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May 2023
48m 36s

Cosmic Queries – Cool Worlds with David ...

NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON
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What is the weirdest planet ever discovered? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice discover bizarre exoplanets like Erebus, the impacts of living on a habitable moon, hot Jupiters, and more with astronomy professor David Kipping. 
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