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Fossil Meteorites

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In which we set out and find fossil meteorites in time and space. Wait... meteorites can be fossilized?! Mind blown. Read more about Philipp Heck's meteoritical research and the arrival of fossil meteorites at The Field Museum! http://www.fieldmuseum.org/
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CRATERS Size Comparison 3D

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There are several asteroid impacts on Earth, some of them huge, this video shows some of them to scale, including craters on other planets. OPEN IT The estimates of the craters are in their original state (not current size), they may vary slightly dependi
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Why So Many Meteorites Come From The Same Place

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Because of space physics, one faraway asteroid is likely the progenitor of almost a third of all the meteorites on Earth. Thanks to Skillshare for sponsoring this video: http://skl.sh/MinuteEarth Jorge and Daniel's awesome new book, "We Have No Idea": htt
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Tiny meteorites are everywhere. Here's how to find them.

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Tons of tiny meteorites fall to Earth every day, but are next to impossible to find once they land. At least, thats what the science community thought. In this pilot episode of our Trial & Error experiment series, we go on a hunt for micrometeorites with
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Create Your Own Asteroid Impact!

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Hi there! We at SciShow want to learn more about you and your opinions! If you have time, please take a moment to fill out this survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SciShowSurvey2017 Thank you! ---------- Love SciShow Kids and want to help support it? B
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How To Find A Meteorite In Your Own Backyard

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The Earth is peppered by meteorites all the time. This is how you can find one on your own.
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Capturing Space Rocks In Antarctica

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Planetary scientist Constantine Tsang is trying to answer the great mystery of the universe: where did we come from? To do so, Tsang and his NASA-funded team spent two months searching for meteorites on the ice shelves of Antarctica. Daunting as it sounds
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How to Find a Meteorite!

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Maybe you've seen a shooting star, a bright streak of light that zips across the sky! But did you know that those shooting stars are actually rocks falling from space? And sometimes you can find them on the ground! Find out how with Anthony and Sam!------
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How Giant Lava Caves on Earth May Help Us Survive on Mars | National Geographic

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The first humans to arrive on Mars will experience life-threatening conditions including intense radiation, dust storms, and extreme temperatures. Researchers are mapping lava tubes at the Craters of the Moon National Monument in Idaho in hopes that their
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What's a Meteor Shower?

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Have you ever looked up at night and seen a streak of light flash across the sky? Some people call that a "shooting star," but it's not actually a star at all! Join Jessi and Squeaks to learn what shooting stars really are and how they happen! ----------
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Why Apollo Astronauts Trained at a Nuclear Test Site

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Apollo astronauts trained in nuclear bomb craters at the Nevada National Security Site. But why?Thanks Audible! Start listening with a 30-day trial and your first audiobook plus two Audible Originals free when you go to http://audible.com/veritasium or te
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Meteors: Crash Course Astronomy #23

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Today Phil helps keep you from ticking off an astronomer in your life by making sure you know the difference between a meteor, meteorite, and meteoroid. When the Earth plows through the stream emitted by a comet we get a meteor shower. Meteors burn up abo
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The most active volcano in Japan! Sakurajima [4K Japan]

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Over the last two years I visited Sakurajima on several occasions. The challenge I set myself was to film it up close and capture the activity inside its craters. Not easy, considering you can't get anywhere near them! Sakurajima erupts clouds of ash on a
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The Hidden Worlds Within Natural History Museums - Joshua Drew

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-hidden-worlds-within-natural-history-museums-joshua-drew When you think of natural history museums, you might picture exhibits filled with ancient lifeless things, like dinosaurs or meteorites. But behind th
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Mountains On Pluto

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Scientists expected Plutoâ€™s surface to look like other icy planets, a surface of ice with a few craters here and there. Instead, they found ginormous mountains as tall as the Rockies. NASA'S UNEXPLAINED FILES Tuesdays 10/9c on Science http://www.science
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Can parasites use mind control? | Natural History Museum

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Parasites usually try and stay hidden, but some are clearly attention seekers.Meet the parasites that put on some very colourful displays.Website: http://www.nhm.ac.uk Twitter: http://twitter.com/NHM_London Facebook: http://fb.com/naturalhistorymuseum Ins
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Could you spot a wild carrot? | Natural History Museum

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Carrots are a familiar sight, but would you recognise a wild one?Discover the clever tactic these common plants use to entice pollinators.Website: http://www.nhm.ac.uk Twitter: http://twitter.com/NHM_London Facebook: http://fb.com/naturalhistorymuseum Ins
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Why did T. rex have small arms? | Natural History Museum

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Tyrannosaurus's tiny arms are often joked about. But were their surprisingly muscular limbs actually more useful than they're given credit for?Museum scientist Kieran Miles explains some of the theories for what these famous dinosaurs may have used their
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How long can a snail sleep? | Natural History Museum

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The Museum is home to millions of specimens from all over the world. Jon Ablett, Senior Curator of Mollusca, tells the tale of one snail specimen that gave scientists in 1850 a bit of a shock.Website: http://www.nhm.ac.uk Twitter: http://twitter.com/NHM_L
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Will an asteroid hit Earth? | Natural History Museum

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The Yarkovsky effect makes some asteroids more of a hazard to Earth than others. But what is it and how does it work? Explore more space content from the Museum: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/space.htmlWebsite: http://www.nhm.ac.uk Twitter: http://twitte
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MinuteEarth Explains: Space

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Signup for your FREE trial to The Great Courses Plus here: http://ow.ly/2UGB30qCbvs.In this collection of classic MinuteEarth videos, we travel beyond Earth and explore some of our favorite mysteries about space.These are the episodes featured in this com
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Where did dinosaurs come from? | Natural History Museum

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Dinosaurs came in all sorts of shapes and sizes, but what was it about three curious prehistoric reptiles that made scientists in the 1840s think they might somehow be linked?Discover more about the history of dinosaur discoveries: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/d
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What is a blue Moon? | Natural History Museum

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You may be familiar with the Moon turning red during lunar eclipses, but did you know that it can sometimes appear to have a blue hue? Martin Mangler, a volcano researcher at the Museum, explains what causes a blue moon.Discover more about the Earth's clo
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How to make a bird feeder | Natural History Museum

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Bring nature to your doorstep by keeping wild birds fed with a homemade bird feeder. Follow our steps to build a seed feeder from a reused plastic bottle. Find out how to get the most from your new bird feeder:http://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/how-to-make-a-b
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How to press flowers | Natural History Museum

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Learn how to master the art of flower pressing. Try out this simple craft to decorate special cards, create beautiful art or even begin a scientific collection to record the plants growing in your garden. Read our top tips for pressing flowers: https://ww
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Why Are They All In Antarctica?

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Download the Tab For A Cause browser extension at https://tab.gladly.io/trees/minuteearth2/Meteorite hunters dont search for meteorites in the places most frequently peppered by them they go to Antarctica instead, because thats where they are easiest to f
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What Was The Miller-Urey Experiment?

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Click this link to take a survey about this video: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/X2D8D7R This animation was sponsored by the Center for Chemical Evolution, NSF, and NASA: http://centerforchemicalevolution.com/ Help support Stated Clearly on Patreon: http
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Moon Sheds Light on Earth’s Impact History

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By analyzing data on lunar craters provided by the Diviner instrument aboard the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, scientists have made a fascinating discovery about the history of impacts on both the Earth and the Moon. Watch this video to learn more. Video
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SOFIA Discovers Water on a Sunlit Surface of the Moon

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Scientists using NASAs telescope on an airplane, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, discovered water on a sunlit surface of the Moon for the first time. SOFIA is a modified Boeing 747SP aircraft that allows astronomers to study the sola
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Sesame Street: How Do You Draw an Astronaut?

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So you draw a guy but instead of a head you give him a circle up on top of his shoulders and you make a window for him to see out of. Then you give him a flag to carry with stars and stripes. Give him a special neat-o space pack on his back too, and have
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The beauty of light trapping | Natural History Museum

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There is a huge variety of animals that are active after sunset. The absence of light can make spotting them a challenge, especially when it comes to insects. Dr Gavin Broad, Principal Curator in Charge of Insects at the Museum, introduced us to the world
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The Meteorite Museum

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http://www.patreon.com/scifri - Please Help Support Our Video Productions! Peek inside the meteorite vault at Arizona State University where billion-year-old rocks from space give researchers clues about the formation of our solar system. The meteorites s
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Why You Shouldn't Ever Touch a Dead Whale

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Comets And Asteroids!

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Our journey through the solar system continues, as Jessi gives you a close look at comets and asteroids! ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awes
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Meteorite or MeteorWRONG?

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There are meteorites -- and then there are meteorWRONGS; deceptive terrestrial and human-made rocks and minerals that can be easily confused with special space rocks. Test your knowledge with the quiz at the end! Super shout-out to Jim Holstein for his wi
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The Moon: Astronomy #12

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Join Phil for a tour of our capital-M Moon, from surface features, inside to the core, and back in time to theories about its formation. This episode is brought to you by Squarespace: http://www.squarespace.com/crashcourse -- Table of Contents Many Millio
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What Makes Gold So Valuable?

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Gold is seen as a valuable metal world wide. Where did this idea originate and how much is it worth today? How Do You Know If Your Money Is Fake? ►►►► http://dne.ws/1LGfG2v Read More: Where Does All Earth's Gold Come From? http://www.sciencedaily.com/rele
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How the Natural History Museum is Scanning 80 Million Dead Creatures

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The Natural History Museum in London has set itself the mammoth task of digitising its specimens - all 80 million of them. The museum's collection includes everything from a blue whale skeleton to Martian meteorites, making progress understandably slow. H
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Should We Mine This Asteroid For Platinum?

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This week an asteroid passed by Earth worth an estimated 5 trillion dollars in platinum. Is it possible to mine precious metals in space? Read More: Watch Live As A Platinum Asteroid Worth Trillions of Dollars Flies Past Earth http://www.iflscience.com/sp
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What Meteors Reveal About Earths Hidden Past

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Our planet has been rocked by many-a-meteorite, and theyve left not just themselves as space debris but also craters and even molecules needed for life. Now weve started to travel to them, and they might be a key part of our forays into deep space. In thi
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Did Water Crash Into Earth From Space?

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Did water crash into Earth from space by way of a massive comet, or was it around long before our planet's formation? Well, one new study suggests that it might have actually come from the most unlikely source of all: the Sun. Subscribe to Seeker! http://
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What is Chemical Evolution?

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Have you ever wondered how life first got started on Earth? So do scientists! Though the question has not yet been fully answered, a careful study of Chemical Evolution is beginning to shed light on this mystery. In this film you will learn what Chemical
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8 Planets, 8 Experiments, 8 Minutes! | Maddie Moate

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8 Planets, 8 Experiments, 8 Minutes! Thank you so much to Eureka! The National Children's Museum for having me come and film their awesome space. It's an absolute honour to join the Eureka team as an ambassador in celebration of their 25th birthday! I can
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The Insane Engineering of the SR-71 Blackbird

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Get a year of both Nebula and Curiosity Stream for just 11.99 here: http://www.CuriosityStream.com/realengineering and using the code, "realengineering"New streaming platform: https://watchnebula.com/Vlog channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMet4qY3
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How did the dinosaurs die? | Earth Unplugged

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Dinosaurs ruled the Earth for over 150 million years but were suddenly wiped out around 65 million years ago. Maddie investigates how they may have met their end. Subscribe to Earth Unplugged for more amazing animal videos - http://bit.ly/SubscribeToEarth
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Carl Sagan Christmas Lectures 3 - The History of Mars

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Cold, arid, and tens of millions of miles away from Earth, Mars has intrigued scientists for centuries. The existence of liquid on its surface was confirmed by NASAs flyby mission, Mariner 4, in 1965, but the question of whether life exists on our neighbo
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India Could Be the First to Land on the Moons South Pole

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The Indian Space Research Organization's Chandrayaan-1 was the first to discover water on the moon, and with the Chandrayaan-2, they could be the first to explore the surface on the Moon's south pole. These future discoveries could reveal the evolution of
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Mercury: Crash Course Astronomy #13

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Mercury is the closest planet to the sun. It has no atmosphere and is, as such, covered in craters. It's also incredibly hot but, surprisingly, has water ice hiding beneath its surface. -- Table of Contents Closest Planet to the Sun 0:03 Rotation Locked t
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Why Haven't Meteoroids Killed Us All?

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If space is full of rocks and other debris, why aren't they colliding with us all the time? How does our atmosphere protect us? What Happens When A Meteor Strikes Earth? http://bit.ly/1p8HV3r Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here http://bit.ly/1UO1PxI Sp
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What Will Continents Look Like in the Future?

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It’s been 250 million years since the supercontinent Pangea, but the tectonic plates that formed it are still very much active. Could entire continents be splitting in half? The Earth’s Spin Is Slowing Down! What Happens If It Stops? - https://youtu.be/VS
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The Race to the Moons South Pole Is On, But Who Will Get There First?

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Indian Space Agency, Blue Origin, and NASA are just three of the teams preparing for missions to the moon's South Pole. But who will get there first?Thumbnail Credit: NASAHow Close Are We to Building a Moon Base? - https://youtu.be/O7JtOokh4PU Read More:
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Venus: Crash Course Astronomy #14

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Venus is a gorgeous naked-eye planet, hanging like a diamond in the twilight -- but it’s beauty is best looked at from afar. Even though Mercury is closer to the sun, Venus is the hottest planet in the solar system, due to a runaway greenhouse effect, and
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This NASA Spacecraft Could Unveil the Origins of Life

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NASAs first asteroid sample return mission is ready for its long-awaited touchdown on asteroid Bennu. What will its samples reveal? Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist Visit our shop at ht
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What Does the Moon Smell Like?

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After walking on the Moon astronauts hopped back into their lunar lander, bringing Moon dust with them. They were surprised, and perplexed, to find that it smelled like spent gunpowder. This week on Reactions, learn why Moon dust might smell like the afte
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Who Owns The Moon?

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***NOTE*** This video was originally uploaded in 2013 but has been unavailable for more than a year! Basically, a channel I shouted-out in the first version asked to be removed. That's okay! Now, in a slightly re-edited version, the video is back! And spa
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Discovery Channel - Large Asteroid Impact Simulation

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Discovery Channel - Large Asteroid Impact Simulation (2008). Earth was born as a result of repeated asteroid collisions, the moon was created by a single giant impact event. Then, Earth's size attracted huge meteorites, which slammed into it, causing supe
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The Man Who Accidentally Killed The Most People In History

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One scientist caused two environmental disasters and the deaths of millions. A part of this video is sponsored by Wren. Offset your carbon footprint on Wren: https://www.wren.co/start/veritasium. For the first 100 people who sign up, I will personally pay

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