Alpha Centauri. What Does the Closest Stellar System Conceal?
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Published 2022-04-05
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Distances between objects in space are often so staggering that the human mind is barely able to fully appreciate them. Sometimes even light takes thousands of years on end to travel from one object to another. However, among myriads of stellar systems scattered across the vast expanses in the universe there is only one that may be truly called closest to us. There are three stars mutually bound by invisible threads of gravitation that lie comparatively nearby by space standards and naturally attract our closest attention. So what is the Alpha Centauri system like?
00:00 Intro
00:44 How far our signals have travelled
01:31 The Alpha Centauri system
02:10 Alpha Centauri А
03:26 Alpha Centauri B
04:54 Proxima Centauri
07:02 Proxima Centauri b
08:25 Proxima Centauri c
10:45 Breakthrough Starshot
11:31 Ending
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All Comments (21)
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Binary and multiple star systems are the most common in the universe. Single star systems like our own are actually rare.
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My second favorite system behind our own. Can't wait until the James Webb takes a look.
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"In spite of all difficulties, the secrets of the universe are slowly giving way to our tenacity, and every day, space is getting a little closer." Wow! That line made me smile.
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There is this Youtuber named Cody'sLab who filmed size comparisons using a pea as our Sun, a grain of sand as Earth, and a Football field as part of our solar system. If you put the Sun at the in-zone, then travel to Alpha Centuri, it took him multiple hours of driving OUT OF STATE to get to the location. It was nuts.
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Obligatory message to tell everyone to read ‘The Three Body Problem’ by Cixin Liu
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Loved the moving diagram of a 3 sun system...just imagine how many different alignments, eclipses, seasons etc exist on the exoplanets there. The Universe is an amazingly mysterious place. Thanks for sharing, just subbed 🙏🏼
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Only a few of Earths radio broadcasts are at 100,000Kw and due to the D^2 law, that signal is lost in the galactic background radio noise at about 2.2 light years. So no, our broadcasts haven't reached even Alpha Centauri. Some RADAR and very high power directional signals yes, but due to angular movements, those have to be aimed precisly at, and track, a receiver to convey any meaningful information. Otherwise, it's just a "wow" moment.
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So the short story is that for people who love the old Alpha Centauri game, there's way too little chance there's a planet in a habitable zone that could stay as such long term.
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Everyone knows there are Trisolarians living there.
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This kind of stuff really intrigues me. Can't fathom such distances with my mind and yet there are much farther distances in the universe. Totally mind blowing
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Read the Sci-fi trilogy: The Three Body Problem. Was an international best seller out of China. About the Tri-Solarans and our place in the Dark Forest of the Universe.
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The work and production in these is top end. Keep up the excellent work!
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These videos just keep getting more intuitive and aesthetically pleasing!
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Actually it is expected that our radio and TV broadcast range stops being a useful signal at a range of about 1-5 LY away. Physical proof is the difficulty maintaining contact with Voyager I and II.
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this video just got you a sub, i love anything space related and this just made me feel like a kid again learning about the planets and stars. thank you for making me feel that way again. cant wait to watch all your other content!
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Very well done video . I loved the images transitions perfectly tuned with the speech and sound effects .
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Thank you . no one else has explained the Proxima system so well . very good animation
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So love Kosmo. Teaches me so much in plain beautifully spoken English, stunning graphics that show me what I could see if I were close enough. Many thanks. Never stop your amazing work.
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Thank you for making this beautiful channel. I just found you guys. These are fantastic, fact-based productions you are putting out and I just want to thank you. I'll support you with a Patreon if I can. Like many other curious people, I love learning more about our cosmic neighborhood!
