Neil deGrasse Tyson

If current cuts to the Federal Science Budget proposed by the White House are approved by Congress, that will far-and-away be the largest cut to science since the United States began funding it. Republicans & Democrats alike know there’s no surer path to Making America Not-Great

Godspeed Artemis II April 1, 2026 -- 18:35 EDT

Not that anybody asked, but… The first 13 months of Reagan’s second term the stock market (DJIA) rose 33%, setting a record high closing of 9 times The first 13 months of Clinton second term the stock market rose 25%, setting a record high closing of 5 times. The first 13 months of Bush’s Second term the stock market rose 5%, setting a record high closing of 0 times. The first 13 months of Obama’s second term, the stock market rose 20%, setting a record high closing of 12 times. The first 13 months of Biden’s term, the stock market rose 12%, setting a record high closing of 11 times. The first 13 months of Trump’s second term, the market rose 10%, setting a record high closing of 10 times.

One more: 2026 -- Star Trek's 60th Anniversary I shat with William Shatner for 5-hrs in his LA backyard. We shared personal stories of our lives & careers that we’ve never before shared publicly. "Cosmos Confidential: Bill & Neil’s Excellent Bromance” neildegrassetyson.com/books/2026-02-…

I think I’ll end with a @SuperBowl Sunday dad-joke thought… Would be cool if, at the end of the season, they corralled all @NFL players who are vegetarian, and allow them to play in their own Salad Bowl.

A @SuperBowl Sunday Fact… In a North-South oriented football Stadium, the rotating Earth forces a kicked field goal to deflect to the right. Depending on the hang-time and distance, it can be as much as 1/3 of an inch.

A @SuperBowl Sunday Fact… If a football field were a timeline of cosmic history, cavemen to now spans the thickness of a blade of grass in the end zone.

A personal @SuperBowl Sunday revelation… I only just figured this out Many people who watch @AnimalPlanet's "Puppy Bowl" would rather see dogs play football than humans.

A WTF @SuperBowl Sunday Fact… In a perfect spiral with high arc, aerodynamics keeps the football’s spin axis angled upward on the way up & but tips it downward on the way down.

A WTF @SuperBowl Sunday Fact… With high consumption of Buffalo wings, Super Sunday is a bad day to be a chicken. But so is any day of the year. On average, Americans consume a million chickens per hour — for every hour of every day of the year.

A Super Sunday fact… There's a small but real chance that a flipped coin will land on its edge. But sixty @SuperBowls is not enough to reveal it.

A @SuperBowl Sunday Fact… Examples of Elastic Collisions: Two bouncy balls. Two helmets. Inelastic collisions: Two pillows. Two marshmallows. A successful tackle.

Some @SuperBowl Sunday Science… Kinetic & Potential Energy. Friction. Momentum Transfer. Elastic & Inelastic Collisions. Spin-stabilized projectiles under the force of Gravity. The greatest displays of classical physics anywhere in the Universe occur not in the Lab but during a game of American Football.

A Super Sunday offering… If anybody does the “tush-push” during today’s @SuperBowl, here’s a primer on the physics of why it works. And it’s probably not why think. @StarTalk Explainer: [Video: 21 min] youtu.be/bVKD5HdExIo

From the Archives….Lindsey Vonn On @StarTalk Sports Edition — “Pain & Gain” [Video: 51 min] youtube.com/watch?v=rEC233…

A Super Sunday Audio offering… Get ready for the @SuperBowl…. From the @StarTalk archives — on the Physics of Football, featuring three @NFL players as guests. [Audio: 45 min] startalkmedia.com/show/the-physi…

Super Sunday I'm busting at the seams with sciencey Football posts. Half will spill out over the next five hours. The other half during the @SuperBowl itself. Just a head's up.

William Shat-ner. The one and only. An Audio Original — Just Published. “Cosmos Confidential” Bill & Neil’s Excellent Bromance neildegrassetyson.com/books/2026-02-… Video trailer [80 sec] of the Audio Original