Mercury: The Impossible Planet

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[silvenimoy]

“When William Herschel first got whiff of Uranus”…….Simon, your writers, I love it 😂

[stanjuan]

Possibly the two best Uranus jokes ever to be delivered in deadpan. Dry humor is my jam. I wonder how hard it was for Simon to deliver those.

[jackcoogan]

I love how Simon leans into the Uranus jokes

[hzaagman]

As much as I love science, in this video I particularly *love* that each chapter title is named after a Queen song or album. I'm sure *Freddie Mercury* would have loved it, too!
Thank you Simon and everyone else who did any work on this video.

[oatyoats]

Simon your writers are just top notch couldn’t help giggling at Uranus being probed less than mercury.

[lyndilou]

I appreciate all the subtle puns scattered throughout the video. Informative as always, thanks Simon and team!

[Clevelandlantis]

Just throwing it out there, should really be a space specific playlist on this channel. These have easily become my favorite on here. More space geography please for the love of god

[ignitionfrn]

2:00 - Chapter 1 - Is this the world we created ?
5:45 - Chapter 2 - Made in heaven
9:40 - Chapter 3 - In the lap of the gods
13:45 - Chapter 4 - Hot space
17:20 - Chapter 5 - The miracle
- Chapter 6 -

[kayleighlehrman]

"A planet's a planet, no matter how small."
Until it's Pluto, I guess.

[michaelb]

"Caught a whiff of Uranus" and "Only Neptune and Uranus have been probed less", ahh Simon.

[TheK]

I love when Simon throws out anime references that go over his head and he doesn't even look phased

[Kalebfenoir]

I'd actually wonder if Mercury originally started out as the core of a small gas giant that was too close to the sun. It eventually burned off its atmosphere in the solar wind, and it's heavier materials condensed onto its core, which forms Mercury's oversized core covered in a thin layer of other stuff.

We've seen gas giants in other systems like that, but ones that haven't burnt down to the core yet.

But it's possible. Depending on how big the original gas giant was, it might not have even taken too long.

[nickfisher]

I love the Uranus jokes hidden in the script. “When William Hershel caught a whiff of Uranus” and “only Neptune and Uranus got probed less..”😂

[aran]

In a poetic way, I wanna pet and hug Mercury now, our small boi is doing his best, trying to do what earth like planets do, while his dad sun is looking at him and keeping him safe from the dangers of the outer space.
Cute! ☺️

[moldgrim]

Mercury. Made in heaven. In the lap of the gods. Planet Freddie. The amount of Queen references is...fantastic!

[thespazdragon]

"When Hershcel first caught whiff of Uranus..."
You can't help yourself can you XD

[resileaf]

Space videos are consistently my favorite of this channel. Absolutely wonderful watch. :D

[andreasrau]

It's always a pleasure to hear your narrations, Simon!

[liamrobert]

Fantastic series, an wondrous combination of science, history, soothing narration, and the sheer awe of our solar system

[Roguescienceguy]

Simon is that kinda guy who has more YouTube channels than there are objects in the Kuyper belt