Neil Describes Where We Might Find New Elements

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Get the NEW StarTalk book, 'Lost in Space: 5,000 Facts for Navigating the Universe' on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4cCD19e Is there an island of stability beyond the current unstable elements? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice have more fun with elements, weird names, interesting uses, and all. How did they get their names? Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction: Fun with the Periodic Table 00:32 - The Ytterby Cave 01:54 - Named After Planets 03:38 - Name for Scientists 04:44 - Sodium 06:23 - Aluminum 09:50 - Titanium 10:43 - Technisium 12:50 - Californium 15:54 - Seaborgium 16:32 - Aliens Have the Same Elements As Us 18:18 - Island of Stability 19:30 - Composition of the Universe Order Take Me to Your Leader here 👇 https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Take-Me-to-Your-Leader/Neil-deGrasse-Tyson/9781668249970 Check out our second channel, @StarTalkPlus Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/startalkradio FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE to StarTalk: Twitter: http://twitter.com/startalkradi

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