Neil deGrasse Tyson's Top 10 StarTalk Explainers of 2021

Happy New Year! Another year of Neil deGrasse Tyson explaining things we never knew we didn't know is in the books, and we're recapping the top 10 right here. Want more? The playlist of all 10 full Explainer videos is right here for your science-ing pleasure: • Neil deGrasse Tyson's ...
This year, we dove into hot topics, like the James Webb Space Telescope and hot objects like meteors and the sun. Neil also explains some of our fan-favorite curiosities like alien visitations and Earth's rotation. Be sure to subscribe and turn on alerts so you don't miss our weekly Explainers in 2022!
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00:00 - Introduction
00:05 - The James Webb Space Telescope
01:08 - Meteor Showers
02:18 - “Weightless” in Space
03:43 - The Spacetime Continuum
04:58 - The Metric System
06:07 - Electric Cars
08:05 - Alien Visitations
10:02 - Earth’s Rotation
11:07 - The Color of the Sun
12:15 - The Length of Day

[@gatopardos19]

I think Chuck deserves his own video with Top 10 moments of his. What a guy. Shoutout to StarTalk crew working on New Years.

[@StarTalk]

We'll keep this in mind. 😉 Thanks for the kind words, Steve!

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[@Stacey.B]

I wish we all had weekly conversations with Neil DeGrasse. I feel like all of us would be smarter. I love this show!❤❤

[@BIGREDDOG09]

Got the Cosmic Queries book from my daughter for Christmas!

[@StarTalk]

We hope she loves it!

[@BIGREDDOG09]

@@StarTalk hehe well she got it for me but she will love that I love it!

[@sanialavende4333]

I found star talk this year and I love it so much

[@mikefire3998]

me too

[@starlightphoenix2030]

Studying the universe in infrared... Definitely going to watch the episode on the James Webb telescope now!

[@masternobody1896]

thanks star talk

[@ryanbaker7404]

I can’t wait for the data to start pouring in! Currently physics needs a few breakthroughs, and this may be the source!

[@starlightphoenix2030]

I love this show. They cover so many different topics!

[@jacobs8102]

brilliant , i love those two guys watching.

[@thereallydeep]

StarTalk got me though some hard times in 2021. Thanks Neil and Chuck. And the StarTalk KZbin crew as well, I see you’re working on New Year’s Eve. :)

[@StarTalk]

Happy New Year! We’ll see you in 2022.

[@blowmeee7858]

@@StarTalk Qhat if I have stat constellations on my face in the form of moles and birthmarks....would you be interested in helping me discover a direct correlation between us and the cosmos?

[@blowmeee7858]

I HAVE MOLES AND BIRTH MARKS ON MY FACE THAT ARE EXACTLY THE SAME AS STAR CONSTELLATIONS IN THE SKY!!!

[@denisemorton56]

Happy New Year! Star talk has been one of my discoveries in 2021. Thank you all.

[@StarTalk]

We love hearing this, Denise. So happy to have you in our StarTalk Universe.

[@ASilentPanther]

Chuck really is the best co host I have seen on here. Some videos don’t interest me as much if he isn’t there that week but I would watch a video of Neil reading phone numbers just to see them interact and laugh. I love it!

[@ruthnichols5232]

Thanks. I didn’t know what Zi didn’t know until you told me

[@erenjager7451]

Startalk help me never give up to study physic . Happy new year for everyone 🎉🎉🎉

[@StarTalk]

Happy New Year!

[@TheRabbitRonin]

Happy new years to the Star Talk Family and their fans! I hope that the new year will be good and better for you all!

[@peachklapper8014]

@5:09 Neil laughs like a French dude after Chuck makes a French joke 😂

[@alejandropeca7515]

Keep it up. In 2022 I'll continue following my personal astrophysicist with his awesome explanations and candid laughs 👍

[@leetaylor8091]

We need a top 10 of Neil laughing uncontrollably

[@bobman929]

Basically everytime chuck does a funny voice.

[@andrewjustice210]

I feel like we also need at Top 10 of Neil interrupting people trying to talk… I LOVE the man… spent a few hundred to see a lecture of his a few years ago, but the man can talk over the best of em

[@jinabrasser9439]

Yaaaasssssss 😃 Both he AND Chuck 😂🤣

[@TwinsenR]

I was actually looking for this like a month ago, lol.

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[@KiingDa3rd]

I kinda wish i personally knew Chuck. That man is a hilarious genius.

[@ethanfink7962]

The clever and easy-to-understand analogies he makes on the spot shows his intelligence.

[@StarTalk]

He's just as great off screen as he is on!

[@luvxxiiq]

Lol He is not genuis

[@michelerossi7121]

You guys are awesome! Star Talk happens when an astrophysicist genius and a comedy genius meet. Congratulations 🎉 always entertaining

[@Ron-qe4ul]

Happy New Year Star Talk!

[@markpodesta4605]

Neil and Chuck are so entertaining! Happy New Year! 🎉🎊

[@Chrudsen]

I just learned that 18 miles is the same as 30 000 kilometers

[@Lemon_Jackassss]

I heard that too, miles are huge man 😂

[@pragyanpathak9330]

startalk is one of the greatest this I have came across. happy new year to the entire startalk team.

[@durrellbowden5495]

Damn I actually seen all of those shows. Still cool to get a quick recap

[@StarTalk]

We're happy to hear that. Thanks for being such a dedicated viewer!

[@kathryntate6809]

Thanks for a recap of your glorious shows.

[@EastshoreCarp]

Happy 2022 Neil and Chuck. Stay safe and stay healthy. Thank you for the company and the knowledge.

[@mattevans-koch9353]

What a way to end the year. Thank you Dr. Tyson and Lord Nice for a year of fascinating education. Happy New Year and may your 2022 be healthy, happy and prosperous.

[@ngnatural]

Thank you Star Talk Team for such a great year of fun facts and laughs. You continue to help us get through the day during these crazy times. God Bless.

[@nerdypeachmango]

I love when Neil giggles lol

[@msmith53]

Thanks for the GREAT SHOWS and Happy New Year! Another trip around the SUN! 2022

[@Alucard2germany]

Thank you, everyone of StarTalk, thank you for a contrast in the otherwise so grey 2021. Best wishes to you for 2022.

[@StarTalk]

*Cries*. We appreciate you, Martin!

[@chullotm1970]

Happy New Year...ty for all your podcast and for the many still to come!

[@iTheShirt]

Isn't is incredible to be alive during his time of making these and being able to laugh with them? I can't imagine how much future generations would want to be able to comment realtime like one of us or laugh with him like the people around Neil during these days to tell him things only they could have known during their time.

[@DoFoT9]

I think Neil meant 30 km per second in the 2nd segment, I don’t think 18 miles per second = 30,000 km/s 😂

[@ergocaustic3473]

So I`m not the only one who heard that.

[@jazziespaz]

That spinning ride I think was called The Rotor. I used to love going on that at Kennywood Park

[@Lanhoj]

*We need a "Top 10 Neil & Chuck tangents"...*

[@mjames856]

The ride that spins you is called the graviton. Great episode. You guys rock!

[@dcell2216]

Happy new years. Thanks for this awesome platform.

[@StarTalk]

Thanks for watching!

[@hankpoth9681]

Merry Christmas!! I got two of your books today!

[@Smite0wpi]

I remember watching these videos back in my gifted classes. Each and every episode is wonderfully interesting! So, if the smert students are watching KZbin videos to learn… then it speaks bounds about the state of our education system in America. :/

[@jamesb6857]

I love Neil DeGrass Tyson. Cosmos was AWESOME

[@MinhDuong-lg7uk]

I’m loving Startalk as it is. But if I may make a suggestion for a new opening in 2022: Chuck should introduce Neil with “Hey [Tyson]! You’ve got some ‘xplaining to do….” (In the style of Ricky Ricardo/ Desi Arnez of course)

[@danielnilsson3977]

This show has made my day several times love it 🙏 Will you do an episode where you explain this with tectonic plates. the earth seems to be alone with this you say in one episode. And how the earth formed pangea and how it will change in future. And will it continue or will earth cool down and this stop? Will Antarctica once again be green? /Daniel Nilsson 🇸🇪

[@charliemedina6362]

As Im in the kitchen walking to my laptop, i hear Neil laughing about the French metric system, making me laugh all the way to the livingroom HAHAHA

[@anirudhn1]

Chuck and NDGT, I have been a huge fan of StarTalk Radio, your explainer videos, and now the TikTok style briefs. I'd love to have you do an explainer video about why airplanes fly. Is it really the venturi effect that lifts the plane? I'd love to hear your thoughts.

[@Chemy.]

que buen video y recopilación

[@simonemason9364]

This is so Awesome and Educational. This is why I simply Love this Guy. I've got my (Space )NASA Membership.

[@davidl.4888]

Happy New Years Neil/Chuck/Gary/Startalk crew!!! 🎊🍻🚬

[@hectorgofficial1618]

Neil's French laugh after Chuck's French joke 🤣

[@dreyork2610]

I love StarTalk! Any chance you guys could discuss what's happening to Betelgeuse?

[@jamjam1169]

What's the name of the music in between clips? It's nice.

[@mikelore9914]

Thank you 🙏 👊

[@xombifiedarts7662]

An episode on the brave little toaster would be awesome!

[@Destro1107]

Merry Christmas and happy New Year!!!

[@ibisiglesias6906]

Happy New Year Everyone!! Cheers 🥂👌💯

[@jonatan100402]

Ha Ha Ha! I am French and I really enjoyed the head rolling further for being the reason for the metric system :-))

[@irismiranda1225]

A more happier 2022. Saludos de Puerto Rico and don’t forget to eat your 12 grapes 🍇.

[@xtevexeairoux2637]

The Gravitron is the name of the carnival ride "the flying saucer disc

[@macray4556]

i hope you can make a video on bose-einstein condensate

[@how3986]

❤ Neil degrasse Tyson thank you man "Question everything"

[@andrewm8429]

Happy new year everyone!

[@StarTalk]

What's YOUR favorite thing you learned this year?

[@scientificmusician3447]

Why the sky blue

[@seanmcfarlin8633]

That this channel existed! Thanks Neil and Chuck!

[@StarTalk]

@@seanmcfarlin8633 Woohoo! Welcome!

[@StarTalk]

@@scientificmusician3447 Yes! Another very popular one.

[@ashiqhussainshah1542]

All are fantastic but "Big Numbers" Is my all time favorite 😍

[@celticcornwall9022]

I love Neil man

[@markrichards9646]

Dr. Tyson, I recently discovered you and I were born on the exact same date. I don’t know what the odds are of finding someone who was born on the exact same date, but I would imagine they become increasingly small as we get older. We were both also born in major cities: you in Manhattan and me in Chicago. Cheers!

[@savageo1343]

NEIL! 2022 Question: if sound waves could travel through space and a star went super nova, would the sound waves of that star exploding be devastating to nearby systems?

[@Hotlux66_]

I always wondered whats behind that cardbord thing behind Niel

[@candidkalabasa]

We need top 10 of Chuck's best impressions

[@davidfisher7978]

I’m trying to find out how to send you a question… I’m not sure in a frictionless space why we see the tale of Haleys comet please explain love you bunch

[@alexandermatthews145]

Nice Neal I had no idea that U had a KZbin channel and of course I just subscribed I'm like a kid in a candy store with a ton of videos of yours I've never seen 👍 👍

[@Talpham]

awesome

[@NaveenNaveen-hp1yt]

Hey Neil, I have been curious about dimensional worlds. Why can't you make an explainer video about it?

[@Scuba95dude]

Thanks Neil Ty, thhe science guy:)

[@andrewjustice210]

At 64,800 MPH, our atmosphere is going to FEEL like a brick wall as well! Lol

[@Skarlett00]

It’s like that bug that hits your windshield😂

[@philandeswilliams1975]

Mr. Tyson, it would be nice to see you interview Lonnie Johnson, the Scientist and Super-Soaker inventor!👍🏿

[@matthewjohnson375]

Neil, if space-time is expanding. How come the time dilation stays constant? Wouldn't the theory be more consistent if space was dividing or "filling up" like pouring water into a jug. Please write back

[@4or871]

I learned a lot from your youtube channel, thank you for that! I think I discovered something: I combined the general relativity equation (Tuv=0) with quantum mechanics with a dimensional analysis. I translated de cosmological constant to a plankc area and combined it with the Schrödinger solution (energy). See 4π or 8π Im curious for youre reaction.

[@michaelccopelandsr7120]

HEY NEIL! I need help with my new years resolution. I've figured out how to change the stars by stopping hurricanes. What I mean is for stopping hurricanes I get 7 things. One of those 7 things is to change the stars. My idea for changing the stars includes Orion and Pleiades (Subaru). I figure it's time to put something up there that's relevant to us, don't you think? Take Orion's belt and Betelgeuse becomes the head with a baseball hat. Below the belt are two legs bending at the knee. The feet aligning perfectly under the bent knees. The 3 stars of Orion's belt align perfectly as the 3 fat belt loops on a baseball uniform. The spear pointing at "Subaru" is the bat being swung and "Pleiades" is the baseball flying away after being hit. Put it all together and you get, "THE ALL-STAR." In my case I drew a 7 on the jersey to make him, "Mickey," but you can put any number you want. I really have figured out how to change the stars by stopping hurricanes. Don't worry, I've technically already done the easy part and changed the stars. My parents were teachers and for over 3 decades, they taught their students my constellation. Those kids will teach their kids. So on and so on. See, stars changed. I just need help to make it legit and with the rest. No, I'm not kidding. Yes, I'm serious. Figured Neil has taken on the IAU and won, he can help. If, rather when, my idea for stopping hurricanes works it could be converted to a larger scale and EASILY regulate temperature, end drought, stop wildfires. It'd be wrong of me to not, at least, try. This is me, trying. Neil, will you please reach out to me and let me know that your interested in helping me make this happen? Thank you and don't worry, where I come from, crazy is a compliment. ;-P

[@birdlife4065]

I really have a question is there a star that creates cold instead of heat I was thinking about this today and I figured I'd ask you

[@HaroArtist]

I have a question that you may or may not know, but would love an answer to. Does that feeling of falling that you get in roller coasters or sky diving, is it the same if you are free falling with the space station (orbit)? Is it just continuous and your body just adjusts or do you know if you get that feeling as long as you are up there. I guess this is more of an astronaut question, but you got astronaut friends and you probably already know the answer. Anyway, thank you Neil.

[@alvilla701]

I need to make plans for the extra second

[@bridgetmcgrath3964]

Great

[@sargenmi]

Today, I have a new favorite channel to follow ! Thank you for the knowledge you share with us... Greetings from Texas !

[@sapelesteve]

Thanks for a very star studded 2021 Neil & Chuck! Looking forward to what you have in store for us in 2022! Happy New Year! Be well and stay safe everyone! 👍👍😉😉

[@phillyking2154]

@startalk can we get a video about the rocket that hit the moon

[@kevinshea7547]

I'm looking for the name of a principle in math. Write out 1865, and then rearrange it to 1658. The difference is 207, and divided by 9, the answer is 23. Any number you use, when you rearrange, subtract, and then divide by 9, the answer will always be a whole number.

[@chiefnem]

I always hear about going out in space, how far away the planets are etc.... what's above or below earth ??? In case my question isn't clear. If you fly out say 1000 miles from earth you hit the moon, fly out take a right 1000 miles you hit Mars. So if you fly 1000 miles straight up or down what would you run into ???

[@thelioncub3036]

I already wanna be an astrophiscyst after only a few of neil's books. and his vids and im in middle school

[@ergocaustic3473]

Love Startalk very much and a huge fan, but the Electric cars explainers part is very much worrying for me. Isn't that exactly what should concern us, what goes on in the energy market?

[@stephenherring9771]

I think Chuck and I have a lot in common. Love your show,looking forward to another year.

[@sdshukla4593]

See these guys, how much they are enthusiastic about it. Loving it from the core of their heart and when I told this to my religious friend that it will help in research on how our universe formed. He just didn't took a bit of interest. That's the same guy who always preaching how this universe formed by god and how it will get doomed here and there in many conversations.

[@SettaXY]

I remember all of these episodes. Number 7 was fun and very mind boggling

[@sophiaangelini4368]

Beginning to love Science -think afresh- because of Neil and Chuck. Happy Startalk New Year!

[@TimmyBudz]

Can u explain how hydraulics work please

[@arkanowade]

Qick question for one of the cosmic queries : Can a black hole UNCOLAPSE when it sheds enough mass due to Hawking radiation and if it can... what would such a phenomenon look like???

[@gamerlucky]

happy new year mr. friendly neighborhood astrophysicist ♥️🇮🇳

[@fl0w822]

like this one

[@Reina.Nijinsky]

Tyvm for ur vids❣️HappyNewYear🥂🍾🍹HugsfromNYC 🍎

[@StarTalk]

Hugs and Happy New Year!

[@oscarsheen3045]

Me likes these Top 10ns

[@felipepasqualini5988]

Happy 2022! Greetings from one of your's Brazillian big fan!!

[@crimbus.]

I love you Neil, so much, for so many reasons. But need to comment for other viewers: 1:40-1:50: 18 miles a second and 30,000 kilometers a second are not roughly equal... ;) I really enjoyed this video though I know it's just a simple math error, which is something I am more than capable of in everyday life. I look forward to learning more from you, thank you.

[@aaronbailey3942]

Ooooh do a top ten of chuck’s best jokes of 2021

[@aaronbailey3942]

Definitely magnetic/direction and chemical/incarceration