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Telescopes show us where we are in the universe, and also reveal our relationship to the cosmos.

Water is not just a refreshing beverage, it has other useful applications too.

Our senses allow us to collect data about the world around us, but they are also limited.

The chemistry of carbon and how it contributes to the formation of life.

Neil deGrasse Tyson is the same age as NASA, and both have come a long way in 50 years.

What would aliens conclude about intelligent life on our planet if they picked up our broadcast signals?

Some of the most challenging problems in physics are rooted in the most beautiful-to-behold sights.

Neil Tyson describes the uproar in 2004 after NASA announced it had cut funding to repair the Hubble.

Many people fear information that might contain bad news beyond their control, but such fear forfeits the opportunity to solve the problem. Here's how scientists approach bad news and uncertainty.

According to Neil deGrasse Tyson, dark matter and dark energy could just as well be called without a clue A and without a clue B.