John Michael Godier

John Michael Godier is an author and futurist who presents weekly documentary videos about science, future technology and the mysteries of the universe. He also posts updates when important space news breaks.

The videos cover astronomy, exoplanets, the search for alien life and recent discoveries from telescopes. Episodes are usually around 15 minutes, narrated over space imagery. Many explore what might be possible rather than what is proven, so they work best as a starting point for curiosity. Viewers should look out for the difference between confirmed results and speculation. He often refers to the research papers behind a story, which helps viewers follow up on the original science.

Some highlights include:

An episode on the possibility of life on Mars and what the evidence so far suggests.

A look at a claimed sign of life in the atmosphere of the exoplanet K2-18b, detected by the James Webb Space Telescope.

An episode on the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS and how the Vera Rubin Observatory may help explain it.

The channel has over 490,000 subscribers.

Space science depends on engineers. Telescopes, spacecraft and the instruments that analyse distant atmospheres are all engineering achievements. This channel is a good way to follow current space news and to see the questions those machines are built to answer. It connects to aerospace engineering, astrophysics and space instrumentation.