Neil Tyson's most astounding fact

Bad Astronomy
By Phil Plait
Mar 7, 2012 12:30 AMNov 19, 2019 8:55 PM

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What do you get when you ask astronomer Neil Tyson what he thinks the most astounding fact about the Universe is? An awesome answer.

[embed width="610"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D05ej8u-gU[/embed]

Y'know, I've been doing this astronomy and space outreach thing for a long time now, and on my best days I might get close to an answer like this. But Neil cranks them out effortlessly. He's really, really good at this.


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