Astrum Space
Astrum
248 episodes
How big is the Solar System? What actually orbits our Sun? Why should I even be interested in space? we'll answer these and a whole host of other questions. We will have a series dedicated to each of our planets and showcase beautiful images and videos captured by probes and spacecraft of our amazing Solar System.
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The Most Terrifying Things We Detected In Space
In space, no-one can hear you scream... Are you ready for a cosmic fright night? In this Astrum compilation, we’re delving into the scary side of space. From sounds that sound more like monster cries than stellar…
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We Stared Into The Heart Of Our Galaxy. This Is What We Found.
On 23rd March 2025 the Euclid telescope captured the most detailed visible-light image ever taken of the cosmic bulge of our Milky Way galaxy. It’s packed with 60 million stars, but that’s not all. And where there are…
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The Only Place You Can Walk On Earth's Mantle | Astrum Earth
Macquarie Island is unlike any other on Earth. It’s home to millions of penguins, but that’s not the weird part. This is the only place on Earth where you can walk directly on the mantle from deep inside our planet. In…
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Is It Possible To Make A Black Hole on Earth?
Black Holes might be closer to Earth than you think... Ready to be seen? Check that appointment off your to-do list with Zocdoc: https://zocdoc.com/astrumextra In this compilation, we’re delving into the incredible…
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Have We Finally Found a New Theory of Everything?
The laws of physics that govern our universe have left scientists with a lot of questions. But what if there was a simpler way to look at the universe? A method that takes into account the speed of light, time…
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The Deep Ocean Has Its Own Weather System | Astrum Earth
The most extreme weather on Earth doesn’t happen in the sky… it happens deep in the ocean. From 200km underwater waves, to lethal blizzards, ocean blackouts, and the icy "finger of death" freezing everything in its…
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You've Never Seen the Gas Giants Like This
In this Astrum compilation, we’re exploring the gas giants of our Solar System. From swirling storms and breathtaking aurorae, to surprising discoveries in their cores - we’ll dig into the discoveries and stunning high…
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What Triton Did to Neptune Shocked Me
Triton is no ordinary moon. With an impossibly young surface and active cryovolcanoes, Neptune’s giant moon has baffled scientists for decades. How can this frozen world be so active, so far from the Sun? In this…
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These Exoplanet Discoveries Could Change Everything
In this compilation, we’re journeying to distant alien worlds. We’ll dig into the latest exoplanet discoveries, explore the weirdest planets ever detected, and find out whether alien life could exist in the TRAPPIST-1…
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What Is It Like on the Surface of a Black Hole Planet?
At the edge of a supermassive black hole lies one of the most violent, hostile environments in the cosmos. It's the last place anyone expected to find a planet, but scientists now believe missing worlds could be…
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We Found Something Unexpected at the Heart of the Milky Way
This Astrum supercut is a complete guide to the Milky Way. We’ll dig into the weirdest discoveries in our own cosmic backyard, reveal the mysterious structures hiding at the galactic centre, and find out what our home…
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Are We Close to Finding Alien Life on Saturn's Moon Enceladus?
In this compilation, we’re exploring Saturn's moon Enceladus. We’ll dig into recent discoveries on its icy surface, and in the subsurface ocean below. Could alien life be hiding in its depths? ▀▀▀▀▀▀ A huge thanks to…
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This Is the Weirdest Volcano on Earth | Astrum Earth
Blue and black lava, acid lakes, and mutant sharks… these volcanoes look like something from another planet. But why do they behave so strangely? In this video, we dive deep into the inner workings of our planet to…
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This Secret Force Field Is the Reason We’re Alive
This compilation explores the mysterious force fields that surround our planet, protecting Earth from the deadly dangers of the cosmos. ▀▀▀▀▀▀ A huge thanks to our Patreons who help make these videos possible.…
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The Surprising Danger of Building a Human Colony on the Moon
It’s actually happening. NASA has released their plans to build a moon base: humanity’s first ever home on another world. In this video, we’ll dig into the blueprint to reveal what the habitat will look like, how we’ll…
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This New Evidence Could Rewrite the Dinosaur Extinction | Astrum Earth
Think you know what killed the dinosaurs? Think again. Breakthrough evidence is reshaping everything we knew about Earth’s most famous mass extinction, and revealing that the famous asteroid impact might not tell the…
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Perseverance Made the Biggest Ever Discovery on Mars
This Astrum compilation dives into the biggest discoveries made by Perseverance, NASA’s incredible rover on Mars. We’ll explore strange signals, ancient water, and arguably the most important martian discovery ever:…
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Scientists Put a Time Limit on the End of the Universe
Scientists are predicting the end of the universe, and it could happen much sooner than we thought. For the first time, scientists have measured how dark energy is behaving right now, in the local universe, by…
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What We Detected in the Strangest Quantum Experiments on Earth
This Astrum compilation explores the strangest particle experiments on Earth. Discover the fusion technology recreating the physics inside a star, how we’re detecting cosmic ghost particles, and the strangest effects…
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We Found Something on Mercury That No One Expected
Mercury makes no sense. It’s the closest planet to the Sun, yet parts of its surface are freezing cold. It’s so close to Earth, yet almost impossible to reach. And while its surface looks completely dead, its interior…
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This Is What Would Take Over the Earth If Humans Vanished | Astrum Earth
Have you ever wondered what Earth would be like without us? In this video, we explore that scenario - if every human on Earth suddenly vanished. How would nature reclaim the planet? What species would take over? And…
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We Thought It Was Impossible, But We’ve Finally Seen It
In this compilation, we’re revealing the invisible. These cosmic phenomena were previously unseen, but new technology has finally made it possible. We finally pierced through our dense galactic core, discovered the icy…
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We Caught a Black Hole Switching On For the First Time
Scientists have spotted something firing out “cosmic bullets” into space at nearly the speed of light. The culprit: a supermassive black hole that’s waking up and turning into a quasar… with deadly consequences for its…
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The Entire History of Earth In One Video
This supercut journeys through the history of our planet, from its violent birth, to its fiery death. We’ll explore Earth’s formation, how life began, the reign of the dinosaurs (and how it really ended), and find out…
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How Close Are We to Colonising the Moon?
This compilation explores some of the latest missions to the Moon. What are we looking for? What have we found hiding on the surface? Are we really on the way to colonising the Moon?▀▀▀▀▀▀ Astrum's newsletter has…
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NASA Found Something Huge Hidden Inside Mars
The InSight lander has detected the first ever ‘Marsquakes’... and revealed something strange going on in Mars’ interior. Deep beneath the crust, inside the molten mantle, InSight detected giant, chunky solid objects.…
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The Quake That Will Reshape America | Astrum Earth
A “megaquake” is coming to the Pacific Northwest, and it could be a double whammy. Oregon is sitting on a ticking time bomb. Scientists are warning that pressure is building, and we’re not ready for the megaquake…
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We’ve Never Seen This Happen In Space Until Now
This compilation reveals the incredible space events we’ve observed for the first time. From witnessing planets as they form and peering into Jupiter’s core, to capturing a supernova explosion in real time, and getting…
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These Dark Shadows Revealed Something Extraordinary
A compilation of videos revealing the skies on other worlds. What do eclipses look like on other planets, in our solar system and beyond? We’ll explore the hunt for distant exoplanets, and find out why planets blocking…
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Saturn’s Moon Hyperion Is Mostly Empty Space
Saturn’s moon Hyperion might be the weirdest object in the solar system. In this video, we’ll explore Hyperion’s spongy surface, mostly empty interior, chaotic motion, and its strange power to dish out electric shocks…
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Have We Finally Found a Real Wormhole?
In 2019, scientists detected a signal that no one could explain. But now, they have proposed a mind-bending theory that could solve the mystery, and makes it a whole lot weirder… The signal might have come from a…
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The New Threat to the Ozone Layer | Astrum Earth
You might have heard of the hole in the ozone layer. In the 1980s, it caused a global panic. But why does no one talk about it anymore? Did we actually fix the hole in our atmosphere? In this video, we’ll uncover the…
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We Found the Fastest Matter in the Universe
A compilation of Astrum videos exploring the fastest speeds in the universe. We’ll investigate the universe’s most extreme particle accelerators: the most powerful particle jets in the universe, black holes ejecting…
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We’ve Seen Closer to the Surface of the Sun Than Ever Before
ESA’s Proba-3 mission has achieved a world first. It created an artificial eclipse in space. Not just once, but over 50 times. In this video, we’ll discover how these two tiny probes are revolutionising our ability to…
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Euclid Found an Entire Galaxy Made of Dark Matter
New images and discoveries from the Euclid Space Telescope. This supercut explores the most powerful survey telescope ever: Euclid. We’ll take a journey through Euclid’s most stunning images to date, and find out what…
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Where Is All the Antimatter in the Universe?
This compilation is all about one of the biggest mysteries in physics: antimatter. We’ll explore what it is, where it could be hiding in the universe, and reveal what CERN has discovered so far. Why are antimatter…
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We Finally Know Where Saturn’s Rings Came From
Think Saturn was born with rings? Think again. Cassini data proved the iconic ring system formed only recently in Saturn’s life. And in this video, we’ll explore the brand-new 2026 research that explains exactly how it…
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This New Evidence Just Gave T. Rex a Serious Upgrade | Astrum Earth
Did we get the T. Rex all wrong? New evidence suggests it was even bigger, stronger and deadlier than scientists previously thought. From its teeth, to its size, strength and speed, find out how recent breakthroughs…
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NASA Found Something Lurking at the Edge of Our Solar System
What’s at the edge of our solar system? This Astrum compilation journeys to the boundaries of the Sun’s reach. We’ll explore the evidence for Planet 9, other strange planetary bodies lurking in the shadows, and…
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Something Bizarre Is Happening at the Sun's South Pole
Why was the Sun’s recent solar maximum twice as strong as predicted? In 2024-2025, the Sun entered a fiery active phase that completely defied expectations. But thanks to NASA's Parker Solar Probe, we now have…
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The Speed of Light Reveals Something Strange About the Universe
What would happen if you travelled near the ultimate speed limit of the universe? Spoiler: strange things start happening to space and time. This Astrum compilation explores the speed of light. Find out what the speed…
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The Speed of Light Reveals Something Strange About the Universe
What would happen if you travelled near the ultimate speed limit of the universe? Spoiler: strange things start happening to space and time. This Astrum compilation explores the speed of light. Find out what the speed…
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Why Scientists Think This Is Our Strongest Evidence of Aliens
Did we find evidence of aliens in old astronomical records?We might not be alone in the Universe. While combing through data from 1949, scientists spotted something impossible: strange, vanishing lights. They look…
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We've Never Found Anything Like This in the Ocean | Astrum Earth
Deep beneath the ocean lies the longest mountain range on Earth: the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. It’s a world of crushing pressure and intense volcanic activity, where nothing should survive. But when scientists scanned the…
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Why Project Gemini Was NASA’s Riskiest Space Program
In this Astrum episode, we’re digging into NASA’s most dangerous mission ever: Project Gemini. With the space race heating up, this series of 10 risky space flights - including NASA’s first spacewalk - pushed…
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We Found a Supermassive Black Hole Hurtling Through Space
For the first time ever, scientists have spotted a runaway supermassive black hole hurtling through space… alone. Leaving a trail of newborn stars in its wake, this cosmic giant is defying everything we know about how…
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Should Pluto Be a Planet Again?
Will Pluto ever be a planet again? This supercut explores our favourite dwarf planet: Pluto. We’ll discover why its planetary status really got revoked, take a closer look at what’s hiding under the surface, and…
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This Gravity Explanation Will Make You Question the Entire Universe
This compilation brings together Astrum’s best content on one of the universe’s biggest mysteries: gravity. We’ll dive into some mind-bending concepts: how gravity is actually just mass warping the fabric of spacetime,…
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This Moon Collision Did Something Crazy on Earth
Our Moon is covered with scars, but one is more recognisable than any other: Tycho. Formed in a violent impact that sent debris flying toward Earth, this iconic crater holds clues to the Moon’s hidden secrets. In this…
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The Giant Creatures Lurking Deep in the Ocean | Astrum Earth
Earth’s deepest oceans are full of real-life monsters: colossal squids, crabs the size of cars, and sharks with catapulting jaws. In this video, we’re exploring the giants of the deep sea. Find out what scientists have…
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