[Space Bites] Odds of An Asteroid Strike // Dark Matter Domination // Radiation Protection with Hydrogel

14 Feb 2025 • 18 min • EN
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James Webb finds the smallest asteroids in the main belt, astronomers double the chances of that asteroid strike in 2032, using hydrogel to protect astronauts from radiation, and material from Alpha centauri is already streaming into the Solar System. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 00:20 JWST sees the smallest asteroid https://www.universetoday.com/170834/jwst-finds-the-smallest-asteroids-ever-seen-in-the-main-belt/ 02:45 Double the chances of hitting Earth https://www.universetoday.com/170837/yes-the-odds-of-an-asteroid-striking-earth-have-doubled-no-you-dont-need-to-worry/ 05:52 Webb sees newly forming planets https://www.universetoday.com/170882/the-jwst-gives-us-our-best-image-of-planets-forming-around-a-star/ 07:13 Protecting from radiation with hydrogel https://www.universetoday.com/170817/hydrogels-could-be-ideal-radiation-protection-for-astronauts/ 09:03 Vote results 09:38 Meterial from Alpha Centauri https://www.universetoday.com/170799/material-from-alpha-centauri-is-already-here/ 11:37 Dark Matter dominating early Universe https://www.universetoday.com/170833/a-new-study-reveals-how-dark-matter-dominated-the-early-universe-1/ 13:17 Mars clouds from Curiosity https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/pia26519-curiosity-views-twilight-clouds/ 14:02 Einstein ring from Euclid https://www.universetoday.com/170864/the-euclid-space-telescope-captures-a-rare-stunning-einstein-ring/ 14:59 RCW 38 https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2503/ 15:41 More space news 16:17 Bonus story on Patreon 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/L6Hw1ofU0IE 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

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