Astrum

Astrum is a space channel that sets out to answer big questions about the Solar System and the wider universe.

Videos are documentary style, with narration over images and footage from probes, telescopes and spacecraft. Many focus on a single planet, moon or strange object, and explain what missions have found there. Others cover the history of space exploration and the problems humans would face living on the Moon or beyond. The pace is calm and the visuals are a big part of the appeal.

Some highlights include:

A full account of what scientists know about ‘Oumuamua, the first object spotted passing through the Solar System from another star.

New images of Jupiter’s moon Io and the science gathered by NASA’s Juno probe.

The story of nuclear tests carried out in space during the Cold War, and the problems they caused for satellites.

Astrum has over 2.8 million subscribers.

Every image in these videos was captured by a spacecraft that engineers designed, built and flew. The channel is a good way into space engineering, physics and astronomy. It also connects to careers in satellite design, mission planning and data analysis, areas where the UK space sector is growing. It is also a reminder of how much engineering goes into getting a probe to another planet and keeping it working for years.