Comets DIDN’T bring the ingredients for life to Earth? | Night Sky News November 2026
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Welcome back to Night Sky News for November 2026 with me, astrophysicist Dr Becky Smethurst! In this episode we’re chatting about the latest research suggesting comets didn’t bring the ingredients for life to the early Earth, plus the latest mission to Mars, MMX which will return samples from Mars’ moon Phobos, and we’ve got updates on JWST, Roman, Euclid, and of course how to see the upcoming Geminid meteor shower.
Papers mentioned:
Anslow et al. (2026) - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-026-74214-y
Previous videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hm018SSn9eo
00:00 - Introduction
01:00 - Stargazing
06:15 - NASA Swift Telescope & Roman update
11:32 - JWST science proposals
13:30 - Euclid telescope data release
15:29 - MMX launch
18:47 - Panspermia discovery
25:28 - Bloopers
Video filmed on a Sony ⍺7 IV
Video edited by Martino Gasparrini: martino.freelance@gmail.com
Video produced by Marina Hui & Dr Becky Smethurst
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👩🏽💻 I'm Dr. Becky Smethurst, an astrophysicist at the University of Oxford. I love making videos about science with an unnatural level of enthusiasm. I like to focus on how we know things, not just what we know. And especially, the things we still don't know. If you've ever wondered about something in space and couldn't find an answer online - you can ask me! My day job is to do research into how supermassive black holes can affect the galaxies that they live in. In particular, I look at whether the energy output from the disk of material orbiting around a growing supermassive black hole can stop a galaxy from forming stars.
http://drbecky.uk.com
https://go.flexispot.com/CMmSeR - US
https://go.flexispot.com/YfmHCS - CA
https://go.flexispot.com/C6ng8B -Black Friday Page
Welcome back to Night Sky News for November 2026 with me, astrophysicist Dr Becky Smethurst! In this episode we’re chatting about the latest research suggesting comets didn’t bring the ingredients for life to the early Earth, plus the latest mission to Mars, MMX which will return samples from Mars’ moon Phobos, and we’ve got updates on JWST, Roman, Euclid, and of course how to see the upcoming Geminid meteor shower.
Papers mentioned:
Anslow et al. (2026) - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-026-74214-y
Previous videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hm018SSn9eo
00:00 - Introduction
01:00 - Stargazing
06:15 - NASA Swift Telescope & Roman update
11:32 - JWST science proposals
13:30 - Euclid telescope data release
15:29 - MMX launch
18:47 - Panspermia discovery
25:28 - Bloopers
Video filmed on a Sony ⍺7 IV
Video edited by Martino Gasparrini: martino.freelance@gmail.com
Video produced by Marina Hui & Dr Becky Smethurst
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📚 My book, "A Brief History of Black Holes", out NOW in hardback, paperback, e-book and audiobook (which I narrated myself!): http://lnk.to/DrBecky
---
👕 My merch, including JWST designs, are available here (with worldwide shipping!): https://dr-becky.teemill.com/
---
🎧 Royal Astronomical Society Podcast that I co-host: podfollow.com/supermassive
---
🔔 Don't forget to subscribe and click the little bell icon to be notified when I post a new video!
---
👩🏽💻 I'm Dr. Becky Smethurst, an astrophysicist at the University of Oxford. I love making videos about science with an unnatural level of enthusiasm. I like to focus on how we know things, not just what we know. And especially, the things we still don't know. If you've ever wondered about something in space and couldn't find an answer online - you can ask me! My day job is to do research into how supermassive black holes can affect the galaxies that they live in. In particular, I look at whether the energy output from the disk of material orbiting around a growing supermassive black hole can stop a galaxy from forming stars.
http://drbecky.uk.com
