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EPISODE · Apr 21, 2026 · 53 MIN

Cosmic Queries – Total Darkness

from StarTalk Radio · host Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice

Are all the galaxies orbiting a superstructure in the middle of the universe? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice are reaching into the grab bag to cover questions from absolute zero to the nature of gravity, and much much more.  NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here:  https://startalkmedia.com/show/cosmic-queries-total-darkness/ Thanks to our Patrons RY, The Kilted Bard, Istvan Leel-Össy, Matthew, lrs.2010, Devin Caldwell, Shaneeb Kamran, Leondre Dow, Cool, Greenhornet658ky, Nikola Lacković, Steve Shirley, Lani Lum, Paulis, John Bower, Purp, Josh S, Craig Booth, wrae, Richard Francisco, Mike, Subhransu Mishra, Jaden R Peters, Andreas, Raimund Stock jr, Brian Banks, robert margerum, Amiri Mouhab, Alan Moylan, Marianne sperry, William Benjamin Broes, Paul Sanchez, Mark Evans, Fiona Rawls, Nick L, Shaun H, Marcin Majdanski, Justin Satterwhite, Rolando Cosme, Darkphoenix, Praxis, Vexonar, User Profile Name, twon, V-Thrax, Oymilius The Great, DFH, Senad Bajramovic, Joe Kava, Lucas Harlan, Ty Jayne Breathe, Malcom, Muttey, Ana i Vinko, Lewis Alley, Layee Chau, Zachary Lang, Dave, Sweet T, Rich Wolf, c l, MyCatSaysHi!, Apoorv Lathey, Sondre Hellingsrud, Robert Steenberge, naveen v, Dennis L. Friedman, Dr Mark, Karsten Schäfer, Tim Thomas, Joe Messer, andrew nathan, Darayat Chowdhury, Dan Gillespie, NK, Anthony Sclafani, Nicholas Flores, Murphstein, justin thomas, Valerie, Alexis, Lior Gross, Melissa Harrison, Elizabeth Engelhardt, T, Makayla, 9000 H.A.L.s, Brian Maurer, Shahar Avenstein, Robert, O P, RDH, Paul Hill, Annie Saenz, Mike Mohler, Peter Petrov, Kyle, Isaac Hach, W Pops, Brittney Jacobs, and BRambo for supporting us this week. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of StarTalk Radio ad-free and a whole week early.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Are all the galaxies orbiting a superstructure in the middle of the universe? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice are reaching into the grab bag to cover questions from absolute zero to the nature of gravity, and much much more.

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