The Hardest to Reach Planet in the Solar System Finally in BepiColombo's Sights

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References :
Constructional volcanic edifices on Mercury - bit.ly/3wJD9lE
The BepiColombo Planetary Magnetometer MPO-MAG: What Can We Learn from the Hermean Magnetic Field? - bit.ly/3V6MlKq
Images/Video:
Caloris Basin - go.nasa.gov/3V5GftA
BepiColombo’s second Mercury flyby - bit.ly/3ytn2t0
BepiColombo's first views of Mercury - bit.ly/3WVbadH
ESA - BepiColombo’s first tastes of Mercury science - bit.ly/3V9FwYz
ESA - A trio of images highlight BepiColombo’s third Mercury flyby - bit.ly/4bMSSPW
Credits:
Writer(s): Julia Masselos/Anisa Qureshi
Editor/Animator: Nikolai Shishkin
Narrator: Alex McColgan
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[@microbuilder]

Growing up with shows like Star Trek, these videos, if nothing else, show me just how far we have come, and just how far we have to go...equally impressed and frustrated lol

[@jerseybound717]

Just think of how much further we would have gotten if people didn't lose interest in NASA so early on. We lost a lot of tech and things to be able to push more people into space because the public got bored and didn't want to pay taxes to Nasa anymore. Nasa's budget doesn't even show on a scale to the defense budget,

[@Ritziey]

i dont know about u.s system but doesn't it depend on the ruling government to decide the allotment of budgets for nasa or defence etc. they could allocate a little more for space science @@jerseybound717

[@ntsejfamyaj]

Lucky you. I grew up watching Trump criminal and civil trials, along with Ukraine combat videos.

[@musicbro8225]

@@jerseybound717 I don't think it's fair to blame all of common man (to be un-pc) - we are guided by our economies and those who drive them. If they get bored with it, or more to the point, couldn't see the profit in it compared to the industry of destruction and reconstruction then what could you or I do to change that? We have been 'inspired' by corruption and war with psychological manipulation and misinformation, as if that is our true nature - we could have been lead down a more loving and cooperative path. Trouble is we could never know because we give in to our 'devils' with barely a whimper, the cynics have won.

[@doug8515]

Human's are still playing with expensive fireworks, 'star trek' is a long long way off yet...

[@jeremyglass4283]

did anyone else initially think the Manley crater was named after Scott Manley?😂

[@Vinemaple]

"Manley by name but not by nature, eh?" --Connie Bloor

[@Thepher6]

Clearly this imposter didn't fly safe, leaving the crater and all

[@IvanRodriguez-tl2zr]

33434 Scottmanley: Am I a joke to you?

[@rickde0602]

I certainly did! Fly safe.

[@user-un8tv1pp8m]

I knew it was not - but I too did think about him with a _"youtubers probably will be used as honorable namings at one point"._

[@jippalippa]

Bepicolombo is such a silly name; I love it!

[@Taverius]

It's named after Giuseppe "Bepi" Colobo, an Italian scientist working for NASA who figured some of the weirder orbital mechanics things for Mercury flybys in the 70s for the Mariner program. We wouldn't really have much data on Mercury without him.

[@user-un8tv1pp8m]

Granpa columbus.

[@Deletirium]

It sounds like a childrens' educational cartoon. A dancing blue bear or something.

[@jerseybound717]

When you find out it's named after Giuseppe (Bepi) Colombo

[@hyperturbotechnomike]

My name is Giuseppe Bepi Colombo, but everybody calls me Bepi Colombo

[@johnproctor6438]

Pampu facula sounds like something I would call someone when I’m drunk.

[@advicepirate8673]

lmao

[@ElDerpy]

said it regularly when i worked in an italian restaurant and the chef would stomp on my feet when passing

[@wyattboothby5285]

Sounds like something I'd call ME when I'm drunk..

[@michaellee6489]

Aaaaaahahahahaha lmao!

[@nickychimes4719]

It's from Harry potter mate, it's actually a spell to summon a big sandwich

[@robbierobinson8819]

Starting my fascination with space when as a junior school kid our teacher brought a radio into the room so we could hear the broadcast of the beeps of Sputnik 1 it is mind-blowing to have videos and reports such as you do on Astrum bringing real images and data that were mainly in artist's ideas and writer's imaginings in Astounding or other SciFi magazines. Thank you for such a great channel and real human narration.

[@robsin2810]

Alex, I thank you and your team for expanding my old brain. Your voice and ability to explain the subjects is just wonderful.👍🙏🇦🇺

[@nightphyre1021]

Great work, you produce better content in higher quantity than entire tv networks. You are going to be like Carl Sagan for many young kids. You make me happy the internet exists.

[@alimohammedabd]

Gotta say. All your vids are very informative. Stuff like this should be on tv.

[@r.adhamaal5401]

This is a boon for the common people who on earth wants information like this.Thanks Astrum

[@iamdmc]

Hope your throat feels better soon! Strange that I've watched so many of your videos that I can hear a rasp in your voice. Thanks for yet another informative and inspiring video! As a neuroscientist who wishes he'd become an astrophysicist I am often glued to your videos!

[@lexinwonderland5741]

funny enough, I went the opposite direction. May we both find better fortune in our new pursuits! interdisciplinary knowledge is responsible for huge amounts of scientific progress, so I have no doubt you'll be more than welcomed in the field!

[@ImHighOnPropain]

Love the videos were you talk about space missions!

[@colindeer4908]

Alex, I found this presentation fascinating. Wow, that final audio clip was awesome . The images provide us with so much detail of our distant cousin planet . I do love hearing your presentation.

[@robertfindley921]

Love it! Science is awesome. I wish people would stop spending so much time and money on mythology and focus on science.

[@ElysetheEevee]

​@@Reformsqua That's a huge claim you're making. I'd beg to differ. Humans are STILL working on multigenerational and international projects to this day that have very little to do with either, apart from possibly being a belief of the scientists involved in some manner (generally religion). That's far from making it the core basis for doing the research in the first place.

[@Lavonne9870]

I wish they'd stop spending the money on trillion dollar jets that ultimately got canned, and spend it on research or infrastructure.

[@badlaamaurukehu]

I love how people get all bent about "mythology" while never actually studying the subject. Almost like it's some sort of allergy. On the other hand, many of the top scientific minds in history were fascinated and inspired by it. Still are.

[@kevinsayes]

“Amen” lol

[@JoyRBradford]

Awesome! Thank you Astrum! ✨

[@danieldmg]

So interesting, congrats for this video!

[@Deletirium]

How do you think we can tell everytime someone's smiling, just by the sound of their voice? I'm always puzzled by that. Alex always starts off smiling, then gets a little more serious, then half smiles the rest of the time. It's so weird how you can immediately hear the voice change.

[@justinmason5042]

It’s probably really difficult to keep that up for the hours and hours that it takes to record something like this lol

[@HelloThere.....]

Your voice changes depending on the shape of your mouth.

[@Sniperboy5551]

@HelloThere..... Yeah, but it’s interesting how we can interpret those emotions so naturally.

[@stevoo3237]

It's because he is using Better Health

[@TheUnatuber]

"Oh, excuse me, sir. I'm sorry, sir, but another question just occurred to me."

[@nathanddrews]

"I can see that you're really very busy and I don't want to be a bother..."

[@mrsupremegascon]

You know, there's just one more thing that’s been nagging at me, Mr. Mercury. You've got this solid core of yours, see, and it's unusually large, bigger than what folks usually expect for someone of your stature. Mind if I ask how that happened?

[@tofudasimp4140]

loving these vids keep up the good work :)

[@jonathanrossroberts]

Wonderful video as always! Thanks for the great content!

[@valentinobaksa9119]

New episode just before bedtime, thank You! ❤

[@pablitopnl]

Great video is always! Also, I understand sponsors are greed to have to be able to keep videos going. However, please, if you could reconsider the sponsorship with better help. Their practices are quite unethical and would love to see an improved vetting system or practice with feature sponsors

[@robinbinder8658]

imma add this channel to my blacklist. how can they seriously still do this !!! its truly baffling...

[@shootingblueyes]

Scott Manley makes better quality videos on similar topics, I highly suggest him as an alternative

[@Sniperboy5551]

@robinbinder8658 Bye, I guess. Why does everyone have to whine about sponsorships? He’s not forcing you to buy anything… he’s making his money.

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​ @Sniperboy5551 It's just a phase... like when everybody said "wazaaaaa". Now everybody overreacts over a (proven) sham sponsor. And truth be told, it's not even certain he gets paid. They might throw around terms like CTR/CPM and say it's bad so they pay less or they want you to do another video. Established Titles started this whiteknighting phenomenon, they overdid their scam by also scamming the creators and now every sponsor gets scrutinized 10x more.

[@MrOskiee]

Don't hate the player, hate the game.

[@jugomebu]

Thank you for another beautiful upload

[@ZMAN_420]

Great Content! Thanks for the upload.👍🏻

[@ndstar4267]

I have always been fascinated with Mercury along with Pluto ever since I was 10 years old. Back in the 70’s, thank you very much for your ongoing info. In the intriguing universe.

[@MrTonaluv]

Yes I grew up with both Mercury and Pluto underexplored. I guess they weren't a priority compared to other planets. Also Pluto was ridiculously far away which is a big reason TBH.

[@earnestbrown6524]

That 1st audio clip took me back to my days of looking at SONAR displays.

[@davidrees1840]

...and the 2nd one is Jimmy Page!

[@WombuNan]

@@davidrees1840LMAO

[@richardletaw4068]

THAT is what synthesizers were designed for! At least, in part. Early synth designers didn’t see them as limited to being musical instruments, and therefore did not include keyboards. ANY transducer capable of producing an appropriate voltage was fair game. Those guys would have loved this! (As do I.) Thanks for sharing this, Astrum!

[@Scott-fj9uf]

Better help was not helpful to someone I love who needed help. Love you Alex.

[@MWL_-jo3nf]

Uploaded 9 minutes ago, perfect timing I'm watching this for sleep now😂

[@CrispyLooper2112]

Fascinating!! Great work!! Love this channel

[@CaidicusProductions]

What an amazing presentation. Thank you, Alex, it was simply beautiful.

[@goosenotmaverick1156]

Sounding a bit under the weather, hope you're doing well! And thanks for awesome content as always

[@JunoStella-cj8kg]

Love your channel, but please consider never doing a betterhelp sponsorship again. They are an incredibly scummy company and do not deserve to be supported in any way.

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Really hey? Can I ask why you say this? Have you had an experience with them? Forgive my curiosity.

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@@brettsheridan6881 I've never used them personally but some of my friends have and have had a bad experience and they are not alone from what I've heard online, also they sell your data to companies like Facebook and Snapchat, it's gotten to a point where the FTC has considered stepping in and making those data sales illegal.

[@astrodyte8199]

I second this, in good faith. Genuinely curious.

[@snipey47a]

Can’t get BetterHelp in Australia and yet, I am just as curious. So I third this and with as much good faith as those who replied before me.

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for everyone asking BetterHelp doctors talked over me and then tried to convince me i was gay for some reason. do not use them

[@andyh5666]

13:07 Alex, for some unknown reason the timbre of your voice wakes up my robovac and it sits there asking for further instructions 🤣 Not the first time I've noticed this but only seems to happen with your voice in particular 👍 Great content.

[@AS-zc8mr]

cheers from Santiago Chile!!!

[@Liam25433]

Love your vids Astrum

[@michaellee6489]

Alex, LOVED those "sonified" audio clips. How Eerie and Beautiful!

[@ruperterskin2117]

Cool. Thanks for sharing.

[@mykelevangelista6492]

Great video. So looking forward to BepiColombo's final arrival and the information we'll receive. Hope all goes well 👍

[@fr.chrisbazyouros6832]

Did anyone else think he was calling the craft "Baby Columbo"? Great video as always!

[@Beryllahawk]

I'm still so impressed by the incredible planning that resulted in this probe making it as far as it has. And super excited that its orbits will begin in my birth month, hehe!

[@Dexterdevloper]

thank you so so much , I really love your videos.

[@-UnchartedSky-]

If all there was to watch was Astrum's videos, I would still be happy :)

[@Deletirium]

If you like Astrum, you'll enjoy Anton Petrov. Similar vibe, soothing voice, makes esoteric and complex subjects accesible. Nice guy, too.

[@-UnchartedSky-]

@@Deletirium I also love the wonderful person, Anton :)

[@milodemoray]

Thanks for this video Alex.The ability for us to "hear" the data brings an amazing quality to astronomy.

[@mirthenary]

Love your work alex😁

[@fr57ujf]

"Two probes and a propulsion module". The image shows four objects: Transfer Module, Planetary Orbiter, Sun Shield, and Magnetosphericc Orbiter. Can make heads or tail out of that.

[@francislutz8027]

It's a heat shield/sun shield. It's a simple piece of metal formed to he shape needed. Chill Winston!

[@wyattboothby5285]

The sun shield is a completely passive module. It has no flight systems, sensors of scientific value or data collection purposes. It's basically a lens cap that gets jettisoned when the orbiter separates from the other components. But yeah, it is technically four sections, so I caught that too. I think he just left it out because it doesn't have a cool acronym like MIO.

[@fr57ujf]

If the two probes are the Planetary Orbiter and the Magnetospheric Orbiter, is the Transfer Module the Propulsion Module?

[@dielaughing73]

​@@fr57ujf that would seem a sound guess

[@Mr.Benson]

Any truth to the rumor that the space craft was named after the Buca di Beppo restaurant chain?

[@wadedyllancupido7085]

Love your videos.

[@hitmanct1]

That synth flyby gives me the chills. 😮

[@RocktCityTim]

Thanks, Alex! Your Astrum channel should be standard course material for all high school-level STEM curricula. (oh, and saw my Patreon star 😄🚀)

[@HarmonixJourney]

So damn fascinating.

[@amon_69]

finally it's time for this mission to give us data. it's been ages. first time i heard of it was in 2012 on a German space podcast called "Raumzeit".

[@SleepyCod467]

0:53 actually the constellation of pisces is 350 light years away 🤓

[@thorr18BEM]

Gamma Piscium (γ Psc), 138 lightyears, magnitude 3.70.🤓 Omega Piscium (ω Psc), 106 lightyears, class F4IV, magnitude 4.03.🤓 Revati ("rich"), otherwise Zeta Piscium (ζ Psc), 148 lightyears, class A7IV, magnitude 5.21.🤓 Epsilon Piscium (ε Psc), 190 lightyears, class K0III, magnitude 4.27.🤓

[@BryanLawlor]

So cool! I have never heard of BepiColombo before... it's a catchy name!

[@bellytripper-nh8ox]

AND A MADE UP NAME.

[@masterxyr]

delicious insight catered to all of us directly to our pockets and homes. such a wonderful time to be alive, cosmologically speaking :))

[@Shanghaimartin]

I gotta believe that the extra cost of sending it up with more rocket propellant to they can scrub more speed faster HAS to be worth it if it might shorten the mission time by months or even years.

[@pcojedi]

great video

[@shmackydoodRon]

I can’t believe those science hippies took Vulcan off the list of planets.

[@Railfanunionpacific5277]

8:13 Plastic pipe falling

[@chrislong3938]

I can only imagine what a sunrise must look like there!

[@Gdub-ok7ur]

Very long. Mercury's day is almost twice as long as its year. About 176 earth days long.

[@jigsawyork2001]

Good content

[@WombuNan]

Such goofy sounds, I love it ☺️❤️

[@edunger1313]

Sounds like Alex has cold. Take care of yourself, buddy!

[@aetherial87]

Those sounds remind me of creepy ambient music tracks used in some sci-fi, lol. Trippy.

[@UnitSe7en]

Scott's face when they announce Manley crater. Scott's face a few moments later when he learns who it's about.

[@Jah_Rastafari_ORIG]

By the first pictures you showed, I had expected the name of the mission to be M.2-NVME...

[@PurpleNoir]

Cool video bruh 👍

[@musicbro8225]

You revive my youthful wonder!

[@davidrees1840]

Thanks for such an excellent video. Question: what are the background lines at ~10:21?

[@ryryguy321]

The fly by sounds straight out of the movie Sunshine

[@nathanddrews]

9:27 The Orb's latest album insane!

[@JafoTHEgreat]

I'm excited to have my name attached to the Clipper Satellite mission to check out the Europa oceans.

[@into_the_void]

I was reading it as " be epic Colombo " 😂

[@ichoppabroccoli3670]

So the magneto field sounds like something from Pink Floyd. Interesting!

[@zoebulle9102]

this is the earliest i’ve been. love your videos! 🌌

[@edutainme7265]

Extraordinary

[@freddiesan]

🙌🏼 🙌🏼 🙌🏼 🙌🏼 🙌🏼

[@jonathanchester5916]

Wow, today I ditched a new Event Horizon video for this one. Bravo!

[@ramley]

I wish I had a news app on my phone that was purely outer space news about new discoveries curated by Astrum

[@cupathy]

10:57 did anyone notice the smiley face shaped craters sort of above the center of the screen?

[@iggyzorro2406]

very nice video, thank you. And thank you for not having one of those annoying A.I. narrations. BTW, are you from the same place as the actor Alan Cumming (somewhere in Scotland, I think) there is a similarity in the sound of your speech.

[@Deletirium]

No.

[@russellneitzke4972]

Does the isotope for the calcium on Mercury match the calcium in our bones? Is the skeleton of life and the drake equation dependent on heavy late bombardment exiting debris between proto planets?

[@kidmohair8151]

a much better use of the wealth that the planet generates than weapons, I'd say.

[@genghisgalahad8465]

BepiColombo: just, just one more thing, i couldn't help but notice while passing by Mercury....

[@LorandBL]

Pampu Facula and the Beagle Rupes is my new band name!

[@orotubi]

The name Mio reminds me of Sailor Mercury, Ami Mizuno. She wields the power of hydrokinesis, water/ice power. The fact that Mio means "waterway" is such a befitting name for this mission ❤

[@wiseoldfool]

So long, and thanks for all the fsh. (Fish with no eyes).

[@Leonardohummel]

Que grande el pibe colombo

[@stemartin6671]

The second soundbite needs to find its way into a jungle tune lol

[@leatherelf2078]

Everything about astrophysics amazes me because it is all possible when one day, a man had an idea about what he saw with a prism in sunlight.

[@RandomExitsJT]

I wonder how it fared with these latest CMEs

[@Jah_Rastafari_ORIG]

Coincidentally, I had Pampu Facula with my pasta last night at Olive Garden...

[@ChaosPootato]

The scientists making the Magnetic field sonification probably played Outer Wilds.

[@DjLevisN1]

First!? Always cool videos Astrum! Hello from Poland!

[@LoganHunter82]

I suggest that you reconsider that BetterHelp sponsorship...

[@klamka23]

Nice

[@matusmotlo3854]

Will it provide som high quality photos of mercury alone once the probes are decoupled?

[@JAmonOfficial]

Aliens: 'we be like hello guys!'' Earth: 'nah mateys, we scienced your shits out'

[@scottmasson3336]

I've read and seen Solaris!!!!

[@Deletirium]

I've seen the George Clooney version...

[@kristoffer3075]

08:27 the random banjo twang sent me

[@okiemax]

Things I never expected to happen, "hearing" mercury