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Turning the Hayden Planetarium Into a Giant Videogame

Posted by samzenpus on from the biggest-screen dept.

pigrabbitbear writes "Remember your first visit to the planetarium? Neil DeGrasse Tyson does — it was what inspired him to become an astrophysicist in the first place. That same planetarium, now under Tyson's direction, is currently undergoing a transformation the likes of which Neil's young self couldn't have possibly imagined: It's becoming a giant videogame."

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  1. I used to play video games at the planetarium by mvar · · Score: 1, Funny

    ...but then i took an arrow to the knee

  2. Neil Tyson Dwarf Astronomer by frovingslosh · · Score: 4, Funny

    Awesome? There is a movement to get Neil DeGrasse Tyson downgraded from Astronomer to Dwarf Astronomer.

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