NASA in Trouble // More Impossible Galaxies from JWST // Final Goodbye to Ingenuity

Big layoffs at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab. Testing spacesuits for the Moon. Another flyby of Io. And our final look at Ingenuity.
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00:00 Intro
00:12 NASA JPL Layoffs
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01:25 Testing Artemis Spacesuits
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03:38 JWST Did It Again
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04:35 Berlin meteor found
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06:30 Vote results
07:09 Mass of the Milky Way
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08:35 Dust Ruins Another Way to Measure Distances
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11:00 Interview streak!
12:27 Juno's Io Flyby
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13:51 Dreamchaser Test
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15:43 Final look at Ingenuity
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16:57 Meteorites
Host: Fraser Cain
Producer: Anton Pozdnyakov
Editing: Artem Pozdnyakov
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[@badrinair]

From someone who said they are not a KZbin person, to see a video being uploaded everyday is a very welcome change

[@oldmech619]

Look at his Thumb Nail. With his mouth hanging open, he looks exactly like a KZbinr.

[@marcusedvalson]

I appreciated the Counter Strike de_dust reference

[@YJRamone]

It made me LOL

[@olorin4317]

I love the last image of Ingenuity boldly perched on the peak of a dune like a rugged old explorer who is still excited to see over the next hill.

[@jenbanim]

RIP Ingenuity ✊😔

[@jimashby43]

I feel like my Dog died 😢

[@oberonpanopticon]

Rip JPL staff

[@disinclinedto-state9485]

Watney will reuse the helicopter for some arcane use on his second stranding.

[@averyjeromekelly5735]

From the Matt Damon movie, I like your total recall

[@ericfielding2540]

Great update. I like the shorter format. Sometimes I don’t have 45 minutes available.

[@rodneylee4026]

Just watch part of the long one then. Short attention-span society.

[@elliotgillum]

@@rodneylee4026 Good work. We can't have anyone expressing an opinion.

[@nicholjackson8388]

Thanks!

[@chdarwin05]

Always learn something new as well as develop a deeper understanding! Thank you!

[@disinclinedto-state9485]

Hey, Fraser. What IS dust in space? Down here dust is dirt, dead cells, plant and insect bits, etc etc... What is it actually made of in space? Where does it come from?

[@solsystem1342]

Space dust is little bits of nonvolatile stuff. Nonvolatile here meaning stuff that doesn't boil away when exposed to the sun (ie: metals, oxides, etc basically anything that can remain solid at low pressure and high temperature) idk what the most common ones are but they're small enough to be held together by chemical bonds or static electricity like effects. Idk what the breakdown is between stuff from the initial formation of the solar system to stuff that's just been floating around due to being thrown out during impacts tbh but those sorts of things. Also, comet outgassing probably release a bit anything that ejects small amounts of things into space.

[@oberonpanopticon]

A lot of space dust is from billions of years of meteor impacts, ranging in size from kilometres to micrometers.

[@bjornfeuerbacher5514]

@@oberonpanopticon That's the dust on the surface of the moon and other bodies. Dust _in_ space means not the same, see the comment by "solsystem1342".

[@tjallingdalheuvel126]

Dust is any matter under an arbitrairy size.

[@JQourydxyz]

I listen to Fraser's vids while falling is asleep, but the recurring 'duuust' woke me up a few times. 😂

[@swiftycortex]

How does a buyer of a meteorite online even know for sure it is really a meteorite? I imagine there are many scandalous sellers for which one is to be wary

[@jondoc7525]

You can release gases from it or in Antarctica it’s easy to spot them in all white areas etc

[@JenniferA886]

Fraser… you and your team are probably one of the best space tubers out there 👍👍👍

[@timg6125]

Love the "DUST!!!!🤬". Would make a nice recurring theme. 🤣

[@disinclinedto-state9485]

Love the business model, Fraser. Which I was well enough to keep contributing. Love ya.

[@iambiggus]

Thanks... the US congress. Also, sarcasm is under appreciated in these times

[@MCsCreations]

Thanks for all the news, Fraser! 😊 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@lordgarion514]

When it comes to artemis, nothing is going to plan.😂 You should do an episode on how much all the different things for Artemis are costing, compared to the estimates we got. Including the cost for the shuttle's boosters and engines. They're from the 70s and 80s, already existing,, and already had billions in cost overruns back then. And they were designed to be reusable. And now to reuse them in a non-reusable format, it's going to cost even more to modify them than it did to design and make them to start with. That's absolutely insane, and it's why I say Artemis was never designed to go to the moon. It was designed for politicians to give money to their true masters, the corporations. And about that dust, you should throw in a little tidbit about Brian may, from queen. I'm sure you know he went back and got his ph.d, and his thesis was on zodiacal dust. 33 years from the time he quit college until he went back and got his PhD. Shockingly, no one in that 33 years had actually done a study on zodiacal dust. It was like the world waited for him to do it.

[@mattkeith530]

I had asked several questions about how we measure the mass of the universe to try and understand how we count all visible matter vs dark matter. There's quite a lot of uncertainty it seems which makes sense. I'm fascinated by how we determine visible matter vs dark matter for this reason. Ty 😊

[@archmage_of_the_aether]

NASA should sell cookies. Make a bit of cash.

[@patellis8904]

If the US Space Force doesn't hold a ceremonial funeral with honors for Ingenuity... then I don't have a clue what that department is even for.

[@ShaneSemler]

Justice for Io, we need a lander! I don't care who does it - NASA, ESA, CNSA, JAXA, ISRO. Somebody, anybody, make a lander for Io!

[@SPR8364-0]

If NASA tests space suits in water on Earth where there is greater pressure coming from the outside, do they need to consider other factors since in space, the greater pressure will be coming from inside the suit? Or, does the direction of the greater pressure matter at all?

[@yalz]

You’re killing it Fraser, I love every one of these videos. Thank you for all your work and making my day better. I’m happy to tell people who the most reliable and well versed space journalists is.

[@Paulus8765]

Thanks for all the updates

[@Returnoftom]

you make some great videos, thanks!

[@DerInterloper]

"I don't know how this will effect nasa" -530 Will probably cause a vacuum in the work force.

[@KertaDrake]

But then the industry might fall prey to workforce vacuum decay that spreads at the speed of light and causes all workers worldwide to spontaneously be broken down into energy as the laws of job physics change!

[@DerInterloper]

@@KertaDrake We will coin the term 'NASA tension' Uneven workforce in the observable NASA.

[@2150dalek]

Axiom really looks to have an amazing space suit. Hoping Sierra space passes all their tests.

[@mknochel]

How close would a Tidal Disruption Event (TDE) need to be to Earth to be a hazard, and how would we know of any impending candidates in our galaxy?

[@user-li7ec3fg6h]

''Another One Bites the Dust''! as Queen's hit was called. Prof Brian Keating would definitely like to sing along ;-). Dust is also a big issue when it comes to the Moon, Mars and spacesuits. With some great solution approaches with high voltage. Thank you very much and have a nice Sunday!

[@oberonpanopticon]

I wonder if dust will be a universal problem. Will we find the same kinds of dust on Ceres? Ganymede? Mercury? Triton? Titan? Titania? Haumea? Pluto? Exoplanets? I hope I live to see a few of those answered!

[@tjallingdalheuvel126]

Problem? Some elictroststic dust repelant and grandma's dust spray.

[@debranelson1987]

@@tjallingdalheuvel126 Maybe we could also get out the Swiffer mop.

[@user-li7ec3fg6h]

@@tjallingdalheuvel126 Unfortunately, the reality is much more difficult. The moon astronauts already had to struggle a lot with the moon dust. The particles on the moon dust are not sanded down by geological processes like those on Earth, but have sharp edges and properties that are extremely difficult for people and technology. The astronauts who came from the moon and the scientists who managed them all said that dust was the biggest problem. So you can have fun with it like crazy and act in a foolish manner. But none of this gets through this any easier. Rather, the work being done to solve this problem is extremely important. It should be clear that dust is a slightly different problem for astronomical observations. But it is not a small one. Look for the impact this had on the results of the observations from Antarctica, which was supervised by Prof. Brian Keating.

[@user-li7ec3fg6h]

@@tjallingdalheuvel126 Unfortunately, the reality is much more difficult. The moon astronauts already had to struggle a lot with the moon dust. The particles on the moon dust are not sanded down by geological processes like those on Earth, but have sharp edges and properties that are extremely difficult for people and technology. The astronauts who came from the moon and the scientists who managed them all said that dust was the biggest problem. So you can have fun with it like crazy and act in a foolish manner. But none of this gets through this any easier. Rather, the work being done to solve this problem is extremely important. It should be clear that dust is a slightly different problem for astronomical observations. But it is not a small one. Look for the impact this had on the results of the observations from Antarctica, which was supervised by Prof. Brian Keating.

[@YousufAhmad0]

What are the atmospheric and surface conditions on Io, if we would like to land a lander/rover on it or even a helicopter?

[@bbbenj]

Thank you.

[@danielash1704]

Even the colors of a meteor can tell us the consistancy

[@monty3322]

Would love to see them test the new suits in the vacuum chamber in Sandusky! Also, why reinvent the wheel? We already had the Space Shuttle, for both cargo AND crew.

[@dwayne_draws]

Thought you were going to recommend a meteorite vendor. I really want one of my own. Could you maybe do a video on how to find a reputable vendor and how to know you aren't just buying a chunk of slag from a forge? I'm glad you have the ethics and wherewithal to run this very unbiased and informative media empire of yours. I have been listening to you since the early days of your podcast. Very happy to contribute to your patreon and wish I could contribute more. There are very few media outlets these days one can rely on. Please keep up the good work and my thanks to you and your staff.

[@alfonsopayra]

QUESTION: Do the stars that are in an exit path from the Milky Way, bring with them their planets? could we survive if our sun gets rejected from the Milky Way?

[@smurph1994]

why have i never considered starting a meteorite collection? i think im gunna, theyre so cool.

[@johnstones66]

Every time I hear the number of stars in the Milky Way, the figure is different - anything from one hundred billion to four hundred billion. Is the true number really not known with any more accuracy?

[@CoreyKearney]

it's ironic that dreamchaser was passed over in favour of starliner. Now re-engineered for cargo it will likely be operational before starliner is

[@jblob5764]

I'd be inclined to think the extreme conditions on mars coupled with the ludicrous speed of those rotors on ingenuity just fatigued them to failure with thermal cycles

[@princeiliya]

Question: how would one know they bought a real meteorite and not just regular earthy rock?

[@danielash1704]

Failing down isn't the problem it's getting back up with a heavy suit

[@buzzcrushtrendkill]

Our legislature is an embarrassment.

[@josephmorin8941]

Umm, Mr Cain...I havent watched the video yet. I uhh I not sure when I saw "mars sample return" I didn't know if you know or not about the sample. I mean umm ... you know... that "thing" about the sample.uhh ya know what, nevermind. Hey! i'm looking forward to this being a great video.

[@stevannikolovski]

Imagine 60Bn approved for space exploration and border protection instead of lost cause for money laundering.

[@ThexBorg]

Fraser, perhaps the mass equations should not only include gas and dust, but also include rogue planets. If there are 500+ rogue planets observed in Orion's Belt alone... how many are pervasive in a galaxy and in intergalactic space!?

[@frasercain]

Rogue planets wouldn't account for a fraction of 1% of the mass of the galaxy. In the Solar System, the Sun is over 99.5% the mass.

[@progkarma944]

DUUST!!! (ha ha ha)

[@mikejones9961]

11:01sure sounds like an ad

[@myleswillis]

I wonder how long it takes to dry out a space suit.

[@colinsimmiss7527]

Can you find out if Apofis has been affected over history by commits a and the astriod that took out the dinosaurs or any other asological items that could have impacted the apofis astriod

[@batcollins3714]

Testing lunar spacesuits? But the US had lunar spacesuits more than 50 years ago. What went wrong? We're going backwards it seems. Will we soon be reinventing aeroplanes again, maybe automobiles?

[@nephthysbastet4809]

Lunar regalith got inside of those old suits because it's as fine as talcum powder. We need to have a suit that can counteract the charge of the Lunar regalith so that it won't cling to the new suits and cause abrasions over time. We will never be able to have a Lunar station if we don't figure out how to manage such static and fine soil.

[@Ryan-mq2mi]

At 5:45 I assume they're using that cube thing as a size reference, but why not just use dice? So now we have to assume that thing is the size of dice?

[@dereks1264]

Why doesn't the "Dreamchaser" have a nose wheel? What advantage does that scraper thingie have?

[@tomhools1605]

But you didn't talk about Mars sample return mission. Will there be one?

[@aaron2709]

I observe a lot of dust in my apartment.

[@doyourhomework7305]

It could be a dyson swarm.

[@jondoc7525]

Haha mostly skin flakes tho kinda gross

[@voornaam3191]

And at what distance does a meteorite miss the earth? When you all finally dump those weird empire units, you will have meteroids.

[@colinp2238]

Are the stars leaving the Milky Way teenagers?

[@mrwolsy3696]

Hopefully a lunar outpost is still doable much like Dawsons hut in Antartica, a colony is just a fantasy without endless supplies of funding.

[@Budinky]

Ingenuity 😢 👍🏻

[@gyro5d]

It's the government taking another raise.

[@Enkaptaton]

Since Fraser did not recomend a shop: Which European online shops for meteorites are trustworthy?

[@janettomlin950]

And yet it does exist, also it could have life 😊

[@nathanaelcard]

"DusT. DusT. Anybody? Anybody? DusT"

[@deltalima6703]

Blue origin can hire some. A lot of space companies need good talent actually. Might be a good thing in the long run.

[@oberonpanopticon]

Well, they probably didn’t lay off their best staff. I’d assume they’d prioritize the worst.

[@jondoc7525]

Depends who ya know like any company . I did a top 10 sale in my region twice, they don’t care

[@bigfishoutofwater3135]

To everybody that got laid off, just form a consulting company and end up costing the government even more money.

[@millie_willcox__]

🙌🏼

[@czerskip]

Who would have thought it was dust again… 🤣

[@kswis]

Ya, I'll grab a "meteorite" out of my back yard and have it to you for a low price plus shipping of course. Jokes aside, I hope there are legit ways to get actual meteorites. That would indeed be a cool gift

[@rogerdudra178]

Well, at least the drone worked for a while.

[@oberonpanopticon]

It got, what, 70 successful flights out of 5?

[@ggraemeffrance5434]

Thought nothing can get out a black hole can Simpson explaine this to me

[@katesmiles4208]

Welcome to 2024. Life is probably going to be tough for many of us

[@aoca3817]

My scientific view is that the big bang theoree is wrong. Le Stariverse is expanding as le viewable bit we see, simpllee because le Stariverse is similar too a Galaxee. Le part we see expanding is in one ov le tenticle arm's ov le Stariverse spinning around le centre, there by giving le impresion ov expansion along that tenticle arm ov le Stariverse.

[@CrasyFingers]

is there an even closer fly by to io or is that it?

[@frasercain]

That's it. They're going to be farther now.

[@colinsimmiss7527]

The suits will have to be able to protect the astronauts from the suns radiation. The VanAllen belt is between the earth and the moon and is highly charged sun radiation.

[@jojococoa]

Dust? Anybody? No? Dust? Anybody? No? Dust? Anybody? No? Dust is actually very low in fat. You can have as much dust as you like!

[@texan-american200]

-KHAAAA- I mean, DUUUUUUUUUUST!! 😬

[@hoptoads]

Sorry NASA, we've got enough money for war at the moment, but not space exploration. Yours truly, US Gov.

[@CreamyBone]

MrBeast thumb 🤣

[@eahughey]

What if Dark matter turns out to be nothing but globs of dust

[@Jaggerbush]

530?!?! Yikes.

[@JenniferA886]

👍👍👍

[@esecallum]

no need for spacesuits at all. just have self contained oblong pods on wheels etc.

[@jc4evur661]

Is there anything Congress CAN do?

[@chrissinclair4442]

Carbon composites have come a long way baby. Thanks in large part to the F32 and American tax payer. I wonder what the orbital launch cycle life and space operation service life of Dream Chaser is? Could there even be a tracker for it acquiring orbit from different solor objects?

[@AppNasty]

Wish they could run a GoFundMe or Patreon campaign. Id donate.

[@alexseioo610]

But always enough money for war.

[@CyberiusT]

Won't see 'em take a pay cut too often, either.

[@BennyFromFalloutNewVegas]

Mass Layoffs? Boy, I sure hope somebody got fired for that blunder.

[@paulskinback717]

It's a shame those suits have to be so clumpy be good if they could be more like wet suits haha . Love your show.

[@tbird81]

It feels like I'm wearing nothing at all. Nothing at all.

[@petera6984]

It's Never Aliens, It's Dusssst! 🤬

[@michaelt1775]

90 percent of the goverment needs to be laid off and or fired. Goverment employees are useless

[@rogerdudra178]

King Tut had a space metal knife., I hear

[@frasercain]

I'd heard the Hawaiians had one too.

[@oberonpanopticon]

Back before the Iron Age the only pure iron (outside of Greenland) was meteoric. Hard to imagine how legendary such tools made from them would be…

[@alfonsopayra]

DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUST

[@YoutubeSupportServices]

Man, That one "Bryan" guy in your list of "Planetary Researchers" is a fairly well-known A-list character ... Easily ranked as one of the world's top 36.9th "Elite-A's".... He has been indicted countless times now over the years for his ruthless and unapologetic philosophical approach towards "happily-helping' all willfully-ignorant soy-based life-forms. Especially those with undiagnosed Intergalactic-O.D.D as a child/young-adult, BEFORE it was able to metastasize into FULL-Bowed-Spectrum Marxinated-Soyhole Disruptionitus or "TDS" for short! And his message to everyone on the lower life-lists is; "Look, the "A-List" is something only an "A55hole" would acknowledge and appreciate!"

[@supercal333]

Ummm... the video thumbnail had 'Mars sample return'? Was that just clickbait?

[@frasercain]

I talked about how NASA budget cuts are endangering the Mars Sample Return mission.

[@kruleworld]

probably because NASA is spending most of their funds on "always-over-budget" Artemis. Maybe they should have been stricter on Boeing, Northrup, etc that spent all their money and were given even more. Billions gone and these corporate welfare recipients get no penalties.

[@voornaam3191]

How do we call white rice from now on? Nasa goreng. There is no money for a great nasi goreng.

[@edmckay8001]

I say we fire Congress since they are unable to do anything.

[@XionUnjust]

LOLLLLLLL at de_dust

[@calvinmartin1098]

Question… Could NASA just be going through a necessary thinning out of staff to be leaner, meaner, and more efficient? I understand what they do is at the cutting edge but…. Is there any data on the ratio of staff to project development for NASA vs other space companies?

[@alexsie3012]

Sending people into space is so prohibitively expensive one wonders if it’s worth it. It would make space exploration far less complicated if it didn’t involve putting people up there and ensuring their safety.

[@itsd0nk]

Those animations of quasar black holes are so f-ing sick. Where can I find an hour long version of those things?

[@frasercain]

NASA has plenty of them. But I don't know if a long cut of it.

[@googogler]

dust . we are stardust, damn us all to hell. now we know what dark matter is ( a space journalist raging at the universe ).