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Observations of Galactic Evolution on Human Timescales

2026-05-26 Science & Technology
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Support this channel on Patreon to help me make this a full time job: https://www.patreon.com/whatdamath (Unreleased videos, extra footage, DMs, no ads) Alternatively, PayPal donations can be sent here: http://paypal.me/whatdamath Get a Wonderful Person Tee: https://teespring.com/stores/whatdamath More cool designs are on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3QFIrFX Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about a galaxy that disappeared in just a few years and another one that became active recently Links: https://ras.ac.uk/news-and-press/research-highlights/reborn-black-hole-spotted-erupting-cosmic-volcano https://subarutelescope.org/en/results/2026/03/24/3688.html #galaxy #activegalacticnucleus #blackhole 0:00 Galactic changes but in human scales? 1:20 Galaxy that disappeared in a few years 4:20 Galaxy that turned on showing the opposite effect 5:50 How this was discovered 6:45 Similar processes we've never seen at these time scales 7:30 How these two galaxies differ 8:40 Possible explanations 9:55 Conclusions and implications for Milky Way Enjoy and please subscribe Bitcoin/Ethereum to spare? Donate them here to help this channel grow! bc1qnkl3nk0zt7w0xzrgur9pnkcduj7a3xxllcn7d4 or ETH: 0x60f088B10b03115405d313f964BeA93eF0Bd3DbF The hardware used to record these videos: New Camera: https://amzn.to/4pCVINS CPU: https://amzn.to/4qXIaxC Video Card: https://amzn.to/2M1W26C Motherboard: https://amzn.to/2JYGiQQ RAM: https://amzn.to/2Mwy2t4 PSU: https://amzn.to/2LZcrIH Case: https://amzn.to/2MwJZz4 Microphone: https://amzn.to/2t5jTv0 Mixer: https://amzn.to/2JOL0oF Recording and Editing: https://amzn.to/2LX6uvU Some of the above are affiliate links, meaning I would get a (very small) percentage of the price paid. Thank you to all Patreon supporters of this channel Special thanks also goes to all the wonderful supporters of the channel through YouTube Memberships Credit: Mark Garlick www.markgarlick.com Martijn Oei CC BY SA 4.0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_galaxy#/media/File:GRGAlcyoneusIRBlueRadioOrange.png Mhardcastle CC BY sA 3.0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_galaxy#/media/File:Radio_galaxy_3C31.png Licenses used: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ and relevant Creative Commons licenses

Top Comments (10)

@AIPartyTime 2026-05-26

Maybe they tripped over the power cord and just plugged it back in.

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@lemmac7973 2026-05-26

maybe something just got in the way of seeing the galaxy

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@BlueberryM-887 2026-05-26

Not only is looking through a telescope is like looking through a time machine, it's also like looking at a stop motion film in slow motion!

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@jimcurtis9052 2026-05-26

Wonderful as always Anton. Thank you.

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@hawkbartril3016 2026-05-27

Makes me think how lucky we have been here on our beautiful planet thanks anton

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@ARN012 2026-05-27

"Have you tried turning your Galaxy On and Off?"

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@archonjubael 2026-05-27

Another great video. These kinds of high quality knowledge shares always gets my imagination going.

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@lindynetanyahu5965 2026-05-26

Hello wonderful Anton 👋

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@stevenkarnisky411 2026-05-27

Dynamic and unpredictable! The universe! As a whole and in parts! Thank you, Anton!

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@AdvantestInc 2026-05-27

Wild that the limiting factor is less the timescale and more our ability to measure changes precisely enough to catch them.

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