Saturn: The Solar System’s Greatest Jewel | BBC Earth Science

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[@savirahye]

Hearing that woman (I'm not aware of her name as of yet) speak on Saturn's three dimensional ring's with such passion is incredible. You can really tell they enjoy what they do!

[@matdrat]

Carolyn Porco, "Madame Saturn," NASA former head of the Cassini mission.

[@oliviajohnjohnolivia8142]

@@savirahye Wedding riings.

[@ParsclickTV]

thank you BBC "Earth"

[@dliap98]

i say this with the utmost affection and respect - i just love listening to these nerds talk about space. they are so thrilled about it even after having done the job for often decades, and i don't blame them. the first woman's excitement has made me smile so much already

[@leogama3422]

don't ask a scientist about their research if you don't want to hear _a lot_ of nerdy stuff from an overexcited full-grown adult. and you don't even need to understand what they are saying, just to listen. that's how easy it is to make a scientist happy 😅

[@dliap98]

@@leogama3422 so true lol. as a musician i feel the same when people ask me questions about it. like - ask at your own risk, because you may be risking an in depth explanation of music theory that you never asked for hahaha

[@DarkWolfX10PT]

If they are nerds you are what? An NPC for sure!

[@demonhalo67]

Also completely delusional, they don't do anything good for society other than waste millions of taxpayers money on pointless missions trying to find life on frigid inhospitable worlds.

[@LuanaGarcia-t9w]

⁠​⁠@@demonhalo67i don’t think you understand, they aren’t necessarily trying to find life in other planets, they are mostly trying to research other planets to better understand space. While yes, most missions are for finding life and waste millions of dollars, they also help with detecting possible threats that would be fatal for the earth, this ensures that you keep living your normal life. They also-believe it or not, help with technological change, medical benefits and scientific advancements.

[@sstandarsh]

To even be alive in a period of space exploration makes us complete outliers in history. How could anybody not find each new wrinkle of information entirely captivating?

[@jacksondutton-ii4dy]

Because people just don’t care and unless it directly involves them most people won’t likely look or just be like “cool” then forget.

[@johnwayne0]

How could you not see the endless reasons? Most people are busy surviving and raising a family

[@sstandarsh]

@@johnwayne0 I don’t think anybody living outside of a warzone is that busy surviving that they can’t find something fascinating. It’s just whether or not it’s space or whatever else they might gravitate towards.

[@johnwayne0]

@@sstandarsh You must be very young and sheltered then buddy

[@TexanRattler]

Lmfao. Not everyone gets to upload gaming clips and have mommy take care of them. Space is mostly artist renditions and theoretical, it does not improve your life.

[@DanOla]

Cassini, one hell of a spacecraft.

[@somphothbsiratsamy3748]

Earth, having the laws of nature as evidence. Earth is a habitual planet with the proper gasses to sustain life. The universe is full of anomalies, and gasses that can kill or sustain life. A random selection, depending on the energy produced in the solar system. The solar system is a body of colliding energy moving in the universe, with a sun as its center. Drawing massive energy, feeding like an amoeba. The laws of nature, we are here to feed the planet, in return, feeding the sun until it becomes a supernova moving in the milky way that moves around in the universe, feeding the universe. Which is another body of energy.

[@aerohk]

Crazy people are getting paid to do cool stuff full time with no expectation of economic return. I call that advanced civilization.

[@yotinpimohktiw7766]

I am a type 1 initial attack wildland firefighter. One of the first things we learn is the fire triangle. We learn it so we can suppress fires using different methods and materials. One constant is the triangle. You need 3 things in order to have fire. 1.OXYGEN! 2. Fuel 3. Heat. If you take one of those 3 things away, you will never have fire. Now you know a little about fire. Why is it relevant? How do thrusters work in a vacuum you call “space”? Where are the logistics for all these “satellites”? I call them Satans lites. Space craft? You mean Witchcraft, don’t you? I am a whiz ard lol.

[@aerohk]

@@yotinpimohktiw7766 When you fart, your rear becomes a thruster. No fire required.

[@urbanracer032]

@@yotinpimohktiw7766 They use oxidizers in space.

[@disguy145]

Imagine one day far into the future when we can at least travel inside the solar system and see all of these with our own eyes. Makes me kind of regret being born too soon.

[@scienceoftheuniverse9155]

😂😂😂

[@somphothbsiratsamy3748]

Earth, having the laws of nature as evidence. Earth is a habitual planet with the proper gasses to sustain life. The universe is full of anomalies, and gasses that can kill or sustain life. A random selection, depending on the energy produced in the solar system. The solar system is a body of colliding energy moving in the universe, with a sun as its center. Drawing massive energy, feeding like an amoeba. The laws of nature, we are here to feed the planet, in return, feeding the sun until it becomes a supernova moving in the milky way that moves around in the universe, feeding the universe. Which is another body of energy.

[@FLAGMACHINE11]

You are born at the right time to be able to see them at an observatory or a telescope. I'm very glad we can

[@ManileñoMapper98]

In the future we would be overcrowded here on earth and would run out of resources to use, you are born in the perfect time

[@ajlang1447]

I don't think humans will ever be able to achieve that.

[@poetictriangle1037]

5:31 wow mountains in the rings

[@jakeansell5408]

I know, incredible

[@chimbukachibangulula5635]

Saturn and her amazing rings, simply spectacular 🪐

[@thieflooter1904]

*his. Saturn is named after Cronus.

[@RiverRat_1977]

Cool animations!! The same effects tore apart the Shoemaker-Levy Comet before the leftover material collided with Jupiter!!! The live video of that event is the most magnificent piece of film- showing just how volatile and active seemingly open space really is!! The resulting energy released was incredible!!!

[@Missnips24]

This guy is the best narrator on KZbin

[@riofestarini]

It's Zachary Quinto 🖖

[@RuralJuror420]

@@riofestariniwait are you serious? I was sexually attracted before but now I’m sobbing wet (sophisticated)

[@ashokkumar-se5sl]

ACCORDING TO INDIAN MYTHOLOGY SATURN IS VERY BAD AND RELATED YOUR KARMA GIVE YOU PUNISHMENT 😊😊

[@TJSaw]

He’s Spock, after all.

[@hjembrentkent6181]

Him or Liev Shreiber

[@gemstonesparkle7915]

The first editing, with the atmospheric ambience music and soft spoken narration is much much better that this upbeat music and fast paced narration of the rest of the video. It kills the vibe.

[@Lisi_Mxo]

Knowing BBC they probably fired that first editor.

[@foxfreeman1672]

Agreed

[@roetheboat1]

That's because they came from different series. The first bit is from the BBC series "The Planets" and is narrated by Zachary Quinto (for the American release) or Brian Green (for the U.K. release). The rest of the video seems to be a collection of clips from different interviews and shows uploaded on the BBC Earth Science KZbin channel.

[@Lisi_Mxo]

@@roetheboat1 Lol, thanks. I panicked, jumped to conclusions and went in search for something else.

[@workingguy-OU812]

@@roetheboat1 Exactly. I cannot comprehend the problematic comprehension skills of anyone who believed that this was a singularly produced video, but hopefully those people don't vote or drive.

[@Cxdxvnmbhhv]

Camera person deserves an award for these videos.

[@JAGANNATANSOWRIRAJAN-xq1lj]

Woman: Gravity is so high that it will rip you apart. Cameraman: Hold my beer 🍺. Moral: cameraman never dies.

[@sanmitrabhattacharyya1185]

SATURN! YOU BEAUTY!

[@TheHulkSLC]

We could not be more insignificant and significant at the same time….

[@jenigeorge7458]

literally - the most beautiful JEWEL

[@BarcelonaMariaMafia]

Satan's Eye. The Evil Eye. Solomon's Seal. Saturn's Hexagon. David Star. ... and, you just happen to call it ... Jew-el, huh

[@Firemarioflower]

How fascinating ​@@BarcelonaMariaMafia

[@just_kos99]

There's an awesome young adult sci-fi story called "The Secret of Saturn's Rings." A scientist is trying to stop mining on Earth's Moon, because he thinks it'll ultimately lead to it breaking apart. He and his son go to Saturn to investigate the rings to see if it might've been a moon in the past, and discover ancient artifacts from an alien race. Seems they over-mined THAT moon! Any way, it's a great story for kids and teens, that's when I read it decades ago.

[@litenlyss]

Thanks for sharing this! Its always nice to go down the rabbit hole with the participation of fellow curious people in the comments❤

[@Michael-tk9mx]

One day people will come back to this video having seen photos from titan and that's pretty cool to think about

[@inkster147]

5:58 They did put it in a movie - Alien Romulus' climax and it was amazing.

[@taxivation]

I thought of that right away, and I lived it

[@atinbx]

Thanks cassini

[@cassiniaura]

Anytime.

[@therobloxtetrisfan810]

@cassiniaura WHAT LOLM😂😂😂😂😂

[@D.u.d.e.r]

Exploration is knowledge and fortune always favors the brave.

[@lamontodufuye113]

The laws of nature and the power of the universe is incredible to see. It’s also so unbelievable that I notice how small,powerless we as humans

[@fredlandry6170]

This was a great series.

[@3618499]

😄 (lol) Saturn’s the diva of our solar system.

[@JesseWRIGHT-th8mw]

Uranus is the butthole of the solar system.

[@kokomaung]

Thank you indeed BBC Earth Science.❤

[@SeauxNOLALady]

19:01 you can tell how long ago this was filmed when they just said “on a planet with 82 moons.“ As of today in November 2024 Saturn has a confirmed 146 moons

[@olorin4317]

Amazing work, thank you. So sad to hear about budget cuts and layoffs at NASA.

[@demonhalo67]

All space programs are ultimately a waste of money, they have no requirement to subsidise their own activities and the information gained by expensive missions is for the most part useful only to them. Society nor taxpayers benefit whatsoever so if the axe is going to fall it should fall on space exploration.

[@andcut7520]

More like this please 😛

[@touchingsouls795]

Lots of love from India ❤❤❤

[@wailingalen]

5:20 those vertical structure rising up off the plain of the rings, into the “third dimension “ that they speak of, reminds me of thin barrier islands with skyscrapers rising up from their surface, like Miami Beach. Very impressive to imagine seeing from a craft like the lady explained

[@songsofthesouthwest6578]

By the time you get to Jupiter, you're only halfway to Saturn!

[@demonhalo67]

The second half should be alot faster as a slingshot of Jupiter's gravity should increase the flight speed and cut the journey time significantly.

[@josephrion3514]

Is that the voice of Zachary Quinto who played Spock on Star Trek 2009?

[@sunnyday_lemonbars]

yes! 🎉

[@just_kos99]

I didn't think about the narrator till I saw this post, then thought, Yeah, that does sound like him!

[@ConcreteLand]

You could be right! Sounds a lot like him.

[@willsmom93]

God liked it so much he put a ring on it.😳

[@ObamAmerican48]

Really interesting. Can't imagine what it's taken to make this voyage.

[@teresakelton8286]

So informative and interesting!

[@pedrocruz4409]

Great video! But it finishes just like that??!?

[@raviwanr7708]

Just Purely Beautiful.

[@abuanwp]

5:38 - When I review the original Voyager footage I was also puzzled by the black waves, there was no other explanation that time because Voyager photos were taken top down. Cassini gave us the proof that those dark waves are actually shadows of some mountain like debris in the ring.

[@ThirtyFiveofficialOSC]

me a jewel thank you BBC

[@eggsaladsamich7396]

I love BBC earth

[@haleycastelbranco-ti3gt]

Loved seeing all of these ladies talk about their work on this project. I’m so used to seeing white haired old men talk about space so this was a great change of pace :)

[@irenehynes7536]

I love these videos! Thank you so much!

[@TJSaw]

I’m sorry but Saturn isn’t the solar system’s greatest jewel. It’s our Earth.

[@dimsky5355]

Nope, earth sucks, because there are species there who are ungrateful enough to know they are given the chance to be alive. War, greed, corruption, hateful, killing or sacrifice each other for money, wealth, pride, the list are on and on and they will never change.

[@XenophonQ]

Earth is our home, so much more than a glittering jewel like Saturn.

[@109sssss]

Earth smells

[@randomshit65]

You must be fun at parties huh💀💀💀💀

[@MaloPiloto]

I sure agree, TJ! Our beautiful, under-appreciated, rare Earth……

[@ShutTheMuckUp]

You totally cut off Brian Cox at the end. We got Cox blocked.

[@JennieSpence-b3d]

Earth used to be saturn with rings. Saturn is the highest of all our planets its where we all began. Brilliant this is to watch. ❤

[@davidcopson5800]

Very good, except for the somewhat abrupt ending.

[@tetsuoshima2314]

Overall good but weird editing, and why was the end cut off? We know Titan has liquid methane oceans etc.

[@WordUp2That]

huge underestimation of the rings

[@wailingalen]

2:10 dude that’s some “Independance Day” “Day After Tomorrow” shit right there

[@jefersonsilva1673]

Ótimo documentário. Pena não ter dublado em português 😢

[@veo16]

Sylas makes a good narrator.

[@himmetramthakur6525]

पृथ्वी पर जीवन संभव है ब्रम्हांड में जो भी छोटी बड़ी चीज है सब जरूरी

[@sarcasmo57]

Drones are so neat.

[@djohanson99]

More I watch more questions I have. What would cause the rings to vary in height? The one image of the shadows is convincing. But how's those peaks and valleys form?

[@sharinaross1865]

Cool graphics.

[@jasont5871]

So if the gravity was strong enough to rip apart the object why didn't all the littler bits get sucked into the planet?

[@Mandenga100]

😮I had the same question! I don't understand why it formed a ring instead of being absorbed by Saturn.

[@omarbaba9892]

Probably the velocity that they were flying at when the moon broke apart and the fact they were tiny pieces not held together by gravity

[@huntersmith7127]

Saturn Name: Saturn/Sol VI Gender: Male (In My Opinion) Number Of Rings: 7 Size: 120,500 Kilometers Status: Planet Distance From Sol: 9.59 Astronomical Units Distance From Earth: 8.86 Astronomical Units Number Of Moons: 146 Gravity: 10.44 m/s² Gravity Height: 2.1 Feet (Similar To Earth) Relatiables: Hunter Smith/Angry West Virginian Kid/Me (Human Mate), Sol (Mother), Vulcan (Hypothetical Brother), Mercury (Brother), Venus (Sister), Earth (Smart Habitable Brother), Apophis (Other Brother), Theia (Hypothetical Sister), Mars (Other Brother), Ceres (Other Brother), Pallas (Other Brother), Vesta (Other Sister), Jupiter (Favorite Brother), Tornado (Other Hypothetical Brother), Rhea (Favorite Daughter Moon), Titan (Favorite Son Moon), Uranus (Favorite Sister), Chariklo (Curious Brother), Neptune (Other Brother), Thrainia/Planet 9 (Other Hypothetical Sister), Mate/Planet 10 (Other Hypothetical Brother), Pluto (Love Brother), Haumea (Oval Sister), Makemake (Other Brother), Eris (Far Sister), J1407b/Super Saturn (Brother He Hates), Wall-E (Robot Mate), Eve (Other Robot Mate), M-O (Other Robot Mate), Proxima Centuari (Red Dwarf Mate) Likes: His Rings, Hanging Out With Siblings, Mates, Sons And Daughters, Uranus, Good Humans, Adults, Kids, Toddlers, Babies, Animals, Plants, Fungi, Videos Where They Treat Him And Uranus Nicely, Fruits, And Vegetables Dislikes: J1407b/Super Saturn, Teenagers, Memers, Toxic Humans, Bad Humans, Videos And Memes Where They Treat Him And Uranus Stupidly And Badly, ExoPlanets That Are Between The Sizes Of Him And Uranus, Seeing Bad Humans Killing Good Humans, Animals, Plants, And Fungi, Hearing Humans Arguing, Fighting, And Cussing, Rated R Movies And Games, And Seeing Humans Pollinating Earth

[@bloodmooncomix457]

Somebody just geeked out on us! 👊😅😬🫢

[@Urbexeon6468]

Why not have two drones. One to be released on entry through the atmosphere and the other to use after landing? Excluding the cost obviously!

[@Faruk-mq5ih]

Mislim nije potrebno danaspokre civlzaciju nlo promtraju iz nekogh kohdah verzuma sviemirh

[@philoutonami]

"I mean is that cool or what hahahah" 😂

[@davidg1612]

You end this video on a cliffhanger? Lol

[@sriramv3589]

Born too late to explore the world and too early explore the universe.

[@no.-trip4304]

Born just in time to own nothing

[@sriramv3589]

@@no.-trip4304 Facts

[@dimarcobowes3926]

What are the lakes??? 😮

[@tumbleddry2887]

Methane....liquid methane

[@RuralJuror420]

Literally rocket fuel. Liquid methane. We could use Titan as a gas station to the stars

[@Corey77783]

Methane. It's liquid at the temperature and pressure on Titan's surface.

[@Obiter3]

A massive ice comet collided with jupiter's first moon which later became these rings the end

[@Jimmy_Johns]

2:28 man! Get outta there!!!! 😂

[@prasannakumar9744]

He says that Saturn has an extra moon which is 400km across 0:17 and later he says within the rings there are Moon size chunks off ice orbits the structure 4:22 So Moon is bigger of course but then there are Moon size chunks off ice coming off a satellite smaller than Moon. I want what he is taking.

[@thecommonsenseconservative5576]

The jewel is Uranus.. i love it

[@DardaniaLion]

Since Titan has a magnetic field. I wish we could bring it as close as to where Mars is and then make it liveable.

[@adeelliaqat5899]

Imagine being a habitant of that moon

[@nandhusnair2947]

And watching sunset along with saturn rings☺️❤️

[@JVR10893]

@@nandhusnair2947possibly the most beautiful view in the solar system. The fact that none of us will ever get to see that is a tragedy.

[@abulkalamazad7839]

Thank you ❤

[@lostintranslation1957]

Our blue marble is the real jewel. The grass is never greener.

[@schakal1721]

토성 매력적인 행성이네요 😊

[@Darin.Pearson]

I wonder if the BBC writers have heard of a scientist named Albert Einstein. If so, why are they referring to gravity as a force? Einstein explained that the reason light (which has no mass) bends around mass is because mass bend space-time. So, the light is traveling in a straight line, around a curved space-time. So, when moons are traveling around a planet, they are not being affected by a force. They are traveling around a warped space-time.

[@MoonLight-yr6of]

I respect the dedication they all put into these projects to get man-made machine to these planets but Saturn is not the Greatest Jewel in the Solar System. Earth is!

[@GeoQuizHQ]

Saturn is the jewel pal

[@derekdelboytrotter8881]

Did she really say " taking a really really lot of images" lol

[@HandyPesoInc]

How it formed in the first place if saturns gravity will just rip it apart?

[@omarbaba9892]

Formed further out then drifted too close and got torn apart after crossing the Roche limit

[@topfan7167]

Saturn ring probably alot of diamond stones in my opinion

[@prudeytrudy5152]

Did you know Saturn is so far that the time it’s light reaches us, the rings are no longer there 🤯

[@Firemarioflower]

What.... that is impossible

[@korbensc7218]

Tbh: I think Earth is the solar system's greatest jewel. But Saturn is a good second place.

[@aleeah3532]

Sooo….when are we going to start dropping tree seeds on Titan? 💀

[@szkworc2008]

The lectors are the reason

[@pippipster6767]

Gravity … don’t let it get you down.

[@movieclips4523]

Earth is the jewel

[@dell9483]

Why? Earth doesn't have rings

[@vls3771]

Hes referring to planets other than earth

[@BatkoNashBandera774]

It's not quite Uranus, but still find love for Saturn... darn you Shodan!

[@theldaniel170]

That’s sick bro🪐

[@francesconiccolai6592]

Saturn and and your dust's Ring ...but also satellites with life ... Perhaps 🪐

[@BarrySuridge]

Very hard even in the 21st Century to get one's head around.

[@12oshinko]

The dramatic music is distracting

[@kunstogkurser]

GReat

[@sriharsha4981]

I understand we have an ongoing mission to Europa- Jupiter’s moon, but, what is the point in exploring earth like conditions on a far away moon like Titan? Even if it’s liveable, with little scope for sun light, how is it even sustainable ? I am not sure if am able to connect the dots.

[@dimat5839]

Surely a planet that supports life is the greatest duel!!

[@BarcelonaMariaMafia]

Satan's Eye. The Evil Eye. Solomon's Seal. Saturn's Hexagon. David Star. ... and, they just happen to call it ... Jew-el, huh

[@djohanson99]

Titan cold. Propane or butane(phonetically spelt) exist as liquids. Where on earth they'd be gas. Cold on Titan.

[@Furqan_]

he sounds familiar

[@johnzimmermann2953]

If there were a human-like pre-industrial society on Titan, would we even know about it?

[@Maksenstein]

No man on sight, I repeat no man on sight..

[@voycressv460]

Are you so sure about earth, there are hundred earths better than ours.

[@bozhidarmihaylov]

Just don’t crash with the first tree!

[@M1cler]

teraz już rozumiesz :)?

[@devantenorris2121]

gold

[@MrIrrepressible]

Jupiter has rings too

[@Corey77783]

True. As a matter of fact, all gas giants in our system have rings, albeit they are very faint. Saturn's are by far the most pronounced, leading to it being traditionally known for them.

[@jakeansell5408]

Uranus has rings as well