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 | How Scientists Found Material Older Than the Solar System
In this conversation, Neil deGrasse Tyson, co-host Chuck Nice, and Harold Connolly Jr. discuss the origins of asteroid Bennu, how ancient collisions shaped the early solar system, and how asteroids preserve snapshots of geological history from billions of years ago. The discussion also explores phosphorus, prebiotic chemistry, presolar grains older than the solar system itself, and how these cosmic materials may have contributed to the ingredients necessary for life.
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 | Bennu Touch-And-Go Sample Acquisition
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 | What The Discovery Of Amino Acids In Asteroids Tells Us About Life's Origins
In this conversation, Neil deGrasse Tyson, co-host Chuck Nice, and Harold Connolly Jr. discuss the discovery of amino acids and organic compounds inside asteroid samples returned from Bennu and Ryugu. The discussion explores whether these molecules could reveal clues about the origins of life, compares asteroid chemistry with controversial Martian meteorite evidence, and examines how modern asteroid sample-return missions are transforming our understanding of biology and planetary science.
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 | Who's YOUR favorite alien? 👽
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 | Could Aliens Travel Near Light Speed?
In this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson, alongside co-host Paul Mecurio and astrophysicist Charles Liu, explore major questions about alien civilizations, interstellar travel, the speed of light, and the nature of intelligence in the universe. The discussion covers how advanced aliens might survive extreme acceleration, whether extraterrestrials would look humanoid, the Fermi Paradox and Dark Forest theory, and how humanity’s perspective could change if we encountered intelligent life
From 'Answering Questions About Aliens, with Charles Liu | Cosmic Queries #109':
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 | The Minerals And Organics Found In Bennu
In this conversation, Neil deGrasse Tyson, co-host Chuck Nice, and Harold Connolly Jr. discuss how scientists analyze asteroid samples returned from the asteroid Bennu. The discussion explores how geologists preserve and study pristine space rocks, the importance of mineral context before chemical testing, and how ancient water-rich environments inside asteroids may have helped form the prebiotic compounds connected to the origins of life.
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 | What Happened When NASA Touched Asteroid Bennu
In this conversation, Neil deGrasse Tyson, co-host Chuck Nice, and Harold Connolly Jr. discuss NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission to asteroid Bennu and the incredible challenges of collecting and returning asteroid material to Earth. The discussion explores why Bennu was selected, how the asteroid’s fragile “rubble pile” structure surprised scientists, the risks of the touch-and-go mission, and what the returned samples could reveal about the early solar system and the origins of life.
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 | Neil's First Telescope
In this conversation, Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Chuck Nice discuss Neil’s lifelong passion for astronomy and the telescopes that shaped his journey into astrophysics. Neil shares emotional and humorous stories about his first experiences observing the Moon through binoculars, receiving his first telescope as a child, building his astronomy skills through amateur observation, traveling to Africa to witness a solar eclipse, and even having police called on him while stargazing from a rooftop as a teenager.
From 'Zero Point Energy, New Phases of Matter and the Weight of the Universe | Cosmic Queries #108':
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 | Neil deGrasse Tyson & Emily Blunt speak alien in this Disclosure Day interview👽
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 | Neil deGrasse Tyson Interviews Emily Blunt & Colman Domingo About Disclosure Day
Who is everyone’s favorite alien? Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with the cast of Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day, Emily Blunt and Colman Domingo, to talk about the film, aliens, and whether they think the government is hiding something…
Be sure to look for 'Disclosure Day' in theaters starting June 12th.
Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with Emily Blunt and Colman Domingo for a fun, warm, and humorous conversation about Disclosure Day, mixing behind-the-scenes stories, alien-movie jokes, Spielberg’s vision, and the deeper emotional ideas behind the film. The interview captures the playful chemistry between the three while exploring how the movie uses alien contact to talk about empathy, awe, humanity, and what it means to face the unknown.
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction: Emily Blunt & Colman Domingo
00:12 - Emily Does a Lot of Alien Movies
03:00 - Channeling other Languages & Speaking Alien
05:09 - Mutiny
08:15 - Emily & Colman’s Favorite Aliens
11:03 - Is Mary Poppins an Alien?
12:03 - Colman Wants to be a Hot Alien
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 | What If Time Isn't Real, How Much Does The Universe Weigh & WIMPs.
In this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Chuck Nice discuss deep cosmic questions about the nature of time, whether time exists independently of motion, how scientists estimate the total mass of the observable universe, and the mysterious possibility of dark matter particles producing gamma rays near the center of the Milky Way. The conversation mixes astrophysics, philosophy, humor, and speculative cosmology while exploring how scientists reason about invisible phenomena in the universe.
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 | Is Gravity Actually a Force?
In this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Chuck Nice explore whether the universe has an overall structure like a “pancake” shape and clarify that galaxy motions are largely random unless they are part of clusters governed by gravitational dynamics and the virial theorem. The discussion then shifts to gravity as spacetime curvature, the hypothetical graviton particle, and whether gravity is truly a force or something fundamentally different. Finally, Neil proposes building a massive multi-spectrum telescope array on the far side of the Moon to observe the universe without Earth’s interference, including next-generation detection of gravitational waves and neutrinos.
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 | Unlimited Energy Would Change Everything
In this conversation, Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Chuck Nice explore how simple physical laws like Newton’s law of cooling explain everyday phenomena, before shifting into a speculative discussion about what humanity could achieve with limitless energy, from space-based solar power to eliminating wars driven by resource scarcity.
From 'Zero Point Energy, New Phases of Matter and the Weight of the Universe | Cosmic Queries #108':
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 | Why Absolute Zero Is Impossible
In this conversation, Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Chuck Nice explore why absolute zero can never truly be reached, diving into quantum fluctuations, zero-point energy, and the limits of thermodynamics. The discussion then shifts into photons, infrared radiation, the cosmic microwave background, and how even “darkness” is still filled with invisible light and energy.
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