Neil deGrasse Tyson

On being a Trillionaire... [@StarTalk Video: 11 min] youtube.com/watch?v=FDGacISe…

I’ve come to conclude that A.I. knows everything, yet understands nothing.

From the Republican Archives. On the creation of NOAA & EPA under his signature: “Congress, the Administration and the public all share a profound commitment to the rescue of our natural environment, and the preservation of the Earth as a place both habitable by and hospitable to man.” —Richard Nixon 1970

Reminder: When Students cheat on Exams — using AI or by any other means — they do so because School Systems value Grades more than Students value Learning.

Going live on YouTube at the top of the hour (4:00pm PT / 7:00pm ET) to host “Moonshots Live!” at the United Theater, LA. Will be Chief Judge of the Future Vision X-Prize to evaluate the best Sci-Fi film ideas that portray positive, non-apocalyptic futures youtube.com/live/CaptCrmGm70

And now for something different, which may (or may not) ever be repeated. @StarTalkRadio's "Wheel of Neil" -- but only if you have nothing better to do for 42 mins. youtube.com/watch?v=PP_oMSls…

How I choose to remember the WTC Twin Towers. [300 words] neildegrassetyson.com/photos…

WOULD ALIENS THINK HUMANS ARE UGLY ? An excerpt from “Take Me To Your Leader: Perspectives on Your First Alien Encounter” neildegrassetyson.com/books/…

When space exploration touches poets & artists, we all must be doing something right.

In Case You Missed It: This morning's launch of @NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Telescope. [7:26am ET, August 30, 2026]. Will arrive at Sun-Earth L2 in Early December, to discover Exoplanets and observe the effects of Dark Matter & Dark Energy on the Universe.

*** PLUTO *** Twenty (!) years ago this month, Pluto was officially demoted. Here's the entire saga: science & pop culture. Though often blamed, I was just an accessory ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The Pluto Files: The Rise & Fall of America’s Favorite Planet (2009) neildegrassetyson.com/books/…

** PLUTO THE SAVIOR ** An excerpt from “Take Me To Your Leader: Perspectives on Your First Alien Encounter” neildegrassetyson.com/books/…

*** PLUTO THE SAVIOR *** An excerpt from “Take Me To Your Leader: Perspectives on Your First Alien Encounter” neildegrassetyson.com/books/…

Yup. It's also one of our simplest mechanical inventions that has remained substantially the same for more than a century. ...although my kids might not know how to reload one.