PBS Space Time
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People recommend it for clear, detailed explainers on physics and space topics, with a relaxed, pleasant narration style.
People recommend it for clear, detailed explainers on physics and space topics, with a relaxed, pleasant narration style.
12 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 11
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 92%
Recommended in 9 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 11 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 11 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 9 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Great episodes on specific topics
“fantastic PBS Space Time on what the last steps are going to be to finally make fusion possible”
Comment from 21 Apr 2026 in “Fusion Power Plant Simulator” “The always excellent PBS Space Time recently did an episode on antimatter drives”
Comment from 25 Mar 2026 in “Antimatter has been transported for the first time” “I love this PBS Space Time explainer on the final technical hurdles”
Comment from 10 Jun 2026 in “Commonwealth Fusion makes the physics case for its 400 MW reactor” - Comment from 7 Aug 2026 in “Radical Study Suggests Life on Earth Arose Twice”
- Comment from 7 Sep 2026 in “Scientists observe Einstein's gravity in the quantum world”
- Comment from 17 Apr 2026 in “All 12 moonwalkers had "lunar hay fever" from dust smelling like gunpowder”
- Comment from 2 Jun 2026 in “US Department of Energy will give weapons-grade plutonium to energy companies”
- Comment from 15 Aug 2026 in “Could a computer scientist build a brain?”
Clear, easy-to-follow explanations
“the graphics and narration are to the point and comprehensible to the average person”
Comment from 18 May 2026 in “Battery-Free 'MicroSparc' That Allegedly Draws Power from the Quantum Vacuum” “given the detail they put in and references to specific research publications.”
Comment from 4 Jul 2026 in “Astrophysicists Puzzle over Webb's New Universe” “PBS Space Time has a great explainer on EMP science and Starfish Prime”
Comment from 29 Sep 2026 in “Scientists solve 1840s space weather mystery” - Comment from 10 Jun 2026 in “Commonwealth Fusion makes the physics case for its 400 MW reactor”
- Comment from 5 Jun 2026 in “Entanglement Builds Space-Time. Now "Magic" Gives It Gravity”
Pleasant, soothing narration and voice
“could watch it all day, sometimes listen in the background all day”
Comment from 25 Sep 2026 in “Gravity seems holographic. What does that mean for reality?” “his voice, with such a fantastic cadence and soothing registry”
Comment from 25 Sep 2026 in “Gravity seems holographic. What does that mean for reality?” “I could watch PBS Space Time all day for that kind of stuff”
Comment from 9 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Gravity – interactive solar-system simulator, from Newton to Einstein” Better than other science content
“some of my absolute favorite content on the web ever”
Comment from 19 Dec 2025 in “Black Holes. Explained. For 1.5 HOURS [video]” “PBS Spacetime on YT >> YT "Fun" Science Content”
Comment from 7 Sep 2026 in “Doomscrolling ourselves to death” “That show is high quality.”
Comment from 14 Dec 2025 in “Science Communications on YouTube”
Other YouTube channels people recommend
The four most recommended other YouTube channels, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3Blue1Brown | 96 | 4 | 96% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Veritasium | 44 | 12 | 79% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Technology Connections YouTube channel | 40 | 3 | 93% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Asianometry | 24 | 1 | 96% | 9 | — | Approved |
| PBS Space TimeThis page | 11 | 1 | 92% | 9 | — | Approved |
What people said
23 of the 26 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“PBS Space Time has a great explainer on EMP science and Starfish Prime”
“his voice, with such a fantastic cadence and soothing registry”
“could watch it all day, sometimes listen in the background all day”
“so many great PBS Space Time on this concept”
“PBS Spacetime on YT >> YT "Fun" Science Content”
“excellent PBS Space Time on that”
“One of my absolute favorite PBS Space Time on the subject”
“been diving into PBS-Space-Time and DrBecky past few years as distraction”
“given the detail they put in and references to specific research publications.”
“But I like them specifically, so why not?”
“I love this PBS Space Time explainer on the final technical hurdles”
“I could watch PBS Space Time all day for that kind of stuff”
“Also very well explained by PBS Spacetime”
“here's a great PBS SpaceTime on it”
“the graphics and narration are to the point and comprehensible to the average person”
“fantastic PBS Space Time on what the last steps are going to be to finally make fusion possible”
“there's a great PBS Space Time for that”
“The always excellent PBS Space Time recently did an episode on antimatter drives”
“I learned about all these methods (and many other things!) from PBS SpaceTime's YouTube channel.”
“some of my absolute favorite content on the web ever”
“That show is high quality.”
“That says more about PBS Space Time than about physics.”
“watch it and, you'll get the feeling sections of this really do feel like sociology/psychology”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.