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Project Hail Mary: How Accurate Is the Science?

Published 20 Mar 2026 · 43 daily observations recorded · last updated 2026-10-15

Views
82,538
Avg views / hour
16.5
since publish (lifetime average)
Recent velocity
0.7
+16 views over 24h (2026-10-14 → 2026-10-15)
vs channel baseline
—
Channel median
—

Recent growth

Last 7 days
+238 views
measured 2026-10-08 → 2026-10-15 (168h)
Last 30 days
+1,377 views
measured 2026-09-15 → 2026-10-15 (720h)

Performance history

Every observation TubeSum recorded, plotted as measured.

Views over time — 43 observed points, 78.4K to 82.5K views 0 28.9K 57.8K 86.7K Aug 4, 2026 · 78,418 views Aug 5, 2026 · 78,474 views Aug 10, 2026 · 78,933 views Aug 17, 2026 · 79,322 views Aug 27, 2026 · 79,919 views Sep 1, 2026 · 80,275 views Sep 4, 2026 · 80,469 views Sep 7, 2026 · 80,664 views Sep 11, 2026 · 80,912 views Sep 12, 2026 · 80,974 views Sep 13, 2026 · 81,015 views Sep 14, 2026 · 81,095 views Sep 15, 2026 · 81,161 views Sep 16, 2026 · 81,204 views Sep 17, 2026 · 81,293 views Sep 18, 2026 · 81,339 views Sep 19, 2026 · 81,368 views Sep 20, 2026 · 81,419 views Sep 21, 2026 · 81,493 views Sep 22, 2026 · 81,526 views Sep 23, 2026 · 81,560 views Sep 24, 2026 · 81,607 views Sep 25, 2026 · 81,658 views Sep 26, 2026 · 81,689 views Sep 27, 2026 · 81,738 views Sep 28, 2026 · 81,811 views Sep 29, 2026 · 81,857 views Sep 30, 2026 · 81,909 views Oct 1, 2026 · 81,952 views Oct 2, 2026 · 82,024 views Oct 3, 2026 · 82,073 views Oct 4, 2026 · 82,099 views Oct 5, 2026 · 82,183 views Oct 6, 2026 · 82,198 views Oct 7, 2026 · 82,260 views Oct 8, 2026 · 82,300 views Oct 9, 2026 · 82,316 views Oct 10, 2026 · 82,350 views Oct 11, 2026 · 82,388 views Oct 12, 2026 · 82,444 views Oct 13, 2026 · 82,463 views Oct 14, 2026 · 82,522 views Oct 15, 2026 · 82,538 views Aug 4 Sep 24 Oct 15

Based on 43 observations · last observed Oct 15, 2026 · straight lines connect consecutive observations — TubeSum does not measure the days between them.

All observations

The same points the chart plots, as exact numbers. Gaps mean no observation was taken that day.

Date Views Avg views / hour Channel median
2026-10-15 82,538 16.5 —
2026-10-14 82,522 16.5 —
2026-10-13 82,463 16.6 —
2026-10-12 82,444 16.7 —
2026-10-11 82,388 16.8 —
2026-10-10 82,350 16.9 —
2026-10-09 82,316 16.9 —
2026-10-08 82,300 17.0 —
2026-10-07 82,260 17.1 —
2026-10-06 82,198 17.2 —
2026-10-05 82,183 17.2 —
2026-10-04 82,099 17.3 —
2026-10-03 82,073 17.4 —
2026-10-02 82,024 17.5 —
2026-10-01 81,952 17.6 —
2026-09-30 81,909 17.6 —
2026-09-29 81,857 17.7 —
2026-09-28 81,811 17.8 —
2026-09-27 81,738 17.9 —
2026-09-26 81,689 18.0 —
2026-09-25 81,658 18.1 —
2026-09-24 81,607 18.1 —
2026-09-23 81,560 18.2 —
2026-09-22 81,526 18.3 —
2026-09-21 81,493 18.4 —
2026-09-20 81,419 18.5 —
2026-09-19 81,368 18.6 —
2026-09-18 81,339 18.6 —
2026-09-17 81,293 18.7 —
2026-09-16 81,204 18.9 —
2026-09-15 81,161 19.0 —
2026-09-14 81,095 19.0 —
2026-09-13 81,015 19.1 —
2026-09-12 80,974 19.2 —
2026-09-11 80,912 19.3 —
2026-09-07 80,664 19.7 —
2026-09-04 80,469 20.0 —
2026-09-01 80,275 20.3 —
2026-08-27 79,919 20.9 —
2026-08-17 79,322 22.1 —
2026-08-10 78,933 23.1 —
2026-08-05 78,474 23.8 —
2026-08-04 78,418 23.9 —

Content analysis

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