Earth Will Be Fine

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…

Why Future Generations Don’t Care About Time Capsules

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…

Why Bagpipes Playing “Amazing Grace” Might Save Us All

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…

The StarTalk Team Has More Questions for Neil | Burning Question Pt. 4

From StarTalk. T-Mobile 5G Home Internet. https://T-Mobile.com/HomeInternet Are we living inside a computer simulation? Is artificial intelligence truly conscious? And what happens to us when we die? Neil deGrasse Tyson and cohost’s Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly tackle more questions from inside the StarTalk team. How do you weigh a planet? Can you? Neil breaks…

Was Einstein Right About Space?

From StarTalk Plus. In this StarTalk “Cosmic Queries / Grab Bag” episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Chuck Nice answer listener questions about gravitational waves, quantum entanglement, and relativity. Tyson explains how LIGO detects gravitational waves using perpendicular lasers, discusses why quantum entanglement likely cannot transmit information from inside a black hole, and clarifies how…

Why Doesn’t Dark Matter Form Stars? #shorts

From Dr. Becky. Why doesn’t dark matter collapse? Think about it, gravity pulls on it. There’s a huge amount of it; outweighing all the normal matter in the Universe. So why doesn’t it form dark stars? Dark black holes? Or entire dark galaxies? Instead, it just sits there… in enormous, fuzzy clouds around galaxies. And…

What’s Limiting the Size of Rats

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…

The scariest day in cosmology

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…

Why doesn’t dark matter collapse into black holes?

From Dr. Becky. AD | Download UPDF 2.0 with an exclusive offer: https://updf.com/updf-sales-promotion/?utm_source=youtube-DrBecky-2603-claire&utm_medium=en&utm_campaign=claire202603&packageKey=overseapromotion âś” One license works on Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, and web âś” Useful for research, documentation, and long-form reports Learn more about UPDF: https://updf.com/?utm_source=youtube-DrBecky2603-claire&utm_medium=DrBecky&utm_campaign=claire202603&packageKey=overseapromotion Try UPDF AI (chat with PDFs & summarize documents): https://ai.updf.com/chat-pdf/?utm_source=youtube-DrBecky-2603-claire&utm_medium=DrBecky&utm_campaign=claire202603&packageKey=overseapromotion Why doesn’t dark matter collapse? Think about it,…

What Would Happen if the Moon Were 20 Times Closer?

From StarTalk. T-Mobile 5G Home Internet. https://T-Mobile.com/HomeInternet What would happen if the moon got closer to Earth? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice explain Roche Limits, the formation of the moon, and how Roche Lobes power binary star systems. Timestamps: 00:00 – Edward Roche 00:53 – Making Spheres 01:53 – What Happens if the Moon…

How LIGO Detects Gravitational Waves Without the Measurement Stretching Too

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…

We’re Close…

From StarTalk Plus. In this StarTalk Grab Bag discussion, Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Chuck Nice explore cosmic mysteries that humanity may not solve within their lifetimes. Neil deGrasse Tyson highlights the unknown cause behind the accelerating expansion of the universe, while Chuck Nice focuses on the possibility of discovering life beyond Earth. Their conversation…

Successful JWST science proposals announced! #shorts

From Dr. Becky. Each year NASA puts out a call to the astro community to say “please send us your proposals for what you’d like to use JWST for” and you have to write a very detailed document justifying the science case and how you’d use it, they all get ranked by a panel and…

Dark matter came first, we just moved in later

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…

Can You Change The Speed of Light?

From StarTalk Plus. In this StarTalk grab bag segment, Neil deGrasse Tyson, joined by co-host Chuck Nice, answers a listener question from optics engineer Yusef Kazemi about photons, light speed, and how light behaves when traveling through materials. Tyson explains that while photons always move at the speed of light between interactions, materials like glass…

Many Worlds the Schrödinger equation implies branching universes

From StarTalk Plus. 🎥 Watch the FULL episodes on StarTalk: From ‘The Complex Universe, with Sean Carroll’: https://youtu.be/041-nlqj7dM?si=Y83dJdeYsSddMVBG 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 Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/startalkradio FOLLOW…

What You’d Actually See Falling Into a Black Hole Hawking Radiation Twist

From StarTalk Plus. 🎥 Watch the FULL episodes on StarTalk: From ‘The Complex Universe, with Sean Carroll’: https://youtu.be/041-nlqj7dM?si=Y83dJdeYsSddMVBG 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 Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/startalkradio FOLLOW…

The astrophysics of Project Hail Mary #shorts

From Dr. Becky. How much of the science in Project Hail Mary is actually possible? Because this story is packed with real science! I got to sit down with Ryan Gosling and author Andy Weir to chat about how the science in Project Hail Mary (one of the most scientifically ambitious sci-fi stories ever written)…

Why Entropy Can Still Increase Even if the Universe Collapses

From StarTalk Plus. 🎥 Watch the FULL episodes on StarTalk: From ‘The Complex Universe, with Sean Carroll’: https://youtu.be/041-nlqj7dM?si=Y83dJdeYsSddMVBG 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 Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/startalkradio FOLLOW…

Why modified gravity can’t replace dark matter

From StarTalk Plus. 🎥 Watch the FULL episodes on StarTalk: From ‘The Complex Universe, with Sean Carroll’: https://youtu.be/041-nlqj7dM?si=Y83dJdeYsSddMVBG 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 Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/startalkradio FOLLOW…

Martian Soil Is Deadly. And That’s Why It Might Support Life.

From PBS Space Time. *FLASH SALE* Get a limited-time 50% discount on an annual subscription to The Economist at https://www.economist.com/PBS. Sale ends on March 25th, 2026. Discount will return to 35% post sale. The tardigrade—capable of surviving extreme drying, freezing, heat, radiation, the vacuum of space, maybe even the asteroid impact. Who knows, maybe some…

The Books That Shaped My Childhood

From StarTalk. Neil deGrasse Tyson shares the books that shaped his scientific thinking. From the works that inspired his childhood curiosity about the cosmos to titles that influenced how he views physics, evolution, and critical thinking, Neil walks us through the authors and ideas that helped define his intellectual journey. You’ll hear about classic science…

Andy Weir chats to an astrophysicist | Project Hail Mary

From Dr. Becky. How much of the science in Project Hail Mary is actually possible? Because this story is packed with real science! I got to sit down with Ryan Gosling to chat about how the science in Project Hail Mary (one of the most scientifically ambitious sci-fi stories ever written) was translated from the…

Space Solar Farms, Blue Straggler Stars, & Earth’s Escape Plan

From StarTalk. T-Mobile 5G Home Internet. https://T-Mobile.com/HomeInternet What if we took Earth… and pushed it somewhere else? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice answer grab bag fan questions about gravitons, hyperspeed, saving the sun, and more! Could you spin something in space and generate energy forever? Neil traces motion-based electricity back to Michael Faraday and…

Does Ryan Gosling believe in aliens? #shorts

From Dr. Becky. One of the central ideas in Project Hail Mary is that life can spread between star systems, a real scientific idea idea known as Panspermia that suggests that microbial life can travel between planets and stars on asteroids or even tiny dust grains to eventually spawn life on other planets, giving all…

Why is equilux not on equinox? #shorts

From Dr. Becky. We did it we made it through the dark, cold winter and equinox is right around the corner. The day with equal daytime and nighttime, except that’s not quite true. Equal day and night is known as equilux, not equinox, and usually we don’t quite have equal day and night on the…

Are We Creating Objective Reality or Finding it? With Charles Liu | Cosmic Queries #107

From StarTalk. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at https://shopify.com/startalk T-Mobile 5G Home Internet. https://T-Mobile.com/HomeInternet Does the universe need observers to exist? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly explore questions about entropy, spontaneous symmetry breaking, spectroscopy and more with astrophysicist Charles Liu. Does the universe require observers for information to…

A Scientist’s View of War

From StarTalk. What is science’s role in warfare? Neil deGrasse Tyson shares his thoughts on war and begs the question: why can’t we all just get along? For more of Neil’s thoughts on war, explore ‘Accessory to War: The Unspoken Alliance Between Astrophysics and the Military’ — https://amzn.to/4cQhgUu Check out our second channel, @StarTalkPlus Get…

OUT NOW… “An astrophysicist breaks down Project Hail Mary FEATURING RYAN GOSLING!”

From Dr. Becky. An astrophysicist breaks down the science of Project Hail Mary FEATURING RYAN GOSLING! Now out on my channel: https://youtu.be/lYHCTEnYOr4?si=jXWXMQ8utn2OYVmy @SonyPicsUK@AmazonMGMStudios #projecthailmary #shorts 👩🏽‍💻 I’m Dr. Becky Smethurst, an astrophysicist at the University of Oxford (Christ Church). I love making videos about black holes, cosmology, dark matter, the early universe, the James Webb…

Neil deGrasse Tyson 🤝 Tetris, Chuck Nice 🤝 Leaving the arcade

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…

Ask Neil Anything, January 2026 | Free Patreon Exclusive

From StarTalk. T-Mobile 5G Home Internet. https://T-Mobile.com/HomeInternet We’re reaching behind the paywall to bring you exclusive Patreon content! In this edition of our monthly Patrons-only ‘Ask Me Anything’ series, Neil and Chuck tackle written questions from our Patrons before inviting a few dial-ins from the StarTalk VIP tier. Timestamps: 00:00 – Introduction: Patreon AMA Exclusive…

Communicating with deep space probes – Sixty Symbols

From Sixty Symbols. Professor Meghan Gray discusses how we communicate with probes in deep space. More links and info below ↓ ↓ ↓ More videos with Professor Gray – playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcUY9vudNKBORQN625NgO3c4T82M6w2st Live view of the Deep Space Network: https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/dsn-now/dsn.html Professor Gray is a professor at the University of Nottingham: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/physics/people/meghan.gray Support Sixty Symbols on Patreon:…

The first 3 minutes of the Universe’s life

From Dr. Becky. Our predictions of Big Bang Nucleosynthesis come from modelling how the strong and weak force behave in a rapidly expanding and cooling universe. So we know that when it’s still very hot get a lot of weak force interactions with neutrons merging with neutrinos to make protons and electrons, and also protons…