Space, astronomy, exoplanets, astroengineering and the search for extraterrestrial life & intelligence.The Cool Worlds Lab (http://coolworldslab.com), based at the Department of Astronomy, Columbia University, is a team of astronomers seeking to discover and understand alien worlds, particularly those where temperatures are cool enough for life, led by Professor David Kipping.Links:Subscribe!: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGHZpIpAWJQ-Jy_CeCdXhMA?sub_confirmation=1
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Sep 30, 2026 · 23:17
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The Cool Worlds Lab is trying to find the first exomoon, a moon around a planet outside the Solar System. But, exomoons have been eluding us for a few years now. So why are they…
Sep 30, 2026 · 33:51
Use code coolworlds at https://incogni.com/coolworlds to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan.The "Great Filter" is a pivotal idea in astrobiology. It may very well…
Sep 30, 2026 · 32:37
Use code coolworlds at https://incogni.com/coolworlds to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan.Venus resembles our Earth in so many ways, yet in many others it's…
Sep 30, 2026 · 5:48
The Cool Worlds Lab just announced the discovery of the first transiting Jupiter-analog outside the Solar System, named "Kepler-167e". The transit method has been incredibly…
Sep 30, 2026 · 22:30
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Sep 30, 2026 · 35:49
For billions of years the Sun has been the perpetual, life-giving star in our sky. It's a force of immense power, yet one we take for granted in our every day lives. But like all…
Sep 30, 2026 · 22:06
Go to http://DrinkLMNT.com/coolworlds for a free sample pack with any order!One of strangest discoveries in astronomy is one you've probably never heard of - Przybylski’s Star.…
Sep 30, 2026 · 5:13
Astronomers just announced the discovery of seven Earth-sized transiting planets around TRAPPIST-1! Elisabeth Newton, who studies very small stars like TRAPPIST-1, came by the…
Sep 30, 2026 · 10:47
We're looking forward to the new sci-fi film "Arrival", which explores the barriers to communicating with aliens even face to face. Astronomers really are trying to listen for…
Sep 30, 2026 · 13:14
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Sep 30, 2026 · 26:02
Now and again we make a video that's a bit different from our usual stuff and here's one of them. A fictional narrative that weaves in scientific ideas of deep time and how…
Sep 30, 2026 · 7:12
Does life's early emergence mean life starts easily? Growing evidence shows that life got started very quickly (within ~100 million years) after conditions became suitable for…
Sep 30, 2026 · 21:58
Use code coolworlds at https://incogni.com/coolworlds to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan.Nuclear weapons are the most terrifying invention of humanity. Could our…
Sep 30, 2026 · 28:18
Thanks to Storyblocks for sponsoring this video! Download unlimited stock media at one set price with Storyblocks: http://storyblocks.com/CoolWorldsToday we explore a problem…
Sep 30, 2026 · 35:03
It’s possibly the most famous question in all of science - where is everyone? Join us today for deep dive into Fermi Paradox. 🌏 Get exclusive NordVPN deal here ➵…
Sep 30, 2026 · 5:59
Until recently, it was thought that travel through a wormhole, like that seen in the 2014 Christopher Nolan film Interstellar, was forbidden by the laws of physics. Prof Daniel…
Sep 29, 2026 · 27:41
Use code coolworlds at https://incogni.com/coolworlds to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan.NASA is the primary means through which US astronomy is funded, which in…
Sep 29, 2026 · 26:35
New research paper from the Cool Worlds Lab! Today we explore the implications of a classic result in statistics but applied to alien life for the first time. The result implies…
Sep 29, 2026 · 6:37
Many exoplanets, including hot-Jupiters, have been observed to orbit the star the wrong way round, in retrograde orbits relative to the star's rotation. Prof. Smadar Naoz from…
Sep 29, 2026 · 18:12
Some startling discoveries from JWST and now Euclid and shaking up our ideas of planet formation and evolution - free floating worlds that really tax our current theories and…
Sep 29, 2026 · 5:38
It's time to take a break for a few weeks but before we do, here's a look ahead at what research we'll be getting up to in 2017! Many of us are heading to the American…
Sep 29, 2026 · 5:48
Get ready! On August 21st 2017, Americans will be treated to a rare total Solar eclipse. From coast to coast, everyone in the US should be able to see at least a partial eclipse…
Sep 29, 2026 · 7:16
NYU Professor of Physics, David Grier, dropped in to tell us about his team's amazing work building the world's first real life tractor beam. Just like Star Trek, he explains how…
Sep 29, 2026 · 23:37
Use code coolworlds at https://incogni.com/coolworlds to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan.The idea of Dyson Spheres was a radical proposal by the physicist Freeman…
Sep 29, 2026 · 5:17
Dr Seth Shostak, Senior Astronomer of the SETI Institute, was at the New England Fall Astronomy Festival with me last week and I took the opportunity to ask him about the news…
Sep 29, 2026 · 25:57
Thanks to Storyblocks for sponsoring this video! Download unlimited stock media at one set price with Storyblocks: https://www.storyblocks.com/CoolWorldsThere are many possible…
Sep 29, 2026 · 26:22
The most fundamental question we can ever ask: Why is something rather than nothing? Not nothing as in no particles or no energy, but nothing as in no space, no time, no laws of…
Sep 29, 2026 · 7:50
This week a plot showing the global sea ice over time went viral due to shockingly low levels, smashing previous records. The plot was so weird that we decided to check out the…
Sep 29, 2026 · 8:27
Thanks for all of your great comments and questions on our last two Proxima b videos! Here's a quick video covering some of the most common questions about Proxima b, such as: Is…
Sep 29, 2026 · 30:38
Use code coolworlds at https://incogni.com/coolworlds to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan.Many of you wanted me to talk about the different interstellar propulsion…
Sep 29, 2026 · 7:41
Astrobiology an exciting new field studying how life begins and the conditions needed both on Earth and elsewhere in the cosmos. Columbia's Director of Astrobiology, Dr Caleb…
Sep 29, 2026 · 11:23
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Sep 29, 2026 · 4:33
Woah, 1000 subscribers! Thanks to everyone who viewed and subscribed so far! Quick thank-you video and some background about this channel's goals and future. Stay curious!::More…
Sep 29, 2026 · 26:36
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Sep 29, 2026 · 7:33
Hey Cool Worlders! Here's part 2 of the mini series "How Many Planets in the Universe?" where we now estimate the total number of worlds in the cosmos. If you haven't seen part…
Sep 29, 2026 · 8:32
Dr Guillem Anglada and the Pale Red Dot project team announced today the discovery of a planet orbiting our nearest star, Proxima Centauri! Prof Kipping provides an update on the…
Sep 29, 2026 · 24:11
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Sep 29, 2026 · 26:17
It's getting harder to harder to ignore the potential disruptive power of AI in research. Scientists are already using AI tools but could the future lead to complete replacement…
Sep 29, 2026 · 10:34
Our own cool world is warming up. Dr Gavin Schmidt, Director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS), visited the Cool Worlds Lab and explains how NASA actually…
Sep 28, 2026 · 10:59
Did astronomers just prove dark energy is wrong? Some breaking news this week that I couldn't resist covering on here...Written, presented & edited by Prof. David Kipping.→…
Sep 28, 2026 · 7:50
Alien megastructures are back in the headlines after some new research published last week. It has been claimed that Tabby's Star is confirmed to be steadily dimming, which is…
Sep 28, 2026 · 6:04
The transit method of finding exoplanets is easier for big planets than small planets. But new work from the Cool Worlds Lab shows that transits disfavor the detection of small,…
Sep 28, 2026 · 21:59
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Sep 28, 2026 · 23:44
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Sep 28, 2026 · 43:41
Use code coolworlds at https://incogni.com/coolworlds to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan.One of the leading interpretations of quantum theory is that every…
Sep 28, 2026 · 8:05
When will our civilization end? Whether it be by our own means or an external threat, there are many plausible scenarios which could extinguish humanity. Remarkably, using the…
Sep 28, 2026 · 18:04
Thanks to Storyblocks for sponsoring this video! Download unlimited stock media at one set price with Storyblocks: https://storyblocks.com/CoolWorldsThe Standard Model of…
Sep 28, 2026 · 35:26
UFOs, UAPs are dominating the media, but what do astronomers really think is going on? Check out our sponsor by using the code coolworlds to get an exclusive 60% off an annual…
Sep 28, 2026 · 7:53
The Juno spacecraft just arrived at Jupiter! Prof Kipping explains what Juno is all about, how NASA got the spacecraft safely into orbit and how this connects to exoplanetary…
Sep 28, 2026 · 17:10
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Sep 28, 2026 · 48:01
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Sep 28, 2026 · 32:52
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Sep 28, 2026 · 6:45
Prof Jason Wright from Penn State explains why Tabby's Star has become known as the most mysterious star in the galaxy and how you can help him and Tabby Boyajian solve this…
Sep 28, 2026 · 30:38
Use code coolworlds at https://incogni.com/coolworlds to get an exclusive 60% off. Many of you wanted me to talk about the Dark Forest Hypothesis - an idea popularised (bit not…
Sep 28, 2026 · 11:26
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Sep 28, 2026 · 8:42
There have been two scientific revolutions involving a "Kepler"- one 400 years ago and one on-going! Prof Kipping explains both and why NASA's Kepler Mission will go down in the…
Sep 28, 2026 · 1:27:51
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Sep 28, 2026 · 11:07
Answers to your questions by Prof David Kipping from our "Proxima Planet Hunt" and "Polluted Dead Stars" videos (links below)! Thanks to all of you who posted questions, keep 'em…
Sep 28, 2026 · 30:51
Use code coolworlds at https://incogni.com/coolworlds to get an exclusive 60% off. Rubin Observatory just came online and one of its main goals is to detect comets and asteroids…
Sep 28, 2026 · 7:26
Cool Worlds Lab guest Dr Sarah Ballard from MIT explains how observing dead stars (white dwarfs) can reveal the makeup of exoplanets and even exoplanetesimals! Be sure to follow…
Sep 28, 2026 · 36:45
Light sails are a promising method for traveling through space - indeed, Breakthrough Starshot proposed a laser driven version could reach nearby stars. But the exorbitant costs…
Sep 28, 2026 · 34:53
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Sep 27, 2026 · 6:03
Proxima Centauri is our nearest star but we still don't know whether it has any planets. Prof Kipping discusses our planet hunting campaign using the space telescope MOST and…
Sep 27, 2026 · 31:33
Use code coolworlds at https://incogni.com/coolworlds to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan.Déjà vu? Professor Avi Loeb has sparked controversy by suggesting - again…
Sep 27, 2026 · 27:18
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Sep 27, 2026 · 11:31
To celebrate the release of Star Wars Rogue One this weekend, let's ask the question - could we detect the Death Star with our current telescopes? Remarkably astronomers have…
Sep 27, 2026 · 30:42
Space is a bleak, hostile environment. Asteroid strikes, supernovae and gamma ray bursts could wipe us out at any moment. But could certain parts of the galaxy be more dangerous…
Sep 27, 2026 · 8:39
In 1855, Captain William Stephen Jacob authored a paper in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society claiming that a planet likely existed in the binary star system…
Sep 27, 2026 · 4:51
We caught up with Prof Sean Carroll at a recent astronomy conference and got his thoughts about time. Time may seem like a fundamental property of the Universe, but actually…
Sep 27, 2026 · 5:29
Would you like to help astronomers hunt for planets? Dr Marc Kuchner of NASA, principal investigator of the DiskDetective.org project, visited the Cool Worlds Lab and explains…
Sep 27, 2026 · 21:24
Use code coolworlds at https://incogni.com/coolworlds to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan.Intelligent design purports that the Universe was made by a creator -…
Sep 27, 2026 · 5:06
Is there a way to naturally classify the different types of planets in the Universe? Two of the most fundamental properties of any object are its mass and size and generally one…
Sep 27, 2026 · 36:48
Use code coolworlds at https://incogni.com/coolworlds to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan.The day has finally come! Today we share our results using JWST to look…
Sep 27, 2026 · 12:21
We've been overwhelmed by the huge numbers of views, likes and questions on our "Cloaking Device" video! Alex responds to a few of your questions, please keep commenting and…
Sep 27, 2026 · 7:45
Have you ever wondered just how many planets there are in the Universe? So have we! We haven't surveyed the entire Universe (!) but based of the occurrence rate of planets in our…
Sep 27, 2026 · 21:11
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Sep 27, 2026 · 6:21
Exciting new research from the Cool Worlds Lab has delved into the use of machine learning and artificial neural networks for astronomy. In new work from David Kipping & Chris…
Sep 27, 2026 · 7:37
NSF Graduate Fellow Alex Teachey of the Cool Worlds Lab explains our new paper which devises a method to cloak entire planets from extraterrestrial civilizations! This was a…
Sep 27, 2026 · 18:19
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Sep 27, 2026 · 34:13
Use code coolworlds at https://incogni.com/coolworlds to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan.How do wormholes work? Are they actually possible? How could we make one?…
Sep 27, 2026 · 5:37
One branch of statistics, called Bayesian statistics, is becoming increasingly important in detecting new planets. Emily Sandford, a second-year graduate student with the Cool…
Sep 27, 2026 · 10:33
An amazing experience I had to share with you all...Written & presented by David Kipping, edited by Jorge Casas→ Support our research: https://www.coolworldslab.com/support→ Get…
Sep 27, 2026 · 6:40
Answers to your questions on our recent Earth Twins (https://youtu.be/1eJnZncyAyM) and Exomoons (https://youtu.be/S3VQ0PdoR3M) videos. Sorry for the poor sound on this one, new…
Sep 27, 2026 · 32:29
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Sep 27, 2026 · 7:43
We recently announced the discovery of the first Jupiter-like planet seen to transit its star. Thanks to all of you who watched our last video (link below!). There were some…
Sep 26, 2026 · 23:16
Use code coolworlds at https://incogni.com/coolworlds to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan.Head to an exoplanet seminar or conference and you'll constantly hear…
Sep 26, 2026 · 7:12
As regular watchers of the channel may remember, this summer astronomers announced the discovery of a potentially Earth-like planet orbiting our nearest star, Proxima Centauri.…
Sep 26, 2026 · 32:26
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