The Night Sky | Light From the Past
January 11, 2023 • EPISODE 153
Embark on a cosmic journey with Roger Billings in this amazing episode of Science LIVE! Learn about stars, comets, and how light travels through space. Dr. Billings will show you why looking at the stars is like peeking into the past — because their light takes so long to reach us! Plus, discover the cool mystery of how the Great Pyramids might be connected to the stars in Orion’s Belt. Whether you love stargazing or are curious about ancient mysteries, this episode will make you see the night sky in a whole new light!
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I love how a lot of the stars have already “died” but we can still see them.
This video was extremely interesting! I learned so much about the relations of our night sky, and how they can connect to historical landmarks. The way that light reaches us from immeasurable distances is a really fascinating matter, and makes me curious to study in more depth in the astronomic division. The systems and processes of space paint beautiful pictures in our sky. Sometimes I wish that I lived in Longyearbyuen, a place in the high North. They have the night sky for almost half the year, and then the sun comes up for the rest of the year. The alternating method of day and night is way different than mine, because there are no breaks from the lighting. You must wait half a year to see the light of day again, but they have gorgeous Northern Lights.
The night sky is pretty.
If stars are using nuclear fusion to generate energy, they must be getting the fuel from somewhere. That means they are consuming a limited supply. After that, they explode and form another star. But if they do that, the next star should have less energy. A lot less, too, since the star only explodes when it has mostly exhausted its fuel supply. How is the cycle replenished?
Could that Beetlejuice light be another sun?