[Space Bites+] Swift Will Now Inevitably Die // China Lands a Rocket (again) // Starship Survived
BONUS STORY STARTS AT 26:33
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Interview with Vasiliy Kokorev about Little Red Dots https://youtu.be/zoHtCmCbcEU
Interview with Nobel Prize Winner Adam Riess about JWST https://youtu.be/hmJOz9qCk0M
Interview with Lee Feinberg about HWO and LIFE Telescopes https://youtu.be/0R3ykUkxH5M
We have more pictures of the Falcon 9 crater on the moon. Starship arrives at port after landing in the ocean. The Link mission to save Swift has failed. Another reusable Chinese rocket lands. And in Space Bites Plus, a really clever way to redirect an asteroid with a nuclear weapon.
00:00 Intro
00:37 The Falcon Crater https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/moon/nasas-lro-images-falcon-9-crater-on-moon-learns-new-details/
03:08 Starship Arrives to a Port https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/08/its-christmastime-at-spacex-as-company-salvages-starship-from-indian-ocean/
05:33 Mars' Field of Polygons https://www.universetoday.com/articles/mars-curiosity-rover-discovers-massive-field-of-polygons
07:41 Link Failed. Swift Will Die Soon https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-updates-next-steps-for-commercial-swift-boost-mission/
08:59 China Lands A Rocket (Again) https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/08/the-floodgates-are-open-after-another-chinese-company-lands-a-reusable-rocket/
10:41 Fastest Star In The Milky Way https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-fastest-star-in-the-milky-way-will-test-relativity
13:21 LRD = Black Hole Star? https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-jwst-little-red-dots-could-be-black-hole-stars
15:47 Early Galaxies Are Bigger Than We Thought https://www.universetoday.com/articles/whoa-the-jwsts-ancient-galaxies-are-much-more-massive-than-thought
17:56 Three Supermassive Black Holes https://www.universetoday.com/articles/another-first-for-the-jwst-it-detects-three-supermassive-black-holes-in-the-same-galaxy
19:20 JWST Looks at Callisto https://www.universetoday.com/articles/jwst-peeks-at-callistos-ancient-scars
20:49 Vote results
21:45 Star Formation is Slowing Down in the Andromeda Galaxy https://www.universetoday.com/articles/hubble-reveals-that-star-formation-is-slowing-down-in-the-andromeda-galaxy
23:35 Helix Nebula https://www.universetoday.com/articles/mothra-shows-us-a-star-being-recycled-in-the-helix-nebula
24:38 Carina Nebula https://www.universetoday.com/articles/webb-captures-the-treasure-chest-at-the-heart-of-the-carina-nebula
25:49 Lion Nebula https://www.universetoday.com/articles/webb-captures-clearest-image-yet-of-the-lion-nebula
26:33 Bonus story https://www.universetoday.com/articles/nuking-an-asteroid-on-short-notice-could-save-us
30:31 Final thoughts
Comments (62)
Thanks Anton! Love your work! :)
Great work Anton! Can’t believe you have time to do all this for Universe Today and do your own amazing prolific You Tube show! Wait… What… Oh. Not THAT Anton. My bad. 🤪 Still. Great work 😁
Just to put it in perspective The Solar System is traveling round our galaxy at an average speed of 230 km/s Relative to the Universe: The entire Milky Way travels at about 600 km/s measured against the Cosmic Microwave Background. This star travels at around 25,000 km/s that is approximately 8.34% of the speed of light !
Hey what about up buy okanogan or Wenatchee
U can’t even see him lol
That pic slim is worn out . What is the name of the stick figure running across behind u in tunnel s ???
Brilliant show. Love the extra stories.
We got GTA6 before we got July 26 patreon Q&A Show!
Ok. Enough! If the IAU has the authority to declare Pluto a non-planet with a simple vote in one evening, then certainly they can officially ditch the term "'planetary' nebula" and change it to "solar nebula" or something similar, right???
Congratulations Anton. Good to hear more stories.
Well, I finally got around to follow you here . I enjoy your work and I appreciate your style of presentation. 👍👋
I wonder about how many of Fraser’s glowing praises Anton edited out in the final version 🤔 You 🤟🏼 Anton !
The universe needs hard workers. Produce like the wind "not that Anton"
Seriously though, great work. More? Yes please!
Thank you Anton!!
Thank you Anton! You are awesome!
Great vid. Best in ages. Thanks, Anton. QUESTION: What do you imagine what would be the most awesome sight in space to the human eye. Distance no object, ship can withstand ridiculously high levels of radiation, magnetic fields, heat etc, but within imaginable human achievement? I'm thinking some planetary spectacle, like Jupiter, or Saturn, because we're never going to just get up close to those nebulae and see them like a huge telescope does. I'd love to hear anyone's thoughts, please?
Thanks so much, Anton! This was great. I really appreciate the extra stories, as Anne and I were listening in the car. 👍 You are the best!
Thanks, Anton. You knocked it out of the park!
Great work Anton. Thanks heaps
Great show anton
Thanks Anton! 👍✌️🤘🖖
Anton thank you for your expertise editing and beautifying these videos!
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Thank you Anton, love the 30min format, more please.
I'll think about it 😄
Ultra troll comment is lame and ignorant!! They are seemingly only capable of surface level evaluation because if they did an honest assessment of all the content you put out they would find far more depth and science than most others. A BIG thanks to Fraser and the rest of the amazing contributors who constantly bring the goods for us to learn about and enjoy at whatever depth we are interested in if we bother to look 😉👍🙏
All Hail Not That Anton!! 👍👍🙏
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Thanks Anton
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well done Anton!
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Thank you Anton. You are awesome
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Nice work Anton and Fraser. Wouldn't mind you doing long episodes every week.
As long as the news keep coming 😜
Excellent video Anton and i look forward to more of your excellent work. - Rafe
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Best Space bites ever. Thanks Anton and team!
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Mille merci Anton!
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yes, in space interviews! we'll watch
Thanks Anton! I love all the little jokes and comments you add to the videos. Sometimes they just make me laugh. :) I'm sorry to see Swift go. Those are wavelength that are absorbed by the atmosphere, right? Are there any other (space) telescopes that can do what Swift does? Thanks for the update on little red dots. What's the difference between a direct collapse black hole surrounded by gas and a black hole star?
The number of Easter eggs in Space Bites is usually a good indicator of how my mood was on Friday 😄
Thanks Not-That-Anton. Love your work ❤️
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Anton ROCKS!
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Anton, I have a pretty good idea of how much effort it takes to produce the material you do produce. I could not do it. The graphics you have access to and those you create keep us (and the algorithm) happy. Keep up the good work.
Thanks! ❤️
Anton rocks!
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Way to go, @Fraser! That is the correct way to answer negative criticism. And also an opportunity to, eventually, think of other possible strategies to convey space related news information to all of us. Keep it up! :) I really like to listen/see the interview shows. And, of course, a special thank you to Anton!
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Great work,editor Anton.
*producer Anton 😎
Well done Anton, so many fabulous interesting facts and figures today 👍 Enjoyed everyone and hopefully after a good rest, perhaps another long episode 😊
Thanks. I don't mind longer episodes as long as the good news keep coming 😀
Thanks Anton!
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