Neil DeGrasse Tyson: Is This Thing A Spaceship?
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- čas přidán 5. 01. 2018
- Astrophysicist and 'Astrophysics for People in a Hurry' author Neil deGrasse Tyson explains the science behind the first observed interstellar object to visit our universe (which Stephen knows is full of aliens).
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Getting that much science into 17 minutes of national television is an achievement all by itself.
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I guess you could say it's 'Astrophysics for People in a Hurry'
Don't research me, I'm a con artist who believes the earth is flat.
Yeah, a pretty sad achievement, but one nonetheless.
*I **-WANT TO-** BELIEVE*
I love that Neil comes back to the show so much.
He was on the show before it even began. As I recall, one of the videos Stephen posted on youtube the summer before his debut as host was a clip with Neil.
Unless he turns on his engines.
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We can't be thankful enough for that I am sure
Don't research me, I'm a blubbering idiot who thinks the earth is flat.
I love how Neil when still gets excites like a 14-year boy on sugar rush on science explanation
He knows how little people know and care. If he can capture your mind and pull you in maybe you begin to love it and maybe you inspire someone to become a scientist. Science is the way forward for humanity, and space is where we will save humanity.
@@zmaj6524 Touche
MysterGhost Gaming i like him but he knows so much which causes him to have some i know more than you ego issues
Yeah it kind of distracts you from realizing he doesn't actually know about what he's saying.
He's a coke addict!
3:10 Neil's like:"I'm about to end this man's whole career"
Tiago Lé lol
What career?
Looks like we have a boomer in the chat lmao
He fucking was too. 😂
I literally thought the same thing. If ANYONE has a perfect “IATETMWC” facial expression, it’s Neil Tyson
I doubt Neil Degrasse Tyson thinks in mindless copypasta memes, but good try.
6:33 Neil DeGrasse Tyson giggling with glee. My life is complete.
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Nerd boner
Totally! I melted
OMG BEST
He reminds me of the Joker right before he gets caught. czcams.com/video/Sz-_rJtEHOM/video.htmlm14s
Gotta admit Stephen’s counter argument got me a little hype😂
True. Stephen's explanation makes sense and would explain an alien's observation of Voyager 1 and 2 slingshotting around their star in their own solar system.
Stephen outwitted Neil's baalshit
@@stephenenders2066 it wasn't bullshit. He just knows what it is.
It's a bit absurd but it was fine.
Stephen's counter argument is ignorant and a stupid logic. Getting hype on things like that is like getting hype at a flat earthers explanation why earth is flat.
What Stephen said about the "thinking creature starting the process" was so freaking good. This is so deep I can't believe we are not talking about this shit every day.
He actually made a good point.
The Apollo spaceships were mostly controlled by gravity alone on their way too the Moon and back, as the engine burns that changed their speed and trajectory only lasted a few minutes at the time.
Yes that was smart reasoning, I'll give him that. But if you have a ship in space, you're not interested in it drifting as gravity wants, you're interested in driving it to where you want to go. So Tyson's argument is still more realistic.
@@Surmoka
A spaceship can exploit the gravity to take it where it wants to go. Just start the engines at a precisely calculated time, let them burn for a precisely calculated period while pointing in a precisely calculated direction, and the gravity will do the rest.
When sending space probes to other planets, they can coast unpowered for months or even years after the launch from Earth, only guided by the gravity of the Sun and the planets.
Neil was stating only what was observed...we can speculate anything... But can only comment on on what was observed....and as per observation, there was no proof of any intelligent manouvering.
After watching this and then talking to Scientists at the University.
"You know, I'm something of a scientist myself."
You don't have to be a great scientist, to be a scientist. Most 'scientists' are just ordinary people, who live our lives in perpetual enjoyment of discovering new things, and trying to figure them out. The scientific method, is what separates us from the suckers who believe in nonsense. Psssst...... wanna buy a bottle of Trump water? How about some Trump steaks? And don't forget to send the billionaire some of your money, because after all, he's a genius with a very good brain, so he knows how to use it better than you do. In fact, give me the money, I'll make sure it gets to him, I promise.
Imagine you steal an ashtray from alien ship, come back home , look at it and see Made in China😁
Bro you should watch a movie called the sphere. Its awesome and it plays right into what youre saying.
Lmao.... talk about having your product being made overseas.
Lmfaooo
HAHAHAHA!!
Cuz one of the aliens originally stole it from Area 51!! Lol 😂
Neil doesn't need to drop a mic. * drops book *
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*drops Apple* “Gravity Bitches!”
Sean Joyce is a flat earther
Good god you is fine.
Sean do I need to call you out for being one of the dumbest posters on this video? Because it sure looks like it
3:17 I love how Neil just starts laughing 😂😂
I love it when these two get together. You can tell they're having fun with the whole thing.
I feel like they probably don’t have a lot of spare time between their full time gigs for something like this, but I’d LOVE for Tyson & Colbert to do a full TV series together. Their chemistry is so good, and Tyson is never not enthralling to listen to.
Make it a show about space or whatever really, I doesn’t matter, I just want a weekly show with them interacting with each other. I’d pay good money for that.
CrossfacePanda It would be great, but I would rather it be Tyson is Chris Hardwick. NDT has been on the nerdiest podcast at least 4 times and each time is phenomenal.
CrossfacePanda Have you seen the hour plus long interview between SC and NGT?
It is worth the watch
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RhondaH No, I haven’t. Thanks! :D
CrossfacePanda they have one that they did years ago on CZcams. It is very good and funny.
This whole conversation is between a nerd (Neil deGrasse Tyson) and a geek (Stephen Colbert), and I understand both. Yes, I'm torn. Plus that 03:11 face of "You gotta be f@ckin' kidding..." Priceless.
TBH Neil dumb it down so the audience can understand.If he started talking about mathematical principles behind the sling shot effect or astronomical measurements people would be confused.
You dont need to be torn.
They both could be right.
All Neil is saying is its probably not aliens cos it followed gravity and stephen is just saying yeah, that was the aliens plan XD
I bet during this whole bit Stephen just wanted to say: "I love you Neil but fuck you!!!" :D
It's the other way around.
All I saw it's two nerd having a classical nerd discussion...
“How do you know?” I really felt that !
Turns out it didn’t actually follow the hyperbolic trajectory perfectly like Neil said-it deviated by about 0.1% near the Sun. But, the small deviation is consistent with the effects of solar radiation pressure, so it still doesn’t seem to have accelerated by any artificial means
Saving on fuel~
Its all bullshit because the sun is inside the dome with us also the moon
@@intelin123 lol
Always love his genuine common-sense approach to talking about aliens. "If you find yourself on an alien ship, take pictures and/or try to grab something to bring back to Earth!"
Like their book, "To Serve Man."
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SVS - So many it could be considered plain regurgitation always followed by his insecurity chuckle. Note on his "logic" : If a entity can control it's subjects/specimen in mind/ body and generally limits it's contact to be singular. Wouldn't it be logical to conclude it wouldn't allow any tangible/physical evidence of it's existence to exit the craft ?? It most certainly would be aware if an attempt was made.
Covfefe The IV But would the aliens let you do that? o.0 I don't think so
Kind of difficult when you're strapped to a table and you can't move any of your body. The story that almost every abduction has in common is that people feel like they are unable to move their body but they are seeing and hearing everything that is going on around them.
6:32 well that’s another GIF for the archive if I ever saw one.
And about 50% of said archive consists of Neil DeGrasse Tyson already; the man is like a treasure trove for these things.
Win!!!! Now give us a link to that gif!!!
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Troy K Doing God’s... uhm, I mean the Cosmos’ work! 👍
UK youtube this is the “do I take the time explaining to this idiot why he’s wrong?” face
god bless the internet
I just love him. He makes me fall more and more in love with astronomy.
*Astronomy not astrology.
@@proudindian762 Just noticed this. Thank you for the correction.
2:04 I definitely love this type of argument: sounds like arguing, but it is funny and straight to the point all at the same time.
There should be WAY more like this everywhere.
His passion for science is contagious. May we all find something that makes us as happy.
his passion in this very interview stands from the attention he is getting and the respect he thinks he enjoys and is being shown. the mocking and baby talk that he uses when talking to the interviewer, an equally intelligent person from another profession, should be enough to an observing eye to prove it.
Theres no passion. Hes a condescending asshole using science to put down other people and make them feel stupid so he comes off like some all knowing god
@@asadelh.28 agree wholeheartedly
@@sunnyy... glad you do my man. Hes such an egoistic dick. I cant understand how anyone can possibly like him
His passion to insist he is right you mean?
I love how much fun Stephen is having here.
SO MUCH HAPPENED IN THIS INTERVIEW. I JUST CAN'T
I love how Neil when still gets excites like a 14-year boy on sugar rush on science explanation
@@dr.kingschultz4300 stfu you copied someone elese
Neil is like my grandad. Lovable, smart, genuine, and keeps repeating his stories :D
Quite the bromance going on between these two.
Yea Wonder if he sexually harassed Stephen too? Lol what am I saying colbert is a little fairy he'd problem welcome it 😆😆
They should go brocery shopping together. That would be some brain candy.
I want Morgan Freeman to read Neil deGrasse Tyson book
kunalcs50 you'll be asleep by the second sentence.
What about Neil deGrasse Tyson to read Neil deGrasse Tyson's book. It's on CZcams.
I like Neil’s voice more
Excellent
kunalcs50 Neil does a awesome job himself but yeah freeman would be great can lay down and fall asleep listening to it
6:59 Neil looks like the grandfather you never knew you wanted.
Neil and Stephen has such amazing chemistry! I can't help but smile and laugh through all their videos :)
stephen could invite more scientists, or invite artists and then talk about science.... and slowly turn his talk show into a science show
Yes and yes and yes
You know what's sad? Stephen probably gets more real science on his show than Discovery channel does these days.
too bad so sad the owners need their daily dose of recited non factual fake news
Neil is all you need. He's charismatic, highly intelligent and talks in a way that even a dummy like me can understand him. I love him so much that my girlfriend started to hate him.
These two are the absolute best. Neil has such a great personality. Please have him on again.. and again
7 Billion Sheeple Hehe, it's a conspiracy theorist! And judging by your name, i'd assume you believe that 7 billion people on this earth including me have no idea about anything and are "sheeple" following others, and you will never admit you're wrong because you're on the defensive about all your little conspiracy theories.
Yep
Or they just donot let him go
Neil has a nice personality, but his scientific method is too naive.
@@aBraveNewNormal aaaand "part-time" Director of the Hayden Planetarium
Sitting home on my sofa just clapping and cheering! Go Colbert!
Two of my favorite personalities together. This makes me so happy.
"Hence the 'U' in UFO."
I, too, cringe when people use the term "UFO" to mean "extraterrestrial spacecraft". But, when people say, "There's _proof_ that UFOs exist!", you kind of have to agree. But, that doesn't mean that they are spaceships. Yes, there _are_ *unidentified* flying objects witnessed all of the time. But, that's just what they are: unidentified.
U fuck off thats what he meant
We live in at a time where people use "literally" to mean figuratively. I don't think words have much meaning any more.
I like that, compared to last time he was on tv speaking about it, Neil has taken the UFO footage more seriously. We all better hope it's Aliens by the way, because if any other country can outfly USA's jets with something the size of an airliner there's a big problem. Aliens at least have a good chance of being peaceful.
Cinzia Pompa I can watch and listen to Neil all day. The man is my hero.
I can watch these 2 talk for years without a break
Stephen is always at his best when he gets to nurture his nerdy side with the guest.
You must be pretty stupid to waste your time on that
I love it when Neil and Brian Greene show up on the show sometimes. Love the science being explored during their interviews
It makes me absolutely giddy to see someone so excited about science :) I love this man
Neil’s sitting there like “Holy shit this guy’s right” 😂
No, he wasn't right. He was using quite immature reasoning.
Neil said, "the reason why it's _probably_ not aliens is, its trajectory around the sun was completely determined by gravitational forces." This is a logical statement. He's saying, this object did not behave any differently than any other inanimate object that has entered our solar system, therefore there is no reason to think that it _is_ any different, insofar as being controlled by aliens. If it _had_ behaved differently, then we might hypothesize that some other force was acting on it. So, maybe aliens. But it did not behave differently.
What Stephen basically said was, "even if there's no evidence that another force was acting on it, doesn't mean that there wasn't any; maybe we just didn't see it." Yes, that is a possibility. And Neil's initial statement did leave room for that possibility. But it's a bit like saying, "hey, even if there's no evidence that 100 tiny fairies are dancing on your forehead, doesn't mean they aren't there; maybe our human eyes just can't sense them." Okay, sure. But it's up to you to provide evidence, not up to Neil to disprove.
So this argument is not the "slam dunk" that Stephen and the audience seemed to think it was. It was actually quite a juvenile argument to make.
If that's what Stephen thinks, then why doesn't he apply the same logic to every other mass that enters our solar system? Why are rocks and asteroids just rocks and asteroids, but this thing is a spaceship? The evidence says they behaved no differently. That is what Neil is saying.
@@a.a9021 It’s too early in the morning to read all that my guy, just know it was a joke!!
@@a.a9021 That was my thought too. By Stephen's logic, ALL comets or meteors passing us by could be alien in origin. The only thing that has people excited about this object is it's weird shape. It's like mistaking faces for mountains on Mars.
@@a.a9021 Well in fact it had behaved differently...
@@a.a9021 yes but it is still a possibility although it is very low
I see Neil I click.
Casey T But I tap.
I fap
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Sean Joyce - Did it ... It's the dumbest bunch of assertions I've ever seen !
I nut
even more than talking about the universe, watching these two together have a more fun vibe 😅
I can't tell you how much i appreciate this, this is a genuine funny video that brings also a lot of information, i love this,please never stop having scientists on this show
Frank bucklys interview of avi loeb is an intelligent argumented presentation and explanation of his view with comments on the unlikeliness and or flaws of papers trying to dismiss it. The attitude avi loeb keeps showing the manner in which he speaks is the best representation of an intellectual. Unlike neil degrass Tyson , a man whose every sentence is overflowing with ridicule of others, no matter how well educated, credible, intelligent, and deserving of respect they might be.
He just sold 1 more copy of his book. What an interview!
Yes!
I'll take 20
I love how Neil freaks out talking about science
His excitement radiates!
The fact that Neil is born in 1958 makes me like him even more. I'm from 1957, the year the first sputnik was sent to space.
Love watching this man discuss astronomy.
I don't believe that thing to be an alien ship but clap clap clap on Steven's argument.
Unfortunately for Stephen's argument, the way slingshot manoeuvres work is that you use your engines at the closest point to the gravity well, so following a ballistic path rules out a slingshot.
I mean for comedic purposes yea, it was great, but that type of argument doesn't get you very far. It's like when Phoebe asks Ross how he knows nobody put the fossils there. Shifting the burden of proof that way would be like me stating Hogwarts is real and telling you to disprove it.
That thing is interesting and all but they should start looking in our skies because theyve been here for years ..ive seen one and i had 5 people with me that saw it..plus its thousands of sightings every year..not fairy tales
+Peter Taylor what fun is you thinking you know anything about astrophysics
Ernesto Marcos Yep its an argument from ignorance, but entertaining all the same.
6:29 - It's adorable to see Neil's fanboy side x3
Jessens98 pure gold .
"So, in this scenario, the aliens smoke?" Well, after a really satisfying probe, you often have the urge for a good smoke, y'know?
“After the Big Bang, came the Big Cigarette” -Johnny Carson as Carl Sagan
3:09 He's like: "Watch out, we've got a badass over here"
i wish this interview happened a few weeks later, after the damn thing accelerated to beyond calculated escape velocity.
@Navigator Please don't jump to conclusions that fast
They where just using the heat from our sun to recharge
Really?
Cigar shaped UFO have been spoted by both soviét union Destroyed probe and NASA around Mars and on our Moon atmosphere.
It accelerated? Didn't know that...
6:32 we need this to be a gif
Didn't go back but I know exactly what you're talking about
Done!! 😂😁
You can tell these two are legit friends by how much fun they have in their exchanges!
Love love listening to you both. Thank you so much for teaching us with so much hilarity 🤣💕
Great, one of the smartest men around wants us to be intergalactic ashtray theives.
As if our planets reputation isn't bad enough without being caught stealing ashtrays.
On the other hand, what difference is an ashtray or two going to make?
Cyberspine OFF WITH THEIR HANDS!!!
Hahaha
The aliens want you to steal the ashtray, It's a test to see if any humans are smart enough to take it.
if theyre going to do sex experiments on us the least they can do is let us steal an ashtray
Asteroid: omae wa mou shindeiru
Earth: nani?
☄️☄️☄️🎆🎆🎆
LOL
小惑星:お前もう死んでいる
地球:なに！？
Asteroid : omuamua shindeiru
Earth : Nani!
Someone explain 🤔
@@IRosamelia It's a Naruto reference.
luv his reaction at 6:33 !!!
I love Neil . He’s so informational but also has so much charisma and enthusiasm about what he studies . You can tell he loves his work .
Frank bucklys interview of avi loeb is an intelligent argumented presentation and explanation of his view with comments on the unlikeliness and or flaws of papers trying to dismiss it. The attitude avi loeb keeps showing the manner in which he speaks is the best representation of an intellectual. Unlike neil degrass Tyson , a man whose every sentence is overflowing with ridicule of others, no matter how well educated, credible, intelligent, and deserving of respect they might be.
Whats funny about this is that this object suddenly stopped following the expected gravitational path and accelerated faster than the laws of gravity would permit.
"suddenly stopped following the expected gravitational path and accelerated faster than the laws of gravity would permit": It did accelerate which would be normal if it was jettisoning matter, which brought scientists wondering if it's a comet or an asteroid.
"something black science man apparently did not know"... something nobody knew.
@Aaron Richards yes... but if you reference the date of this video... that acceleration had not yet happened. I was just pointing out that he was using our understanding of the law of gravity to prove it was not alien.... when it then did do something unexpected later on. I'm not saying it is aliens. I'm just pointing out that his main argument for why it wasn't aliens was upset.
and that means it is not comet or asteroid like fakn DeGrasse are bullshiting
@@Mr11ESSE111 yep,Neil Degrasse Tyson IS full of s**t..I used to respect him but he is just a complicit puppet like alot of scientists keeping humanity in the dark ages..it's sad really,because TRUE science is about exploring all options,all theories no matter how "far out" they seem
@@sunshinemishasmommy5352 they get money /salary from govermant to talk official bullshits
Damn stephen using gravity to burn neil.
Stop it. Stephen and Neil have been going at it since Comedy Central, and Stephen's bit was a call back to an earlier debate they had about Creationism, and the inability of science to disprove God. Neil motioned with side eye because it's Stephen's go-to logic for any science quandary.
SecretaryOfState You took this too serious. Im aware. Thanks for your thoughts and time.
Imagine lighting up a blunt with the sun?
Nah
By far one of my FAVORITE Colbert segments ever! Love to watch Colbert and Tyson together, hilarious and educational!
Watching these two is totally hilarious. I'd literally watch just a whole hour of them being nerdy and semantic at one another
"WeLl HoW dO yOu KnOw?"
"Because, beCAUSE BECAUSE WE KNOW!"
and of course, you know he meant by arithmetic laws.
You artfully cut off the second half of his sentence going "because we calculate it".
So what are you trying to say?
@@Surmoka he is just making a joke, but i am telling you that there is GOD and that atheism is nothing but bs. Watch Mohammad hijab debates with atheists if you arent close minded to your point of view.
never in history has someone countered Tyson this amazingly
You can tell they are good friends from the way they tease each other
3:09 I love how the pen flies past his face
I love Neil.
This was beautiful. I need this book.
It's like the plot of rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C Clarke.
It zoomed in searching for intelligent life, heard 20 seconds of a Trump speech, sent the 'NO' signal home, and zoomed off to the next target.
Hahahahaha... that was truly funny!
=( So true. Luckily he is so damn old surely he won't last too much longer I mean I'm 24 so maybe I'll live long enough for the aliens to see that he is gone and give us another try next time they'll swipe right in this interstellar tinder app we call a universe. hahaha
Hidden One he has enough life to start a 3rd www and kill us all. and no thats not a new internet.
That's why they shot off the engines, they were worried Trump would start sending tweets their ways.
Keksi What is "actual science" based on? Don't you have to make certain assumptions to conduct sciences? Like that your repeatable observations produce true results?
6:33 is so Heath Ledger's "the Joker laugh" from #TheDarkKnight, I totally geeked out, then flipped out.
He's always so interesting and entertaining.
I can listen to him speak about stuff like this for all my life..
Pretty impressed with Stephen's familiarity with the basics, it's great. I'm no space guru, but I can tell when someone speaks the lingo and he does, its great.
I love that Neil wants to meet the aliens too 🤣
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If there's any aliens... They are Superior to us in every way.
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Eric is a fucktard. Thanks. LMAO
These two are an amazing experience
This video made me love ndt even more😂 wholesome fella, we gotta protect him at all costs
Stephen: HoW dO YOU kNOw?
NDT: BECAUSE wE CALCULATE iT!!
Well now I see why they cast Stephen as Zeep Xanflorp
"Personality:
Zeep has been shown to be arrogant, self-loathing, and very prideful which is only outshined by his genius. He shares many personality traits with Rick Sanchez and has many traits of the stereotypical genius. Once he figures out the meaning of his universe, he is shown to go from disliking to resenting Rick. Like Rick, Zeep has a vice; opium."
Welp... XD
Charsy:
OMG - that's the best definition of a catholic I've ever read..
"arrogant, self-loathing, and very prideful"
..although Steven seems to be an exception..
Well - my comment didn't trigger your pride and arrogance, that is why you insist to be a better person - got it. LOL
Also - you should ask your priest to punish you for those pridefull thoughts. You need to feed your self-loathing, trust me - god hates guys who don't hate themselfes..
Btw - if you plan to pray for me, keep in mind - god hates me more than he loves you - so don't make him angry or you will be punished for my sins. You know - god is as fair as allways.
Have a nice time - poor guy..
"Peace among worlds, Rick. "
Philotical What was the name of the priest that pissed in your cornflakes?
What a great guy, I love his energy
Great energy in this one, I can feel the positive energy from both of you guys actually brighten my day a bit
I'm a simple guy I see Neil, i click.
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A late night show segment with neil will teach you more about science than the educational system will ever do during your school time
Depending on what school you go to. And how much is the government investing in the educational system, if it's a public school.
I LOVE Niel!!! He is so funny and smart!
Neal is so passionate about what he does it’s so amazing
'its probably not aliens because its trajectory followed gravity.'
Thats what the aliens want you to think.
Neil's point isn't that it's definitely not aliens, it's that it's most likely not aliens, based on what we already know and can prove mathematically. Stephen's point is that if there's a .0001% chance that it's aliens, then we should treat it as such. They're both just having fun.
I know, as was I.
ETs disguise their ships as clouds too! :)
Occam's razor is key here. Maybe the engine is off, maybe slingshot effect, maybe, maybe. Go with the simplest explanation with the least assumptions, it's just an interstellar rock.
Occam's Razor is such an underutilised framework for looking at things. I completely agree. People should stop trying to attribute grand explanations to things they don't understand.
Occam's Razor is boring though. I'd rather think about aliens all day long than just some interstellar rock.
That is the mindset of anyone with a religion.
Fair point. Though, there is more evidence to support science.
Occam's razor is a scientist's best friend ,and a conspiracy theories's worst enemy
2:46
Stephen Colbert for President 👏👏
NDT is probably one of a few people that doesn't need Morgan Freeman to do his audiobook
What a delightful, intelligent man. Always a pleasure to hear Neil talk.
i love this man so much. Always positive vibes where ever he is.
I can watch these 2 do this forever
Stephen's argument is a good counterpoint as even we use gravity assists on deep-space missions. I think the thing is that they're arguing 2 different points. Stephen is arguing if it's possible and Neil is arguing that it's an argument from ignorance.
It's a classic case of neither is wrong.
What passion! Wish I'd had a science teacher like him in school.
Great bit with Neil. He's wonderful. So great we have minds like his to share and explain the mysteries of the Universe!
I love Neil's passion
his excitement makes me excited
Typical Neil, laughs every time someone mentions the aliens
This man is a national treasure
Can we take a moment to appreciate the fact that at 3:08 when the pen is thrown, it was caught perfectly on camera and Neil's reaction was like a slow mo dodge with an "am not impressed" look on hahaha
Stevens counter-argument had me rolling. But these two got some really great chemistry