Grover and Neil deGrasse Tyson get deep about the wonders of the universe

Is Pluto a planet? Does Grover's mouth look like a black hole? Those questions and more get answered.
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Spotted: Neil deGrasse Tyson and Grover from Sesame Street hanging out at SXSW.

What in the WORLD??!

The astrophysicist wore his best shade of blue to the final day of "The Mashable Show" to answer some questions about the universe from the lovable friend of Cookie Monster and Bert.

Grover got right to it, asking Tyson the question on basically everyone's mind --what exactly is it that an astrophysicist does?

Tyson explained that his job is to look at how nature reveals itself to us on Earth, and "ask if that applies to other planets, stars, and galaxies across space and time."

The two had a lovely chat about the laws of physics and the striking resemblance Grover's mouth bears to a black hole, before Tyson dropped some serious knowledge about life on other planets and former planet, Pluto.

Relive the glorious meeting above, and check out Day Three of "The Mashable Show" on Twitter to see our other fabulous guests like Adrian Grenier, Brooklyn Decker, Cenk Uygur, Mamrie Hart, Hannah Hart and more.

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Nicole Gallucci

Nicole is a Senior Editor at Mashable. She primarily covers entertainment and digital culture trends, and in her free time she can be found watching TV, sending voice notes, or going viral on Twitter for admiring knitwear. You can follow her on Twitter @nicolemichele5.

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