Astrophysicist and Cosmos host Neil deGrasse Tyson, in addition to being a general badass, is most famous for his wildly infectious exuberance for all things science. Unless, of course, NDT is stoned out of his mind. In which case, that vigor would probably turn into the masterpiece you see below.
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The first thing you’ll see tomorrow night when you tune in to Cosmos won’t be Carl Sagan, or even Neil deGrasse Tyson. It’ll be President Obama, kicking off the series premiere with a statement that "invites a new generation to embrace the spirit of discovery and inspires viewers to explore new frontiers and imagine limitless possibilities for the future." Maybe he took Bill Nye’s plea to fund planetary exploration
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Hayden Planetarium Director and supreme astrophysics badass Neil deGrasse Tyson recently took to his podcast, Star Talk Radio, to answer a few questions from the audience as read by noted funnyman Eugene Mirman. And fortunately for us, Grand Moff Tyson decided to take the one about blowing up planets.
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Pauline Acalin mashed up the Neil deGrasse Tyson reaction meme with Nintendo’s classic boxing game Punch-Out!! to create this funny print. Can you imagine what physics boxing would be like? Chess boxing would be a walk in the park compared to that.
What’s that?
You beat Glass Joe?
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As if you need any more convincing that science is awesome, right? Well, Neil deGrasse Tyson wants to make you love it even more. Doing his part for YouTube’s Geek Week, Neil deGrasse Tyson links you up with 10 more reasons to be in awe of science. The reasons include stuff like the Northern Lights of Finland to Cheetah robot running faster than Usain Bolt to liquid oxygen and quantum levitation.
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San Diego Comic-Con is a white-hot furnace in which projects are made, or destroyed. Some emerge from the flames stronger, with invincible buzz levels, while others are melted down. Here’s our list of the people and projects that gained buzz from Comic-Con, and the ones that lost some of their buzz.
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As if there were any question about who held the modern-day astrophysics badass crown, the first trailer for Neil deGrasse’s Tyson’s reboot of Carl Sagan’s Cosmos series looks absolutely incredible.
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Brian Green (author of The Elegant Universe) just posted this photo on his Facebook wall with the following description: More »
Neil deGrasse Tyson just took the mystery out of a cosmic legend in comics, and somehow made it even cooler. How much does Mjolnir, the hammer of Thor and forged from a collapsing star, actually weigh? Turns out, stars weigh a lot. More »
You’ve probably heard that Neil DeGrasse Tyson will be making an appearance in an upcoming issue of the Superman comics. But earlier today he showed up on NPR’s Morning Edition to explain the juicy science behind the cameo, and drop some knowledge about the Man of Steel. Here are five real-life Superman facts he shared. More »
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