# Michael Explains: Latest YouTube Videos & Shorts

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As of 2026-11-06, Michael Explains has 744,000 subscribers, 170,866,008 total views, and 156 videos. It ranks #101,746 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ.

The most recent uploads from [Michael Explains](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michaelexplainsshorts/). Each video links to its own stats page. The page lists the rest of the channel's videos to signed-in vidIQ users.

## About this sample

- The latest upload vidIQ has for Michael Explains is “AI HIT Earth with a $1 vs $1,000,000,000 Watermelon 🤯 #universe #space #astronomy #simulator”, a Short published Nov 5, 2026.
- These are Michael Explains’s 48 most recent public uploads vidIQ has data for, published between Dec 2, 2025 and Nov 5, 2026 (48 Shorts).
- Median views across these 48 uploads: 582,665. 24 videos are above that median and 24 below.
- Most viewed in the sample: “AI DESTROYED Earth with a White Hole 😱 #universe #astronomy #space #simulator” (5,130,234 views, Aug 19, 2026). Least viewed: “AI REPLACED the Sun with a Black Hole 🤯 #universe #astronomy #space #simulator” (30 views, Sep 4, 2026).
- Median length: 0:46 for 48 Shorts.
- In this sample, Michael Explains’s consecutive uploads were a median of 6 days apart (shortest gap 0 days, longest 42 days).
- Views are lifetime totals as of Nov 6, 2026, so newer uploads have had less time to collect them. These figures describe only the videos listed here, not the whole channel, and do not show why any video performed as it did. Dates are UTC.

## Recent uploads

| Video | Published (UTC) | Format | Views | Duration | Outlier score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [AI HIT Earth with a $1 vs $1,000,000,000 Watermelon 🤯 #universe #space #astronomy #simulator](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michaelexplainsshorts/videos/P92GTLAv5vE/) | 2026-11-05 | Short | 275,014 | 0:53 | 2.84x |
| [AI HIT Earth With a Grain of Sand at the Speed of LIGHT 😱 #universe #space #astronomy #simulator](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michaelexplainsshorts/videos/uo1yBSwE3wc/) | 2026-10-26 | Short | 683,893 | 0:50 | 2.58x |
| [White Hole REPLACED the SUN 🤯 #universe #astronomy #space #simulator](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michaelexplainsshorts/videos/a8WTApFiFTE/) | 2026-10-10 | Short | 131,119 | 0:37 | - |
| [AI turned Mercury into THE BIGGEST Planet in the Universe 😱 #universe #astronomy #space #simulator](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michaelexplainsshorts/videos/Jqx8CiA6Y1s/) | 2026-09-19 | Short | 1,602,042 | 0:58 | 2.25x |
| [The Moon became the HOTTEST OBJECT 🤯 #astronomy #space #universe #shorts](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michaelexplainsshorts/videos/Y7N6ZMQhL38/) | 2026-09-14 | Short | 53,086 | 0:44 | - |
| [This is THE SMALLEST Planet in the Universe 😱 #space #universe #astronomy #simulator](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michaelexplainsshorts/videos/dW03He9OxlY/) | 2026-09-12 | Short | 913,363 | 0:50 | 1.06x |
| [This is the SHORTEST day on Earth with 2 hours ONLY 🤯 #astronomy #universe #space #simulator](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michaelexplainsshorts/videos/EFqX308gIao/) | 2026-09-09 | Short | 308,041 | 0:42 | - |
| [The BIGGEST Dinosaur Asteroid CRASHED into the USA 😱 #universe #astronomy #space #simulator](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michaelexplainsshorts/videos/a9vypYLP7Mk/) | 2026-09-08 | Short | 504,417 | 0:40 | - |
| [AI REPLACED the Sun with a Black Hole 🤯 #universe #astronomy #space #simulator](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michaelexplainsshorts/videos/kQKX5W3v6w8/) | 2026-09-04 | Short | 604,477 | 1:00 | - |
| [AI REPLACED the Sun with a Black Hole 🤯 #universe #astronomy #space #simulator](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michaelexplainsshorts/videos/rLuq6uX4wl8/) | 2026-09-04 | Short | 30 | 1:00 | - |
| [SMALLEST Black Hole CRASHED into THE BIGGEST Planet in the Universe 😱 #universe #astronomy #space](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michaelexplainsshorts/videos/c37ZcIa6f7o/) | 2026-08-30 | Short | 519,572 | 0:49 | - |
| [The Sun Became THE SMALLEST Star in the Universe 🤯 #universe #astronomy #space #simulator](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michaelexplainsshorts/videos/YNV5sEKpuI0/) | 2026-08-25 | Short | 807,251 | 0:58 | - |
| [AI DESTROYED Earth with a White Hole 😱 #universe #astronomy #space #simulator](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michaelexplainsshorts/videos/ulqyYmcytEc/) | 2026-08-19 | Short | 5,130,234 | 1:00 | 4.63x |
| [The Moon became THE BIGGEST in the Universe 🤯 #universe #astronomy #space #simulator](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michaelexplainsshorts/videos/ZWVFCCXKjD8/) | 2026-08-11 | Short | 1,019,538 | 0:53 | 0.99x |
| [White Hole CRASHED into a Black Hole 😱 #universe #astronomy #space #simulator](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michaelexplainsshorts/videos/2cnO2RshIAo/) | 2026-08-06 | Short | 5,032,163 | 0:55 | 6.24x |
| [This is THE BIGGEST Planet in the Universe 😱 #space #universe #astronomy #simulator](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michaelexplainsshorts/videos/dEsXzdXgEBw/) | 2026-07-29 | Short | 1,042,102 | 0:44 | 2.17x |
| [AI DESTROYED Earth by SPINNING It THE FASTEST in the Universe 🤯 #space #astronomy #universe](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michaelexplainsshorts/videos/5OOMOOqgjCQ/) | 2026-07-26 | Short | 1,929,742 | 0:56 | 4.01x |
| [This is the Sun with DOUBLE the MASS 😨 #space #universe #astronomy #simulator](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michaelexplainsshorts/videos/h6eWGuUiX6U/) | 2026-07-14 | Short | 173,926 | 0:35 | - |
| [Earth MOVED AWAY from the Sun 🤯 #universe #astronomy #space #simulator](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michaelexplainsshorts/videos/bU1hvIpNDE4/) | 2026-07-07 | Short | 243,229 | 0:42 | - |
| [This is EVERY Planet BETWEEN Earth and the Moon 😱 #universe #astronomy #space #simulator](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michaelexplainsshorts/videos/Hu0f-ZW-uzE/) | 2026-06-25 | Short | 1,251,912 | 0:52 | 1.45x |
| [Jupiter Became THE BIGGEST Habitable Planet in the Universe 🤯 #universe #astronomy #space](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michaelexplainsshorts/videos/wptmMxnKedI/) | 2026-06-19 | Short | 1,170,714 | 0:45 | 1.36x |
| [The Sun TURNED OFF for 1 Year 😨 #universe #astronomy #space #simulator](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michaelexplainsshorts/videos/OlsAoCcbYjM/) | 2026-06-11 | Short | 342,282 | 0:46 | - |
| [Earth Became the FASTEST SPINNING Planet 🤯 #space #universe #astronomy #simulator](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michaelexplainsshorts/videos/EgqvqvuR7PA/) | 2026-05-30 | Short | 560,853 | 0:39 | - |
| [Earth Became THE COLDEST Planet in the Universe 🥶 #universe #astronomy #space](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michaelexplainsshorts/videos/lRVHfV0JvCc/) | 2026-05-23 | Short | 383,600 | 0:42 | - |
| [The SMALLEST Black Hole in the Universe REPLACED the Sun 😱 #space #astronomy #universe](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michaelexplainsshorts/videos/JTVg_-mJQnA/) | 2026-05-18 | Short | 399,342 | 0:45 | - |
| [This is THE SMALLEST Star in the Universe 🤯 #universe #astronomy #space #simulator](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michaelexplainsshorts/videos/rrJTyBeFn-I/) | 2026-05-15 | Short | 1,654,824 | 0:40 | 1.75x |
| [This is THE BIGGEST Star in the Universe 😱 #universe #astronomy #space #simulator](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michaelexplainsshorts/videos/0uv7Xy8IMgw/) | 2026-05-11 | Short | 1,700,267 | 0:39 | 1.79x |
| [The SMALLEST Planet CRASHING into Earth 🤯 #universe #astronomy #space #simulator](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michaelexplainsshorts/videos/_C_mIAvLWFo/) | 2026-03-30 | Short | 1,723,894 | 0:53 | 2.29x |
| [The SMALLEST Black Hole ORBITING the Sun 😱 #space #astronomy #universe #simulator](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michaelexplainsshorts/videos/OWHqcaPY9K4/) | 2026-03-23 | Short | 358,749 | 0:46 | - |
| [The SMALLEST Planet became the BIGGEST in The Universe 🤯 #space #astronomy #universe #simulator](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michaelexplainsshorts/videos/xRQDfZvXmBg/) | 2026-03-20 | Short | 1,154,572 | 0:45 | 1.57x |
| [The Sun Became THE HOTTEST Star in the Universe 😱 #universe #astronomy #space #simulator](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michaelexplainsshorts/videos/xuUFl3QeAOM/) | 2026-03-16 | Short | 726,498 | 0:45 | 1.01x |
| [The SMALLEST Star REPLACED The Sun 🤯 #space #universe #astronomy #simulator](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michaelexplainsshorts/videos/atJyqGNO-nY/) | 2026-03-11 | Short | 453,893 | 0:50 | - |
| [The SMALLEST Black Hole HIT Earth 😱 #universe #astronomy #space #simulator](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michaelexplainsshorts/videos/Kkjx6af4F1I/) | 2026-02-25 | Short | 307,244 | 0:45 | - |
| [The BIGGEST WATERMELON in the UNIVERSE hit Earth 🤯 #space #universe #simulator #astronomy](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michaelexplainsshorts/videos/PDs8R2_Wodk/) | 2026-02-24 | Short | 1,665,544 | 0:50 | 2.21x |
| [Earth Became THE HEAVIEST Planet in the UNIVERSE 😱 #space #universe #astronomy #simulator](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michaelexplainsshorts/videos/gu5RBmieisY/) | 2026-02-18 | Short | 740,297 | 0:49 | 1.33x |
| [The Moon Became THE HOTTEST in the UNIVERSE 🤯 #universe #astronomy #space #simulator](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michaelexplainsshorts/videos/Y0DyUGd-_IM/) | 2026-02-11 | Short | 2,189,388 | 0:43 | 6.04x |
| [Earth Became THE HOTTEST Planet in the UNIVERSE 😱 #universe #astronomy #space #simulator](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michaelexplainsshorts/videos/lq2uZUJQhoo/) | 2026-01-27 | Short | 765,843 | 0:43 | 2.11x |
| [This is THE BIGGEST Asteroid in the UNIVERSE 🤯 #universe #astronomy #space #simulator](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michaelexplainsshorts/videos/JD1bHewuSAQ/) | 2026-01-22 | Short | 371,153 | 0:47 | 1.08x |
| [The Sun is SMALLER than Earth 😱 #universe #space #astronomy #simulator](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michaelexplainsshorts/videos/GTkDu8ZsTIk/) | 2026-01-17 | Short | 353,428 | 0:44 | 1.05x |
| [Earth Became THE SMALLEST Planet in the Universe 🤯 #universe #space #astronomy #simulator](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michaelexplainsshorts/videos/iPZ1A4fUn18/) | 2026-01-13 | Short | 1,935,964 | 0:46 | 5.86x |
| [Earth Became THE BIGGEST Planet in the Universe 😱 #universe #space #astronomy #simulator](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michaelexplainsshorts/videos/bk-toudxWgo/) | 2026-01-10 | Short | 797,305 | 0:42 | 2.41x |
| [The is The Sun 2 Times BIGGER 😨 #universe #astronomy #space #simulator](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michaelexplainsshorts/videos/MDy5G1ibZlY/) | 2026-01-04 | Short | 193,177 | 0:51 | 1.11x |
| [This is EARTH with TWO SUNS 🤯 #space #universe #astronomy #simulator](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michaelexplainsshorts/videos/gman9DZxeaY/) | 2025-12-26 | Short | 329,149 | 0:48 | 1.65x |
| [This is Earth with NO Oceans 😱 #space #universe #astronomy #simulator #simulation](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michaelexplainsshorts/videos/t9jql4Fs7fE/) | 2025-12-16 | Short | 284,177 | 0:54 | 1.21x |
| [UFO HIT Earth at the SPEED of LIGHT 🤯 #space #astronomy #universe #simulator #simulation](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michaelexplainsshorts/videos/DWhoYOiCQCE/) | 2025-12-11 | Short | 199,124 | 0:52 | - |
| [Earth REPLACED the BIGGEST Planet in the Universe 😱 #space #universe #astronomy #simulator](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michaelexplainsshorts/videos/Uu15Ck5xd-s/) | 2025-12-08 | Short | 861,034 | 0:51 | 2.41x |
| [THE BIGGEST Earth CRASHING into MrBeast 🤯 #universe #astronomy #space #simulator](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michaelexplainsshorts/videos/A-UstlkN6JY/) | 2025-12-04 | Short | 159,531 | 0:33 | - |
| [67 km Asteroid HIT Earth 😱 #universe #space #astronomy #simulator](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michaelexplainsshorts/videos/5uctUM30GgM/) | 2025-12-02 | Short | 331,807 | 0:46 | 1.72x |

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