4 Awesome Future Space Missions

Hank fills us in on the four exploratory missions to space that he is most excited about - New Horizons is going to Pluto and the Kuiper belt; Juno is on it's way to Jupiter; Dawn is exploring two large asteroids; Rosetta will land on a comet!

[Bothorius]

Is there anyone who realizes the hilarity that is #2? NASA is sending Juno to check up on Jupiter. In Roman mythology, Juno is the wife of Jupiter.
NASA is basically sending Juno to check up on her husband.

[stayoffduhweed]

It's pretty amazing watching this in 2015

[tryinghardbecool]

Honestly it is amazing how far we've come, and how far we're still going.
Things like these missions just make me proud to be human!

[Suikas]

We had a member of the New Horizons project come to my college and talk to the physics and astronomy department and it was one of the coolest things that I had heard at that point in college. It's mission is so cool and much more complex than I realized. I can't wait to see the data that these missions come back with. Such a cool time for space missions!

[CheezelVideos]

you always save the day SciShow just when i am getting sick and tired of scrolling thru videos then bham there is an epic out of the ordinary video like this, 4 coolest up coming space missions! Its not the first time its happened either, love your schedule, Rock on!

[alexandriamuldrew]

Rosetta safely landed on the comet today!! :D

[Bigbiohazurd]

I just want to say I love your show. I love being able to learn new things about science in a fun and interesting show. Great job!

[maxross]

Wow. New Horizons is making its final approach, Juno is almost there, Dawn is within range of Ceres and is making its final approach and Rosetta already made it. It's so cool to see the past talking about today!

[PhDLunaticUK]

Nice to see Rosetta get a mention- my colleagues at the Open University in the UK were heavily involved in developing the instruments onboard the spacecraft. We're currently working on an instrument to go to the Moon with ESA's Lunar Lander in 2018 (hopefully!)

[cnaude]

14hours 39min until New Horizons passes Pluto! :D

[Savaniel]

I never knew how much cooler these were in 1080p. I can see the freckle on Hank's neck! :D

[granddad]

The active development of today's space missions is how well the telemetry and sensor arrays have improved since the first sputnik. Going farther distances, with better equipment and even more than 1 destination! Space gives the ultimate challenge...how to explore, survive and build! We got the groundwork, now its up to us to keep on working the problems, but also to make some ambitious goals.

[jjbmgm]

Hank is hands down... The coolest GEEK EVER.

[WetPig]

There is still hope for the mass relay.

[RicoAfrKan]

3:20 SciShow in two, three, and four years?! That would be awesome! Good thing there is a lot of science to talk about.

[TcrXP]

I can answer that one for you. I did some research before because I wanted to figure it out. When you speak, sound energy spreads in the air around you and reaches your cochlea through your external ear by air conduction. Sound also travels from your vocal cords and other structures directly to the cochlea, but the mechanical properties of your head enhance its deeper, lower-frequency vibrations. The voice you hear when you talk is the combination of the two

[DaeZey]

Does anyone else just get happy when these come out in part because it means you can listen to the theme tune?

[osmia]

Yup. Best theme music of all my subscriptions.

[postisper]

so excited for finally getting some descent photos of ceres!

[Saphiroko]

I've never been more glad to have been born in 1991. SO EXCITING!!