Uploaded April 2023 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago

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We sat down with astrophysicist, author, and science communicator Neil deGrasse Tyson to talk about his newest book, Starry Messenger, and the science behind science fiction, covering topics like 2001: A Space Odyssey, the NASA Artemis project, The Last of Us television series, Carl Sagan, and more.

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