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Mar 2021
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The Life and Death of Stars with Jackie ...

NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON
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Are we really made of stardust? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Negin Farsad explore the life – and death – of stars with astrophysicist Jackie Faherty, PhD.

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Thanks to our Patrons The Warzone12, 1x4x9, Michael Borger, Michael Meyn, Hieu Trinh, Vegard Gjertsen, Gavin Dhillon, Xavier Sims, Ram Kumar, and Rhys Smith for supporting us this week.

Photo Credit: NASA/ESA/HEIC and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA).

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