Neil Degrasse Tyson

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Neil DeGrasse Tyson Shoots Down Gingrich’s Moon Base

6:30PM January 28, 2012 | Jesus Diaz

Neil DeGrasse Tyson — one of my favourite space people — was interviewed by MSNBC’s Martin Bashir about Newt Gingrich’s moon base plan by 2020. The short version: Newt got it wrong. The long version: watch the video. More »


Science

Why NASA Is Vital For Our Survival, According To Neil DeGrasse Tyson

8:00AM July 26, 2011 | Sam Biddle

We’re fans of Neil deGrasse Tyson here in Gizmodo, but his talk on why NASA is necessary for America – and, as a foreigner, I would say for the world – gives me goosebumps. You must see it and pass it around. More »


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One Month Of Military Spending During Peacetime Is More Than NASA’s Entire Annual Budget

8:46AM July 9, 2011 | Adrian Covert

Celebrity Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson (THERE’S A CONCEPT) took to Twitter today to simultaneously lament NASA’s imminent hibernation and drop knowledge on us all. Here are some of the better tidbits from his rant: More »


Entertainment

The Best Of The Year In Space

8:20AM December 28, 2010 | Gizmodo Staff

It’s been a big year for the space sciences. The first privately-held spacecraft orbited our world, the blackest material in history was created, researchers expanded the list of possible sources of life threefold; and that was just in December. More »


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Pluto Files Hate Mail Declassified

2:40PM March 10, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

If I were Neil deGrasse Tyson — host of the Pluto Files and director of the Hayden Planetarium — I wouldn’t be able to sleep at night. Not after reading the hate mail from thousands of outraged American kids. More »


Entertainment

Carl Sagan Auto-Tuned Part II (Featuring Feynman, Tyson And Nye)

2:40PM October 20, 2009 | Rosa Golijan

John Boswell who auto-tuned Carl Segan for us, has come back with another clip featuring our favourite stoner, Richard Feynman, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Bill Nye in almost educational, entirely awesome Auto-Tune goodness. [YouTube via Nerdist] More »