A stunning new image of asteroid Ryugu has left viewers unsettled—not because of the rocky surface, but the eerie, endless blackness surrounding it. Why is space so terrifyingly dark? Discover what’s creeping everyone out about this haunting photo of the cosmos.
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00:00Have you ever wondered what an asteroid looks like up close?
00:03Well, scientists just captured one of the clearest images of Ryugu,
00:07a massive asteroid floating through the darkness of space.
00:11But it's not the asteroid that's creeping people out.
00:15Sure, the rocky surface is fascinating for geologists,
00:19but there's something else about this image that has everyone talking.
00:22The darkness.
00:23That vast, endless, pitch-black void surrounding the asteroid.
00:27It's giving people chills.
00:30One person said,
00:31the black is more interesting than the rocks.
00:33It's eternal, endless darkness.
00:35And they're not wrong.
00:37Imagine floating out there, in the cold emptiness,
00:40with nothing but the asteroid and this eerie silence.
00:44Even astronauts, like Michael Collins on Apollo 11,
00:47experienced the overwhelming isolation of space.
00:51Collins, for 48 minutes, became the most alone human in the universe
00:55as he circled the far side of the moon, surrounded by nothing but darkness.
01:00It's not just the asteroid that fascinates us.
01:03It's the haunting reminder of just how vast and empty our universe really is.
01:09And maybe that's what makes this image so unforgettable.
01:13What do you think?
01:14Is the asteroid more fascinating?
01:16Or is it the darkness that surrounds it?