Nasa Nearly Crashed a 150 Million Dollar Spacecraft Into an Undiscovered Moon of Saturn!

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  • čas přidán 23. 03. 2023
  • What happened to NASA's Pioneer 11 spacecraft at Saturn? This was the first spacecraft ever to visit the mysterious gas giant planets, but its journey through space wasn't an easy one. In fact, it has been nicknamed the "luckiest" spacecraft ever launched because it managed to avoid so many hazards. Including an undiscovered moon! So how did Pioneer 11 avoid the unknown moon? How did NASA miss it in the first place? and what do we know about it now? This is the incredible story of an encounter that nearly ended an entire mission.
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Komentáře • 79

  • @V101SPACE
    @V101SPACE  Před rokem +38

    Asteroids, malfunctions, undiscovered moons. Pioneer 11 really was a Pioneer! What did you think about this perilous journey? Pretty impressive, right? Let me know your thoughts below! V

    • @mehjabinvadivala5684
      @mehjabinvadivala5684 Před rokem +4

      hi rob hi sir.

    • @kcopara1
      @kcopara1 Před 9 měsíci

      Please do a video on the pioneer 10. Please be thorough with this. In order to be thorough you must look at the New Illustrated science and invention encyclopedia 1987 edition. On page 2488, look at the illustrations of what Pioneer 10 discovered. Pay attention to the object at the upper left corner and the object to the right of it and slightly below. 😊

  • @zlpatriot11
    @zlpatriot11 Před rokem +52

    Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11 are vastly underappreciated for the accomplishments that were done during their missions. Love your videos V!

    • @JohnnyNiteTrain
      @JohnnyNiteTrain Před rokem +4

      Agreed!

    • @zlpatriot11
      @zlpatriot11 Před rokem

      @@JohnnyNiteTrain I'd love for V to do a video on Pioneer 10 next as both both probes fascinates me.

    • @kcopara1
      @kcopara1 Před 9 měsíci +2

      Far, far more interesting is what Pioneer 10 discovered. This incredible discovery can be found on page 2488 of the 1987 edition of the New Illustrated science and invention encyclopedia. Pay attention to the pictures and illustration on that page.

  • @rafimohammed2846
    @rafimohammed2846 Před rokem +17

    Your videos are stunning and informative ❤ keep going brother.

  • @kimberly-annedixon
    @kimberly-annedixon Před rokem +24

    The Pioneer probes are really underrated and underappreciated! Great job as always!❤

  • @murielvaillancourt3855
    @murielvaillancourt3855 Před rokem +16

    Thank you, Robb, i love your channel so much! Your work is always perfect, stunning and so interesting! You are a true professional communicator and your hard work’s result is amazing. I am a 70 old lady and all my life i hoped to be a « cosmonaut », as it was said in these old ages of the fifties. But my first brutal prof of Maths liked to beat me each day so i became a nurse instead. 😢However I worked as volunteer for the Nasa Zooniverse project to find the first exoplanets by scrutinizing stars to eventually find elusive dimmed light from a planet, with the transit method. I even had the chance to find one exoplanet. 😊it was a good time.

  • @badarmumtaz2219
    @badarmumtaz2219 Před rokem +6

    The video is really interesting and informative please make a video on the aestroid belt view from martian surface about how it looks at night.

  • @irishrebel7616
    @irishrebel7616 Před rokem +12

    Another fantastic episode Rob! Keep up the great work.

  • @D-Nedo
    @D-Nedo Před rokem +5

    Pioneer 10 & 11 deserved the highlights of this video. Great job and channel... 😮 Close call tho 😅. I never knew that happened. Thanks fam

  • @HeroInTheSun
    @HeroInTheSun Před rokem +3

    Nice! Thanks

  • @elleni-41
    @elleni-41 Před rokem +6

    U know ur my favorite space channel..the pioneer missions were stunning..
    Thank u v101:👍👌💞💞💞

  • @paulcateiii
    @paulcateiii Před rokem +6

    I remember Pioneer being a big deal when I was in grade school

  • @1SeanBond
    @1SeanBond Před rokem +4

    Pioneer 10 & 11 were amazing if finding some miraculous thing's! This was a great video much appreciated friend Cheers!🙂🤝🏼✌🏼

  • @josephpacchetti5997
    @josephpacchetti5997 Před rokem +10

    Very informative video, I was 15 years old when Pioneer 11 launched, I was under the impression that Jupiter was a gas Planet, What are the constituents of Jupiter? For folks who don't know what RTGs stand for It's, {Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generators} which uses the decay of Plutonium to generate heat which is converted into electricity, Thanks Rob and crew that makes this great channel possible! V-101 rocks. 👍 😎

  • @victoriamaggiolo
    @victoriamaggiolo Před rokem +2

    Watching from Argentina, been born in 1977, learning and enjoying a lot from your channel, thank you very much! 🙌🏻

  • @ellisonhamilton3322
    @ellisonhamilton3322 Před rokem +7

    I wonder how much farther it has traveled since sending it's last signal in 95.
    Thank you. You have a great weekend. 🇺🇸❤🇬🇧

    • @Bortle10
      @Bortle10 Před rokem

      10 billion km's further

    • @pribilovian4709
      @pribilovian4709 Před 11 měsíci

      I hope it's still going and didn't crash into anything

  • @AhmedYT7
    @AhmedYT7 Před rokem +3

    Amazing Content Keep up the Good work

  • @JenniferA886
    @JenniferA886 Před rokem +2

    Great channel… top vid 👍👍👍

  • @funoverdone
    @funoverdone Před rokem +1

    Seven punctuation-booms and 2 bonus rumbles. The SFX budget swells! Your videos are informative and easy to consume. Nicely-done.

  • @rudevalve
    @rudevalve Před rokem +9

    Certified Platinum!!!!!

  • @starguard4122
    @starguard4122 Před 9 měsíci

    I'm glad that you made this. I always wondered what happened to the Pioneer probes. We hear so much about the Voyager Probes that the Pioneers seem to have been all but forgotten!

  • @Albion89
    @Albion89 Před rokem +1

    My favourite chanel about space Good job British man !

  • @vvillatoro07
    @vvillatoro07 Před rokem +3

    I would just like to say that I have loved your videos for years now. I don’t understand why CZcams doesn’t recommend your videos to me anymore despite me being subscribed to you! You should have way more followers keep up the good work.

  • @randylahey1232
    @randylahey1232 Před rokem +2

    Thumbs up as always 👍

  • @bazpearce9993
    @bazpearce9993 Před rokem +1

    Moons on a gravitational Scalextric track around Saturn is so cool. The Grand tour of the Gas planets is still Man's number one achievement in space IMO.

  • @naveenraj2008eee
    @naveenraj2008eee Před rokem +2

    Hi Amazing video.
    Thank you.

  • @drewishaf
    @drewishaf Před rokem +4

    I still think that one of the most incredible things that anyone can do (yet most people either don't know or seem uninterested in doing) is being able to see the stripes of Jupiter or the rings (and pause between them and the planet) of Saturn for oneself.
    When I was a kid, my parents bought me a telescope so that we could get some amazing views of Hale-Bopp when it came screaming by the planet. We watched it for days and it was humbling and incredible. Then, a lot of years passed by before I realized that my telescope could also show me the gas giants and many other objects.
    I still have the same telescope (it's definitely in need of replacement at this point) but my 11 yesr old son loves using it, too. There's something astonishing about finding, targeting, and focusing on planets like Jupiter (where 2-4 of its moons are visible and trackable) and Saturn (where you can clearly see the rings and a couple faint moons.) The fact that you can literally discern between the rings and planet at Saturn is almost difficult to comprehend when you see it. I HIGHLY recommend you go out, buy a cheap telescope, and start looking at the stuff for yourself if you havent already.
    The images won't quite be as clear, still, or saturated as you see in textbooks or videos, mostly because the Earth's atmosphere distorts the images. But you can absolutely see this stuff for yourself without the assistance of some enormous observatory. Even my very cheap, old Celestron scope made in the early 90s is good enough to discern well-known features on a clear night. Just go do it. If you enjoy stuff about astronomy, space, or planets, you will not be sorry about spending that money. And if you're in love with it, you can get upgraded scopes and a decent camera which will allow you to use analyzing software to get your images crystal clear. It's amazing

  • @joshlesure3196
    @joshlesure3196 Před rokem +1

    Another great video!

  • @Ivorie-Ice
    @Ivorie-Ice Před rokem +1

    Extremely well made videos covering a variety of topics! Love your content. :)

  • @megatronjenkins2473
    @megatronjenkins2473 Před rokem +3

    Props for name-dropping the best state in the union, Alaska, my homestate!!! Earned my upvote!

  • @lifehelp535
    @lifehelp535 Před rokem +1

    I am REALLY REALLY enjoying these videos! Thank you so much for your research!

  • @nigeldawkins
    @nigeldawkins Před rokem

    Thanks as always.

  • @cuddlepaws4423
    @cuddlepaws4423 Před 9 měsíci

    I had never heard of the story of Pioneer almost being 'run over ' by an unknown moon !!!!!! that's just nuts .

  • @vwheaty0519
    @vwheaty0519 Před rokem +1

    It would’ve been cool if Pioneer 1 or 2 got a picture of Voyager 1 or 2 zooming through space

  • @mehjabinvadivala5684
    @mehjabinvadivala5684 Před rokem +5

    Do the pioneer 10 probe.

  • @nasis18
    @nasis18 Před rokem

    Great video.

  • @alexandercarder2281
    @alexandercarder2281 Před 9 měsíci

    It’s fascinates me to know that they are still flying at great speed out there far far away. 😊

  • @ashdrive
    @ashdrive Před rokem

    One excellent conducted video

  • @AbhishekMOfficial
    @AbhishekMOfficial Před rokem +1

    🥰Great Video🥰

  • @mrfooz2664
    @mrfooz2664 Před rokem +2

    8:42 is this real footage?

  • @disinclinedto-state9485
    @disinclinedto-state9485 Před rokem +2

    Love your vids, thanks! (This is probably just me, but if someone gives me both miles and km in words, I find it less accessible than if they say one but write another. Like "32 thousand miles and hour" narrated, and "50,000kmh" written on the screen. Could just be me, though, being a km native!)

  • @ara_ara-
    @ara_ara- Před rokem

    Now imagine an alien scrap scavenger using it for spare parts lol

  • @mrhax4464
    @mrhax4464 Před rokem +3

    I find it mind boggling that the first ever close up encounter with the outer gas and ice giants, happened in my life time.
    Nice of the planets to wait until I was born before aligning like that.

  • @mehjabinvadivala5684
    @mehjabinvadivala5684 Před rokem

    Do the parker solar probe next.

  • @brandondelles3678
    @brandondelles3678 Před 9 měsíci

    Pioneer 11 art gallery... so when aliens arrive theyll say hey we saw your advertisement on our way in to earth lol...

  • @dusetii
    @dusetii Před rokem +1

    THX SPANISH

  • @donkey18071980
    @donkey18071980 Před rokem +3

    I do love these videos but every time I watch something like this I just think what is the fucking point of my life we are but dust in wind 🤷‍♂️

  • @glennso47
    @glennso47 Před rokem

    They must have made that left turn at Albuquerque. I told them not to but they did it anyway and see what happens when they don’t listen. 😮

  • @daveleblanc3558
    @daveleblanc3558 Před rokem

    Along with John Michael Godier, this might be one of my favorite YT channels.

  • @drsidiyengar
    @drsidiyengar Před rokem +1

    why didn’t pioneer 11 photograph neptune?

  • @TessBaxter
    @TessBaxter Před rokem +1

    I was lucky enough to be a Mission Controller on Pioneer Project. Great video

    • @zlpatriot11
      @zlpatriot11 Před rokem

      That's really cool! What was it like for you?

    • @TessBaxter
      @TessBaxter Před rokem

      @@zlpatriot11 Exciting, especially for the Saturn and Titan flyby. Meeting Dr James Van Allen and handing him his telemetry was a plus. Dr Tom Gehrels was also often present in Mission Control.

    • @zlpatriot11
      @zlpatriot11 Před rokem

      @@TessBaxter that's so cool! Proud that you took part of a historic first time mission that led the way for the then future Voyager probes. Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11, and people like you who took part of their missions deserve much more recognition.

    • @TessBaxter
      @TessBaxter Před rokem

      @@zlpatriot11 We were just doing our jobs; the designers and builders/testers should get some recognition. I was overjoyed to have been a part of it.

  • @terryboyer1342
    @terryboyer1342 Před rokem +1

    Is this a repost or a deja vu episode?

  • @mannyferrer2039
    @mannyferrer2039 Před 10 měsíci

    2:55

  • @siamakalaei1148
    @siamakalaei1148 Před 11 měsíci

    😍😍😍😍😍😍

  • @michellearrington4846
    @michellearrington4846 Před rokem +1

    Isn't that a little scary, 2 one hundred mile moons sharing an orbit?

    • @MarloSoBalJr
      @MarloSoBalJr Před rokem

      Just as long as they are title locked their orbiting pattern around Saturn won't change unless an equally strong foreign object interferes with their orbiting corridor

  • @f1at111
    @f1at111 Před 9 měsíci +2

    Images aren't photos. They are actually drawings. Like Disney cartoons. Bugs Bunny and Mickey Mouse. No more real than Fred Flintstone.

  • @colonelkurtz2269
    @colonelkurtz2269 Před rokem

    Albert Einstein made contributions to physics. His brother Frank made well he made a monster.

  • @pupaepedorra
    @pupaepedorra Před rokem +1

    OK, but I KNOW, that in a couple hundred years at most, the Voyagers, Pioneers and hopefully some others, will be in a museum somewhere here. And the devices on Mars will be on another museum, most likely on Mars too.

    • @MarloSoBalJr
      @MarloSoBalJr Před rokem +2

      Just as long as politics keep away from progress

  • @stevenswapp4768
    @stevenswapp4768 Před rokem

    Weed

  • @dusetii
    @dusetii Před rokem +1

    sub? english

  • @Anand-ej7rz
    @Anand-ej7rz Před 9 měsíci

    So can one say that the pioneers are further in space now as the voyagers?

  • @timthompson7205
    @timthompson7205 Před 11 měsíci +1

    You should try doing this video in English