The Fear of Space

What lies beneath the night sky? As your felt straying away from what is known, a certain consternation is felt. Space and its impending terror is a statement from the universe to us, that we are nothing.

Credits: NASA/Hubble ESA for expanding universe animation,
Nebula animations, Hubble deep field zoom, and the pictures of Saturn and Jupiter.
(all credits to NASA and Hubble aswell as all rights to their respective owners)

All music used (in order):

1:09 Chapter 1 - Absolute Scale
Tracker - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen
The Web - Marten Moses
Ghosting - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen
Plastic Sea - Luminist (Korg Volca Keys + MS20 Mini)
Iteration - Broad Sky
HOME - 4
It Can't Be Bargained With - Three Chain Links

6:52 Chapter 2 - Void
Plural - Prism Age
Inner World - Luminist
Man Down - Kevin Macleod

10:16 Final Chapter - Time Decay
Polar Bears - Stevia Sphere
Rainbow Road - 03 Soaring - Patricia Taxxon
Close - Foewi
And Behold - Awlee
Passage - Patricia Taxxon

To the viewer reading this, I spent 100 hours making this video, thank you for enjoying it :)

This isnt "the fear of space or astrophobia" or "the fear of planets" this is cosmophobia, an intense fear of space that stems from the unknown void and time that exists ever so infinitely between our minds and in front of our eyes. This video essay covers this topic in depth and provides a different perspective, to the undying curiosity of "what is our universe"

[minirock]

Turn that fear into curiosity
There are things in space so terrifying yet fascinating out there

[tomhoward]

I find it comforting. It reminds me that any problem I have will never ever matter in the grand scale of the universe so I should just stop worrying and enjoy my life to the fullest until it's over

[ShipsWithOurParents]

One last video before bed.
The video:

[Trolololo-sukukuna]

"So... it smiles..."

Sent an unimaginably strong shiver down my spine

[jimhalpert]

"No one has the fear of space until they're alone, drifting away and see the blue dot getting smaller and smaller" - Mega Begabean

[soyspicepod]

I will say this as a human; us being able to figure all this out is a testament to our species. We may be nothing compared to the vast dark universe but we should still be proud of everything we’ve achieved.

[gorshsmorsh]

Imagine being immortal and not being able to reach your end. Your only existence is to stare into internal void. Gives me chills. watching every star and galaxy slowly disappear before your very own eyes. watching the beauty of everything you know sluggishly turn to darkness. after ages there is nothing left for you to see, only darkness.



as a christian, i know i will be safe with god in heaven. but still the thought haunts me every day.

[framesiphon]

I mean... Jupiter doesn't have pizza
Earth > Anywhere else

[floristfindspeace]

i’ll be so real, space just fascinates me. the fact that it’s impersonal sort of makes me feel better. it’s dope that we can even observe this and learn about it. it’s so cool we exist in this universe, even if we don’t know the who, what, how, where, and why. it’s a giant endless mystery, i love it. there’s something so comforting about space. like this is our home, this is all that we will ever know. it’s humbling, terrifying, and beautiful. it reminds me to take it easy, enjoy what i have while i’m here.

[koryngalen]

Watching this before bed was a decision

[hitmanct]

15:43 "These stupid little stars" 😂 I was having an existential crisis and he brought me back! I feel better now.

[Duck_with_knif]

The concept of space is every emotion mixed up. Fear, anxiety, curiosity, hope, sadness, happiness, emptiness... and it is simply... fascinating.

[LilyKittyCatto]

Instead of scaring me, it comforts me deeply. Nothing truly matters, that embarrassing moment keeping you up at night? None of it matters in the grand scale of our beautiful universe. I am so lucky to be alive, to feel, to think, to exist.

[kadenvkg]

The moment you click on this video to watch it all the way through, means you signed up for an existential crisis

[Cherrylime_Studios]

As someone who’s always been fascinated with space, it’s interesting to see a window into astrophobia. I had no idea that so many of the things that I’ve usually looked at as cool and interesting could be so horrifying and threatening.

[DavidPawson-dh]

I think it’s cool that you look back in time by just looking up at night. The Hubble Deep Field pullout is mind blowing as they chose one of the darkest areas and what looks like stars at first are hundreds of galaxies. Glad I came across this channel.

[erdngtn]

When galaxies merge, the stars almost never get near one another, due to the vast space between them.

[FalseBats]

holy shit. that is probably one of the best video essays on space I've ever seen, amazing stuff dude, I'm glad to see you back :)

[trafficcone_c]

Kinda scary to think that we all live on a tiny TINY TINY ball called earth living in this monstrosity of something we aren’t even sure of what it is

[Aurora-htw]

As someone who is terrified by the endless, impossible void our planet is surrounded by, I'm obsessed with it. It's beautiful, but ugly. It's unknown, but we know it. The size of our galaxy alone is petrifying.