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io9TelevisionNeil deGrasse Tyson Will Return to TV After Sexual Misconduct Investigation
The National Geographic Channel and Fox Broadcasting said they have completed their investigation of astrophysicist and TV celebrity Neil deGrasse Tyson over multiple allegations of sexual misconduct, and will air two of his shows that have been postponed, Entertainment Weekly reported on Friday. The channel said it would be airing StarTalk and Cosmos: Possible Worlds … Continued
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Cosmos Season 2 Is Likely to Be Postponed While Fox Continues to Investigate Claims Against Neil deGrasse Tyson
While the second season of Fox’s Cosmos series hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson was meant to air in early March, the network has now postponed the premiere while it’s investigating allegations of sexual misconduct being leveled against the noted astrophysicist. Deadline reports Fox’s ongoing investigation will likely postpone the March 3 premiere date for Cosmos, … Continued
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Neil deGrasse Tyson Responds to Allegations of Sexual Misconduct Amid Investigation
Following allegations of sexual misconduct and amid an investigation by National Geographic and Fox Broadcasting Company, Cosmos host Neil deGrasse Tyson has broken his silence. While he apologized for making one woman feel uncomfortable, he denied a lingering allegation that he drugged and raped a woman while they were in graduate school together. In a … Continued
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SciencePhysics & Chemistry
What’s the Speed of Dark Matter?
Based on physicists’ measurements, most of the mass in the universe is actually taken up by dark matter. Whatever this stuff is, we can see its effects on the behavior of distant galaxies, though no experiment has detected it here on Earth. Doing so probably requires knowing how fast it moves. That’s a puzzle that … Continued
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io9TelevisionNeil deGrasse Tyson’s Cosmos Revival Is Finally Getting A Second Season
The 2014 Cosmos revival, A SpaceTime Odyssey, was a massive success, and now, finally, it’s getting the second season it deserves. Executive produced by Seth MacFarlane and hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson, the Sagan-inspired science documentary series premiered in 2014 to become the most-watched series on National Geographic, with 135 million viewers worldwide on National … Continued
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There May Be an Earth-Like Exoplanet Less Than Five Light Years Away
Rumors are flying that astronomers at the European Southern Observatory have discovered an Earth-like exoplanet in the habitable zone of Proxima Centauri, our nearest neighboring star. If confirmed, this is undeniably one of the biggest astronomical discoveries of the century. And here’s the really mind-boggling part: we might actually be able to visit Proxima Centauri … Continued
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ScienceSpace & Spaceflight
There’s An Enormous Blob of Gas Spinning Around Our Galaxy
Here’s some knowledge that’ll make you feel like a microbe: Our Milky Way galaxy, a collection of hundreds of billions of stars and worlds, is but a tiny nucleus buried deep inside an enormous blob of million-degree gas that’s spinning at a rip-roaring 400,000 miles per hour. Astronomers have known for some time that our … Continued
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ScienceSpace & Spaceflight
Spaceship Building Blocks For Budding Rocket Scientists
NASA might not have quite as large a budget as it once did for exploring the cosmos, but starting at just $25 your kids can design and build their own spacefaring fleet with these gorgeous wooden building blocks from Huzi Design. Made from solid Beech wood with varying finishes including clear varnish and glossy white … Continued
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Neil DeGrasse Tyson Is Interviewing Bill Clinton and Susan Sarandon to Prove That “Science Is Ubiquitous”
Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Star Talk returns to the National Geographic Channel next Sunday, October 25. We caught up with Dr. Tyson to discuss the premiere, the scientific ubiquity of Seth MacFarlane and NASA’s plans for Matt Damon. Star Talk began as a radio show/internet podcast and has now expanded to television for its second season. … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidTotally beautiful video recreates the cosmos
Using a dish, some liquid, and basically, a syringe, Joey Shanks was able to recreate the cosmos in glorious 8K. Just seeing the “stars” in the background twinkle and then staring at the alien colors moving around in the “cosmos” basically teleports you to another world. SPLOID is delicious brain candy. Follow us on Facebook, … Continued
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io9TelevisionKey and Peele‘s Spoof of Neil deGrasse Tyson Was Astronomically Brilliant
Tonight’s episode of Key & Peele was pretty geeky overall—there was a long sequence about Game of Thrones. But the penultimate Key & Peele also included a fricken brilliant running gag about Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Cosmos. Check out the first of the three segments above—there were two others, in which Tyson also uses his wacky … Continued
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As It Turns Out, We Really Are All Starstuff
“The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars,” Carl Sagan famously said in his 1980 series Cosmos. “We are made of starstuff.” Above: Hubble image of the Crab Nebula supernova remnant captured with the … Continued
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io9Every Time Carl Sagan Said Millions, Billions And Trillions In Cosmos
Some enterprising soul decided to go through the classic Cosmos TV series and collect every single instance of beloved astronomer Carl Sagan pronouncing an “-illion” word in his unique, inimitable way in one, amazing supercut. There are infinitely worse ways to start the work week. [Via Geeks Are Sexy]
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io9MoviesHow the VFX Wizards Brought Distant Galaxies to Life in Cosmos
If there was one reason to remake Carl Sagan’s Cosmos almost 34 years after it originally aired, it was to take advantage of the leaps and bounds made in visual effects over the past three decades. It allowed the folks at BUF, and other VFX shops, to use cutting-edge computer graphics to give us glimpses … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidNew map shows where the Milky Way galaxy is inside its supercluster
For the first time, scientists have pinpointed where our galaxy stands amongst thousands of other galaxies in our home supercluster. The new map shows beautiful feathery strings linked together with the Milky Way galaxy placed on the edge of the newly named Laniakea supercluster, home to 100,000 other galaxies. We’ve seen the Milky Way in … Continued
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Deals: Days of Future Past, Cosmos, E3’s New Games and Hardware
Pre-order the excellent X-Men: Days of Future Past and get it for just $23. [Days of Future Past, $23] Welcome to Kinja Deals Kinja Deals is the Commerce’s Team new take on a traditional, dedicated deals site. We’ll be eschewing our site-by-site curation in favor of putting all the best deals in one place, posting … Continued
