Do you know this person? He’s Michael Tseng, and he was the lucky fan whose question was picked and who got to come backstage at StarTalk Live last Nov. 4, 2013. Is it your turn this time? All you need to do is come up with the absolutely best Cosmic Query to ask Neil deGrasse… View Article
Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice tackle an eclectic mix of your questions that take us from the boiling surface of the Sun to the dark side of the moon and Earth’s distant past to the last moments of the universe.
One of the fun things about being in the studio for our Cosmic Queries episodes is watching how Neil responds to some of the questions. Sometimes, the more “out there” the better. Take this Sunday’s episode, “A Powerful Potpourri.” The first question co-host Chuck asks Neil to answer comes from a fan who believes in… View Article
For our third and final question in our survey about “Who Owns Space” we journey out into low earth orbit, where, according to NASA, there are 500,000 pieces of space debris the size of a marble or larger orbiting the Earth at speeds of up to 17,500 mph. Now if you saw the movie Gravity… View Article
Neil deGrasse Tyson has a one-on-one conversation with… God. It’s an episode filled with divine revelations about everything, from the fossil record and evolution to the Big Bang and string theory.
I admit it. The least likely interview I ever thought I’d hear Neil deGrasse Tyson do is with God. After all, God has got to be considered one of the toughest “gets” in the business. Then again, Neil interviewed Morgan Freeman, who has played God – twice – so maybe Morgan put in a good… View Article
Yellowstone. Yosemite. Tranquility Base? If Representative Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD4] and the US Congress pass the Apollo Lunar Landing Legacy Act, then some day Americans may be spending their summer vacations visiting the Lunar surface and oohing and aahing at Mons Huygens or snapping selfies with the Earth in the background. The bill “requires the… View Article
Neil deGrasse Tyson and Eugene Mirman are back to answer more of your sci-fi questions about Aliens, The Black Hole, Prometheus, Superman, Star Trek, Iron Man, Futurama, Gilligan’s Island and more.
Science fiction double feature Doctor X will build a creature See androids fighting Brad and Janet Anne Francis stars in Forbidden Planet Wo oh oh oh oh oh At the late night, double feature, picture show – Lyrics from “Science Fiction/Double Feature” from The Rocky Horror Picture Show No, The Rocky Horror Picture Show is… View Article
Who owns space? Can a corporation claim an asteroid? Can a country establish a national park on the Moon? If your satellite crashes into my space station, can I sue? The idea for our newest survey started last Spring, when we asked you for questions about asteroids for our episode, Cosmic Queries: Asteroids, Comets and… View Article