5 Space Misconceptions Most People Still Believe

Joe Scott Jun 22, 2026 15:25

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See my new documentary feature Oldest and Newest Places On Earth on Nebula! Sign up at http://www.nebula.tv/joescott and get 50% off your annual subscription. After Artemis II brought out the moon joy in people, I found that a lot of newbies to space travel had some questions about what they were seeing. This video is meant to help explain some of the basics of space travel that most people don’t know. Things like how orbital mechanics work, how gravity works in space and why the astronauts are weightless up there, how rocket engines don’t melt, and why everything just works differently in a vacuum. Pressure Changes Everything shirts available here! https://laughsmarter.com/collections/pressure-changes-everything Check out these other great space creators to go deeper down the rabbit hole! Tim Dodd the Everyday Astronaut https://www.youtube.com/@EverydayAstronaut Felix from What About It? https://www.youtube.com/@Whataboutit Marcus House https://www.youtube.com/@MarcusHouse NASA Spaceflight https://www.youtube.com/@NASASpaceflight And I somehow forgot to mention Scott Manley in the video! 🤦‍♂️ https://www.youtube.com/@scottmanley And on the history side of things: Amy Shira Teitel https://www.youtube.com/@AmyShiraTeitel Homemade Documentaries - Jackson Tyler https://www.youtube.com/@JacksonTyler Want to support the channel? Here's how: Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/answerswithjoe Channel Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-2YHgc363EdcusLIBbgxzg/join T-Shirts & Merch: https://laughsmarter.com Book of Mysteries: https://a.co/d/0gRx0qvM Documentary: https://nebula.tv/oldestnewest Check out my 2nd channel, Joe Scott TMI: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqi721JsXlf0wq3Z_cNA_Ew And my podcast channel, Conversations With Joe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJzc7TiJ2nnuyJkUpOZ8RKA You can listen to my podcast, Conversations With Joe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Spotify 👉 https://spoti.fi/37iPGzF Apple Podcasts 👉 https://apple.co/3j94kfq Google Podcasts 👉 https://bit.ly/3qZCo1V Follow me at all my places! Instagram: https://instagram.com/answerswithjoe TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@answerswithjoe Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/answerswithjoe Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/answerswithjoe Chapters:

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