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

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.

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• 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

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