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The spiral of the Milky Way is not as smooth as we once thought because an arm not so far from home appears to be broken! And we may have discovered the answer to why a local asteroid puts on the appearance of a comet.
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Sources:
nasa.gov/feature/jpl/astronomers-find-a-break-in-one-of-the-milky-way-s-spiral-arms
aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2021/07/aa41198-21/aa41198-21.html
nasa.gov/feature/jpl/fizzing-sodium-could-explain-asteroid-phaethon-s-cometlike-activity
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/PSJ/ac0d02/pdf
Image Sources:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pedra_Azul_Milky_Way.jpg
exoplanets.nasa.gov/faq/7/where-are-exoplanets
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NASA-HS201427a-HubbleUltraDeepField2014-20140603.jpg
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/13155
nasa.gov/feature/jpl/nasa-celebrates-the-legacy-of-the-spitzer-space-telescope
solarsystem.nasa.gov/resources/285/the-milky-way-galaxy
nasa.gov/feature/jpl/astronomers-find-a-break-in-one-of-the-milky-way-s-spiral-arms
eso.org/public/usa/videos/eso1339a
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Center_of_the_Milky_Way_Galaxy_IV_–_Composite.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Asteroid_3200_Phaethon_(1983_TB).gif
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Animation_of_3200_Phaethon_orbit.gif
storyblocks.com/video/stock/a-meteor-shower-shooting-across-the-sky-on-a-clear-starry-night-h0quf6cadkrng5cy4
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Halleys_comet_black_background.png
storyblocks.com/video/stock/slow-motion-big-meteor-on-black-background-bqxgeryfdkp2r93wy
nasa.gov/feature/jpl/fizzing-sodium-could-explain-asteroid-phaethon-s-cometlike-activity
storyblocks.com/video/stock/meteor-asteroid-burning-in-atmosphere-production-quality-footage-in-4k-resolution-30-fps-h7img5eglk6106xns
nasa.gov/planetarydefense/did-you-know
The spiral of the Milky Way is not as smooth as we once thought because an arm not so far from home appears to be broken! And we may have discovered the answer to why a local asteroid puts on the appearance of a comet.
Buy your Discovery and OAST1 pin before the end of August here: store.dftba.com/collections/scishow/products/scishow-pin-of-the-month-discovery-and-oast1-aug
Hosted By: Hank Green
SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at scishowtangents.org
----------
Support SciShow Space by becoming a patron on Patreon: patreon.com/SciShowSpace
----------
Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporter for helping us keep SciShow Space free for everyone forever: GrowingViolet & Jason A Saslow!
----------
Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: dftba.com/scishow
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Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet?
Facebook: facebook.com/scishow
Twitter: twitter.com/scishow
Tumblr: scishow.tumblr.com
Instagram: instagram.com/thescishow
----------
Sources:
nasa.gov/feature/jpl/astronomers-find-a-break-in-one-of-the-milky-way-s-spiral-arms
aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2021/07/aa41198-21/aa41198-21.html
nasa.gov/feature/jpl/fizzing-sodium-could-explain-asteroid-phaethon-s-cometlike-activity
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/PSJ/ac0d02/pdf
Image Sources:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pedra_Azul_Milky_Way.jpg
exoplanets.nasa.gov/faq/7/where-are-exoplanets
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NASA-HS201427a-HubbleUltraDeepField2014-20140603.jpg
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/13155
nasa.gov/feature/jpl/nasa-celebrates-the-legacy-of-the-spitzer-space-telescope
solarsystem.nasa.gov/resources/285/the-milky-way-galaxy
nasa.gov/feature/jpl/astronomers-find-a-break-in-one-of-the-milky-way-s-spiral-arms
eso.org/public/usa/videos/eso1339a
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Center_of_the_Milky_Way_Galaxy_IV_–_Composite.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Asteroid_3200_Phaethon_(1983_TB).gif
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Animation_of_3200_Phaethon_orbit.gif
storyblocks.com/video/stock/a-meteor-shower-shooting-across-the-sky-on-a-clear-starry-night-h0quf6cadkrng5cy4
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Halleys_comet_black_background.png
storyblocks.com/video/stock/slow-motion-big-meteor-on-black-background-bqxgeryfdkp2r93wy
nasa.gov/feature/jpl/fizzing-sodium-could-explain-asteroid-phaethon-s-cometlike-activity
storyblocks.com/video/stock/meteor-asteroid-burning-in-atmosphere-production-quality-footage-in-4k-resolution-30-fps-h7img5eglk6106xns
nasa.gov/planetarydefense/did-you-know
