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From StarTalk Plus. In this StarTalk “grab bag” episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Chuck Nice answer audience questions about relativity, black holes, and the speed of light. They explain that while motion at high speeds causes time dilation, length contraction, and mass increase, objects never become light or reach light speed, and gravitational slingshots…
From StarTalk. Check out our second channel, @StarTalkPlus Get the NEW StarTalk book, ‘To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery’ on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3PL0NFn Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/startalkradio FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE to StarTalk: Twitter: http://twitter.com/startalkradio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StarTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startalk About StarTalk: Science meets pop culture on StarTalk! Astrophysicist & Hayden Planetarium director Neil…
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From StarTalk. Why is there matter in the universe at all? Neil deGrasse Tyson breaks down what we know about matter-antimatter asymmetry, how it brought about the universe today, and breaking discoveries at CERN. Timestamps: 00:00 – Energy to Matter Conversion 02:05 – The Symmetry Broke 03:45 – The Particles Within Atoms 06:53 – CERN’s…
From StarTalk Plus. In this StarTalk grab bag episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice discuss two listener questions: whether future spacecraft could overtake earlier generational missions due to technological advances, and how to visualize the Big Bang. Tyson explains that interstellar travel is impractical with current physics and suggests solving Earth’s problems instead, while…
From StarTalk. Check out our second channel, @StarTalkPlus Get the NEW StarTalk book, ‘To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery’ on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3PL0NFn Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/startalkradio FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE to StarTalk: Twitter: http://twitter.com/startalkradio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StarTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startalk About StarTalk: Science meets pop culture on StarTalk! Astrophysicist & Hayden Planetarium director Neil…
From StarTalk. T-Mobile 5G Home Internet. https://T-Mobile.com/HomeInternet Could the ingredients for life have arrived on asteroids? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice unpack what the sample collected from asteroid Bennu is teaching us about the origins of life itself with Harold Connolly, geologist and mission scientist for OSIRIS-REx. How do you pick which…
From StarTalk Plus. In this Cosmic Query episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Chuck Nice explain why the idea of restarting the Sun with nuclear bombs (as suggested in the movie Sunshine) is scientifically unrealistic. Tyson clarifies the difference between nuclear fission and fusion, emphasizes the immense scale of the Sun compared to human technology,…
From StarTalk Plus. In this Cosmic Query episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Chuck Nice explain why the idea of restarting the Sun with nuclear bombs (as suggested in the movie Sunshine) is scientifically unrealistic. Tyson clarifies the difference between nuclear fission and fusion, emphasizes the immense scale of the Sun compared to human technology,…
From StarTalk Plus. In this Cosmic Queries episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson, joined by co-host Chuck Nice, explains why a black hole’s accretion disk expands when matter (like an asteroid) falls into it. They clarify that the incoming material transfers its gravitational energy into heat within the disk, causing it to heat up, radiate energy, and…
From PBS Space Time. Check Out Eons: https://tinyurl.com/2srsyb69 And the full PBS Earth Month Playlist: https://tinyurl.com/ebkf6kx3 Is Earth’s core a solid or a liquid? Yes. The mysteries of our own planet’s interior have, in many ways, been harder to crack than those of the rest of the cosmos. We can send probes to the edge…
From Dr. Becky. AD | Get an exclusive 15% discount on Saily data plans! Use code DRBECKY at checkout. Download Saily app or go to https://saily.com/drbecky | Welcome to this episode of Night Sky News for April 2026 with me astrophysicist, Dr Becky Smethurst. This is the show where we chat about what you should…
From Dr. Becky. AD | Get an exclusive 15% discount on Saily data plans! Use code DRBECKY at checkout. Download Saily app or go to https://saily.com/drbecky | Welcome to this episode of Night Sky News for April 2026 with me astrophysicist, Dr Becky Smethurst. This is the show where we chat about what you should…
From StarTalk Plus. In this Cosmic Queries episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Chuck Nice explore speculative ideas about black holes, including whether we could live inside one, how wormholes might connect different universes, and what would happen if a black hole approached our solar system. The discussion highlights that spaghettification depends on scale, wormholes…
From StarTalk. Check out our second channel, @StarTalkPlus Get the NEW StarTalk book, ‘To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery’ on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3PL0NFn Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/startalkradio FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE to StarTalk: Twitter: http://twitter.com/startalkradio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StarTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startalk About StarTalk: Science meets pop culture on StarTalk! Astrophysicist & Hayden Planetarium director Neil…
From StarTalk. Go to https://ground.news/startalk to stay fully informed on the latest Space and Science news. Save 40% off through our link for unlimited access to the Vantage plan this month. T-Mobile 5G Home Internet. https://T-Mobile.com/HomeInternet What if a microscopic alien lifeform was slowly eating our sun? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice sit down…
From StarTalk Plus. In this Cosmic Query episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Chuck Nice respond to a fan question about what kind of superheroes or villains they would be. The discussion explores how villains are often more compelling, the philosophical relationship between heroes and their enemies, and personal choices—Neil choosing a heroic role protecting…
From StarTalk. Check out our second channel, @StarTalkPlus Get the NEW StarTalk book, ‘To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery’ on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3PL0NFn Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/startalkradio FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE to StarTalk: Twitter: http://twitter.com/startalkradio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StarTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startalk About StarTalk: Science meets pop culture on StarTalk! Astrophysicist & Hayden Planetarium director Neil…
From StarTalk. Check out our second channel, @StarTalkPlus Get the NEW StarTalk book, ‘To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery’ on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3PL0NFn Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/startalkradio FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE to StarTalk: Twitter: http://twitter.com/startalkradio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StarTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startalk About StarTalk: Science meets pop culture on StarTalk! Astrophysicist & Hayden Planetarium director Neil…
From StarTalk. T-Mobile 5G Home Internet. https://T-Mobile.com/HomeInternet What happens when scientists are right and nobody wants to hear it? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, and Gary O’Reilly explore the frustrating history of brilliant minds who were ignored, mocked, and punished for telling the truth with Matt Kaplan, science correspondent at The Economist and author of…
From StarTalk Plus. In this Cosmic Queries episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Chuck Nice explore what “information” means in physics, especially in the context of black holes and Hawking radiation, and how it relates to entropy and complexity. They also discuss everyday physics questions—like why clothes shrink in the dryer—highlighting how different materials respond…
From StarTalk Plus. In this Cosmic Queries episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Chuck Nice explore what “information” means in physics, especially in the context of black holes and Hawking radiation, and how it relates to entropy and complexity. They also discuss everyday physics questions—like why clothes shrink in the dryer—highlighting how different materials respond…
From StarTalk. Check out our second channel, @StarTalkPlus Get the NEW StarTalk book, ‘To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery’ on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3PL0NFn Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/startalkradio FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE to StarTalk: Twitter: http://twitter.com/startalkradio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StarTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startalk About StarTalk: Science meets pop culture on StarTalk! Astrophysicist & Hayden Planetarium director Neil…
From StarTalk. Why is the Moon moving away from us? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice break down the dance between the Earth and the Moon, how the tides work, and when the final solar eclipse will be. Timestamps: 00:00 – The Moon is Spiralling Away 00:28 – Formation of the Moon 2:50 – The…
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From StarTalk Plus. Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice analyze the science behind time travel in Back to the Future, responding to a fan’s question about cosmic reference frames and motion through space. Tyson explains that real time travel would require moving through both space and time simultaneously, while also highlighting overlooked details in the…
From StarTalk. Is our universe an inevitable outcome of the laws of physics? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice sit down with theoretical physicist Brian Greene to discuss the Many-Worlds Interpretation, the structure of the multiverse, levels of infinity, and respond to cosmic queries Neil couldn’t answer. What’s the difference between a multiverse…
From StarTalk Plus. In this Cosmic Queries episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson, with co-host Chuck Nice, discusses a question about asteroid 2024 YR4 and its potential interaction with Earth and the Moon. Tyson explains that while the asteroid has a very low chance of hitting Earth, it could possibly impact the Moon—but capturing it into orbit…
From StarTalk Plus. In this Cosmic Queries episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson, with co-host Chuck Nice, discusses a question about asteroid 2024 YR4 and its potential interaction with Earth and the Moon. Tyson explains that while the asteroid has a very low chance of hitting Earth, it could possibly impact the Moon—but capturing it into orbit…
From PBS Space Time. Check out the Universe in a Black Hole Merch at the Space Time Merch Store pbsspacetime Kurt Gödel discovered a solution to General Relativity that allows time travel without any exotic physics, revealing that the theory doesn’t actually guarantee a consistent chain of cause and effect . His “Gödel universe” shows…
From Dr. Becky. AD | Go to https://surfshark.com/drbecky and use code DRBECKY at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN | Above and below our galaxy the Milky Way are two gigantic bubbles blasting out gamma rays, the most energetic light in the Universe. For 15 years, we’ve been trying to figure out…
From StarTalk. Why are we going back to the moon with the Artemis Missions? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice explore the history of our trips to the moon during the Apollo Missions and why the US is finally going back. Timestamps: 00:00 – We’re Going to the Moon 00:10 – Why Did We Go…
From StarTalk Plus. In this Cosmic Queries episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice discuss the black hole information paradox, explaining how information that falls into a black hole may not be lost. Neil describes how Hawking radiation and quantum effects suggest that information is preserved and eventually released back into the universe as the…
From StarTalk. Check out our second channel, @StarTalkPlus Get the NEW StarTalk book, ‘To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery’ on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3PL0NFn Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/startalkradio FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE to StarTalk: Twitter: http://twitter.com/startalkradio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StarTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startalk About StarTalk: Science meets pop culture on StarTalk! Astrophysicist & Hayden Planetarium director Neil…
From StarTalk Plus. In this StarTalk “Grab Bag” episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Chuck Nice answer audience questions about science and the future. They discuss why time capsules are often meaningless to future generations, explore cosmology questions about the universe’s horizon and expansion, and speculate about which species might dominate Earth if humans went…
From StarTalk Plus. 🎥 Watch the FULL episodes on StarTalk: From ‘Scientific Martyrs, Life Beyond Our Planet & More! | Cosmic Queries #106’: https://youtu.be/5wdEVnuzyqg?si=WWAWUuRzDFum80ku Subscribe for more cosmic conversations and science shorts every day! #startalkplus #neildegrassetyson #science #physics #startalk Get the StarTalk book, ‘To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery’ on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3PL0NFn…
From StarTalk Plus. 🎥 Watch the FULL episodes on StarTalk: From ‘Scientific Martyrs, Life Beyond Our Planet & More! | Cosmic Queries #106’: https://youtu.be/5wdEVnuzyqg?si=WWAWUuRzDFum80ku Subscribe for more cosmic conversations and science shorts every day! #startalkplus #neildegrassetyson #science #physics #startalk Get the StarTalk book, ‘To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery’ on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3PL0NFn…
From StarTalk Plus. 🎥 Watch the FULL episodes on StarTalk: From ‘Scientific Martyrs, Life Beyond Our Planet & More! | Cosmic Queries #106’: https://youtu.be/5wdEVnuzyqg?si=WWAWUuRzDFum80ku Subscribe for more cosmic conversations and science shorts every day! #startalkplus #neildegrassetyson #science #physics #startalk Get the StarTalk book, ‘To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery’ on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3PL0NFn…
From StarTalk Plus. 🎥 Watch the FULL episodes on StarTalk: From ‘Scientific Martyrs, Life Beyond Our Planet & More! | Cosmic Queries #106’: https://youtu.be/5wdEVnuzyqg?si=WWAWUuRzDFum80ku Subscribe for more cosmic conversations and science shorts every day! #startalkplus #neildegrassetyson #science #physics #startalk Get the StarTalk book, ‘To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery’ on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3PL0NFn…