What is thermonuclear fusion? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice break down the Department of Energy’s breakthrough, thermonuclear fusion at the center of stars, supernovae, and how stars are born.NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here:https://startalkmedia.com/show/things-you-thought-you-knew-fun-with-fusion/Thanks to our Patrons Manny Baez, Carlo Falcigno, jason walsh, Nuno Nebel, and Michael Hart for supporting us this week.Photo Credit: NASA/ESA/ESO/Wolfram Freudling et al. (STECF) Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to new episodes ad-free and a whole week early.

Does being in space mean there is no gravity? What does noon have to do with the Artemis Mission? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice break down weightlessness, planetary alignments, and what is going on on the south pole of the moon. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free.Thanks to our Patrons Tatiana Joine, Marcos Rodriguez, Peter Gordon, Leonard Leedy, RolandP, and Shimon Zig for supporting us this week.Photo Credit: NASA Apollo, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to new episodes ad-free and a whole week early.

Neil deGrasse Tyson, an astrophysicist renowned for making science accessible, and comedian Chuck Nice blend humor with cosmic inquiry. They tackle fascinating questions about simulation theory and time dilation and ponder the sounds of space versus the human body's noises. They explore the fragility of Earth's atmosphere, humorous takes on time travel paradoxes, and engage in playful banter about the mysteries of white holes and the Big Bang. Their discussion is both enlightening and entertaining, making complex concepts relatable.

Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice explore leap years and Earth's orbit, misconceptions about the dark side of the moon, and the physics of jumping in a moving airplane.

Is it possible to make something invisible? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice explore transparency, how we measure time on Earth, and how airplanes have changed. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free.Thanks to our Patrons Lori Williams, Marek, Ilias Siametis, Tim Inman, Finis Cook, and Trevor C Mills for supporting us this week.Photo Credit: Michael Dziedzic, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to new episodes ad-free and a whole week early.

If scientists discovered that we are not alone, what would they do with that information? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice learn about the search for life, habitability around M stars and more with astrophysics professor and author Aomawa Shields. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/cosmic-queries-life-on-other-planets-with-aomawa-shields/Thanks to our Patrons Pepper Horton, annie brown, Lance Cardwell, Natalie waugh, firestorm960, and Daryl Spencerfor supporting us this week.Photo Credit: Original ESO/M. Kornmesser  (+ background position from original change by Nagualdesign), CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to new episodes ad-free and a whole week early.

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice discuss spheres in the universe, navigating the sky, and spacecraft reentry. Topics include round shapes in the natural world, celestial navigation, and the challenges of de-orbiting a massive space station.

Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice tackle fan questions about positrons, quarks in black holes, and the Big Bang's location. They also discuss the speed of light, time dilation near black holes, Earth's map orientation, and measuring the universe in centimeters.

Renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice discuss a variety of fascinating topics in this podcast. They answer cosmic queries on Chandrayaan-3, entangled particles in black holes, the shape of the galaxy, and more. They also explore the idea of whether aliens would find humans advanced and the origin of the universe with the Big Bang. Additionally, they delve into understanding the Milky Way and observing galaxies. It's an entertaining and thought-provoking episode!

Are entangled particles connected by wormholes? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice answer a grab bag of questions about the Fermi Paradox, Dinosaurs v. Aliens, our cosmological horizon, and more! NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/cosmic-queries-mirror-mirror/Thanks to our Patrons Christopher Contreras, Alex Velasco, Jamas Callaghan, christine szorc, Christopher Fowler, and ruonan hu for supporting us this week.Photo Credit: NASA, ESA, H. Teplitz and M. Rafelski (IPAC/Caltech), A. Koekemoer (STScI), R. Windhorst (Arizona State University), and Z. Levay (STScI), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to new episodes ad-free and a whole week early.