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1 day ago · Neil deGrasse Tyson (US: / dəˈɡræs / də-GRASS or UK: / dəˈɡrɑːs / də-GRAHSS; born October 5, 1958) is an American astrophysicist, author, and science communicator. Tyson studied at Harvard University, the University of Texas at Austin, and Columbia University. From 1991 to 1994, he was a postdoctoral research associate at Princeton ...
Sep 13, 2024 · Neil deGrasse Tyson, American astronomer who popularized science with his books and frequent appearances on radio and television. He hosted such TV series as Origins and NOVA scienceNOW as well as the radio show StarTalk. His books included The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America’s Favorite Planet.
3 days ago · Pluto (minor-planet designation: 134340 Pluto) is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt, a ring of bodies beyond the orbit of Neptune. It is the ninth-largest and tenth-most-massive known object to directly orbit the Sun. It is the largest known trans-Neptunian object by volume, by a small margin, but is less massive than Eris.
5 days ago · The PBS NOVA documentary The Pluto Files, based on the book, premiered in March 2010. In February 2012, Tyson released his tenth book, containing every thought he has ever had on the past, present, and future of space exploration: Space Chronicles: Facing the Ultimate Frontier.
Sep 17, 2024 · Pluto is a dwarf planet that lies in the Kuiper [KI-per] Belt. It's an area full of icy bodies and other dwarf planets at the edge of our solar system. Pluto is known as the "King of the Kuiper Belt" – and it's the largest object in the region, even though another object similar in size, called Eris, has a slightly higher mass.
5 days ago · Since then, JWST has captured the mystery and beauty of space in image after dazzling image, both confirming and confounding longstanding theories about how the universe works. Here are 38 of the...
Sep 9, 2024 · A South African team had a rare chance to capture information about Pluto’s atmosphere.
