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Neil deGrasse Tyson gives NFL players a cheery pep talk on moon landing and flat-Earth conspiracies • Nov. 9, 2026, 1:43 PM ET (Los Angeles Times)
Neil deGrasse Tyson to headline Santa Fe International Literary Festival • Nov. 6, 2026, 12:00 AM ET (Sante Fe New Mexican)
Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Bill Nye & Mae Jemison Join Broadway’s ‘Galileo’ Musical As Co-Producers • Oct. 22, 2026, 3:00 AM ET (Deadline)

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Born October 5, 1958 (age 68) • New York City • New York
Notable Works “The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America’s Favorite Planet”
Subjects Of Study Pluto • galaxy

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