THREE new JWST results! Two exoplanets and a protocluster | Night Sky News May 2023

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Dr. Becky for real science. No click bait! So appreciated. These videos make my day!

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It is one of the best science channels. By the way, ignore the other (spam) comment reply.

[@hanrockabrand95]

More like Dr. Smethurst trap, AMIRITE? Such a hottie.

[@saschaschneider9157]

True words spoken. There ara way to may videos on YT claiming JWST has detected the impossible or stating that a discovery is scaring scientists. It's so tedious some times.

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Like "Space Orcs"?

[@jefferyzielke7665]

She is lovely to listen to.

[@krabbediem]

For all us oldER people, this exoplanet stuff is pure sci-fi. I still remember in the 80's when there were talks about how our tecnology soon would be sophisticated enough for us to being able to infer, from the "wiggle" and the drop in light intensity that there could be a planet surrounding this star. Then we found one, then four more, then many, and now it's pretty much old hat to discover one. Imagne that we went from "We simply don't know how common planet formation is?", to us now effectively being able to assign a value to one of the drake equiation factors is madness to me. Thank you so much for the videos, Dr. Becky.

[@almostfm]

It's interesting-I've looked at my astronomy textbook from the mid-80s and my dad's from the early 70s (I was interested in astronomy, and he took a class so he could answer my questions. His text said that we think other stars had planets, but of course, there was no way to detect them. Mine said we were pretty sure and were starting to look, but none had been discovered and of course, there was no way we'd ever get an image of them. Fast forward 20 years and not only had we discovered exoplanets, we'd directly imaged them

[@daviddeavours4909]

@@almostfm Keep in mind the textbook in the 80's was likely written in the 70's and revised several times over the years. The textbooks from the 70s were likewise written in the 60's. The first exoplanet was discovered in 1992, so obviously there was some lag between figuring out how to find them and the textbooks saying you could. To find an exoplanet in 1992 we had to be looking in the 80's.

[@Amethyst_Friend]

I agree it’s wonderful

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Thank you for putting this series out for us. You make astronomy exciting and accessible !❤

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And I'm almost sold on Redshift 9, if I ever get around to getting a mobile device that can run it, so me and my girl can hang out someplace *really* dark and stargaze. I've dropped the info into a note so I'll see it later.

[@ragnkja]

One thing that could make it more accessible is closed captioning (that’s not the automatic kind that gets confused by jargon, homophones and dialects).

[@PhilRable]

Loving the photos of the lead scientist on the papers you discuss. Fantastic to see that these people are young and much more diverse compared to the older studies. Great future in astrophysics.

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[@samuela-aegisdottir]

I noticed it too!

[@katiekawaii]

5:30 Nobody overdelivers like NASA. Hubble: 33 years. Ingenuity: 51 flights. Opportunity: 5000+ days. Incredible.

[@DrewNorthup]

Voyager-Design Life Expectancy: 5 years…45+ years later

[@DrDeuteron]

That’s because the design life is 99.7% chance of lasting that long, not a 1/e or half life.

[@DrewNorthup]

@@DrDeuteron You'd still have to pick a de-rating curve to build your standard distribution around. Otherwise you're just guessing.

[@DrDeuteron]

@@DrewNorthup Weibull distribution has so many parameters: it is just guessing.

[@EliasMheart]

JWST: 10+ years late But yes, totally agreed^^

[@bdr420i]

Respect to all who worked on JWST 💪🏽😻 you made humanity much much better. Thank you ❤

[@mattslaboratory5996]

I'm always impressed by your clarity and precision. The writing is perfect and the explanations so clear. You're in the top echelon of YT-ers.

[@kerrykrishna]

Dr Becky, I wanted to say how much I enjoy your channel. I have been watching for maybe two years and have never posted before. You are a terrific teacher! Thanks for all the work involved in getting the vids out here for us to see! You RICK!

[@colinfowkes7590]

Love your videos , super informative and easy to understand, was just messing with my brain reading GJ but hearing JG 😅

[@jryanstevens]

I’m glad someone else said this 😂

[@sirdart6915]

Yep, that stuck immediately in my head too and then looked at the comments to see if someone caught it yet!

[@slcpunk2740]

Congratulations you got two letters right, come back when you have a degree in physics and a KZbin channel with a half million subs. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@colinfowkes7590]

@SLC Punk! congratulations on miss interpretation of a comment

[@SnaFubar_24]

@@slcpunk2740 Every one is a smart ass when their not at risk of a flattened nose...

[@AnexoRialto]

Great episode! It must be a great time to be a young astronomer starting out with JWST and he opportunity to develop ever better methodologies for studying exoplanets.

[@finnjake6174]

amazing news, becky, you are inspiring new generation of stem, thank you so much, i absolutely adore you and your work ethic.

[@hussainmustafa9552]

The most awaited KZbin video of the month (at least for me) has arrived. Thanks, Dr.Becky.

[@May-or-May-not]

I love watching night time news especially this time of year. We have midnight sun now so I won't be able to see the night time sky until fall. But I can still keep up on what's happening 😊 I feel like I'm listening in on gossip, haha.

[@frasergavin418]

Gj1214b not jg1214b I hope you noticed . You did it again for gj486b .the bloopers will be good this time . Love your videos dr.becky keep up the good work.

[@runabq]

I noticed that too! Thought Dr. Becky would see that in the bloopers section, but she's apparently really excited about going on vacation. :)

[@JCW7100]

Dr Becky your videos never disappoint! Love your content so much

[@upandready4u]

Love this woman for her attitude , enthusiasm and genuine love of ASTRO physics

[@dragxy3308]

I found this channel two months ago and since then I am more or less binge watching it 😅 really great videos with a lot of interesting information in it! In this video I almost found the HST picture of the star formation region almost more interesting than the JWST results 😂 (but maybe that is also because I will (very likely) write my bachelor's thesis about star formation in the CMZs of nearby galaxies and how it affects the symmetry of these CMZs 🙈) I am already looking forward to the next video and I wish you a great and relaxing holiday! 😃☀️🌟

[@michaelmitchell4675]

Dr. Becky, I love your videos and look forward to them all the time. I did however catch you a few times referring to this planet as JG1214B and not GJ1214B. I admit it seems easier to say JG rather than GJ, but a name is a name. I'll still be watching you every time you put out your new video. Mike Mitchell, Arkansas USA

[@Javaman92]

While watching this I had this image pop up in my mind. That of a distant astronomer looking at their data and discovering our water world and after seeing the spectrum freaking out with joy at the discovery! Wondering... could this planet hold life? So far it can.

[@lukazmmaster986]

I regret to say this is my 1st video I have seen. Thank you for all the info. I'm happy to have subscribed

[@skyemac8]

Becky, your passion for Astronomy is infectious x

[@andrewbaldwin4260]

That was just great. Thanks Becky. How you described the modelling for determining the atmospheres on rather distant planets was perfect for me. Andrew.

[@HebaruSan]

We are so lucky to be in a time where the 1-year embargo on some new data being made public feels like a long time. That means a lot is happening quickly!

[@DrVictorVasconcelos]

As a neuropsychologist, I must mention that one of the reasons to make the color picture is that people are objectively worse at telling difference in shades that vary only by luminosity. This knowledge has even changed the colors we use to fill plots.

[@fastatheist2175]

Great info! Always a pleasure to watch your videos! I noticed that you call GJ 486b JG 486b . Are the first letters interchangeable?

[@letMeSayThatInIrish]

I think it's like when I say Chat GTP, or people pronounce etc as "eksetera". We humans are just not good at parsing sequences of random letters. Instead we just say what feels right, or what rolls of the tongue.

[@alexiscoutinho8078]

She also kept switching the letters of GJ 1214 b.

[@andrewkinkel4773]

Another gem of a show. Thank you ma'am, you always have me looking up.

[@skyforger8102]

Yay, love Night Sky News!

[@bierrollerful]

21:53 It's so cool that JWST was able to find Kevin Costner's homeworld.

[@scraps7624]

I can't imagine how much JWST news I would miss if it weren't for your updates, amazing wok!

[@thomasratliff9278]

Simple old dude here. Finally, thanks to you, Dr. Becky, I finally understand, 'Seeing In The Past,' well enough to explain it to another. Thank you!!

[@Anti-socialSocialClub]

Thursdays were my worst days, Now I watch Dr Becky every Thursday...

[@frankowalker4662]

Have a nice holiday, Dr Becky.

[@martiancolonist]

Thanks for highlighting our paper on GJ 486b! - Ryan MacDonald

[@MarkMullins-g9g]

Great presentation thank you dr Becky you are very good at explaining the science in an easy to follow and informative way that I can follow and not lose interest glad I came across this channel 👍

[@alexz1104]

Another great video from Dr Becky, what a fun present to get three new results in one!

[@craigmushens4789]

Great explanations. Your description of actually how red shift works and the abilities between Hubble and JWST for seeing was awesome!

[@rogerstone3068]

WOW. Did you intend this, or was it just a VERY happy accident? At 12:18, where you are talking about galaxy clusters and trying to work out if they are at the same distance or just happen to be in line, but are actually spaced out. You move your hands close side-to-side, then apart, towards-and-away; and the focus on your camera stays with the hand that moves toward the camera, leaving the other hand and your face to go out of focus, blurry distant objects which just happen to be in the same line of sight. An excellent illustration of the point you were making. Did you know it was going to do that? If so, treble green shield stamps, double kudos, and a gold star. If not - it's still a magic moment. Well done, and thankyou.

[@harkodekker1846]

Great video again. But I was puzzled at the bit about the exoplanets. You kept saying JG... when the image ckearly showed it as GJ...

[@James_Ryan]

31:52 Snap! Been in County Kerry for 2 weeks with another week to go; currently have a knockout seaview from my cottage with the Skellig Isles in the distance. Ironically I'm within Kerry's international dark-sky area but not stargazing because just too tired after sightseeing all day long...

[@1_2_die2]

Nice holidays, Dr B 🖖

[@cyankirkpatrick5194]

I can only imagine how the past generation's of scientists how they would be amazed about how much has been discovered since their time of discovery and no telling what the next wave of scientific discoveries is going to blow the mind's of the future generations yet to be.🤨😳🤔☺️🤯😱😵🤗☺️☺️☺️

[@cyankirkpatrick5194]

I've been reading where a museum or two that has a reward system for finding the broken meteor that has landed somewhere.

[@raydenn6027]

I love how DrBecky is calm and controlled in presentation of the science. However she is so much fun in the bloopers.

[@edwardp7725]

I say this on every video but I LOVE YOU DR BECKY. Everytime you drop a new video it makes my day

[@liamsudsy7563]

only 5 seconds in, paused to say that a sponsor called “Redshift 9” feels so correct and at home here. It’s like, “Yes. That should be here. Welcome in, buddy” whereas sometimes sponsors feel a bit like “who invited you?” (not here specifically just across youtube)

[@vell0cet517]

Dear Dr. Becky, You are awesome. That is all.

[@michaelogden5958]

I'm reading your book - a little over halfway through. I can't say that I've ever read a book where I could hear the author's voice as I read. Good book! 🙂

[@frankharr9466]

It's really nice getting insights to how these investigations happen. Your nails are fine. Enjoy your vacation!

[@Lankybrit52]

YWST is amazing. Thanks for all the updates.

[@aishwaryasharma739]

Thanks sooooo much Dr. Becky..... You are amazing in explaining everything in simple language..... I loveeee you sooo much...... You are my Astro Physics Goddess..... 🌎🌟✨☀🌈

[@MrHutch-gl8ek]

Love your content and bloopers 😊😊😊😊😊

[@Rinckon1]

Best astronomy content on youtube

[@stormbornstudios]

those are lovely nails, how dare! also thanks for all the lovely science education you provide us each week, and have a great holiday!

[@prischm5462]

Thank you Dr. Becky! Water worlds are a wonder to behold. I love JWST.

[@backwashjoe7864]

I spotted your "blooper" of the phrase "how on Earth did..." as it happened; that struck me as funny and weird too! Predictive science is fun science! :)

[@rosellabill]

I hope you are doing well. Not just Professionally, but also HEALTH.

[@andreforcier97]

OMG!! You were here! I’ve been out of the loop for a bit, was it for a talk or just back room astrophysics stuff? I hope you like Toronto!!! 🤞👍✌️&🖖 😉

[@Geordiicus]

That exoplanet looks full of info, cant wait. Great show beccy

[@michaelf.7172]

So, you're coming over for the Total Eclipse in 2024? Cool! It's passing by just about two hours from my house. I'll be driving over to Arkansas to see it. The one back in 2017 went right over Fort Campbell in Kentucky, where my daughter was stationed in the Army, and we all went up to see it. I'd never seen a total eclipse before, but it has been on my to-do list my whole life. I'd been planning that outing since about 1997, once I knew there was one coming. And, you know what? (Well... of course you know!) It was the coolest thing I've ever seen in my entire life! It was a perfect day, and a perfect eclipse, and it was just absolutely wonderful! I hope you enjoy your trip over to the states. Have fun, be safe, and I'll look forward to your next videos. Thanks!

[@thatotherguy7596]

Hi Dr Becky. Thank you for the presentation 🌌 Precision and accuracy are usually desirable but sometimes "ish" is the best descripror. 😆 I think your nails are great. If you're happy with them, that's all that really matters ✨🔭 💕

[@markcohen7991]

We love you. You are the Best!!! Thank you for the video. We learn so much from you. JWST is amazing seeing so much up to the edge of the Universe and all those Galaxies. I hope you can translate the pictures for us novices. Thank you so very much for your videos. Live Long and Prosper.

[@pengiswe]

Is it just me who think it's interesting to use "How on earth is that formed?" when talking about planets far away? Thanks for a great video :)

[@brucecampney465]

We can start a count of how often that phrase gets tossed about. One...🤣

[@luck484]

I am impressed that you can make the business model work. Good Job.

[@hawkdsl]

JWST is only going to get better.. and on that note... Dr. Becky has the most perfect hair color i've ever seen.

[@kenmercer8112]

I live right in the middle of the 2024 eclipse path in NW Pennsylvania. been waiting for this for years!

[@franciscoathens924]

Awesome news preso! Have a great holiday!

[@SergeantSphynx]

Enjoy your time off, Dr. Becky.

[@runabq]

My vote is definitely a "thumbs up" on the nail colour!

[@vicentecastro7148]

Awesome Always as usual Professor☺️

[@neoanderson7]

Always a pleasure to get an overview of everything happening in the universe. 🙂 Wish my profession allowed me to travel more. Alas, some of us have to stay put and pay off debt.. 😉 Some people never have anything good to say. Personally I think the guys in T.O. who did the nailpolish hit it out of the park. 🙂 Enjoy the time off! Well deserved.

[@jjfloyd618]

Agreed on the nails Doc, they’re awesome, love that color.

[@jonathandevries2828]

Love your nails Dr. Becky! have a good holiday!

[@primoroy]

Leaves me wondering about the multitasking work load of JWST! I assume that such an observatory would NOT spend DAYS focused on one planet/star pair. 😮

[@richiebricker]

Wow! these planets are really moving. 1 year = 1 1/2 of our days. I wonder how fast that is? Its crazy I tell ya

[@misha4422]

I, for one, love your mint green nails. And, thank you for all the information, as always.

[@sylviahoffman9440]

Wow - what a wealth of information in this video. I love watching your videos and your excitement of the material makes it more engaging. I hope your having a fantasic holiday and I'm glad your awesome nails make you happy!!!! 💅

[@alextilton2677]

What's up with the Meerkat telescope photo of the Milky Way galaxy with the freaky xray spindles?

[@1974lionsfan]

Maybe i will live long enough to see us finally looking at sun like stars. Thanks for your videos Dr Becky

[@airplane800]

The problem I have to understand some of those videos is that they assume we know a lot of things that we actually don't know. It reminds me that I tried to understand a topic for many years and had classes with two big experts. One day I had a conversation with a graduate assistant that explained to me in an easy way something that two PhD were not able to do. The same thing happens with books. Some people write books to show off to their friends and some people write books so you can understand.

[@dvdschaub]

This is my go to place for astronomy news, hands down.

[@ThomasC951]

Thanks Dr. Becky.

[@zombiedad]

❤ wow. Wow. Thanks Dr Becky

[@frederickheard2022]

Thank you, bin men, for your service!

[@ghostiebby]

My favorite band dropped a new album this week, and JWST just dropped a new proto-cluster👀

[@anothersquid]

Been using Redshift for years. Great software!

[@PeterBeckleyArt]

I dub this proto-cluster "Zaphod", also "GJ"

[@totalrecone]

Pssst Dr Becky..... It's *GJ* 486b. I get G and J mixed up all the time too.

[@666vague]

Great astronomy videos! One issue though, you keep saying jay-gee when it's gee-jay :P But I agree, jay-gee rolls easier off the tongue!

[@martynspooner5822]

Thanks for sharing with us all so truly appreciated.

[@pencilpauli9442]

Wish they would make things like Hubble. Never need to buy another washing machine ever again. Happy Launch Day! xxx 🚀

[@Starman_67]

Awesome stuff. Cheers 🤘😎🤘

[@Kadath_Gaming]

Have a great holiday 🎉🎉🎉. One thing that springs to mind about the proto-galaxy cluster. Presumably that cluster would also naturally gravitationally lens light, so it could be possible to even further isolate the infrared frequencies to image the very early universe in isolated patches where galaxy clusters line up...🤔

[@chadthechad4365]

Can we get a best Dr Becky bloopers 2023 please 😁 Also I really enjoy your videos and have learned a lot from them.

[@EatCheese11]

Good job Webb

[@PabloMartinez-be1qh]

A friend of mine worked in the investigation which found maybe water in the atmosphere of GJ486b, will have to pass him the link to this video.

[@FectacularSpail]

Wow, I remember when the original Redshift came out back in the 90s. My parents might still have it. I think LaVar Burton was in the commercial.

[@adricortesia]

I like that you put the images from the researchers next to the paper. It makes them more approachable. Scientists are just humans like everyone else :)

[@HalfSkullSenior]

dude redshift9 sounds freaking awesome!

[@emrek99205]

I think what I like about her is that she is very knowledgeable, informed, and passionate about this field.. even if it's not a black hole. What I like most though is that she is a total goof. These are all things that made Bill Nye such a great instructor as well. Bill has been deadly serious when speaking before congress, so he isn't always like that but still Bill and Becky are great to watch and listen to.

[@JohnHarris-BluesaltsAuthor]

PLEASE come to Jamestown, NY for next year's eclipse. We will be smack in the middle of the path of totality!