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Feb 2023
46m 10s

Moonmoons, Gravitons, and More!

NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON
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What if the solar system had two suns? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice give a sneak peek into our patron-only Q&As with questions about the three body problem, galaxy formation, the alpha centauri system, and more. 
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