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What If You Fell Into Jupiter’s Red Spot?

What If You Fell Into Jupiter’s Red Spot?



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One minute, you’re setting up a new space station orbiting Jupiter. The next, you’re plunging right into the middle of a giant, red cyclone of death. What would the storm of all storms look like on the inside? How would it compare to storms back on Earth? And which one of Jupiter’s tremendous forces would strike the lethal blow?

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00:00 What If You Fell Into Jupiter’s Red Spot?
01:35 Thanks Blinkist!
02:57 Getting to Jupiter
05:02 Approaching the storm
07:22 Falling into Jupiter

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What If Jupiter and Saturn Collided?

What If Jupiter and Saturn Collided?



The two biggest planets in our Solar System in one telescope view. And catastrophe is imminent. If Jupiter and Saturn suddenly were on a collision course, which of the two planets would emerge victorious? How would the composition of these planets affect the outcome? And what impact would this have on the rest of our Solar System? What is a great conjunction?

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What If You Lit a Match on Jupiter?

What If You Lit a Match on Jupiter?



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Jupiter is the largest planet in the Solar System. It’s 300 times more massive than Earth. But it’s less dense than our home. Uh-oh. Looks like somebody left the gas running on Jupiter. Don’t do anything stupid, like lighting a humongous match. What would a match need to be made of to ignite the gas giant? How big would it have to be? And how much damage would this explosion do to our Solar System? Would phosphorous be enough to cause an explosion on Jupiter?

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What If Planet Nine Exists?

What If Planet Nine Exists?

Legend has it that somewhere beyond Neptune and Pluto, there is a ninth planet, with a mass that is five times greater than Earth’s. Planet Nine, also known by its more ominous name of Planet X, is shrouded in mystery. Some people even believe that this planet is the reason the dinosaurs died.
But what if we were able to close this case once and for all, and figure out if Planet Nine is the real deal? How did it get there in the first place?And how did we finally crack this planetary puzzle?

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