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Cosmic Queries – Total Darkness

4/21/202654 min

Are all the galaxies orbiting a superstructure in the middle of the universe? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice are reaching into the grab bag to cover questions from absolute zero to the nature of gravity, and much much more. 

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Clips

Moon’s Far Side Observatory
Does Gravity Need Particles?
Why Absolute Zero Is Unreachable
Unlimited Energy, Practical Plans
Teen Astronomer, Tense Rooftop
Seeing In Perfect Darkness
Newton’s Cooling, Plain Sense

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

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  5. Neil deGrasse Tyson· Host1:00

    So Chuck, we just rolled out another grab bag cosmic queries.

  6. Chuck Nice· Co-host1:03

    That's right.

  7. Neil deGrasse Tyson· Host1:04

    And people grabbed all parts of the bag on that one. [laughs] Black holes. [laughs] Personal question about me.

  8. Chuck Nice· Co-host1:10

    Yeah.

  9. Neil deGrasse Tyson· Host1:10

    And my telescope.

  10. Chuck Nice· Co-host1:11

    Yes.

  11. Neil deGrasse Tyson· Host1:11

    What's up with that?

  12. Chuck Nice· Co-host1:12

    We got it all.

  13. Neil deGrasse Tyson· Host1:13

    Well, coming up on Star Talk.

  14. Speaker 5· Soundbite1:14

    Star Talk.

  15. Neil deGrasse Tyson· Host1:15

    Welcome to Star Talk- Star Talk ... your place in the universe where science and pop culture collide. Star Talk begins right now.

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