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Mar 2024
48m 38s

Cosmic Queries – Infinite Quarks

NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON
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What happens to quarks during spaghettification? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice answer fan questions about positrons, how we got the speed of light, where the Big Bang took place, and more! 
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