The Universe Is Under No Obligation to Make Sense to You

Bezos? Branson? Elon Musk? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice break down why all these billionaires are going to space, how achieving orbit works, and how to wrap our heads around exponentially large numbers.

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Photo Credit: NASA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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