Hasan Minhaj Doesn't Know Neil deGrasse Tyson is Not Impressed With Your Alien Photos
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Mar 4, 2026 
Neil deGrasse Tyson, famed astrophysicist and science communicator, drops in to tackle UFO claims, camera artifacts, and why better measurements beat anecdotes. He also chats climate quirks, asteroid defense, space exploration motives, and playful science questions from kids.
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Black Holes Became Real Through Their Effects
- Neil explains black holes moved from theory to observed reality via indirect effects on surroundings.
- He bluntly describes spaghettification: tidal forces would tear you apart entering a black hole.
Correct GPS For Relativity
- Neil explains time dilation practically: GPS satellites run faster and require relativistic corrections.
- He notes engineers pre-correct satellite clocks with general relativity to keep GPS accurate for everyday navigation.
Gravitational Storage Could Solve Solar Intermittency
- Neil says solar energy scalability depends on storage and economics, and offers gravitational storage (lifting heavy blocks) as a high-efficiency method.
- He describes using lifted masses to store solar/tidal energy mechanically without chemical battery losses.
