Astronomer Answers Cosmos Questions | Tech Support | WIRED

American Museum of Natural History Astronomer Dr. Jackie Faherty joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about the cosmos. How old is the universe?Could a solar flare destroy the internet? What would happen if two stars merged together? Where was the Big Bang located? Are non-spherical planets possible? Answers to these questions and many more await on Cosmology Support. For information about the American Museum of Natural History, visit https://amnh.org or connect with the Museum on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@AmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory For information about the OpenSpace data visualization software, visit: https://www.openspaceproject.com/ 0:00 Cosmos Support 0:14 How old is the universe? 0:53 3l Atlas: What is it? 2:09 ∞ 2:56 Living in a multiverse 3:48 Interstellar black hole non-Spaghettification 4:47 Milky Way's center? 5:14 Stars and Galaxies 6:00 Largest structure in the universe 7:32 Dark Energy and Dark Matter 9:06 Skipping to the last page 11:04 The Asteroid Belt 12:35 Aliens with telescopes 13:39 Sunspots 14:38 Would a solar flare destroy the internet? 15:48 ELI5 Dwarf Planets 17:10 What would happen if two stars merged together? 18:05 Rogue Planets 19:08 Are non-spherical planets possible? 20:00 Where was the Big Bang located? 21:12 The shape of the Milky Way 22:01 Types of stars 22:55 Super-Earths? 23:56 Why is the night sky dark? 24:59 How many stars are visible from Earth? Director: Lisandro Perez-Rey Director of Photography: Charlie Jordan Editor: Paul Tael Expert: Dr. Jackie Faherty OpenSpace Pilot: Micah Acinapura. Line Producer: Jamie Rasmussen Associate Producer: Brandon White Production Manager: Jonathan Rinkerman Casting Producer: Nick Sawyer Camera Operator: Jeremy Harris Sound Mixer: Sean Paulsen Production Assistant: Ryan Coppola Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin Post Production Coordinator: Stella Shortino Supervising Editor: Eduardo Araujo Additional Editor: Sam DiVito Assistant Editor: Justin Symonds Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 Listen to the Get WIRED podcast ►► https://link.chtbl.com/wired-ytc-desc Want more WIRED? Get the magazine ►► https://subscribe.wired.com/subscribe/splits/wired/WIR_YouTube?source=EDT_WIR_YouTube_0_Video_Description_ZZ Follow WIRED: Instagram ►►https://instagram.com/wired Twitter ►►http://www.twitter.com/wired Facebook ►►https://www.facebook.com/wired Tik Tok ►►https://www.tiktok.com/@wired Get more incredible stories on science and tech with our daily newsletter: https://wrd.cm/DailyYT Also, check out the free WIRED channel on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Android TV. ABOUT WIRED WIRED is where tomorrow is realized. Through thought-provoking stories and videos, WIRED explores the future of business, innovation, and culture.