Neil deGrasse Tyson

Neil deGrasse Tyson attends Film Independent at LACMA presents StarTalk — A Conversation with Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, on June 5 in Los Angeles. Araya Diaz/Getty Images hide caption

Neil deGrasse Tyson, the famous astrophysicist, is also a great oenophile and lover of food. Beth Lebwohl hide caption

Neil deGrasse Tyson poses backstage at the Television Academy's Creative Arts Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 12, 2015, in Los Angeles. Dan Steinberg/AP hide caption

The sun sets along 42nd Street in Manhattan in 2013 during a semi-annual phenomenon known as "Manhattanhenge," when the sun aligns perfectly with the city's transit grid. John Minchillo/AP hide caption

Neil deGrasse Tyson with a Cambodian cricket rumaki canape, wrapped in bacon. "I have come to surmise, in the culinary universe, that anytime someone feels compelled to wrap something in bacon, it probably doesn't taste very good," he said skeptically before taking a bite. Carole Zimmer for NPR hide caption

Polar bears are a great example of natural selection and evolution. But how did this ball get rolling? Remko de Waal/AFP/Getty Images hide caption