Misconceptions About Space, Time & The Universe

Our Universe is vast, ancient, and mysterious. It's no surprise that in our quest to explore and explain it, many misconceptions have arisen.

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▬ Common Misconceptions ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
0:00 Intro
2:34 Space is Huge
3:58 Space has no gravity
6:29 Space is not Dark
7:57 Space is Cold
12:14 Space is Empty
14:49 Explosive Decompression
16:31 No Noise in Space
17:48 Black Holes Suck
18:51 You can’t escape a Black Hole
22:37 Nothing goes faster than light
24:23 The Edge of The Universe is 13 Billion Light Years Away
27:23 The Universe has no Edge
29:31The Universe has no Center
30:13 We aren’t the Center of the Universe
32:48 Earth Orbits the Sun
35:34 The Sun is a fiery Yellow Dwarf
38:29 Time on Spaceships runs very slow
40:17 The Universe ends with the last stars

Credits:
Misconceptions About Space, Time & The Universe
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 394, May 11, 2023
Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur

Editors:
Briana Brownell
David McFarlane

Graphics:
Jeremy Jozwik

Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator