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Jul 2025
1h 5m

Super-Duper Novas with Michael Shara

NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON
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When will the last supernova be? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice explore types of novas, freaky binary star systems, core collapse, standard candles, and the explosive future of Betelgeuse with astrophysicist Michael Shara. 
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