What is the Green Comet? | Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains...

[@StarTalk]

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a... green comet?

[@user-yc3fw6vq5n]

This is actually one instance where I agree with Trump. We don't want any unsolicited immigration of that comet beyond our atmosphere. It can free to take pictures of earth from a distance though😜!

[@NAFOSergee]

Well, you are not far from advocating for his other takes with that.​@@user-yc3fw6vq5n

[@brandon-gr7yq]

Space fossils! 😆

[@ginarai7701]

I thought you were going to make a joke about it being a green Kryptonite comet

[@TheNativeTwo]

A dwarf planet is still a planet... Just of a dwarf type. Just like a dwarf star is still a star. Therefore, Pluto, and others, are now planets. Time to get with the program.

[@aleximraypapineau]

"Comets are space fossils." That's a _wonderful_ analogy you put together there, Mr. Nice! Quick to explain, easy to understand. I'm gonna start using that.

[@murchilnya]

Saw the comet through my 8-inch telescope today in Cyprus. And now I know even more about it thanks to you. Fantastic!

[@cloverassassinscreed]

Personal astrophysicists in-the-making/first day of school....here...uhh... Neil, you have inspired me to do what I love i.e. astronomy, physics first sem. I used to think this carrer was out of reach, so I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart. Maybe I can meet you one day, shake hands and say so in person, maybe have you autograph my diploma. Now that's a dream. lol

[@martianmurray]

Congrats

[@karenjohannessen8987]

@CloverAssassinsCreed - Best wishes to you in your physics career!

[@cloverassassinscreed]

@@martianmurray thankyou!!!

[@cloverassassinscreed]

@@karenjohannessen8987 thankyou!!!

[@user-yc3fw6vq5n]

This is beautiful, let's upvote this comment people!

[@gregorimartinez361]

I love the chemistry you have in these conversations, laughing while learning with friends in the process 😁🤪

[@malaikamillions]

I love the comedy of their dynamic! This is a perfect fusion of my two favorite things: Learning & Laughing! Absolute public treasures.

[@TheGameBench]

Even into the 80's there was a horror movie called Night of the Comet and that was the plot line. We pass into the tail and it pretty much wipes out everyone on Earth leaving a couple of valley girls that thought it just wasn't very cool and stayed inside, and a bunch of zombies. I wonder if people still believed that, or someone was making fun of the whole idea.

[@SilverPh3nix]

lol sounds fun

[@dodobean7620]

EXCUUUUUUUUUUUUSE ME..... Night of the Comet is a CHRISTMAS MOVIE, not a horror! lol ( no, really. it takes place at xmas time - pay attention to the beginning when theyre at the movie theater)

[@MrZeek1519]

I loved that movie as a kid. I always wondered if it was based on Halley's comet, even though the movie came out two years before Halley's comet passed Earth in 1986.

[@rosestarratt7053]

Day of the Triffids, a British production. A green comet blinds most of humanity and giant meat eating plants, called Triffids, took over. It was an excellent production for the times, eighties, I think.

[@catorilana]

Also Maximum Overdrive was a green comet

[@michaelroper4554]

This is great guys. It's good to see down to earth talking about astronomical subjects. It can kinda help the lay people. Actually informative thanks!!!!

[@musicloverme3993]

"down to earth"😂

[@zdlax]

The comet tail pointing away from the sun even on the way out was something I learned about in middle school and found it so hard to believe. Really thought they were pulling my leg.

[@roywydeman7017]

Instead they were pushing it.😊

[@petevenuti7355]

I think I was 12, I found out after making fun of the special effects of the intro/outro to "SPACE 1999" for showing a comet moving tail first....

[@user-pm6bd1pd4h]

Some starcraft going on there in your profile picture, nice!

[@petersengupta]

so i guess it starts off as a tail and leaves as a horn?

[@BlackPDigitalMedia]

doomsday comet.. meaning the ELITE will blame their agendas on the comet

[@stephengillenwaters1950]

I remember seeing Halley's comet when I was 14 yrs old in science class. And one thing I've always hoped is that I can make it to 90 to be one of the few to see it twice.... Great topic guys.!!!

[@djvincekline7338]

I was 3 when Halley came by. So I had no idea whatsoever. I hope that I will make it until 79 and even close my eyes for the last time when I see Halley.

[@RobVollat]

I was -5 when Halley came by :P

[@loidzpc4237]

I enjoyed Chuck's comedic analogies in this explainer video. Keep it coming, Neil and Chuxk!

[@HalkerVeil]

His humor never gets old. Love it.

[@HalkerVeil]

@JD Rhea His.

[@MaryAnnNytowl]

@JD Rhea probably either one, but Chuck is the professional comedian. 🤷‍♀️

[@Cyborkirk]

Even in a small town, it'll be difficult to see this beauty. Usually what happens when astrological events happen, it's overcast / bad weather where I live.

[@kgw100]

Right always when theres something cool

[@jorgegonzalez-larramendi5491]

Thanks!

[@phoule76]

Chuck keeping it real is golden.

[@vincevvn]

He’s an idiot

[@kylefrancis3906]

IKR. Thx Chuck!

[@phoule76]

@@vincevvn he's playing the role of a foil, like Tony does on Time Team

[@Filmwing]

Great video! Thanks for the Cyanogen info. Whew, I can put the umbrella away. My greatest takeaway however is "Comets are Space Fossils"! Thank you Chuck. Thank you all.

[@PercyWarX]

Not to belittled Chuck, but as a comedian he is smart and understand lot of stuff Neil explain, love these videos, science with humor just brilliant, keep it up!

[@scuba1788]

I love your show! You two compliment each other amazingly, I learn and laugh every time and can’t wait for the next show!

[@rusteshackleferd8115]

I always look forward to hearing Lord Chuck's humor in these explanation video.

[@willisgillismusic]

Love you guys! Thank you for your humor injected science talk! BTW, As a kid, I was fascinated with characters like Spock, and Kato, who btw in addition to his amazing Martial Art skills was the chauffeur of the modified 1965 Chrysler Imperial AKA Black Beauty for the show. I've always enjoyed the celestial visits such as Haley's Comet, Hale Bop, and recent Neo-Wise. I would love to hear your thoughts on the Chicxulub event. ( I have friends that are Jurassic period extinction deniers cause and effect.) Ha...

[@mckmnstr]

That moment when chucks light bulb turns on lol. Love it!

[@gregh.7907]

The greatest series on KZbin for me!! Thanks gents!

[@elliottgussow9555]

I love to hear you say "Get over it!"

[@RobertSander]

Well done, I thank you for presenting this episode.

[@epicxsmash9445]

I'm in the UK and I sae this at 7am and it was incredible. I was driving but with a dash cam. I will try and download it and post as proof later today.

[@FacesintheStone]

It chuck ! I love Neil and Chuck. The best duo.

[@Crunch0r]

11:21 I suggest to change it to 'pennant' then. (tapering flag, although inverse taper in this case.) As pennants can be directed by wind, the 'pennant' of a comet would be by solar wind.

[@ms0824]

Neil is the only person who still talks about Pluto.

[@fett713akamandodragon5]

Seriously, every single video he has to say it, though he never ever will poke the hole in the EAU's criteria for classifying it as a dwarf planet in the first place. It's completely flawed and arbitrary at best, at worst, it requires classifying Earth, Mars, and Jupiter as dwarf planets as well.

[@HellHammerThrash]

the last Guns 'n' Roses album, chinese democracy, was released in 2008. first album came out in 1987.

[@TomChame]

Interesting, thanks. A little bit of Chuck goes a long way....

[@TheOldHippiebilly]

Fun Fact: Mark Twain was born in 1835, the year of an appearance of Halley's Comet. In 1909, Twain predicted that he had come in with the comet and thus would go out with the comet. The next year he died one day after Halley's Comet had again reached its perihelion.

[@Rahulnpx]

Loved the term coined by Chuck, "space fossils" !!!!. 👍

[@barrywarren4221]

I enjoyed this very much, hopefully the "Green Comet" it will give us a show that we will remember for a long time.

[@hellhound1389]

And not turn your self driving car into a killing machine

[@shemblarzombie6778]

I would do anything to be able to sit down and have a long talk with Dr. Tyson and Chuck

[@MolloRelax]

I was lucky enough to see Haley for a few nights in 1986, working night shift in the forests of Fort Nelson BC...Canada. I would turn the lights off on the logging equipment and just be amazed by this gracious celestial body. And BTW It is almost ready to be heading back towards us in a couple years already...time flies

[@stapuft]

when "the green hornet" was broadcast in other countries, specifically asia, it was renamed to "the kato show"

[@Donkor640]

Thanks for making all this high level science fun and digestible!

[@Ninjatravels28]

Chuck always comes up with very smart and interesting new concepts... "Space fossils"

[@savagefrieze4675]

😂😂😂 white guy with Lincoln! Bruce was the cool one 😊

[@dougwalker4944]

Not a Lincoln..Chrysler Imperial. Batman had the Ford. ...either way.. 2 rich vigilantes....

[@firdosvohra4315]

I love the way Chuck clarifies

[@rustyholt6619]

ya but the thing in his nose is distracting

[@Mushroom2thousand9]

44,000 views in 12 hours! You guys rock! (Pardon the comet related pun) Making science cool again! I will be forever thankful to you two! Kind regards from the UK

[@benleonheart]

Making science Sublime* lol /s

[@cleverusername9369]

7:12 I don't know why but I love it when Neil cusses

[@benw9949]

The Green Comet -- sounds like a 1950's science fiction movie -- Watch out for the pod people in the flower bed taking over the small town! Our hero is, of course, a kid with an anti-comet umbrella, and his dog. The dog and the boy both narrowly miss getting taken over by the pod people..... (What, you didn't like Invaders from Mars, or whichever movie that is almost the plot of?) Haha. -- Man, anti-cme5 umbrella, that's people very unclear on the concept. -- Loved this episode. It/s good to see Dr. Neil down to earth, laughing, just a regular guy. And Chuck is awesome.

[@savagefrieze4675]

Love the video! Thanks for putting the fun in fundamentally sound science!

[@artmakersworlds]

You guys have WAY too much fun doing these. Love it.

[@cturpin7870]

Could you do an explainer on the discrepancies related to the galaxy count and ages of said galaxies by the JWT versus what was theoretically proposed and it's indications?

[@cloverassassinscreed]

Yeah that's good!!! very good!!!

[@MoreFriendm]

Just about time!!! My 4 year old daughter asked me last night that do you know about the green rock coming to our planet. So there you go!

[@nishak7425]

I was waiting for this episode!! Thankyou :)

[@MaryAnnNytowl]

LOL, an _urgent_ Explainer, huh? Okie dokie, then! You two are great together, so urgent or not, I love watching. 😊 Thanks for all you two do!

[@annawalker7853]

To see all know I am so curious by nature about nearly everything I walked past, But I'm also a pothead. Sometimes people don't have the patience to explain things to me and I appreciate this so much cuz I have so many questions

[@Chris-vs6ll]

People barely have patience for themselves, we can thank negligent parents for that, I am glad you are enjoying their videos

[@dungzoom4236]

Marijuana is illegal.

[@annawalker7853]

@@dungzoom4236 I believe that depends on where you are

[@rjung_ch]

"Don't look up" surely a reference to what you said 15:59!

[@duqueirocano]

Chuck wanted to make a joke about the Big Dipper gesture so bad 😂😂

[@gabriel442k]

Amazing material 👏

[@toniomalley5661]

Happy new year from Ireland

[@davegreenlaw5654]

"...goes well past Neptune, the last planet in the solar system...deal with it." LOL! Speaking of the 'comet pills', the Canadian series Murdoch Mysteries weekly episode last night had Hailey's Comet showing up in 1910 Toronto. The very first scene was in the police station, a man of science had been brought in for taking those 'comet pills' from a scammer, saying that his hobby was outer space. The character was played by Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield.

[@LazyReaderKanon]

It was a fun topic. The umbrella might be fun to buy.

[@dabajabaza111]

This is a great show. Ya'll are hilarious.

[@PatJones82]

"Space Fossils". LOVE IT! I'm using that one, Chuck! :)

[@happosai]

That would be a great idea. A Startalk umbrella.

[@justkiddin08]

So after this comet passes by, I need to start selling official comet dust 😂 seriously, I love this subject though!

[@justkiddin08]

@Brandon Letzco 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jamesgreenler8225]

I like how the professor rewinds humans undestanding of things for the sake of goog comparisons. Brilliant Its obvious there are more things we need clarification on 👽.

[@tomostrom4320]

always top of the class...👍🏼Cheers from OZ🇦🇺

[@Legallyblonde1xo]

So glad I found this channel 😂😂 it has had me laughing so damn hard!!

[@deemisquadis9437]

I have been watching that green thing coming for a few years now. I heard that it is rare to see a green light, because of the composition.

[@sharktomesmiles]

Happy New Years to you Neil and Chuck!!! Yes Bruce Lee was too cool on that show!!

[@smashogre4766]

"...because I live in America!" Neil is looking up... Chuck keeps us grounded 🙂

[@ddudley26]

Chuck said, "Because I Live in America 🇺🇸 ". Too funny 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MatthewAMalone]

Indeed, Guns N’ Roses has put out an album in this century. Albeit, early in this century, but in this century nonetheless. The album was Chinese Democracy, released in 2008.

[@LeoMetcalf]

Neil I fell in love with you in the Cosmos series ( that I have on DVD’s) I watch many of startalk videos,I must say the two of you are very entertaining as well as informative. I love the way you explain the solar system that I can understand

[@JesseJames83]

Chuck takes it to the limit, but never crosses the line 😄

[@thejuanderful]

I imagine whether or not you can see the comet will depend somewhat on your local light pollution. Most people live in pretty polluted areas.

[@jeromecollins9762]

This channel is so refreshing. Science can be so interesting

[@SahidRomero335]

This KZbin channel is so good I want to start my own education KZbin channel 😂

[@vipstarizm6990]

Great chat!

[@bangkok_as_is]

i'd love to watch an explainer some day about a comet hitting jupiter in 1994...

[@williamoverton7775]

The year mark Twain was born Haleys comet, passed within 7/100th of an au. It passed ahead of the earth. And is still the most spectacular comet event in recorded history. I saw comet hailbop and it was very spectacular and in the sky a long time. But was no where near as close

[@gregtapevideo1464]

The movie maximum overdrive was about the earth passing through the tail of a comet and causing machines to work on their own!!

[@dianewalker9154]

Night of the Comet has taught us that passing through the tail of a comet is really bad for us. 😅

[@allenvalera9879]

Dr. Tyson, suggestion, please do a segment about "Population" from 2 sides where some people say we need more than 1 earth to sustain human population right now versus people say population is declining.

[@CUBOSH]

the word CHUCK being barked out is officially part of the intro _whoosh_ audio as far as im concerned

[@tonib5899]

I once showed my friend a dust mote and said, "imagine a full solar system inside a little ball of dust" then I explained the Oort Cloud and the comparative size of our Local Group of galaxies. Its sounds crazy, though that does not make it any less true.

[@TattooedGranny]

Always excellent. Thank you. 💫

[@TheRabbitRonin]

Wasn't there a movie about a green comet that made machines come to life and turn against their makers? Oh yeah, it was called 'Maximum Overdrive'.

[@omega311888]

dont forget night of the comet. people just died from that one :P

[@kevinreese8224]

Think about all the past planets with civilizations and life on them that are traveling through space! Green snowballs are cool too 😊

[@jegaydecolvert2050]

I love these guys!!! They always brighten my day, unlike that Comet!!🤣🤣🤣

[@Madbeef878]

Hahahaha!

[@whagalazk.]

Always a joy listening to you guys 😆❤️

[@austinkeithgrant]

I saw it!!! It shot across the sky while I was driving south on I-85 in downtown Charlotte, NC!

[@erindabney2758]

Guns put out an album, Chinese Democracy, around 2010. In my opinion, it has 2.48 good songs. Axl was flighty with playing shows in the 90s. However, saw them in 2017 and they played a blistering 3 hour set.

[@afterburn3208]

There's been too many clouds here for me to be able to try to see it so far. 😢

[@isatousarr7044]

The appearance of the green comet presents us with an extraordinary opportunity to delve deeper into the dynamic processes that govern our solar system. This celestial event serves as a powerful reminder of the vastness and mystery that surround us in the cosmos, inviting us to reflect on the many wonders that exist beyond our planet. As we consider the implications of such phenomena, what valuable insights do you believe we might uncover through the study of these significant astronomical occurrences? Engaging with these celestial bodies could enhance our understanding of the universe and the intricate workings of space, shedding light on the forces that shape it.

[@mcmoose64]

It may have been witnessed by the first nations peoples of Australia. They have been here at least 50000 years , they would have had zero light pollution , and were , in many cases , keen observers of the night sky . Interesting fact , they had their own constellations , but rather than seeing mythical creatures in the patterns of stars , they saw them in the form of the voids present in the galactic plane.

[@1337Cassie]

Excuse my pun, but now you're just punching holes into the widely (and wildly), upheld beliefs of astrology. 😂 How did they live well without the correct constellation map to guide them through their personal and daily life??????? 😱😱 (Please, it's sarcasm😢) Also I would be moved to tears if I saw the night sky the way you described. I would be moved to tears if I saw the Australian night sky at all, (outside the light pollution). I'm pretty sure.

[@kathryntate6809]

I absolutlely love you guys!!!!!🤓

[@nathanr.494]

i remember seeing comet hale bopp in 1995. it was a neat thing to see.

[@hydropotamis]

Great stuff guys! Perfect video!

[@dungzoom4236]

Rude.

[@williezar2231]

I so want a comet umbrella!

[@johndough7160]

That comet looks awesome. The green haze makes it different. This one’s more exciting. 😂

[@SoulSolace12]

If the Oort Cloud extends halfway to the nearest star (Alpha Cen), is it conceivable that Alpha Cen also has its own "cloud" of frozen objects which might mingle with the Oort?

[@jacquesblaque7728]

Around exit 23 off the CT Turnpike, on King's Highway in Fairfield, is the Green Comet diner, a pretty good one, as I recollect. Never left its spot.

[@intergalacticangler]

cant help it always looking up the nose lol,, love you guys .. ty neil for your education and willingness to share and explain it,

[@timlonggone]

I love how deGrasse looks happy as a “green” comet ☄️. So am I. 😂😂👍🏼😎🎶