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Never Before Seen Platypus Objects Break Galactic Models

2026-01-28 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 strange object that astronomers cannot classify, they named it Platypus Links: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2509.12177 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pea_galaxy Green peas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u-MTgYSSI4 JWST objects: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxeFWmM85GU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkkWrKMDzzk 0:00 Another JWST mystery - Platypus objects 1:10 Platypus history 2:25 What these objects are and why they make no sense 4:50 Strange properties in these objects 6:30 Potential explanations - green pea galaxies 8:15 Why this is important and main implications for space models 10:05 What this could be or become 11:08 What's next? Conclusions 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  Alyssa Pagan (STScI)  NASA, ESA, CSA, Joseph Olmsted (STScI) Richard Nowell CC BY SA 3.0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pea_galaxy#/media/File:Cardamone_Peas.jpg Licenses used: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ and relevant Creative Commons licenses

Top Comments (10)

@amatthew1231 2026-01-28

Platypus object? PERRY THE PLATYPUS OBJECT??????

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@Vienna3080 2026-01-27

Perry the Galactic Platypus!

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@stlmopoet 2026-01-28

Never thought I’d see the word platypus associated with outer space.

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@drkmgic 2026-01-28

Even in space platypus is being a menace

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@jackvos8047 2026-01-27

They named my local hospital after John Hunter.

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@NotDr.Evil137 2026-01-29

...Definitely not imagining a giant platypus with a cowboy hat

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@weevil601 2026-01-29

So...it's aliens? I knew it!

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@skyedog24 2026-01-28

All right yesterday it was cows that can scratch themselves😂. Today it's a platypus in space what's next Anton

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@themaw2741 2026-01-29

“ Shouldn’t exist “ , …. Again ?! I thought humans are still trying to figure out what exists in the first place .

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@fredlight 2026-01-29

The deeper we look into space, the less currents theories work...I love it!

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