The Reason Why We Stopped Sending Nukes Into Space. Starfish Prime and Operation Fishbowl.
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2024-12-09 14:23:56 +0000 UTC
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Hello Astrumnauts!
Update to say your pins are coming in the next few weeks 
A big thank you to everyone that joined over the last month, and to everyone that's been on this journey with us for many months and years. As mentioned, we're sending out commemorative pins to say thank you for your membership.
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2024-12-04 08:43:59 +0000 UTC
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The little-known story behind the Zambian Space Program.
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2024-12-02 13:03:15 +0000 UTC
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Latest findings reveal bennu's origins and could change our understanding of the solar system.
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2024-11-26 10:39:23 +0000 UTC
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When you think of the space race, you probably imagine the tense Cold War Era battle between the US and the Soviet Union. ...
2024-11-20 10:11:23 +0000 UTC
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We investigate why hundreds of galaxy clusters are rapidly drifting towards a specific point just outside the known universe. 🌎
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2024-11-19 14:59:17 +0000 UTC
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In 2008, hundreds of galaxy clusters were analysed to be drifting towards a section of the edge of the known universe, faster than science could account for. Almost like something beyond that point was… pulling them, or had once pulled them, with a reach that extends across billions of light years. This episode dives into the mystery of Dark Flow What do we know about it? What could be causing it? And what are its controversial ramifications on cosmology?
2024-11-18 10:01:34 +0000 UTC
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We're working on making more and better content that educates about space, and to do that we'll need an extra member on the team to make it possible.
Since we're pretty sure all of you on Patreon are as passionate about space as we are, we wanted to share this directly here and encourage anyone interested to apply 🙂
2024-11-13 12:24:54 +0000 UTC
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China's ambitious plans to take the global lead in space exploration by 2035.
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2024-11-11 15:39:03 +0000 UTC
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Hello all you incredible Astrumnauts!
Ever since I released the video about Patreon, I've wanted to find a way to say thank you for all of you that joined to support the channel.
We designed these custom pins and will be shipping them out around the end of the month, fully on us. To get a pin, just make sure you're a member on November 29th, as we'll collect your addresses and send them out around then.
In the meantime, just so that we h...
2024-11-08 20:30:02 +0000 UTC
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With ambitious future plans and rapid technological advancement we take a look at what is to come from China's space program initiatives, in our next episode.
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2024-11-07 12:13:04 +0000 UTC
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As Oumuamua leaves our solar system, we explore the reasons for continuing the chase.
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2024-11-04 13:38:43 +0000 UTC
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Find out how you can view T. Coronae Borealis, the new visitor in our night sky.
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2024-10-30 10:30:45 +0000 UTC
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How the Carnian Pluvial Event forever change the course of life on Earth, the latest episode in our Earth History series.
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2024-10-28 11:36:46 +0000 UTC
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In this video we go back 230 million years ago to the arid Pangaea supercontinent. Where a volcano would trigger an exti...
2024-10-22 14:57:26 +0000 UTC
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Get ready to witness The Blaze Star, a once in a life time event! Every 80 years, a new star is visible in the sky all t...
2024-10-15 16:05:16 +0000 UTC
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Everything you could want to know about Venus. The next episode in a refresh of the Astrum ‘Our Solar System’ series, updated to reflect all we’ve learned about our planetary neighbourhood in the last few years.
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2024-10-11 10:09:35 +0000 UTC
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This next video explores what we know about A.I. using satellites to watch the world.
2024-10-02 08:43:56 +0000 UTC
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In this next episode we analyse Moon Sniper/SLIM, Japan's recent successful mission to the Moon.
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2024-10-01 12:02:46 +0000 UTC
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After the extreme weather events and early end to El Nino, what can we expect from La Nina?
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2024-09-19 13:02:28 +0000 UTC
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This next video we look at what comes after El Niño, now that it's over.
2024-09-17 10:11:52 +0000 UTC
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Astrum Investigates the Science of the Alien franchise, separating the fact from the fiction.
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2024-09-13 08:46:30 +0000 UTC
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Next up in our Truth About... series, we look at the science of the Alien Franchise.
2024-09-12 09:02:10 +0000 UTC
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Shot 7 times, yet the Harlan J Smith telescope at the McDonald Observatory still had 99% functionality. How?!
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2024-09-06 09:22:18 +0000 UTC
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In this next episode we take a look at the McDonald Observatory Shooting.
2024-09-04 12:45:37 +0000 UTC
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We investigate the scandal that was the Apollo 15 Lunar mission.
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2024-08-30 20:47:08 +0000 UTC
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We investigate why in 1975 the astronauts of Apollo 15 snuck 400 unauthorized items into their spacesuits and onto the Moon's surface.
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2024-08-30 09:40:35 +0000 UTC
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How does this underground IceCube Observatory reveal the secrets of distant supernova and blackholes?
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2024-08-27 10:37:24 +0000 UTC
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The wait is over! After our first successful run 2.5 years ago, where the Astrum book sold out in just 24 hours, it's back! We know many of you missed out last time, so we're doing a special pre-order run to give everyone a fair shot at getting a copy. But don't wait too long—this is a limited run, and pre-orders close on September 8th at midnight. That’s just two weeks!
We've poured a lot of effort into making this happen, and I'm thrilled to finally share this amazing book with e...
2024-08-26 17:46:43 +0000 UTC
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Everything you could want to know about Neptune. A refresh of the Astrum ‘Our Solar System’ series, updated to reflect all we’ve learned about our planetary neighbourhood in the last few years.
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2024-08-23 10:40:21 +0000 UTC
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