What Are Galaxies?

What is the Big Bang? You might have heard of it before, but do you really what it means. We will tell you all about in this Knowledge Plus episode.Find the transcript and more episodes and resources on https://englishpluspodcast.com/knowledge-plus-what-is-the-big-bang/Subscribe ...  Show more

What do you know about rivers? We will talk in this Knowledge Plus episode about rivers, how they form, why are they important, how they flood and more. Find the transcript and more episodes and resources on https://englishpluspodcast.com/knowledge-plus-what-do-you-know-about-riv ...  Show more

What does JWST tell us about galaxy formation? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice answer questions about galaxies, measuring the distance of far away objects, dark matter, primordial galaxies, and more!

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How do we know the shape of our galaxy, since we're stuck in the middle of it?

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The solar system is big, the distances between stars bigger, and the distance to the center of the galaxy in which we live is even bigger than that. But all of that is tiny compared to the distance to the edge of the known universe! Just how big is that? The Math Dude breaks it a ...  Show more