I’m absolutely in love with the vastness of space. I wish we had technology to explore the universe. It truly makes me sad that I was born too late for discovery and too early for exploration.
Yes, but the human condition and our limited, tiny life span makes all of this a mean joke on us. If we don't have the technology to travel to the edge of the universe & back, what's the point? (Even if we could, what's the point?) It's like living on Earth now. I don't have the means to visit every corner of this planet so why bother wasting time marveling over it? Even if I was rich enough to travel the entire world, I would still think the cycle of life & death is stupid. Just think how exciting it was for Copernicus to discover the Earth wasn't the center of the universe/galaxy. Fast forward a few decades. He dies and that's all there is to his life. We're all going to be like that with the exception 99.99999999% of us won't die famous like Copernicus. I'm really not a sad, miserable human being. I just state the absurd meaning of the human condition. Anyways, be happy if you can and enjoy life while you can.
@@supersquirrel7546 its alright. We all will leave a foot print behind. Maybe that footprint is small, but we all share the same atoms that the universe owns and one day when we die, we will give those atoms away for something else. Just like how we exist from the same stuff that once made up the dust before our solar system, its actually quite a nice thought to think about.
The Hubble has changed everything about our understanding of the Universe. At a cost of less than $1 per light year, I think the world of science got a real bargain.
This might sound weird, but sometimes I like to look out my window and ask the sky if it can see me. When I look at the stars, I remember how there's a few galaxies out there too, visible to the eye. I like to find the Andromeda Galaxy and imagine life somewhere on a planet within it. I like to think that there is someone out there, similar to us, looking back at me, even if they don't know it. Life is out there, for sure. Space is way too big to have just us. It gives me comfort knowing we're not entirely alone, and it makes me think that there's people just like us somewhere out there. People who are better.
I'll sit and ask the universe with you and look at the stars, even if it's on the other side of the world, you're not alone, I'll wave at the moon with you on lonely nights
Many are filled with existential dread at the expanse of space. But I’m just here smiling, almost brought to tears even, as I marvel at the majesty that is our universe.
And that is only the creation of God, imagine the majesty of God Himself? Inconceivable & nothing like his creation. “ • Abdul Haleem: “Are the disbelievers not aware that the heavens and the earth used to be joined together and that We ripped them apart, that We made every living thing from water? Will they not believe?” -Al-Anbiya', Ayah 30 “God has never had a child. Nor is there any god beside Him- if there were, each god would have taken his creation aside and tried to overcome the others. May God be exalted above what they describe!” -Al-Mu'minun, Ayah 91
My dear, there’s nothing wrong with believing in a creator who has veiled Himself but is unveiled theought his signs, as a test for us, to see who will believe after witnessing a myriad of signs which includes the universe and all that is created. Have you not seen that just cell has genes that tell it what to do? Where else did it recieve its instruction?
7:32 Probably the best part about MACS J1149, one that you failed to mention, is that the whole galaxy is gravitationally lensed into three, and on the bottom image you can spot one supernova which was lensed into FOUR. As it turns out, light which is gravitationally lensed can take different amounts of time to reach an observer depending on the possible paths taken, meaning that when scientists spotted this supernova, they were able to predict when the next lensed image of it would appear, with a great deal of precision.
It’s things like this which make me love science. The fact that we can predict with a great deal of precision, when the next time we will see something which occurred well before our time is amazing.
I saw a documentary about this, it is mind blowing. The Einstein cross here have an angular size of about 4" x 5" (arcseconds). It's about the same as Uranus when it is closest to Earth.
They have discovered nothing because there is no ‘edge’ to infinite space.. People have a very poor understanding of what the word 'infinite' actually means.. This is not any kind of 'fault', but just that we have evolved within the confines of what appears to be a finite environment, and we thus try to look at things in finite ways, also justifying those 'finite' thoughts. When I first approached the 'problem' I had the same difficulties, so it takes our minds a lot of effort to reach another perspective of understanding, but it IS achievable.. Firstly, there cannot be more than one 'instance' of infinitude, otherwise a secondary 'thing' would render them both 'finite'. So we are describing a 'oneness'.. Also, it can have no 'beginning' nor 'ending' as these would also necessitate a secondary 'thing' (or the utter nonsense of a 'nothing'!), so we are describing 'eternity' when we apply 'time' concepts. Then, we have to admit that it can only be the one thing that interconnects all other 'things', and we deduce this to be 'Space', necessarily.. All references to 'size' or 'direction' do not apply to the nature of infinitude, and thus have no relevance to our understanding of the true nature of existence. 'Measurement' has limitations.. When we point to any position in Space, we effectively create a 'beginning' to any subsequent forms of measurement, which only has relevance to the entity desiring to understand said 'measurement'. This does not make it a feature of the nature of reality, only a desire from a Human perspective. spaceandmotion
@@suzz1776 but maybe, there is only 1 one ☝️ spark of life per Universe Bubble, when you see us, then zoom all the way out to the cosmic web of Super Galaxy Clusters all the way to what we can visibly see in our known universe, we’re tue Center.
Ah, the cosmos, you can talk about it and you can look at its beauty endlessly. It's a pity, we probably won't visit the parts that we can see with a telescope, but at least we can look at it and admire them along the way, making up a picture of the world around us, which is so good. Thank you for the video !
But we as a species spawned from the universe can now appreciate and wonder with our minds what could be out there. We have come along way in a short period of time. We also have a long ways to go.
Depends what you mean by alone. If you were on foot in the Sahara desert and the nearest person to you was 150 miles away, would you consider yourself to be alone? And if the nearest hi-tech civilisation was 1000 light years away, which is not far in terms of the size of our galaxy, would you consider we are alone? We can only guess where the nearest hi-tech civilisation is, but it is unlikely to be less than 1000 light years away and may well be further, so whether we are alone or not depends on what your definition of alone is.
33 BILLION light years... man, I can scarcely comprehend the distance of 1 light year, but 33 billion is an insane number. And the fact that we can see billions of light years into the past at all is astounding, especially for older technology like Hubble. Thanks Hubble and NASA 💖
They have discovered nothing because there is no ‘edge’ to infinite space.. People have a very poor understanding of what the word 'infinite' actually means.. This is not any kind of 'fault', but just that we have evolved within the confines of what appears to be a finite environment, and we thus try to look at things in finite ways, also justifying those 'finite' thoughts. When I first approached the 'problem' I had the same difficulties, so it takes our minds a lot of effort to reach another perspective of understanding, but it IS achievable.. Firstly, there cannot be more than one 'instance' of infinitude, otherwise a secondary 'thing' would render them both 'finite'. So we are describing a 'oneness'.. Also, it can have no 'beginning' nor 'ending' as these would also necessitate a secondary 'thing' (or the utter nonsense of a 'nothing'!), so we are describing 'eternity' when we apply 'time' concepts. Then, we have to admit that it can only be the one thing that interconnects all other 'things', and we deduce this to be 'Space', necessarily.. All references to 'size' or 'direction' do not apply to the nature of infinitude, and thus have no relevance to our understanding of the true nature of existence. 'Measurement' has limitations.. When we point to any position in Space, we effectively create a 'beginning' to any subsequent forms of measurement, which only has relevance to the entity desiring to understand said 'measurement'. This does not make it a feature of the nature of reality, only a desire from a Human perspective. spaceandmotion
And as of this week, the James Webb Space Telescope is active and has already shown us incredible images of galaxies closest to is to the farthest it can see! Imagine now...what system HD1 will look like with that telescope! I can't wait to see what's out there!
Hi Alex, your productions are so well made, but your narrations are the best part, both the writing and the delivery. I'm an astronomy fan while being a complete layperson, with no training in any of the subject matter. I find your explanations easy to follow and understand compared to other physics and astronomy channels. They are also very engaging. Thank you.
@@voodoochile7581 'over complicated trash' what a ridiculous comment, physics can only be explained by the way it is, so however that is dictates the explanation, if it's complicated then tough, if it isn't then happy days, Matt is pretty accessable for .y money, some explanations on some of the more exotic forms of Penrose diagrams can be head scratches but most of PBS spacetime is fairly straightforward .
Beautiful tour Astrum. How can we ever forget those first Hubble images...stunning! At 74 years of age, I hope to witness great revelations and marvels of our universe, unveiled by JWST.
Me, too. But I've got lots of years on you, so maybe not. So enjoying all the wonders that pop up on RUclips. Plus, Venus, Jupiter and Mars out my back door May mornings.
I am 75 there youngster. Lol. I feel the same. Wow, has astronomy changed since we were kids, or what? Very excited by JWST. Images have been promised by June.
I just want to say the research, writing and narration for this channel is outstanding! I’m not an astrophysicist, yet I was absolutely enthralled by every description of every star and galaxy. You make the complex simple enough to understand, and it’s intriguing. Alex, you take us on such a wonderful journey through space, pointing out fascinating features along the way. 10/10 to you and your channel! Keep up the great work! With much respect and appreciation from Hobart Tasmania.
Alex, your videography skills are, well, stellar. You are an entire production crew. My dream for Hubble is being realized. Visualization of pop III stars - the beginning of the Universe as we know it. So exciting, thank you Alex for bringing to us.
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” ― Upton Sinclair They have discovered nothing because there is no ‘edge’ to infinite space.. People have a very poor understanding of what the word 'infinite' actually means.. This is not any kind of 'fault', but just that we have evolved within the confines of what appears to be a finite environment, and we thus try to look at things in finite ways, also justifying those 'finite' thoughts. When I first approached the 'problem' I had the same difficulties, so it takes our minds a lot of effort to reach another perspective of understanding, but it IS achievable.. Firstly, there cannot be more than one 'instance' of infinitude, otherwise a secondary 'thing' would render them both 'finite'. So we are describing a 'oneness'.. Also, it can have no 'beginning' nor 'ending' as these would also necessitate a secondary 'thing' (or the utter nonsense of a 'nothing'!), so we are describing 'eternity' when we apply 'time' concepts. Then, we have to admit that it can only be the one thing that interconnects all other 'things', and we deduce this to be 'Space', necessarily.. All references to 'size' or 'direction' do not apply to the nature of infinitude, and thus have no relevance to our understanding of the true nature of existence. 'Measurement' has limitations.. When we point to any position in Space, we effectively create a 'beginning' to any subsequent forms of measurement, which only has relevance to the entity desiring to understand said 'measurement'. This does not make it a feature of the nature of reality, only a desire from a Human perspective. spaceandmotion
No group of humans will ever know everything. Future humans far from now will know more than we do but farther into the future long after those people have vanished then a great deal of what people knew in the long ago past will be forgotten.
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” ― Upton Sinclair They have discovered nothing because there is no ‘edge’ to infinite space.. People have a very poor understanding of what the word 'infinite' actually means.. This is not any kind of 'fault', but just that we have evolved within the confines of what appears to be a finite environment, and we thus try to look at things in finite ways, also justifying those 'finite' thoughts. When I first approached the 'problem' I had the same difficulties, so it takes our minds a lot of effort to reach another perspective of understanding, but it IS achievable.. Firstly, there cannot be more than one 'instance' of infinitude, otherwise a secondary 'thing' would render them both 'finite'. So we are describing a 'oneness'.. Also, it can have no 'beginning' nor 'ending' as these would also necessitate a secondary 'thing' (or the utter nonsense of a 'nothing'!), so we are describing 'eternity' when we apply 'time' concepts. Then, we have to admit that it can only be the one thing that interconnects all other 'things', and we deduce this to be 'Space', necessarily.. All references to 'size' or 'direction' do not apply to the nature of infinitude, and thus have no relevance to our understanding of the true nature of existence. 'Measurement' has limitations.. When we point to any position in Space, we effectively create a 'beginning' to any subsequent forms of measurement, which only has relevance to the entity desiring to understand said 'measurement'. This does not make it a feature of the nature of reality, only a desire from a Human perspective. spaceandmotion
There is some very old photons hitting us from those early galaxies! Thank you for sharing these mind- blowing images - the sheer scale of the cosmos is unimaginable. And if we could "see" further than the edge of the universe - will there be other universes out there in the endless void, and will there also be clusters of them in an even bigger cosmos and so on!? That of course we will never know, as the observable part of ours is probably a tiny speck of what's out there.
I don't want to ruin your comment, I just want to clarify that photons can't actually be "old" nor have an age That's because they're travelling at the speed of light meaning no time passes in their frame of reference
There is so much more beyond... More than we can fathom... It's all absolutely amazing and glorious! We're but a grain of sand in comparison. 🙏 Journey Well Brother's and Sister's 🪶🪶🪶
the subject of "beyond the edge of the universe" fascinates me. what could possibly be there? is it empty space? is it a substrate that has yet to be affected by the existence of matter? is it an energy field a gravity field? is it virtually "nothing" in a sense that's almost impossible to comprehend? hard to define with language what "nothing" could possibly be.
@@RocketDCP I think it is generally agreed upon that spacetime is shaped like a fourth-dimensional torus. if you travel in one direction long enough, you will loop back around to where you started.
@@declantecho1717 thats not exactly what i was saying i meant to say that not everything is defined by our universe or in paraphrase we arent special and there are so many different universes and other things like andromeda out there so a multiverse is less of different versions of our universe but more like a galaxy of universes
I love everything about our magical beauty of this universe we're living In its so many we will no about it and it's plenty that we will never get to know thanks so much of giving us an glimpse of it thanks Hubble for every glimpse of what you can show 🙏
Amazing video as always. I've suspected for quite some time that planets or other bodies may move from one star system to another but I never realized that 2 merging galaxies could trade star clusters like that.
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” ― Upton Sinclair They have discovered nothing because there is no ‘edge’ to infinite space.. People have a very poor understanding of what the word 'infinite' actually means.. This is not any kind of 'fault', but just that we have evolved within the confines of what appears to be a finite environment, and we thus try to look at things in finite ways, also justifying those 'finite' thoughts. When I first approached the 'problem' I had the same difficulties, so it takes our minds a lot of effort to reach another perspective of understanding, but it IS achievable.. Firstly, there cannot be more than one 'instance' of infinitude, otherwise a secondary 'thing' would render them both 'finite'. So we are describing a 'oneness'.. Also, it can have no 'beginning' nor 'ending' as these would also necessitate a secondary 'thing' (or the utter nonsense of a 'nothing'!), so we are describing 'eternity' when we apply 'time' concepts. Then, we have to admit that it can only be the one thing that interconnects all other 'things', and we deduce this to be 'Space', necessarily.. All references to 'size' or 'direction' do not apply to the nature of infinitude, and thus have no relevance to our understanding of the true nature of existence. 'Measurement' has limitations.. When we point to any position in Space, we effectively create a 'beginning' to any subsequent forms of measurement, which only has relevance to the entity desiring to understand said 'measurement'. This does not make it a feature of the nature of reality, only a desire from a Human perspective. spaceandmotion
I met Mrs. PhD. Paris Pismis in 1979, she was grandmother of a friend of mine here in México , she discover this massive stellar system in 1959. thank you for this great video
The sheer size of the cosmos boggles my mind. Considering its unimaginable size, the fact that we're here at all is far more interesting than the idea of there being other intelligent and sentient life out there.
@@voreincorporated3056 more on the fact that we're here. There is more to consciousness then chemical reactions. The fact that I observe learn and feel. An AI "learns" but there's nothing behind it's camera lense. I know I am because I think.
Why do all of these astronomy and astrophysics videos describe the universe as something frightening? Black holes are almost always described as "monsters lurking at the center of galaxies". And here again, the expanse of space inspires "existential dread". When I view the starry heavens, I am filled with awe, not fear. It's my home, and I feel blessed to be here.
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” ― Upton Sinclair They have discovered nothing because there is no ‘edge’ to infinite space.. People have a very poor understanding of what the word 'infinite' actually means.. This is not any kind of 'fault', but just that we have evolved within the confines of what appears to be a finite environment, and we thus try to look at things in finite ways, also justifying those 'finite' thoughts. When I first approached the 'problem' I had the same difficulties, so it takes our minds a lot of effort to reach another perspective of understanding, but it IS achievable.. Firstly, there cannot be more than one 'instance' of infinitude, otherwise a secondary 'thing' would render them both 'finite'. So we are describing a 'oneness'.. Also, it can have no 'beginning' nor 'ending' as these would also necessitate a secondary 'thing' (or the utter nonsense of a 'nothing'!), so we are describing 'eternity' when we apply 'time' concepts. Then, we have to admit that it can only be the one thing that interconnects all other 'things', and we deduce this to be 'Space', necessarily.. All references to 'size' or 'direction' do not apply to the nature of infinitude, and thus have no relevance to our understanding of the true nature of existence. 'Measurement' has limitations.. When we point to any position in Space, we effectively create a 'beginning' to any subsequent forms of measurement, which only has relevance to the entity desiring to understand said 'measurement'. This does not make it a feature of the nature of reality, only a desire from a Human perspective. spaceandmotion
It's crazy that we are most likely on the edge of a distant alien civilizations field of view and that when we look at other galaxies there may very well be others looking back.
Mind blowing. I love videos like this and they make me feel significant in that the atoms and molecules that are me are able to marvel and appreciate these wonders while realizing the most distant stars no longer exist by the time their light reaches Earth.
We might be small in the grand scheme of things. But we are a miracle of biological engineering, a marvel in it's own right, just as magnificent as any astral construct.
11:50, one of my favourite segways into paid advertisement. Great video, thanks for putting it together. Heading into work to teach kids the importance of foreign languages........ When the existentialism kicks in haha
It is always such a great pleasure to learn the unknown greatest mystery of all called universe. Even the vast distances such as billions of lightyears Hubble let us see one can only imagine how little that scale is measuring universe. We can only hope to learn more through James Webb about more of the mystery as Universe will continue to amaze us with.
I've often thought it interesting to be a photon. Imagine traveling at the speed of light, through the universe. All the things it would encounter, and be able to observe from its position would be beyond awestriking. Until quantum physics and general relatively came along, and popped that bubble. As it turns out, it doesn't matter whether the photon is going across the room, from the sun to the earth, or across the universe. From the photon's perspective, everything happens instantaneously. Bummer.
Here's something thats kinda sad about the "we cant be alone in the universe" thing... when we look at exo planets (planets similar to earth), we're looking at that planet millions of year in the past. If there can be life on it, maybe there is at the moment, but we can't see it because what we see is million years in the past. If there are intelligent life on one of these planets, maybe they're looking at earth thinking "oh here's an exo planet where life can be !", but they see earth millions of years in the past. So what I am thinking is; we might never know ot at least not for a while and maybe right now at this moment they are there on one of these exo planets, looking for otgers like we are !
It's sad because we likely never will cross that distance. I'm sure there is other life out there intelligent life even but space is just too vast and constantly expanding.
@@Silmerano I agree ! Unless we discover how to just get from point A to point B in the universe without having to just "fly" at light speed or something. Ive heard someone saying that if advanced aliens exists thats traveling to ither planets, they might not be using just a spaceship thats goes fast, but a different technology
@@sjkkkkklammmmnnnnjnij that's nothing but science fiction for now at least. We don't have any kind of "space magic" that let's us ignore the laws of physics. Where we are now even approached anything close to light speed isn't happening.
Alex! Whenever I watch your videos, the selection of music, your easy to understand and cool style. Put the viewer exactly where they ought to be, floating on a sea of metaphysical tranquillity! Thanks!
I have a question: How do we know that some of those dots very far away are stars, and not galaxies? In the images even galaxies are not that much bigger dots than those stars, even tho they contain millions or billions of stars.
Analysing the spectrum of the light, stars have pretty distinct spectra while the spectrum of a galaxy looks continuous because the light of all the stars is "mixed together" But there are also other methods, I think you can find a lot of information about it on the internet
NASA has not discovered anything at the "edge of the universe." We have no capacity to see as far as anything that might be referred to as "the edge of the universe" nor has enough time passed in the universe for any amount of light to have travelled from anything that might be referred to as an edge.
If you can't understand the bait and how ytbers try to grab views I don't think so you were able to understand the educational videos .....ofc edge of the universe is impossible to achieve but whatever he told in the video is worth 13 min ....and if you clicked on a vid to see "edge of the universe" then you need a therapist
@@user-lh9fx8zc9p Don't mind that guy🤔 Could be he probably thinks "the edge of the universe" has a 3,000 ft. tall wall of ice surrounding us🤣 Anyone who has honestly studied this & understands relativity to a decent extent theorizes that we cannot "see the edge of the universe"...but only the Visible Universe...as the speed of light is our present "galactic measuring tape". Some light we will probably NEVER SEE...but it's OUT THERE (theoretically)🤔🤓
When they say “edge” it just means the furthest we can visibly see with Science’s maximum capability: The Hubble telescope. That is not saying the edge of the universe. You just taking it too literal and not thinking correctly.
Well, that was quite interesting, but considering the thumbnail I was expecting to hear something about new discoveries at the edge of the universe instead of another list of well known stars and galaxies, that were obseved by hubble.
Same here my friend. It’s kind of depressing how so many people are taken in by click-bait and how so few even question it. Thanks for having a brain and making me feeling a bit more sane 🙌🏻
The most mindblowing scientific fact of all, to me, is: Either we're alone in this giant universe, or we're not. Both options are incredible to me. Edit: translation error.
@@Релёкс84 you're right, I was inspired by someone else. But I made this a part of my image of the world, so I can say that this scientific fact really blows my mind. Because I'm talking about my mind. Otherwise I wouldn't be allowed to talk about anything at all, because I didn't invent anything at all.
@@andrebartels1690 A scientific fact is an observation that has been repeatedly confirmed and for all practical purposes is accepted as “true.” We don't know if we're alone or not and so nothing has been confirmed to say if it is true or not. Therefore, it is not, by defnition, a scientific fact. It is merely a statement of interest.
when do you think we can expect your videos from the results of the james webb telescope? has it already arrived in its final position? reliable news on this matter are not that easy to find with all thats going on in the world. So, also thank you for your relaxing videos! Great job!
After a long day of going to work, traveling through traffic jams and yelling people, a job filled with noise and commotion, and return home to a house packed with noise, I truly enjoyed this short time with your soft voice, light music and beautiful pictures.
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” ― Upton Sinclair They have discovered nothing because there is no ‘edge’ to infinite space.. People have a very poor understanding of what the word 'infinite' actually means.. This is not any kind of 'fault', but just that we have evolved within the confines of what appears to be a finite environment, and we thus try to look at things in finite ways, also justifying those 'finite' thoughts. When I first approached the 'problem' I had the same difficulties, so it takes our minds a lot of effort to reach another perspective of understanding, but it IS achievable.. Firstly, there cannot be more than one 'instance' of infinitude, otherwise a secondary 'thing' would render them both 'finite'. So we are describing a 'oneness'.. Also, it can have no 'beginning' nor 'ending' as these would also necessitate a secondary 'thing' (or the utter nonsense of a 'nothing'!), so we are describing 'eternity' when we apply 'time' concepts. Then, we have to admit that it can only be the one thing that interconnects all other 'things', and we deduce this to be 'Space', necessarily.. All references to 'size' or 'direction' do not apply to the nature of infinitude, and thus have no relevance to our understanding of the true nature of existence. 'Measurement' has limitations.. When we point to any position in Space, we effectively create a 'beginning' to any subsequent forms of measurement, which only has relevance to the entity desiring to understand said 'measurement'. This does not make it a feature of the nature of reality, only a desire from a Human perspective. spaceandmotion
I want to know what is the universe expanding into? How much space is there? Is it infinite? And does the expanding universe keep occupying this emptiness?
The universe could have always been infinite, or it could be some kind of shape that curves back on itself somehow. Either way, don't think of the universe as being surrounded by emptiness since that doesn't make any sense. Space expanded, and matter and energy was created inside it, so all of space would contain matter and energy.
@@tonywells6990 So thats my question. How is space expanding? Into what? Example, if I inflate a balloon inside a classroom, then the balloon is the universe and its expanding in the classroom which is the space. So if universe (which I presume to be all matter from big bang) is the balloon, then is the classroom the space? And how big is it?
@@JohnRaw85 yes, it is expanding, but the universe is space-time. In your example everything that exists is the surface of the balloon. The balloon surface contains all matter space and time.
Beautiful video and very current with the reference to HD-1 which was just discovered in April. It's important to understand that no matter how large a telescope we place in space, we are not likely to see things a whole lot further than HD-1. To look any further back in time, we would be looking into the "dark age," the first 200-300 million years after the universe became transparent -- a period before stars and, hence, galaxies had time to form. The purpose of the JWST is to give us better images of early protogalaxies like HD-1 and GnZ11, the former record-holder. For this reason, the JWST has a gold mirror which is more sensitive to infrared and can better image heavily red-shifted (i.e., extremely distant) objects. It is also important to understand that the title of the video might better be "What NASA Discovered at the Edge of the OBSERVABLE Universe" because the entire universe is vastly larger, possibly infinitely larger, than the observable part. The observable universe is a region around us (or any other point in the universe) with a radius of 46 billion light years. That distance, 46 billion light years, is the location today of a hypothetical object whose light has taken the entire 13.8-billion-year age of the universe to reach us.
I think a far more exciting prospect than seeing the "edge of the universe" is getting ultra-HD views of the solar systems in our own galaxy. Im not sure exactly what this IR telescope is trying to achieve, but I know at a certain point with seeing other galaxies I just feel like Hitchhikers Guide "The universe is big. Really big." Like I get it already, no need to hone in further on how insignificant we are. But literally seeing exoplanets is extremely exciting to me. Imagine seeing an ocean on another world with your own eyes. Far far cooler than "look at this beautiful bright blob thats so far away its already dead."
Awesome vid! Cavemen used rocks to smash the heads of other cavemen to take their food and women. My point is, we are still (in many other ways) act like cavemen. With all this technology, science, and knowledge we really still haven't figured out how to be civil "brainy apes" let alone find anyone/anything else "way out there" that is going to save us from ourselves.
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” ― Upton Sinclair They have discovered nothing because there is no ‘edge’ to infinite space.. People have a very poor understanding of what the word 'infinite' actually means.. This is not any kind of 'fault', but just that we have evolved within the confines of what appears to be a finite environment, and we thus try to look at things in finite ways, also justifying those 'finite' thoughts. When I first approached the 'problem' I had the same difficulties, so it takes our minds a lot of effort to reach another perspective of understanding, but it IS achievable.. Firstly, there cannot be more than one 'instance' of infinitude, otherwise a secondary 'thing' would render them both 'finite'. So we are describing a 'oneness'.. Also, it can have no 'beginning' nor 'ending' as these would also necessitate a secondary 'thing' (or the utter nonsense of a 'nothing'!), so we are describing 'eternity' when we apply 'time' concepts. Then, we have to admit that it can only be the one thing that interconnects all other 'things', and we deduce this to be 'Space', necessarily.. All references to 'size' or 'direction' do not apply to the nature of infinitude, and thus have no relevance to our understanding of the true nature of existence. 'Measurement' has limitations.. When we point to any position in Space, we effectively create a 'beginning' to any subsequent forms of measurement, which only has relevance to the entity desiring to understand said 'measurement'. This does not make it a feature of the nature of reality, only a desire from a Human perspective. spaceandmotion
It’s close to the sun it is near. Our sun is not the only sun in space. I know it is difficult for you to understand. So hopefully my explanation taught you something.
@@HaruhiSuzumiya93 That's funny. It's good to fact check yourself before you post online. In all of hte cosmos there is only 1. Ours. Go to school or just ask google. EASY fact check. I mean... I know it is difficult for you to understand, so hopefully my explanation and correction of your grammar has taught you two lessons. SCIENCE! The only star names Sun is ours. No. Really.
Vastness of space is incomprehensible. We are measuring the distance from our existence from our big bang. Space could be so huge that we are just one big bang out of many that happened before us. Amazing stuff, great video. Really gets the mind going🤟
The Hubble telescope will go down in history as one of mans greatest inventions. Simply brilliant.
Super collider
the probing of Uranus pushed the envelope.
@@anthonygato407 😩
@@anthonygato407 Your comment reflects why humans can’t have nice things.
"The Hubble telescope will go down in history as one of mans greatest inventions."
No it won't. Most people don't even think about it.
I’m absolutely in love with the vastness of space. I wish we had technology to explore the universe. It truly makes me sad that I was born too late for discovery and too early for exploration.
We are the universe looking at itself, not a smart drop in a vast ocean, the entire ocean in a single drop 🙏🏼
Read my name
Don’t you think we are in the age of discovery right now?
Yes, but the human condition and our limited, tiny life span makes all of this a mean joke on us. If we don't have the technology to travel to the edge of the universe & back, what's the point? (Even if we could, what's the point?)
It's like living on Earth now. I don't have the means to visit every corner of this planet so why bother wasting time marveling over it?
Even if I was rich enough to travel the entire world, I would still think the cycle of life & death is stupid.
Just think how exciting it was for Copernicus to discover the Earth wasn't the center of the universe/galaxy. Fast forward a few decades. He dies and that's all there is to his life. We're all going to be like that with the exception 99.99999999% of us won't die famous like Copernicus.
I'm really not a sad, miserable human being. I just state the absurd meaning of the human condition.
Anyways, be happy if you can and enjoy life while you can.
@@supersquirrel7546 its alright. We all will leave a foot print behind. Maybe that footprint is small, but we all share the same atoms that the universe owns and one day when we die, we will give those atoms away for something else. Just like how we exist from the same stuff that once made up the dust before our solar system, its actually quite a nice thought to think about.
The Hubble has changed everything about our understanding of the Universe. At a cost of less than $1 per light year, I think the world of science got a real bargain.
You mean the Hubble cost 34 billion dollars?
@@isiso.speenie5994 ...lol...that sounds about right
@@isiso.speenie5994 well the dude did say less than so technically not wrong😆😆
@@isiso.speenie5994 Yep! Keep the change.
🌎 😼🦾☁️ 🔭........💫....🌟...✨..☁️
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Space does seem very interesting, now that I've binged on RUclips videos about it.
This might sound weird, but sometimes I like to look out my window and ask the sky if it can see me. When I look at the stars, I remember how there's a few galaxies out there too, visible to the eye. I like to find the Andromeda Galaxy and imagine life somewhere on a planet within it. I like to think that there is someone out there, similar to us, looking back at me, even if they don't know it. Life is out there, for sure. Space is way too big to have just us. It gives me comfort knowing we're not entirely alone, and it makes me think that there's people just like us somewhere out there. People who are better.
Lately, almost anything, there is so much violence if they want it they steal it if they want they will kill it.....
I'll sit and ask the universe with you and look at the stars, even if it's on the other side of the world, you're not alone, I'll wave at the moon with you on lonely nights
@@lottiewright7674 why did i find this adorable
The Creator of all of that sees you.
@Miano's Tech your deity was created by man, hence why we made him 'talk us up' in his book.
All these years later, Hubble continues to amaze us with the objects it can see! We must keep this telescope going as long as we can!
Many are filled with existential dread at the expanse of space. But I’m just here smiling, almost brought to tears even, as I marvel at the majesty that is our universe.
And that is only the creation of God, imagine the majesty of God Himself? Inconceivable & nothing like his creation.
“ • Abdul Haleem:
“Are the disbelievers not aware that the heavens and the earth used to be joined together and that We ripped them apart, that We made every living thing from water? Will they not believe?”
-Al-Anbiya', Ayah 30
“God has never had a child. Nor is there any god beside Him- if there were, each god would have taken his creation aside and tried to overcome the others. May God be exalted above what they describe!”
-Al-Mu'minun, Ayah 91
@@hasansana4051 I am the first god of them all.
Abraham Lincoln
My dear, there’s nothing wrong with believing in a creator who has veiled Himself but is unveiled theought his signs, as a test for us, to see who will believe after witnessing a myriad of signs which includes the universe and all that is created. Have you not seen that just cell has genes that tell it what to do? Where else did it recieve its instruction?
@@hasansana4051 TED Talks?
@Nina Tote 🇺🇦 Not everything. In 4 billion years you'd wish the Andromeda galaxy wasn't getting closer.
7:32 Probably the best part about MACS J1149, one that you failed to mention, is that the whole galaxy is gravitationally lensed into three, and on the bottom image you can spot one supernova which was lensed into FOUR. As it turns out, light which is gravitationally lensed can take different amounts of time to reach an observer depending on the possible paths taken, meaning that when scientists spotted this supernova, they were able to predict when the next lensed image of it would appear, with a great deal of precision.
neat!
It’s things like this which make me love science. The fact that we can predict with a great deal of precision, when the next time we will see something which occurred well before our time is amazing.
This allowed them to actually get increased accuracy by being ready for the event with all pertinent detectors pre aimed and waiting.
Thanks for the additional insight!!
I saw a documentary about this, it is mind blowing. The Einstein cross here have an angular size of about 4" x 5" (arcseconds). It's about the same as Uranus when it is closest to Earth.
Think of all the alien cheeks that are too far to ever be clapped 😔
All those alienussies 😍🤤🤤🤤
Ancient aliem style, banging monkeys etc
🤧
🥲
Calm down Quagmire
Amazing to see how vast space is, can't imagine we're alone in it.
Ya. It is statistically impossible we r alone.
They have discovered nothing because there is no ‘edge’ to infinite space..
People have a very poor understanding of what the word 'infinite' actually means.. This is not any kind of 'fault', but just that we have evolved within the confines of what appears to be a finite environment, and we thus try to look at things in finite ways, also justifying those 'finite' thoughts. When I first approached the 'problem' I had the same difficulties, so it takes our minds a lot of effort to reach another perspective of understanding, but it IS achievable..
Firstly, there cannot be more than one 'instance' of infinitude, otherwise a secondary 'thing' would render them both 'finite'. So we are describing a 'oneness'.. Also, it can have no 'beginning' nor 'ending' as these would also necessitate a secondary 'thing' (or the utter nonsense of a 'nothing'!), so we are describing 'eternity' when we apply 'time' concepts. Then, we have to admit that it can only be the one thing that interconnects all other 'things', and we deduce this to be 'Space', necessarily..
All references to 'size' or 'direction' do not apply to the nature of infinitude, and thus have no relevance to our understanding of the true nature of existence. 'Measurement' has limitations.. When we point to any position in Space, we effectively create a 'beginning' to any subsequent forms of measurement, which only has relevance to the entity desiring to understand said 'measurement'. This does not make it a feature of the nature of reality, only a desire from a Human perspective.
spaceandmotion
@@suzz1776 but maybe, there is only 1 one ☝️ spark of life per Universe Bubble, when you see us, then zoom all the way out to the cosmic web of Super Galaxy Clusters all the way to what we can visibly see in our known universe, we’re tue Center.
Not alone, but so far away that we're stranded.
@@dylanhecker6686 Perhaps it's not too late, perhaps they'll find us in time. :-)
like carl sagan said astronomy is a humble and character building experience, to think of the distances and immensity of the universe is humbling.
Ah, the cosmos, you can talk about it and you can look at its beauty endlessly. It's a pity, we probably won't visit the parts that we can see with a telescope, but at least we can look at it and admire them along the way, making up a picture of the world around us, which is so good. Thank you for the video !
But we as a species spawned from the universe can now appreciate and wonder with our minds what could be out there. We have come along way in a short period of time. We also have a long ways to go.
Beautiful! Those images were definitely worth the mirror repair. Thanks for another great video
Helping out our lil space explorer, Hubble is always worth it 🥰
Worth a repair 100 times over, too incredible!
@@bigwendigo2253 we just can't afford to lose Hubble!
Depends what you mean by alone. If you were on foot in the Sahara desert and the nearest person to you was 150 miles away, would you consider yourself to be alone? And if the nearest hi-tech civilisation was 1000 light years away, which is not far in terms of the size of our galaxy, would you consider we are alone? We can only guess where the nearest hi-tech civilisation is, but it is unlikely to be less than 1000 light years away and may well be further, so whether we are alone or not depends on what your definition of alone is.
You do realize The "Images" are just data that is interpreted and a artist produces the "Hubble Photos"
Sagittarius: bumps into Milky
Milky: “Yo wtf do you know who I am?!”
Milky: beats up Sagittarius and takes its lunch money
Strangest thing about this: Without our science, we wouldn't even have noticed this giant crash. Because nothing really crashes at our scale.
This is the worst joke I've ever read
@@osam4470 thanks I worked really hard on it :)
33 BILLION light years... man, I can scarcely comprehend the distance of 1 light year, but 33 billion is an insane number. And the fact that we can see billions of light years into the past at all is astounding, especially for older technology like Hubble. Thanks Hubble and NASA 💖
They can't comprehend it either. They just throw numbers out there.
They have discovered nothing because there is no ‘edge’ to infinite space..
People have a very poor understanding of what the word 'infinite' actually means.. This is not any kind of 'fault', but just that we have evolved within the confines of what appears to be a finite environment, and we thus try to look at things in finite ways, also justifying those 'finite' thoughts. When I first approached the 'problem' I had the same difficulties, so it takes our minds a lot of effort to reach another perspective of understanding, but it IS achievable..
Firstly, there cannot be more than one 'instance' of infinitude, otherwise a secondary 'thing' would render them both 'finite'. So we are describing a 'oneness'.. Also, it can have no 'beginning' nor 'ending' as these would also necessitate a secondary 'thing' (or the utter nonsense of a 'nothing'!), so we are describing 'eternity' when we apply 'time' concepts. Then, we have to admit that it can only be the one thing that interconnects all other 'things', and we deduce this to be 'Space', necessarily..
All references to 'size' or 'direction' do not apply to the nature of infinitude, and thus have no relevance to our understanding of the true nature of existence. 'Measurement' has limitations.. When we point to any position in Space, we effectively create a 'beginning' to any subsequent forms of measurement, which only has relevance to the entity desiring to understand said 'measurement'. This does not make it a feature of the nature of reality, only a desire from a Human perspective.
spaceandmotion
@@fluentpiffle you never stop talking while at the same time you have absolutely nothing to say. Just Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah
@@nonyabusiness6234 they can't they just don't understand what they are seeing even a broken clock is right twice a day
And one light year takes a good 10+ years to travel 😩
And as of this week, the James Webb Space Telescope is active and has already shown us incredible images of galaxies closest to is to the farthest it can see!
Imagine now...what system HD1 will look like with that telescope! I can't wait to see what's out there!
Thanks Hubble for all your work.
Unsure Hubble will read this 😄
DogsARMpits thanks hubble for all the money this claptrap has stolen
@@dennispickard7743 please say this was in jest. Dear god please say it.
Zacorin nope ! Not in jest!
Thanks hubble you are so cute
Hi Alex, your productions are so well made, but your narrations are the best part, both the writing and the delivery. I'm an astronomy fan while being a complete layperson, with no training in any of the subject matter. I find your explanations easy to follow and understand compared to other physics and astronomy channels. They are also very engaging. Thank you.
Yes! One can feel the sense of wonder in his voice; it's actually very touching.
You'd probably enjoy PBS spacetime
@@jedaaa the guy on PBS talks over most peoples heads. Over complicated trash. This channel explains on a level that we can all understand
@@voodoochile7581 'over complicated trash' what a ridiculous comment, physics can only be explained by the way it is, so however that is dictates the explanation, if it's complicated then tough, if it isn't then happy days, Matt is pretty accessable for .y money, some explanations on some of the more exotic forms of Penrose diagrams can be head scratches but most of PBS spacetime is fairly straightforward .
@@jedaaa Matt is irritating
Beautiful tour Astrum. How can we ever forget those first Hubble images...stunning! At 74 years of age, I hope to witness great revelations and marvels of our universe, unveiled by JWST.
Me, too. But I've got lots of years on you, so maybe not.
So enjoying all the wonders that pop up on RUclips. Plus, Venus, Jupiter and Mars out my back door May mornings.
I am 75 there youngster. Lol. I feel the same. Wow, has astronomy changed since we were kids, or what? Very excited by JWST. Images have been promised by June.
@@jerrypolverino6025 Wow, how does it feel to have lived through so many technological advances?
@@spectralanalysis Dumbfounding. Profound. Incredible. Mysterious Dark Matter, and Dark Flow. Most of all wonderfully and emotionally beautiful.
Crazy to think how small we as humans are in this life compared to what’s out there
I just want to say the research, writing and narration for this channel is outstanding! I’m not an astrophysicist, yet I was absolutely enthralled by every description of every star and galaxy. You make the complex simple enough to understand, and it’s intriguing. Alex, you take us on such a wonderful journey through space, pointing out fascinating features along the way. 10/10 to you and your channel! Keep up the great work! With much respect and appreciation from Hobart Tasmania.
Alex, your videography skills are, well, stellar. You are an entire production crew. My dream for Hubble is being realized. Visualization of pop III stars - the beginning of the Universe as we know it. So exciting, thank you Alex for bringing to us.
The universe is amazing. I can’t even begin to comprehend it
Start with the empty bits and you're pretty much there.
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his
salary depends on his not understanding it.” ― Upton Sinclair
They have discovered nothing because there is no ‘edge’ to infinite space..
People have a very poor understanding of what the word 'infinite' actually means.. This is not any kind of 'fault', but just that we have evolved within the confines of what appears to be a finite environment, and we thus try to look at things in finite ways, also justifying those 'finite' thoughts. When I first approached the 'problem' I had the same difficulties, so it takes our minds a lot of effort to reach another perspective of understanding, but it IS achievable..
Firstly, there cannot be more than one 'instance' of infinitude, otherwise a secondary 'thing' would render them both 'finite'. So we are describing a 'oneness'.. Also, it can have no 'beginning' nor 'ending' as these would also necessitate a secondary 'thing' (or the utter nonsense of a 'nothing'!), so we are describing 'eternity' when we apply 'time' concepts. Then, we have to admit that it can only be the one thing that interconnects all other 'things', and we deduce this to be 'Space', necessarily..
All references to 'size' or 'direction' do not apply to the nature of infinitude, and thus have no relevance to our understanding of the true nature of existence. 'Measurement' has limitations.. When we point to any position in Space, we effectively create a 'beginning' to any subsequent forms of measurement, which only has relevance to the entity desiring to understand said 'measurement'. This does not make it a feature of the nature of reality, only a desire from a Human perspective.
spaceandmotion
I love these space tours... so many amazing things waiting to be discovered and enjoyed.
You will never see or enjoy them, so just accept our current and miserable existence.
@@martinmi5 you good bro?
Amazing pictures and what we don't know is even more amazing.
No group of humans will ever know everything. Future humans far from now will know more than we do but farther into the future long after those people have vanished then a great deal of what people knew in the long ago past will be forgotten.
i always appreciate your gratitude for everything Hubble has provided us, even with JWST's amazing innovations right around the corner.
The expansion of the universe makes me so sad, but it’s one of those things that are out of my (our) control and have to learn to accept.
Why does it make you sad?
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his
salary depends on his not understanding it.” ― Upton Sinclair
They have discovered nothing because there is no ‘edge’ to infinite space..
People have a very poor understanding of what the word 'infinite' actually means.. This is not any kind of 'fault', but just that we have evolved within the confines of what appears to be a finite environment, and we thus try to look at things in finite ways, also justifying those 'finite' thoughts. When I first approached the 'problem' I had the same difficulties, so it takes our minds a lot of effort to reach another perspective of understanding, but it IS achievable..
Firstly, there cannot be more than one 'instance' of infinitude, otherwise a secondary 'thing' would render them both 'finite'. So we are describing a 'oneness'.. Also, it can have no 'beginning' nor 'ending' as these would also necessitate a secondary 'thing' (or the utter nonsense of a 'nothing'!), so we are describing 'eternity' when we apply 'time' concepts. Then, we have to admit that it can only be the one thing that interconnects all other 'things', and we deduce this to be 'Space', necessarily..
All references to 'size' or 'direction' do not apply to the nature of infinitude, and thus have no relevance to our understanding of the true nature of existence. 'Measurement' has limitations.. When we point to any position in Space, we effectively create a 'beginning' to any subsequent forms of measurement, which only has relevance to the entity desiring to understand said 'measurement'. This does not make it a feature of the nature of reality, only a desire from a Human perspective.
spaceandmotion
There is some very old photons hitting us from those early galaxies! Thank you for sharing these mind- blowing images - the sheer scale of the cosmos is unimaginable. And if we could "see" further than the edge of the universe - will there be other universes out there in the endless void, and will there also be clusters of them in an even bigger cosmos and so on!? That of course we will never know, as the observable part of ours is probably a tiny speck of what's out there.
And yet people say there is no intelligent life out there... The only non intelligent life are the ones who say that exact same thing.
I don't want to ruin your comment, I just want to clarify that photons can't actually be "old" nor have an age
That's because they're travelling at the speed of light meaning no time passes in their frame of reference
@@Astromath Was just about to say the same thing, then saw your comment. 'Age' is only applicable from the point of view of the observer.
@@Scottocaster6668 It's not like we'll ever make contact or even know about their existence anyway, so it doesn't really matter.
So eventually galaxies we can see far away will disappear from view as expansion takes them over the horizon
We've a couple of weeks before that happens
@@zanussidish8144 😂
@@zanussidish8144 yep, I can’t see them anymore. Back too Phub I guess.
The quality of this video is the same or even better than what i would expect from a AAA documentary TV channel. Amazing.
Subscribed.
Incredible. I can’t help but get emotional learning about these things.
My biggest wish is to live forever, travel faster then light and explore the universe. One can only dream.
I don't want to live forever.. but I hope when I pass I can explore the universe at 1000x C
@@backwoodsjunkie08 I do want to live forever. I want to see everything and experience everything.
Ask Marvin the robot how he feels about living forever, from Douglas Adams hitchhikers guide series.
I believe we will! Once we escape the bonds of this earthly form (our body), our spirit will be free to roam throughout the universe.
@@peacockyman way better than any religious beliefs or tales. Good for you!
There is so much more beyond...
More than we can fathom...
It's all absolutely amazing and glorious!
We're but a grain of sand in comparison.
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Journey Well Brother's and Sister's
🪶🪶🪶
You as well eagle
the subject of "beyond the edge of the universe" fascinates me. what could possibly be there? is it empty space? is it a substrate that has yet to be affected by the existence of matter? is it an energy field a gravity field? is it virtually "nothing" in a sense that's almost impossible to comprehend? hard to define with language what "nothing" could possibly be.
i think you can define nothing with the word nothing
'Nothing' doesn't bug me. Just as "something' doesn't. l think it all dives back into itself, but a wall? Nahh.
Its just more empty space and then more universes out there
@@RocketDCP I think it is generally agreed upon that spacetime is shaped like a fourth-dimensional torus. if you travel in one direction long enough, you will loop back around to where you started.
@@declantecho1717 thats not exactly what i was saying i meant to say that not everything is defined by our universe or in paraphrase we arent special and there are so many different universes and other things like andromeda out there so a multiverse is less of different versions of our universe but more like a galaxy of universes
I'd love a playlist of all the music used in your videos Alex, it's bliss listening to both you and the music
I love everything about our magical beauty of this universe we're living In its so many we will no about it and it's plenty that we will never get to know thanks so much of giving us an glimpse of it thanks Hubble for every glimpse of what you can show 🙏
Amazing video as always. I've suspected for quite some time that planets or other bodies may move from one star system to another but I never realized that 2 merging galaxies could trade star clusters like that.
Just watching these fill me with wonder and awe....and hurts my mind trying to grasp the distance that is in the universe.
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his
salary depends on his not understanding it.” ― Upton Sinclair
They have discovered nothing because there is no ‘edge’ to infinite space..
People have a very poor understanding of what the word 'infinite' actually means.. This is not any kind of 'fault', but just that we have evolved within the confines of what appears to be a finite environment, and we thus try to look at things in finite ways, also justifying those 'finite' thoughts. When I first approached the 'problem' I had the same difficulties, so it takes our minds a lot of effort to reach another perspective of understanding, but it IS achievable..
Firstly, there cannot be more than one 'instance' of infinitude, otherwise a secondary 'thing' would render them both 'finite'. So we are describing a 'oneness'.. Also, it can have no 'beginning' nor 'ending' as these would also necessitate a secondary 'thing' (or the utter nonsense of a 'nothing'!), so we are describing 'eternity' when we apply 'time' concepts. Then, we have to admit that it can only be the one thing that interconnects all other 'things', and we deduce this to be 'Space', necessarily..
All references to 'size' or 'direction' do not apply to the nature of infinitude, and thus have no relevance to our understanding of the true nature of existence. 'Measurement' has limitations.. When we point to any position in Space, we effectively create a 'beginning' to any subsequent forms of measurement, which only has relevance to the entity desiring to understand said 'measurement'. This does not make it a feature of the nature of reality, only a desire from a Human perspective.
spaceandmotion
I cant wait until JWT is up and running, I'm so excited .
Unfortunately some of its mirrors got damaged by micrometeors. Now the images will be tainted
I met Mrs. PhD. Paris Pismis in 1979, she was grandmother of a friend of mine here in México , she discover this massive stellar system in 1959. thank you for this great video
The sheer size of the cosmos boggles my mind. Considering its unimaginable size, the fact that we're here at all is far more interesting than the idea of there being other intelligent and sentient life out there.
This isn't even close to true, it would in fact be extremely sad and boring
This is the only reason I believe in a creator.
@@user-gn4ts8jb7n So if the universe was small you wouldn't?
@@voreincorporated3056 more on the fact that we're here. There is more to consciousness then chemical reactions. The fact that I observe learn and feel. An AI "learns" but there's nothing behind it's camera lense. I know I am because I think.
Why do all of these astronomy and astrophysics videos describe the universe as something frightening? Black holes are almost always described as "monsters lurking at the center of galaxies". And here again, the expanse of space inspires "existential dread". When I view the starry heavens, I am filled with awe, not fear. It's my home, and I feel blessed to be here.
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his
salary depends on his not understanding it.” ― Upton Sinclair
They have discovered nothing because there is no ‘edge’ to infinite space..
People have a very poor understanding of what the word 'infinite' actually means.. This is not any kind of 'fault', but just that we have evolved within the confines of what appears to be a finite environment, and we thus try to look at things in finite ways, also justifying those 'finite' thoughts. When I first approached the 'problem' I had the same difficulties, so it takes our minds a lot of effort to reach another perspective of understanding, but it IS achievable..
Firstly, there cannot be more than one 'instance' of infinitude, otherwise a secondary 'thing' would render them both 'finite'. So we are describing a 'oneness'.. Also, it can have no 'beginning' nor 'ending' as these would also necessitate a secondary 'thing' (or the utter nonsense of a 'nothing'!), so we are describing 'eternity' when we apply 'time' concepts. Then, we have to admit that it can only be the one thing that interconnects all other 'things', and we deduce this to be 'Space', necessarily..
All references to 'size' or 'direction' do not apply to the nature of infinitude, and thus have no relevance to our understanding of the true nature of existence. 'Measurement' has limitations.. When we point to any position in Space, we effectively create a 'beginning' to any subsequent forms of measurement, which only has relevance to the entity desiring to understand said 'measurement'. This does not make it a feature of the nature of reality, only a desire from a Human perspective.
spaceandmotion
imagine just how many intelligent life forms in that vast expanse!
How many are capable of interstellar space travel?
I can't wait to see the images the new telescope will bring us!
Anybody else also find this man’s voice so calming?
This man's videos are always interesting
This is without doubt one of the best videos you have done! Thank you so much for your time and effort...
So Earendel has actually gone super nova millions of years ago and is probably now a black hole. Wild man. Just wild.
Love your videos----
Thank you for taking the time to make them !
THANK you for making the vids longer. I prefer them 2 be longer but I'm grateful
Space never terrified me, but awes me beyond believe again and again! :)
Hubble showed us a majestic beauty we didn’t know the universe had.
I wonder if the universe gets embarrassed when it’s secrets are found out.
It's crazy that we are most likely on the edge of a distant alien civilizations field of view and that when we look at other galaxies there may very well be others looking back.
absolutely mesmerizing and humbling.
One of the Best Videos I've Ever seen.
Mind blowing. I love videos like this and they make me feel significant in that the atoms and molecules that are me are able to marvel and appreciate these wonders while realizing the most distant stars no longer exist by the time their light reaches Earth.
We might be small in the grand scheme of things. But we are a miracle of biological engineering, a marvel in it's own right, just as magnificent as any astral construct.
10:05 - The part of the video you wanted to see without all the filler.
I watched the video twice, but found no filler.
Ty
Stumbled across this at 2am and don’t regret it
11:50, one of my favourite segways into paid advertisement.
Great video, thanks for putting it together. Heading into work to teach kids the importance of foreign languages........ When the existentialism kicks in haha
It is always such a great pleasure to learn the unknown greatest mystery of all called universe. Even the vast distances such as billions of lightyears Hubble let us see one can only imagine how little that scale is measuring universe. We can only hope to learn more through James Webb about more of the mystery as Universe will continue to amaze us with.
It’s insane to think most of the universe we see today is from before human civilization ever began.
Come to that, most of the galaxy too.
I've often thought it interesting to be a photon. Imagine traveling at the speed of light, through the universe.
All the things it would encounter, and be able to observe from its position would be beyond awestriking.
Until quantum physics and general relatively came along, and popped that bubble.
As it turns out, it doesn't matter whether the photon is going across the room, from the sun to the earth, or across the universe. From the photon's perspective, everything happens instantaneously.
Bummer.
Beautiful thinking.
You had me in awe in the first half then quantum physics comes in like nah, you thought. Lol
Or you can think of the photon as experiencing the whole universe all at once. That is just infinitely more intense than you would think!
It is inanimate and cannot perceive anything. If you were a photon you would experience or think of nothing.
Well Either Way You’ll Be Able To Do This One Day As Energy Never Dies So Eventually We All Join The Universe.
I just found you channel today and I just wanna say how awesome it is.
Smooth segway into the sponsor ad!! Nice work on the video.
Literally saw this through my VR and it was amazing 😍..thanks to your videography skills and these awestruck images brought up by hubble
Here's something thats kinda sad about the "we cant be alone in the universe" thing... when we look at exo planets (planets similar to earth), we're looking at that planet millions of year in the past. If there can be life on it, maybe there is at the moment, but we can't see it because what we see is million years in the past. If there are intelligent life on one of these planets, maybe they're looking at earth thinking "oh here's an exo planet where life can be !", but they see earth millions of years in the past. So what I am thinking is; we might never know ot at least not for a while and maybe right now at this moment they are there on one of these exo planets, looking for otgers like we are !
It's sad because we likely never will cross that distance. I'm sure there is other life out there intelligent life even but space is just too vast and constantly expanding.
@@Silmerano I agree ! Unless we discover how to just get from point A to point B in the universe without having to just "fly" at light speed or something. Ive heard someone saying that if advanced aliens exists thats traveling to ither planets, they might not be using just a spaceship thats goes fast, but a different technology
@@sjkkkkklammmmnnnnjnij that's nothing but science fiction for now at least. We don't have any kind of "space magic" that let's us ignore the laws of physics. Where we are now even approached anything close to light speed isn't happening.
@@Silmerano I totally agree ! Space magic hahaha !
When you look outward, you are seeing the past, not the edge of the Universe.
We are at the leading edge, & we are expanding into the future.
@@Sheseasyouthere cringe
First sentence true.
Second sentence? Nonsense.
Watching that zoom is just incredible
I finally got some understanding of how space and time are related, or a look into the fourth dimension from something you said here.
Excellent channel with awesome content and great quality as always say 🌍💯
Alex! Whenever I watch your videos, the selection of music, your easy to understand and cool style. Put the viewer exactly where they ought to be, floating on a sea of metaphysical tranquillity! Thanks!
I have a question: How do we know that some of those dots very far away are stars, and not galaxies?
In the images even galaxies are not that much bigger dots than those stars, even tho they contain millions or billions of stars.
Analysing the spectrum of the light, stars have pretty distinct spectra while the spectrum of a galaxy looks continuous because the light of all the stars is "mixed together"
But there are also other methods, I think you can find a lot of information about it on the internet
@@Astromath Ah ok, thanks :)
We would expect that those 'dots' are all galaxies since individual stars are not bright enough to be seen.
@@tonywells6990 holy fuck so every dot I'm seeing is a galaxy?
@@4Noirr_ yes with solar systems and planets inside it. Yep
Thank you for everything Hubble ❤ ♥
You've shown us so much
I cannot wait to see what James Webb brings!!!
Thanks for being the best at what you do.
NASA has not discovered anything at the "edge of the universe."
We have no capacity to see as far as anything that might be referred to as "the edge of the universe" nor has enough time passed in the universe for any amount of light to have travelled from anything that might be referred to as an edge.
If you can't understand the bait and how ytbers try to grab views I don't think so you were able to understand the educational videos .....ofc edge of the universe is impossible to achieve but whatever he told in the video is worth 13 min ....and if you clicked on a vid to see "edge of the universe" then you need a therapist
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Don't mind that guy🤔
Could be he probably thinks "the edge of the universe" has a 3,000 ft. tall wall of ice surrounding us🤣
Anyone who has honestly studied this & understands relativity to a decent extent theorizes that we cannot "see the edge of the universe"...but only the Visible Universe...as the speed of light is our present "galactic measuring tape".
Some light we will probably NEVER SEE...but it's OUT THERE (theoretically)🤔🤓
When they say “edge” it just means the furthest we can visibly see with Science’s maximum capability: The Hubble telescope. That is not saying the edge of the universe. You just taking it too literal and not thinking correctly.
Well, that was quite interesting, but considering the thumbnail I was expecting to hear something about new discoveries at the edge of the universe instead of another list of well known stars and galaxies, that were obseved by hubble.
Same here my friend. It’s kind of depressing how so many people are taken in by click-bait and how so few even question it. Thanks for having a brain and making me feeling a bit more sane 🙌🏻
Turns out, there this really great restaurant there. Who knew!?!
Fabulous video. It's always nice to go out on a summer night and look at the stars.
Hubble is a legend!
Something I think is amazing is light from stars on the edge of the universe hit not only us, but everywhere.
The most mindblowing scientific fact of all, to me, is: Either we're alone in this giant universe, or we're not. Both options are incredible to me.
Edit: translation error.
Technically not a 'scientific fact'... more of a speculation of wonder.
You stole that quote
@@Релёкс84 you're right, I was inspired by someone else. But I made this a part of my image of the world, so I can say that this scientific fact really blows my mind. Because I'm talking about my mind. Otherwise I wouldn't be allowed to talk about anything at all, because I didn't invent anything at all.
@@andrebartels1690 A scientific fact is an observation that has been repeatedly confirmed and for all practical purposes is accepted as “true.” We don't know if we're alone or not and so nothing has been confirmed to say if it is true or not. Therefore, it is not, by defnition, a scientific fact.
It is merely a statement of interest.
when do you think we can expect your videos from the results of the james webb telescope? has it already arrived in its final position? reliable news on this matter are not that easy to find with all thats going on in the world. So, also thank you for your relaxing videos! Great job!
Space is so damn cool hope I could travel around space safe and see everything
There was a Hubble documentary I saw at a science museum once. It had amazing images that the telescope captured
Great journey through space and time. Thanks a lot for showing us this beautiful video.
After a long day of going to work, traveling through traffic jams and yelling people, a job filled with noise and commotion, and return home to a house packed with noise, I truly enjoyed this short time with your soft voice, light music and beautiful pictures.
Love this channel because I trust the information being given to me. I believe it's been peer reviewed before being reported as science.
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his
salary depends on his not understanding it.” ― Upton Sinclair
They have discovered nothing because there is no ‘edge’ to infinite space..
People have a very poor understanding of what the word 'infinite' actually means.. This is not any kind of 'fault', but just that we have evolved within the confines of what appears to be a finite environment, and we thus try to look at things in finite ways, also justifying those 'finite' thoughts. When I first approached the 'problem' I had the same difficulties, so it takes our minds a lot of effort to reach another perspective of understanding, but it IS achievable..
Firstly, there cannot be more than one 'instance' of infinitude, otherwise a secondary 'thing' would render them both 'finite'. So we are describing a 'oneness'.. Also, it can have no 'beginning' nor 'ending' as these would also necessitate a secondary 'thing' (or the utter nonsense of a 'nothing'!), so we are describing 'eternity' when we apply 'time' concepts. Then, we have to admit that it can only be the one thing that interconnects all other 'things', and we deduce this to be 'Space', necessarily..
All references to 'size' or 'direction' do not apply to the nature of infinitude, and thus have no relevance to our understanding of the true nature of existence. 'Measurement' has limitations.. When we point to any position in Space, we effectively create a 'beginning' to any subsequent forms of measurement, which only has relevance to the entity desiring to understand said 'measurement'. This does not make it a feature of the nature of reality, only a desire from a Human perspective.
spaceandmotion
Beautiful and fascinating; thank you for sharing 😊👏🌞
type of vids i would watch before i sleep then dream about it
I want to know what is the universe expanding into? How much space is there? Is it infinite? And does the expanding universe keep occupying this emptiness?
The universe could have always been infinite, or it could be some kind of shape that curves back on itself somehow. Either way, don't think of the universe as being surrounded by emptiness since that doesn't make any sense. Space expanded, and matter and energy was created inside it, so all of space would contain matter and energy.
It isn't expanding into anything
@@tonywells6990 So thats my question. How is space expanding? Into what? Example, if I inflate a balloon inside a classroom, then the balloon is the universe and its expanding in the classroom which is the space. So if universe (which I presume to be all matter from big bang) is the balloon, then is the classroom the space? And how big is it?
@@Guitarisforgrins But isnt the universe expanding?
@@JohnRaw85 yes, it is expanding, but the universe is space-time. In your example everything that exists is the surface of the balloon. The balloon surface contains all matter space and time.
Beautiful video and very current with the reference to HD-1 which was just discovered in April.
It's important to understand that no matter how large a telescope we place in space, we are not likely to see things a whole lot further than HD-1. To look any further back in time, we would be looking into the "dark age," the first 200-300 million years after the universe became transparent -- a period before stars and, hence, galaxies had time to form. The purpose of the JWST is to give us better images of early protogalaxies like HD-1 and GnZ11, the former record-holder. For this reason, the JWST has a gold mirror which is more sensitive to infrared and can better image heavily red-shifted (i.e., extremely distant) objects. It is also important to understand that the title of the video might better be "What NASA Discovered at the Edge of the OBSERVABLE Universe" because the entire universe is vastly larger, possibly infinitely larger, than the observable part. The observable universe is a region around us (or any other point in the universe) with a radius of 46 billion light years. That distance, 46 billion light years, is the location today of a hypothetical object whose light has taken the entire 13.8-billion-year age of the universe to reach us.
I think a far more exciting prospect than seeing the "edge of the universe" is getting ultra-HD views of the solar systems in our own galaxy. Im not sure exactly what this IR telescope is trying to achieve, but I know at a certain point with seeing other galaxies I just feel like Hitchhikers Guide "The universe is big. Really big." Like I get it already, no need to hone in further on how insignificant we are. But literally seeing exoplanets is extremely exciting to me. Imagine seeing an ocean on another world with your own eyes. Far far cooler than "look at this beautiful bright blob thats so far away its already dead."
Absolutely beautiful! Be careful though. If we look too far, we might disturb Azathoth… 😁 I’ll see myself out.
The fact that we are able to see and learn from all of this.. and we still havent explored at least 20% of our oceans..............
This made me smile. Thank you:)
Awesome vid! Cavemen used rocks to smash the heads of other cavemen to take their food and women. My point is, we are still (in many other ways) act like cavemen. With all this technology, science, and knowledge we really still haven't figured out how to be civil "brainy apes" let alone find anyone/anything else "way out there" that is going to save us from ourselves.
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his
salary depends on his not understanding it.” ― Upton Sinclair
They have discovered nothing because there is no ‘edge’ to infinite space..
People have a very poor understanding of what the word 'infinite' actually means.. This is not any kind of 'fault', but just that we have evolved within the confines of what appears to be a finite environment, and we thus try to look at things in finite ways, also justifying those 'finite' thoughts. When I first approached the 'problem' I had the same difficulties, so it takes our minds a lot of effort to reach another perspective of understanding, but it IS achievable..
Firstly, there cannot be more than one 'instance' of infinitude, otherwise a secondary 'thing' would render them both 'finite'. So we are describing a 'oneness'.. Also, it can have no 'beginning' nor 'ending' as these would also necessitate a secondary 'thing' (or the utter nonsense of a 'nothing'!), so we are describing 'eternity' when we apply 'time' concepts. Then, we have to admit that it can only be the one thing that interconnects all other 'things', and we deduce this to be 'Space', necessarily..
All references to 'size' or 'direction' do not apply to the nature of infinitude, and thus have no relevance to our understanding of the true nature of existence. 'Measurement' has limitations.. When we point to any position in Space, we effectively create a 'beginning' to any subsequent forms of measurement, which only has relevance to the entity desiring to understand said 'measurement'. This does not make it a feature of the nature of reality, only a desire from a Human perspective.
spaceandmotion
That's awesome what the Hubble was able to do!
I'm sure you are/will, can we get updates for the James Webb Telescope? Thanks for what you do for us!
Naming anything that's absurdly far away from the sun "Icarus" seems like they REALLY missed the mark.
It’s close to the sun it is near. Our sun is not the only sun in space. I know it is difficult for you to understand. So hopefully my explanation taught you something.
@@HaruhiSuzumiya93 That's funny. It's good to fact check yourself before you post online. In all of hte cosmos there is only 1. Ours. Go to school or just ask google. EASY fact check. I mean... I know it is difficult for you to understand, so hopefully my explanation and correction of your grammar has taught you two lessons.
SCIENCE!
The only star names Sun is ours. No. Really.
Always great to see a parent molecular cloud stepping up and taking care of Pismis
Vastness of space is incomprehensible. We are measuring the distance from our existence from our big bang. Space could be so huge that we are just one big bang out of many that happened before us. Amazing stuff, great video. Really gets the mind going🤟