Neil deGrasse Tyson gives NFL players a cheery pep talk on moon landing and flat-Earth conspiracies

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Set us as preferred Tired of merely rolling their eyes when teammates engage in locker-room talk that questions space travel authenticity and the curvature of the earth, NFL players turned media personalities Travis and Jason Kelce brought on astrophysicist and fellow media personality Neil deGrasse Tyson to set the record straight on their podcast “New Heights.”The result was the whimsical, entertaining and perhaps persuasive tutorial one would expect from this trio, with laughs aplenty peppering Tyson’s scientific explanations.The segment began with Travis Kelce, the Kansas City Chiefs star tight end and husband of Taylor Swift, asking Tyson if he was aware of the conspiracy theories coursing through the NFL, as ridiculous as they are rampant: “You can’t go an entire week without hearing somebody say we didn’t go to the moon.”Tyson: “Ooooh.”Jason Kelce, retired Philadelphia Eagles center and current ESPN analyst, chimes in: “We need your help.”Tyson: “The good thing about science is that it’s true whether or not you believe in it (eliciting the first of many hearty laughs).

They aren’t denying that the rocket launched.Where did they think that rocket was going? To the Piggly Wiggly down the street to get some groceries? Rams Myles Garrett made a huge impact for the Rams in their victory over the Washington Commanders, finishing with three sacks and a forced fumble.“We went to the moon nine times, Apollo 8 through Apollo 17.

Apollo 8 didn’t land, Apollo 13 didn’t land, but they went to the moon.You would have to say we faked the moon landing nine times.

Who does that?”After the trio is done laughing some more, Tyson explains that the fake landing rumors stemmed from a belief that NASA was losing its space exploration race with Russia and turned to Hollywood to create phony video.Proving ...