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Cosmic Queries - Flat Universe
Season 16 · Episode 49

Cosmic Queries - Flat Universe

If you crunched the asteroid belt into one object, would it make a planet? Neil deGrasse Tyson and cohost Chuck Nice answer fan questions about the shape of the universe, the origin of matter, the Casimir Force, pizza toppings, and more!

StarTalk Radio · Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice

August 12, 202547m 51s

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If you crunched the asteroid belt into one object, would it make a planet? Neil deGrasse Tyson and cohost Chuck Nice answer fan questions about the shape of the universe, the origin of matter, the Casimir Force, pizza toppings, and more!

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