JWST Problem // Newborn Quasar // Detecting Exoplanets with Lagrange Points

[@Rich_N]

Fraser, you and your team are better than that clickbait thumbnail. Otherwise, keep up the great work!

[@cygnus_zealandia]

This is such a good channel, Fraser, and you always have a good selection of very interesting astronomical items to talk about. Thanks so much !

[@theradgegadgie6352]

I've seen a ton of astronomy/science channels after all these years and you still remain the best and most accessible in gateway-science terms, Fraser. You da best! ~ Jamie Sleeman

[@philipmumford7871]

Couple of things 1) the new exoplanet detection using legrange concepts is awesome - I love that lateral thinking and their knowledge lit the lightbulb over their heads! 2) you were describing dart and I though - why didn't they have a mini cubesat onboard to .... then you said "it's already launched a cubesat.." 🤣🤣 Love the channel as always!

[@AvyScottandFlower]

At this point I'm just optimist that JWST continues to be able to snap some more pics, but I'm ready (not really) for them announcing significant degradation of the telescope, at any moment.

[@ian_b]

Same. And it's unreachable for repairs...

[@isaacplaysbass8568]

Loving space bites, nd the interviews have been really good. Thank you Fraser, and team too.

[@donny7028]

Love your Channel! I hope the clickbaity thumbnail is just a one time joke though :) You have no need to go this route in order to get (imho unhealthy) interaction on your channel. Keep doing what your doing

[@MBeeching]

Could not agree more, staged 'reaction' thumbnails need a swift death. I do maintain some faith they will not be trendy for long!

[@thebogsofmordor7356]

1,000% agree here.

[@ian_b]

I was 3 when Armstrong walked on the Moon. My first space launch memories are later Apollo missions but not the iconic one and I remember Skylab and the Apollo/Soyuz Linkup. I'm excited as heck for getting to see humans walk on the Moon again now I'm a grand old man of 56. For most of my life I've thought it would never happen again.

[@LeoStaley]

I love how triton appears like a bright star since it is so reflective.

[@shipofthesun]

The JWST is freaking amazing. I remember seeing grainy B&W photos from Mariner as a child, and the difference is insane.

[@MCsCreations]

Awesome, Fraser! Thanks! 😊 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@chrissscottt]

Nice work Fraser. You're a fine journalist.

[@alstud1]

Man, that Neptune shot is something else. Do they intend to do a local survey for unseen possible hazardous asteroids any time soon?

[@AlphaGametauri]

There was a mission for a probe similar in looks to the Keppler telescope to go up, but for asteroid observations and detection. Don't know if it's being developed or if it's been cancelled or not

[@jondoc7525]

I’m sure they will eventually but when everyone is on salary no one cares

[@aerospacenews]

Great episode @Fraser Cain - will be interesting to see if Europe also pivots to a reusable booster as well as that capsule.

[@galaxia4709]

Hello Fraser, I was just listening to a podcast, and there is a GAIA-like mission called something like DESSI (not sure how to spell) with a ground telescope in Arizona where they will create a 3D-map of more accurate measurements of distances of 35 million galaxies (5-year program), in order to get a more precise impression of how dark energy is distributed in the universe. They also except to find more deepest-galaxies never seen before. :D

[@illustriouschin]

That O Face in the thumbnail..... oh boy.

[@TheCosmicGuy0111]

Nice vid, keep it up 🙌🏻❤️

[@jimcabezola3051]

Ah...a bowl of Space Bites is an important part of my complete breakfast! Mahalo, Fraser! 👍

[@hodor3024]

great format. I always watch it while doing kitchen chores.

[@trmess1403]

Me toooo!!

[@Scottyrock1000]

Think SLS will need to go back to VAB before Tuesday. Forecasted Hurricane Cat 3 landfall on West coast of Florida by Wed. 8am.

[@jebediahgentry7029]

Damn you mother nature

[@illustriouschin]

Will all the live streamers be able to get enough simpcoin before the storm hits?

[@tonywells6990]

Just stick some wings on it.

[@therealduckshow]

Love the thumbnail 😂❤️ Question regarding nuclear rockets - I get that sending up radioactive elements on a rocket with some chance of exploding is scary, but why don't we just bring really small nuggets of material with us on, say, every launch to the ISS, put them somewhere with the least risk to astronauts and then we have nuclear material in orbit ready-to-use for any nuclear rocket that needs it? Is it just too much of a hassle, or is there a more fundamental problem to it?

[@Ravenscaller]

Voyager 1 and 2 are both nuclear powered as have other deep space sats. The launch risk is fairly minimal but still there. One problem is a shortage of Plutonium which is no longer being refined per one of the international nuclear treaties. I forgot which one. Having said that. We are talking basically about a battery to replace the solar cell not a nuclear propulsions system. That's an entirely different game.

[@jamesonfjord8666]

Hi Fraser, it sounds like there are further plans to study our heliosphere. Are we able to view the heliosphere's of other, nearby stars?

[@Phazon_Corrupted]

I'm psyched for the DART mission. If it actually works humans will have reached a point in our existence where we can actually change the motion of bodies within our solar system. That thought makes me happy.

[@winstonsmith478]

When are we going to see by far the most exciting use of JWST touted prior to its launch - analysis of exoplanet atmospheres to detect possible life. Has this already begun?

[@Istandby666]

The SLS is ready to go, even though there are some leaks. Doesn't anyone remember the first shuttle disaster? It was an o-ring problem. It might not matter because this is a one way show.

[@seditt5146]

I need to get my prescription of xanax back because of JWST. This Mission is stressing me the hell out. I'll be devastated if it fails early man. The info coming out is just too good. I am over here trying to learn how to read the unprocessed files so I can get them early when I heard the news. The Trappist-1 files are right there if I can learn to read the header as it seems to be a series of headers followed with Binary data. In the middle of trying to learn this I hear of MIRI and its stressing me out.

[@nysockexchange2204]

I hear NASA checks with you here before making launch decisions 😬

[@perpetualbystander4516]

Yeah, Fraser is the mastermind behind everything NASA does. 😁👍

[@तरबुज_खाने_वाला_राक्षस]

Why is he bald?

[@gamerfortynine]

@@तरबुज_खाने_वाला_राक्षस It reduces drag.

[@perpetualbystander4516]

@@तरबुज_खाने_वाला_राक्षस *bold 😉

[@illustriouschin]

@@तरबुज_खाने_वाला_राक्षस Good point, Nawazuddin.

[@124gbrs]

Hopefully the Miri problem will be resolved. Imaging extrasolar planets with new spectrographs is now possible. Others are being built with ESO in Chile and Keck in Hawaii.ELT will begin operation about 2028, Keck in 2024. Data from the Trappist system from Webb has already been received and will take about 1 year to analyze.

[@seditt5146]

I have the Trappist Data, know any place I can learn to read it?

[@124gbrs]

Not off hand. I found info that said Nasa had released all of the data without editing making it difficult to analyze.z@@seditt5146

[@124gbrs]

Perhaps googling trying to join others in the effort might help.

[@seditt5146]

@@124gbrs Maybe, however I not really a big social media user so not even sure where to begin with all that. Don't have Twitter, or Reddit and Facebook activity is sporadic at best. Reading and displaying the files does not seem terribly difficult as their website says the file format is a series of headers followed by raw binary data. Basically all I need to know is the format of the header then conversion to any format imaginable would be trivial.

[@bravo_01]

It will still take months before we know if DART will be successful in changing the orbit of its target.

[@bobitussinX]

I beam in you're general direction+ nice Monty Python reference

[@tylermiddaugh1515]

december in south texas is incredibly mild so it could be possible

[@Chezcat]

The thumbnail gave me a chuckle 😮

[@FoundationOfFamilies]

SLS..... why does it have to look like a rust bucket? I know its old parts and all... {great channel} thanks for information

[@devcodes312]

Great video!

[@theold1.]

Best one yet!

[@jasonchen9645]

I've heard on various programs that launches are easier near the Equator , so why was Ecuador never considered as a main location for take off's? what are the logistical problems with setting up a whole space x center there?, Im sure the government would like the revenue for hosting that and the tourism factor it would bring!

[@frasercain]

It's the challenge of carrying rockets up into the mountains of Ecuador to launch from the equator. Florida is "close enough" and it's so much more convenient.

[@ruperterskin2117]

Cool. Thanks for sharing.

[@PoleTooke]

Great episode

[@neoforce0]

nothing exploded randomly for sure. Its a controlled explosion though... One thing I'm curious about JWST is will it be possible to find previously unknown objects down the road like Planet X in a wide-view image or some other objects

[@futureterritory9681]

You are a very good videographer.👌🏻❤

[@douglasforsyth7302]

Love your channel

[@bravo_01]

SLS probably won’t launch this week due to weather and will be returned to the VAB

[@DVSx86]

thank you for content!

[@psycronizer]

Regarding DART impact, filming the impact on board is one thing, but I reckon it would be just as interesting to have a small probe containing enough hardware to split off from the main before getting too close to the asteroid to observe the impact from a couple of kilometers or so...might double the amount of scientific data collected...

[@frasercain]

It does have that. An Italian cubesat

[@RWin-fp5jn]

Poor JWST. Nice that we can still see Neptune. But who cares? JWST is about observing distant galaxies and BBT. What happended to MIRI? Just bad luck ? Heard speculations about too many inconvenient deep field pictures coming in? Lets see if they can ondo this tech issue? Fingers crossed

[@AdRock]

Hey Fraser, Do you think SLS will ever safely carry humans to orbit or beyond? (I don’t.)

[@irrationalpie3143]

Oh yeah, SURELY a maniacal capitalist like Musk or any other corrupt private industry executive will do MUCH BETTER than a good tax payer funded program at advancing edge of human and achievements and understanding. Only brainwashed Americans think that way , especially Fox "News" viewers, (I'm a U.S. Citizen), no other country thinks that way. Capitalists are in the game to make money, nothing else.

[@HebaruSan]

Feels like DART will be pretty anti-climactic. We already know the probe's mass and velocity, as well as those of the target body, so it's trivial to calculate the most likely outcome. The only way it'll yield new info is if something weird happens like with the sample collection on Bennu. Speaking of which, OSIRIS-REx's "countdown to sample return" is at almost exactly 1 year right now!

[@IDoNotLikeHandlesOnYT]

Something weird did happen.

[@bassangler73]

Good show!!!

[@stephenkiely9244]

Hey Fraser, theoretically, what is the largest explosion possible in our universe.

[@illustriouschin]

Elon wanted to do an orbital launch last year but it turns out the local cowboys weren't their only problem.

[@deltalima6703]

September 27 for SLS sounds doable. Now the question is what year? 😂

[@peterakah]

September 27th is my birthday, so I’m wishing them good luck!

[@pedrosura]

Quasar used to be mysterious objects at the edge of the Universe given their red shift. Now, JWST can almost see to the edge of the Universe where it can see fully formed Galaxies. Halton Arp said that quasars were much closer and associated with AGN galaxies. Where are the quasars now JWST?

[@NorthernChev]

I wonder if they've tried reprogramming the smaller mode wheel to spin the opposite direction?

[@stephenkiely9244]

Hey Fraser, could you do a collab with Dr Becky? Like you, she has a really engaging way of explaining things. I think this would be great!

[@irrationalpie3143]

You have to keep in mind that many of the KZbin, journalism, media channels with overlapping themes are essentially competing with each other for viewers, and everyone has their own financial / subscribers to look after. There will of course be collaborations. In fact I think Fraser is in a better position to collaborate that many others having been in the industry for so long.

[@stephenkiely9244]

@@irrationalpie3143 Surely collaborating will expose each of their fans to similar and new content?

[@irrationalpie3143]

@@stephenkiely9244 Sometimes. In todays short attention spans I feel like youtube content creators only realistically have enough 'face time' for themselves, not their competitors.

[@stephenkiely9244]

@@irrationalpie3143 Have you seen Frasers videos? He interviews people all the time.

[@ninogaggi]

Quality thumbnail I love it!🤣🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇨🇦

[@justachipn3039]

🤣 measuring the force of this dart is like measuring the force of a fly hitting a windshield 🤣🤣

[@rickkarrer8370]

Hopefully the potential hurricane doesn't affect the SLS.

[@brAzzi64]

Do you think the new Lagrange point exoplanet-finding method could be used to try to find Planet 9? 😮

[@soaringstars314]

Im pretty sure the orbit would need to be near perfect circle for that to happen. And it is speculated that it's orbit more elliptical

[@stanthemann1313]

Is 'star ' pattern observed for Triton effectively saturation of the JWST detectors?

[@frasercain]

Yeah, once you see the spikes, it's getting too much light.

[@tcarr349]

I heard you took some grief for your predictions of SLS launch.

[@EASYTIGER10]

Looking at the proposed European craft, why are they still not doing aerodynamic - ie "spaceplane" landings? Seems simpler and more weight efficient than a propulsive landing.

[@Kamil_O]

Neptune photo is amazing, also europe sus 😨😨

[@alexisdespland4939]

can you do a video about the histrory of Arriane space

[@allenmaa7064]

Okay. Am I the only one that didn't know we were going to be looking at our own solar system's planets? I'm thankful for everything, let me just say that. Is there crying in astronomy? I'm overcome with emotion every time I see an image from JWST.

[@xyz.ijk.]

Never thought I would be praying on behalf of an inanimate object … but I am.

[@communitycollegegenius9684]

Rumor spreadin' 'round In that Texas town About that shack outside La Grange And you know what I'm talkin' about

[@theincandescentman685]

The Al-KAuCzars qrc108. 😂 Manis Friedman ✌️🙏😂🤣

[@UrbanPorcupine]

Would it be possible to observe a planet orbiting a black hole?

[@tompava3923]

"Partially stops" Is that anything like a "California stop"?

[@bravo_01]

DART impact was awesome!

[@alexisdespland4939]

i unnstand what lagrge point are but why do they have to exist and when did lagrange dicover them

[@mrflowerzmccoy5534]

i wonder what you wont be able to observe with the mid infra rad thing me bob.

[@craigobrien5098]

Hey. Could you hypothetically plug a black hole?

[@EditioCastigata]

No. But you can make it evaporate earlier by stealing its rotational energy.

[@timsmart4218]

sls?about time

[@robst247]

Let's hope that the solid propellants in the SRBs haven't degraded too much by the time they finally get round to lighting the candle. Wouldn't it be embarrassing if they just smouldered on the pad, or produced too little thrust?

[@joevignolor4u949]

The delay problem doesn't involve the propellants in the SRB's. The issue is with the flight batteries aboard the SRB's that operate the self destruct system. In the event of a problem during launch a booster can go out of control and threaten populated areas. If you remember back this happened during the Challenger launch accident. After seeing a booster go out of control the range safety officer needs to be able to send a self destruct signal to the booster, which will fire explosive charges to destroy the booster. If the booster's flight batteries have been sitting too long the range safety office will de-certify them for flight. This will require sending the vehicle back to the VAB to have the batteries recertified before the rocket can be launched. NASA is currently trying to get a waiver from the range safety office to allow the rocket to fly even though the period of the certification for the batteries has already passed by.

[@robst247]

@@joevignolor4u949 Yes, I understand that issue, but I read somewhere a few months ago that the solid propellant in the SRBs has a limited 'shelf life' and gradually degrades with the passage of time.

[@deisisase]

I doubt they launch on Tuesday, they have a huge Hurricane bearing down on them.

[@Mancooo]

Oh noooo, not you man, please don't start with the mouth open thumbnails like 90% of all youtube creators....

[@GauravSharma2106]

something tells me this was supposed to be a joke...at least I hope so

[@GauravSharma2106]

or an experiment where they want to see if such thumbnails actually do bring in more views

[@alexanderstainton3199]

Give him a break. All KZbinrs have to bow to the algorithms lol.

[@RCmaniac667]

The mighty algorithm dictates. LOL

[@Cargren18]

Lol

[@NorthernChev]

Because JWST has to always point away from the Sun, it will never be able to image Venus or Mercury, will it?

[@user-rc4xg5de7l]

Why dont they use any sort of Rail / Gauß Gun or "sling shot" to accelerate or actually shot spacecrafts into orbit so there wouldn't be any need of large booster/stages or any at all?

[@frasercain]

There's a company working on this right now called Spinlaunch - www.spinlaunch.com/

[@R0bobb1e]

What country's 26th???

[@EditioCastigata]

10:10 The universe is 13.8b years old though, which makes this about 2 billions into after its creation.

[@laurogarza4953]

S.U.S.I.E. is more like DCX. Do you recall DCX from the 90s?

[@thebogsofmordor7356]

It looks more like it, but it's definitely not a SSTO vehicle.

[@davidknapp5224]

Ya gotta be 111% sure ya get it right, don't rush, there's no hurry . 🤨

[@djrbaker1]

the European capsule will carry 7 tons of orbit into space?

[@lowerearthorbitz3693]

Thanks Nostradamus Fraser Cain!!!!

[@frasercain]

And now SLS is cancelled. Although I did predict weather would be the culprit

[@stanthemann1313]

Too much optimism from Fraser on SLS...as 'only' possible failure point would be weather...and viola! a major hurricane. Bad mojo anybody? (Frazer still pretty much rocks...just dont take his bets)

[@plexibreath]

I want to see a probe sent to Triton.

[@chucklearnslithics3751]

That video thumbnail, of your stuck open crumb catcher, is the funniest one I've ever seen. Don't ever do that again. 😉

[@satyamedithe6884]

>> they should have added an add on habitat module for James Webb so much money and all would be ruined if more problems persist should have tagged with Bigelow and have planned for Ballon habitats for these telescopes..

[@HalfSkullSenior]

JWST is suffering MIRI ISSUES! 🤬🤬🤬

[@MountainFisher]

SpaceX could have been on the Moon now by building moon rockets in space. Think about it, instead of trying to build a rocket bigger than a Saturn V here, they could assemble a Lunar Ship in space and send it to the Moon.

[@bruhbroseph]

I'm betting the launch will delay the launch.

[@LeoStaley]

People don't understand how hard it is to contain hydrogen.

[@esphilee]

I suspect Boeing has lost most of its talents to Space-X. That might’ve explained their current misery.

[@soaringstars314]

Hey fraiser. I have a special question from Venus who asked this: 7:03 am i a joke to you?

[@Seadalgo]

Let us know if the reaction face helps engagement 🤣

[@christopherconkright1317]

Didn’t they announce that it looks like a hurricane will form hit Florida Tuesday or Wednesday

[@frasercain]

Yeah, I did say weather could be an issue. :-)

[@aweidenhammer]

Love the channel, but please, don’t do those thumbnails. I’m pretty handy with photoshop though, if you need the ole saucer eyes next episode!

[@bravo_01]

❓ What would happen to our galaxy if the Sagittarius A supermassive black hole at its center suddenly disappeared? Would the Milky Way galaxy slowly dismantle over time from the inside out? Does the black hole at the center of the galaxy really hold the entire galaxy together ?