Graviton is a proposed quantum particle of gravity. They've yet to be detected. We're not given reason to think it wouldn't exist. So it's out there. It's dangling above our heads. Maybe it doesn't exist. And if it doesn't, that would be interesting too.
What if the solar system had two suns? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice give a sneak peek into our patron-only Q&As with questions about the three body problem, galaxy formation, the alpha centauri system, and more.
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Thanks to our Patrons Donald Jones, Mohammed Taha Faridi, Jon Barnett, Harmon Dhaliwal, and Sean Griffen for supporting us this week.
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