Dr. Becky | The most luminous quasar ever found, plus JWST update! | Night Sky News June 2022 @DrBecky | Uploaded 2 years ago | Updated 11 hours ago
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Greaves et al. (2021; phosphine on Venus) - https://arxiv.org/pdf/2009.06593.pdf
Villanueva et al. (2021; no phosphine on Venus challenge) - https://arxiv.org/pdf/2010.14305.pdf
Sahu et al. (2022; isolated black hole found) - https://arxiv.org/pdf/2201.13296.pdf
Lam et al. (2022; isolated black hole found) - https://arxiv.org/pdf/2202.01903.pdf
Onken et al. (2022; most luminous quasar) - https://arxiv.org/pdf/2206.04204.pdf
Stay up to date with JWST's commissioning phase: https://webb.nasa.gov/content/webbLaunch/whereIsWebb.html
00:00 - Introduction
00:31 - My new merch!
01:42 - 5 planets visible morning sky
02:39 - Crescent Moon & planets
02:59 - Venus, Moon & Pleiades
03:18 - Saturn rising at midnight
03:31 - Summer Triangle
04:30 - Supermoon in July
05:21 - JWST micrometeorite and commissioning update
06:58 - Conference season in astrophysics
07:54 - Phosphine in Venus' atmosphere update
09:19 - Gaia DR3 data release
11:47 - First isolated black hole found in Milky Way
15:03 - A supermassive black hole growing faster than possible (most luminous quasar)
20:30 - Wren
22:04 - Bloopers
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I'm Dr. Becky Smethurst, an astrophysicist at the University of Oxford (Christ Church). I love making videos about science with an unnatural level of enthusiasm. I like to focus on how we know things, not just what we know. And especially, the things we still don't know. If you've ever wondered about something in space and couldn't find an answer online - you can ask me! My day job is to do research into how supermassive black holes can affect the galaxies that they live in. In particular, I look at whether the energy output from the disk of material orbiting around a growing supermassive black hole can stop a galaxy from forming stars.
http://drbecky.uk.com
https://rebeccasmethurst.co.uk
Offset your carbon footprint on Wren https://www.wren.co/start/drbecky The first 100 people who sign up will have 10 extra trees planted in their name!
My new merch is available here (with worldwide shipping!): https://dr-becky.teemill.com/
Greaves et al. (2021; phosphine on Venus) - https://arxiv.org/pdf/2009.06593.pdf
Villanueva et al. (2021; no phosphine on Venus challenge) - https://arxiv.org/pdf/2010.14305.pdf
Sahu et al. (2022; isolated black hole found) - https://arxiv.org/pdf/2201.13296.pdf
Lam et al. (2022; isolated black hole found) - https://arxiv.org/pdf/2202.01903.pdf
Onken et al. (2022; most luminous quasar) - https://arxiv.org/pdf/2206.04204.pdf
Stay up to date with JWST's commissioning phase: https://webb.nasa.gov/content/webbLaunch/whereIsWebb.html
00:00 - Introduction
00:31 - My new merch!
01:42 - 5 planets visible morning sky
02:39 - Crescent Moon & planets
02:59 - Venus, Moon & Pleiades
03:18 - Saturn rising at midnight
03:31 - Summer Triangle
04:30 - Supermoon in July
05:21 - JWST micrometeorite and commissioning update
06:58 - Conference season in astrophysics
07:54 - Phosphine in Venus' atmosphere update
09:19 - Gaia DR3 data release
11:47 - First isolated black hole found in Milky Way
15:03 - A supermassive black hole growing faster than possible (most luminous quasar)
20:30 - Wren
22:04 - Bloopers
This video was sponsored by Wren
---
"Space: 10 Things You Should Know": http://bit.ly/SpaceDrBecky
US & Canada version: "Space at the speed of light" (same book, different title, with some beautiful illustrations): https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/635406/space-at-the-speed-of-light-by-dr-becky-smethurst/
German translation "Das kleine Buch vom groen Knall" : https://www.dtv.de/buch/becky-smethurst-das-kleine-buch-vom-grossen-knall-28254/
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Royal Astronomical Society Podcast that I co-host: podfollow.com/supermassive
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Don't forget to subscribe and click the little bell icon to be notified when I post a new video!
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I'm Dr. Becky Smethurst, an astrophysicist at the University of Oxford (Christ Church). I love making videos about science with an unnatural level of enthusiasm. I like to focus on how we know things, not just what we know. And especially, the things we still don't know. If you've ever wondered about something in space and couldn't find an answer online - you can ask me! My day job is to do research into how supermassive black holes can affect the galaxies that they live in. In particular, I look at whether the energy output from the disk of material orbiting around a growing supermassive black hole can stop a galaxy from forming stars.
http://drbecky.uk.com
https://rebeccasmethurst.co.uk
