The Fiery, Pitch-Black Egg-Planet

The video discusses the end of the Cassini mission and highlights ongoing space missions like New Horizons, which is en route to study MU 69 in the Kuiper Belt. It also covers the Osiris Rex mission, which aims to collect samples from the asteroid Bennu. Additionally, the video explores recent findings about the exoplanet WASP 12B, which is unusually dark and has extreme conditions. The video concludes with information on how viewers can support the show.

What challenges do scientists face when studying distant objects like MU 69?

What are the implications of discovering that WASP 12B absorbs more than 90% of the light that hits it?

Explain the concept of tidal locking as it relates to WASP 12B.