Nexofloof
      @Nexofloof Před rokem +1

      @@thorodinson6649 Stolz darauf, dass Englisch die beste Sprache ist?
      Eifersüchtig viel?

    • @slj9303
      @slj9303 Před rokem +1

      Lol

  • @-the-great-8827
    @-the-great-8827 Před rokem +22

    9:04 "Just Vibing" 🤣

  • @frankward3794
    @frankward3794 Před rokem +3

    Your new intro is amazing! Thanks for the awesome videos, guys!

  • @Utkarsh_Singh_Rajput
    @Utkarsh_Singh_Rajput Před rokem

    Wow amazing channel 😻
    You explained very well. It seemed very easy to understand with animation.

  • @shion4525
    @shion4525 Před rokem +108

    I watched pretty much every video in this channel and the animation improvement is insane while still preserving the style, you guys r amazing

  • @TimberrLoaf
    @TimberrLoaf Před rokem +156

    I’ve always thought of a supernova hitting the earth, and this video explains it so incredibly well! Such an interesting concept.

    • @centralkaufci
      @centralkaufci Před rokem +2

      RUN FOR YOUR LIFE

    • @multiarray2320
      @multiarray2320 Před rokem +6

      interesting concept...everyone dies

    • @semenivanoff8615
      @semenivanoff8615 Před rokem +1

      Technically it is not hitting the Earth...

    • @saxoman1
      @saxoman1 Před rokem +3

      Very interesting! And completely mind-boggling and totally terrifying that these things exist out there in the deep dark of space 😨

    • @TimberrLoaf
      @TimberrLoaf Před rokem

      @@multiarray2320 yep, basically!

  • @Nebula_nimbus
    @Nebula_nimbus Před 8 dny

    Man, this video is just amazing, I absolutely love this. It’s so inspiring.

  • @xyz7572
    @xyz7572 Před 11 měsíci +3

    “The radiation and mutation rate would not be enough to cause a mass extinction…”
    *shows peaceful animals in a jungle landscape*
    “…but it will be noticeable.”
    *snake casually reveals it has two heads*

  • @kjohn5224
    @kjohn5224 Před rokem +630

    Imaging humanity a 10 million years from now (if we survive) is just mind blowing. If we make it that far, we will probably be all over the known universe and be present in millions of planets.

    • @mariasofialuengassalazar
      @mariasofialuengassalazar Před rokem +69

      I really hope we can at least get somewhere before the universe eventually dies, it will take so many years of course. Yet, its not as far as we think it is. At least, I hope we leave our mark before we all go into our restfull sleep.

    • @Oshroth
      @Oshroth Před rokem +71

      Even if we can invent FTL tech, we will only ever be able to visit a tiny, tiny part of the universe as (covered in another Kurzgesagt video: "TRUE Limits Of Humanity - The Final Border We Will Never Cross") everything outside our local group is expanding away from us faster than or fast as the speed of light. As mentioned in the above video, 94% of the known universe is already gone beyond the veil

    • @gus9797
      @gus9797 Před rokem

      Don't worry I'm gonna kill us all before that happens 👍

    • @Anonymous-df8it
      @Anonymous-df8it Před rokem +2

      @@Oshroth Didn't that video contain an inaccuracy?

    • @avinashreji60
      @avinashreji60 Před rokem +1

      @@Anonymous-df8it that was the original video

  • @vickieclick6116
    @vickieclick6116 Před rokem

    Your animations are just getting better and better!

  • @retektor3898
    @retektor3898 Před rokem +9

    This animation is amazing!! Beautiful work of art, the quality of postprocessing, effects and other things looks very-very cool!

  • @avocado9795
    @avocado9795 Před rokem +154

    This channel is one of the best things that has happened to humanity since the emergence of the internet.

    • @AtomiXGeeK
      @AtomiXGeeK Před rokem +2

      search "How Kurzgesagt Cooks Propaganda For Billionaires"

    • @magmahugs4594
      @magmahugs4594 Před rokem +6

      @@AtomiXGeeK man what

    • @scottmatheson3346
      @scottmatheson3346 Před 9 měsíci +2

      ​@@AtomiXGeeK "translate to English"

    • @higueraft571
      @higueraft571 Před 18 dny

      @@AtomiXGeeK search "something something Covid-19 something something Heavenly Energies"

  • @thomaslio2104
    @thomaslio2104 Před rokem +262

    I love these videos, they show us how horribly humanity can perish and then end with a "no worry this won't happen for the next billion years" seems weird, but it always fuels me with inspiration

    • @OmniversalInsect
      @OmniversalInsect Před rokem +9

      I mean if you think about it life has had all this time to evolve without being entirely wiped out, what are the chances for that to happen right now in our short lives?

    • @ArawnOfAnnwn
      @ArawnOfAnnwn Před rokem +8

      ​@@OmniversalInsect Some things we are uniquely vulnerable to, but the rest of life isn't. The most obvious example is a human centric disease, however for a more cosmic example consider a powerful coronal mass ejection that is aimed at us. Our modern electronic society would be very negatively affected by that, while the rest of life would just see a pretty light show further south than they usually appear. And in fact we've seen such a thing quite recently - look up the Carrington event.

    • @vkobevk
      @vkobevk Před rokem

      dont worry supernova is instant, it is like if you eat nuke, it is instant 😊

    • @joelvanwinkle5976
      @joelvanwinkle5976 Před rokem

      In 2018, while looking through my telescope I saw this star that suddenly flashed and then went out. I think it was a supernova.

    • @ArawnOfAnnwn
      @ArawnOfAnnwn Před rokem +1

      @@vkobevk Only if it's very close by. A more distant, but still close enough to be dangerous, supernova would not instantly fry the planet, as the video explains. It could even last for centuries, as the waves of radiation steadily degrade our environment.

  • @HottestTarkovPlayer
    @HottestTarkovPlayer Před rokem

    You have made me love science not gonna lie, now I have been writing about space science and working harder in science in school, great video 👍

  • @ozzmiclick5505
    @ozzmiclick5505 Před 2 měsíci

    I love you guys. Most of your videos dumb down the science to a point that most can grasp the concept. Me being one that needs big words dumbed down, I appreciate it.

  • @daniell1483
    @daniell1483 Před rokem +186

    Thanks Kurzgesagt for putting yet another one of my fears to rest. There are so many things we know about these days that sound almost unfathomable in their depth of potential damage. Instead of floating around in my head as another "what if?" scenario, this fear is finally able to shut up. This channel has done so much good for my anxiety, I really can't say thank you enough.

    • @jjcoola998
      @jjcoola998 Před rokem +2

      I mean even if one could be close, why worry about everyone being annihilated instantly?
      No one would even know it happened

    • @nb86030
      @nb86030 Před rokem +5

      @@jjcoola998 Did you watch the video? Yes, one that is REALLY close would kill us all instantly, but a bit further and it could be a slow and painful death. From cancer, starvation, freezing to death, etc etc

    • @eugenejamesbon5791
      @eugenejamesbon5791 Před rokem +1

      Cool

  • @BobbinRobbin777
    @BobbinRobbin777 Před rokem +16

    3:03 yoooo the Kurzgesagt music goin *HARD.*

  • @marp_625
    @marp_625 Před rokem +2

    I liked the mix of the stellar engine theme at the end of the video, very nice touch.

  • @thepieofyourlife4799
    @thepieofyourlife4799 Před rokem +2

    This shows how we're still under the whims of nature.
    We live if it wants us to live, we die if it wants us to die. We can never do anything againts it.

  • @MOLLYLUNCHCO
    @MOLLYLUNCHCO Před rokem +83

    The reveal of the two headed snake while talking about how radiation from cosmic rays would increase cancer and mutation rates to a noticeable level gave me goosebumps. So good.

    • @andrescavada563
      @andrescavada563 Před rokem +1

      Of course the beginning of the universe is a theory, and not a scientific fact, that was failed to be mentioned here.

    • @Kawamagi
      @Kawamagi Před rokem +7

      ​@@andrescavada563 that isn't even relevant to the video

    • @krio1267
      @krio1267 Před 9 měsíci

      the hydra is real

  • @aquaplush7531
    @aquaplush7531 Před rokem +72

    This is probably the best science channel on CZcams. You’ve made me discover my love of microbiology with Immune, and I’ve learned so much about space with you guys. I love this channel, keep it up!

  • @TheSpaceHamster
    @TheSpaceHamster Před rokem

    This sort of answers some questions I had about 2009's Star Trek movie. Thanks!

  • @letstalktech8894
    @letstalktech8894 Před rokem +1

    The animation is just amazing! I love this channel so much!

  • @theuberninja262
    @theuberninja262 Před rokem +46

    I love how some concepts from previous videos have their own theme songs now. At 9:15, you can hear the theme from the stellar engine video. I love it!

  • @lsedge7280
    @lsedge7280 Před rokem +36

    I love the subtle change in music as the video goes on.
    Also, I love how you're well aware of the existential dread you can impart on others, but how you can use science to dissuade that dread too.

  • @thinkingyas4245
    @thinkingyas4245 Před 5 měsíci +4

    3 questions:
    - how long has it been that humans have had this information for?
    - how does or should our evolution change now that we have this information?
    - is it worrying or not too important that humans evolved up to now pretty much without this level of understanding?
    Thanks so much for this video and for basically changing my entire worldview with all of your video content😆
    💞

  • @matthewj9637
    @matthewj9637 Před rokem

    thank you so much for makeing this

  • @rosalynredwood4542
    @rosalynredwood4542 Před rokem +29

    1:06 I'm sorry but the bird's expression is killing me😂

  • @azureeyepatch
    @azureeyepatch Před rokem +382

    you guys make me wanna live, and maybe change the world for the better

    • @nebula541
      @nebula541 Před rokem +17

      no ikr?? like i dont usually feel this way and interestingly enough, they do it while telling us very alarming things

    • @AndrooUK
      @AndrooUK Před rokem +1

      The best you can do to make the world better is to live your own life as well as you can, contribute to your community where you can, and not blindly follow others when it's the wrong thing to do, even if it's the popular thing to do.
      You don't have to be a superhero, just do the best you can realistically do. When people try to take on too much or set their goals too high for the world, they often end up doing nothing, nothing that makes a difference, or just complain and get angry or depressed.

    • @scottmatheson3346
      @scottmatheson3346 Před 9 měsíci

      be careful not to choke on your aspirations.

  • @ZhePorgi0550
    @ZhePorgi0550 Před 6 dny

    I really do like that transition from the analogy to the suns effects on the Earth from about ~3 million light years away with the beach one and then in the next paragraph, the animation goes underneath the water of the beach into the beautiful depictions of the coral reefs to talk about how scientists are able to understand that Earth a long time ago was hit by some super novae remnants and that caused some radio active minerals (rocks) to form on or underneath the sea beds.

  • @masterm8840
    @masterm8840 Před 8 měsíci

    These are amazing!!!
    Also, was that a magickarp at 5:34??

  • @garyburginjr1366
    @garyburginjr1366 Před rokem +156

    This channel never fails to give me the most existential dread while also being interesting and informative

    • @WikiNieWiki
      @WikiNieWiki Před rokem

      I can't believe people get existential dread after so good Kurzgesagt videos but do not get existential dread after watching something actually depressing CZcams videos...

    • @sebase6702
      @sebase6702 Před rokem

      This channel never fails to give me the most existential dead. Enough

    • @WikiNieWiki
      @WikiNieWiki Před rokem

      @@sebase6702 But why??

    • @weirdmeme
      @weirdmeme Před rokem

      @@WikiNieWiki because the channel never fails to give us the most existential dread

    • @WikiNieWiki
      @WikiNieWiki Před rokem

      @@weirdmeme It always fails.

  • @larzcaetano
    @larzcaetano Před rokem +72

    I really love how Kurzgesagt always presents me a terrifying scenario that makes me feel hopeless but, by the end, they comfort me and give more to hope for!

  • @Instagramreelsrepost
    @Instagramreelsrepost Před 11 měsíci

    first i was scared of space and black holes and all that stuff but yall helpen me understand it and i kinda wanna learn more

  • @orpheala
    @orpheala Před rokem +1

    I had no idea that the mass exctinctions in the past may have been tied to the supernovae. Very interesting and wonderfully presented as always.

  • @user-ts3fy1eb3x
    @user-ts3fy1eb3x Před rokem +144

    20 millions, it's gradually coming. You've deserved this guys, I've fallen in love with everything you propose and prepare. Thank you for bringing such an extraterrestrial content, love u

    • @redbirb
      @redbirb Před rokem +14

      For a second I thought you were talking about a supernova headed to earth xD

    • @sarahplaysgames4346
      @sarahplaysgames4346 Před rokem +2

      @@redbirb I've just done that same thing :')

  • @decreasing_entropy3003
    @decreasing_entropy3003 Před rokem +15

    When the narrator said, "In any case, you can sleep well tonight, under the beautiful night sky", I had no choice but to look up and admire the sentence, and a smile lit up my face. This is what Kurzgesact does, time and time again, and it just never fails to remind and impress.

  • @gamimating9659
    @gamimating9659 Před rokem +5

    “If it dosent happen in my lifetime, its not a threat”

  • @raziahmad7838
    @raziahmad7838 Před rokem +8

    "Schools will remain open"💀

  • @earthling_parth
    @earthling_parth Před rokem +30

    This is almost half the video from Veritasium on Supernovas still it is extremely well-grounded to be understood by almost anyone. Amazing work as always Kurzgegast 👏

    • @avo616
      @avo616 Před rokem +1

      Coincidence 🗿

    • @jake4000
      @jake4000 Před rokem +2

      yeah seems like a pretty blatant ripoff

    • @XanGious
      @XanGious Před rokem +17

      @@jake4000 Not really possible to rip off when video like this takes months to create.

    • @alexandergover9268
      @alexandergover9268 Před rokem

      My thoughts exactly

    • @alexandergover9268
      @alexandergover9268 Před rokem

      @@XanGious would take a lot less than months if you have most the video and information already made and copied

  • @mmaannooHUN
    @mmaannooHUN Před rokem +13

    3:19 kurzgesagt's music drops so hard a star explodes

  • @priteebarde1529
    @priteebarde1529 Před rokem

    Thank you for increasing my knowledge

  • @riogultom9180
    @riogultom9180 Před 6 měsíci +1

    To have something new to be feared of is the best of this channel, I love being scared of the universe sometimes

  • @jucom756
    @jucom756 Před rokem +49

    it's so cool to see the consistency of science by comparing the most recent video on veritasium and this channel, that by coincidence both happen to be about this subject, and because science is the same across the world they both feature the same information.

    • @cedricklemay8785
      @cedricklemay8785 Před rokem +5

      was searching for someone mentioning it

    • @Amin25203
      @Amin25203 Před rokem +6

      yeah "coincidence" lmao

    • @yumeyuki1944
      @yumeyuki1944 Před rokem +15

      @@Amin25203 why sarcasm? You think they stole it and animated it in 8 days? xd

    • @peterw1534
      @peterw1534 Před rokem +2

      @@yumeyuki1944 No but clearly someone is giving these guys subjects in advance or the all communicate about what they are working on because this happens a lot

    • @cosmosisrose
      @cosmosisrose Před rokem +4

      @@peterw1534 idk it seems like it’s just based on what topics are popular at the time and/or any new info coming out

  • @EflamDePerceval
    @EflamDePerceval Před rokem +19

    7:29
    VIDEO : " We're All Gonna Die "
    MUSIC : " *PARTYYYYY HAAAAARRRRDDD !!!* "

  • @LiamsPlushStudio
    @LiamsPlushStudio Před rokem +2

    “Supernovae are the biggest explosions in our universe”
    Gama ray bursts: am i a joke to you?

  • @adrianozerbini8659
    @adrianozerbini8659 Před rokem

    The stellar engine music coming back at the ending is pure gold 👍

  • @sikegod1240
    @sikegod1240 Před rokem +50

    6:01 taxes here I come😂😂😂😂😂

  • @Andrew-og7li
    @Andrew-og7li Před rokem +12

    9:12 -- nice throwback to the star engine bit you guys had in an episode a long time ago.
    Also...can't help but have: "LET'S JUST PICK UP OUR SOLAR SYSTEM......AND MOVE IT SOMEWHERE ELSE" echoing in my mind, in Patrick's voice, while that part hit.

  • @megandellinger6647
    @megandellinger6647 Před rokem

    I love your videos Mr. Taylor. Your my favorite learning channel.

  • @xiaojiansun1966
    @xiaojiansun1966 Před rokem +1

    You did an awesome job! I appreciate the hard work but there was a little mistake the moons shadow was not realistic other than that, A+!

  • @adithyamass1452
    @adithyamass1452 Před rokem +21

    I love how they used just a few seconds of the sound track from the stellar engine video in the end to just enhance the scene a bit more. Love the continuity ❤️

  • @je425
    @je425 Před rokem +38

    These videos are both extremely terrifying yet calming.

    • @BradyT-800
      @BradyT-800 Před rokem +1

      Yeah I’m scarred for life rn

    • @deaconstjohn4842
      @deaconstjohn4842 Před rokem

      @@BradyT-800 nah we're all fine, and even if one were to blow up let's say 100 ly away...well, you have 100 years left which is more than enough xD

  • @LysandrosBafaloukos
    @LysandrosBafaloukos Před rokem +2

    For anyone who wants to dwelve deeper, the mechanism that accelerates particles inside the travelling supernova remnant is called (1st and 2nd order) Fermi acceleration!

  • @Dkejjwkdkl2djfhsk1dijf5
    @Dkejjwkdkl2djfhsk1dijf5 Před 9 měsíci +1

    한글 자막 달아주시는 분 항상 감사히 보고있습니다

  • @Jeonsaryu
    @Jeonsaryu Před rokem +102

    I love the amount of awe you can stuff into those little birds.
    More pessimistically, there's no point in worrying if a star could immediately go supernova within 4 lightyears of us anyways. What could anyone even do?

    • @AngelOfTheLastHope
      @AngelOfTheLastHope Před rokem +25

      Well, tell it to stop, first of all

    • @Nurlouie
      @Nurlouie Před rokem +15

      Tell it, no thank you, actually we’re all set here

    • @error_found
      @error_found Před rokem +6

      There's not even any stars under 4 light years away from earth. As the video points out all possible stars that could go supernova are far enough away that they don't pose much or any threat to life on earth so we're safe.

    • @AngelOfTheLastHope
      @AngelOfTheLastHope Před rokem +14

      "No thank you, we don't want anymore visitors, well-wishers, or distant radiations"

    • @katleido
      @katleido Před rokem +3

      @@error_found isn’t the Sun close to Earth?

  • @RocoPwnage
    @RocoPwnage Před rokem +13

    The music is insanely good in this one. I also love how it syncs with the supernova explosion at 3:18

  • @DavidWest2
    @DavidWest2 Před rokem +1

    Vibing to the music in this, never been so nice to get hit by a supernova.
    Surprised to learn there’s no games or books about surviving a near supernova.

  • @NOT_GXDZ
    @NOT_GXDZ Před měsícem

    Thanks for the information

  • @cheesecheeseson649
    @cheesecheeseson649 Před rokem +49

    I love how calmly he explains how the earth could be destroyed

  • @Akam_J_Mustafa
    @Akam_J_Mustafa Před rokem

    Dear administrators, well done 👏 a truly marvellous video. Back then, this channel inspired me to learn more about astronomy and cosmology . I still learn from your videos and teach my students to watch the channel.

  • @quangminh9873
    @quangminh9873 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Time stamp:
    1:46 - Stage 1: Thousands of light years away
    2:07 - Stage 2: 300 light years away
    3:04 - Stage 3: 150 light years away
    4:28 - Stage 4: Closer than 100 light years away
    7:11 - Stage 5: Closer than 25 light years away
    7:56 - Final stage: 4 light years away

  • @deep.space.12
    @deep.space.12 Před rokem +11

    6:45 "We would face food shortages, skyrocketing prices, and wars"
    Oh, were we hit by a supernova this year?

    • @aligntech250
      @aligntech250 Před rokem +2

      Wheres the radiation
      its coming later isnt it

    • @sans_on
      @sans_on Před rokem +2

      ​@@aligntech250now coming in the newest Russia vs Ukraine update

  • @AmoghA
    @AmoghA Před rokem +9

    7:53 When he said "Human extinction is all but likely", I just could not comprehend anything after that; I just froze. Kurzgesagt has made a lot of exixtential crisis videos, but this one has been the most impactful ones.