What If Earth Were the Size of A Schoolroom Globe?

What if the Earth were the size of a schoolroom globe? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly learn about distances the Moon, Mars, and the space billionaire missions are relative to Earth’s surface. How thick is its atmosphere as compared to its rocky volume? When does space start?

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00:00 - Earth the Size of a Schoolroom Globe
00:22 - Where Would the Moon Go?
1:55 - Where Would Mars Go?
2:56 - Where is the ISS?
3:38 - How High Did the Billionaires go?
4:21 - Where Does Space Start?
5:43 - Earth’s Mountains
6:30 - Closing: Fun with Globes