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UNIVERSITY PARK -- Neil deGrasse Tyson -- an engaging, articulate and passionate scientist and pop-culture communicator for the modern age -- will return to the Eisenhower Auditorium stage at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2.
Buy your tickets now to see An Evening with Neil deGrasse Tyson "An Astrophysicist Goes to the Movies-Pt. 1."
Reserved-seat tickets are $186.75 -- Premium VIP package includes premium seat, post-show Q&A and an autographed poster; $100.75; $80.75; and $60.75. Ticket prices are inclusive of fees and taxes. Save $4 per ticket when ordering your ticket by phone or in person.
Tickets are available online, by phone at 814-863-0255, or in person, weekdays 10 a.m.- 4 p.m., at Eisenhower Auditorium.
In "An Astrophysicist Goes to the Movies-Pt. 1," deGrasse Tyson focuses his sights on Hollywood blockbusters such as "Star Wars," "Frozen," "Armageddon," "Titanic" and "The Martian" for an enlightening review from a science-based perspective.
The program covers concepts that our favorite movies got wrong, as well as some of the stuff they got right.
DeGrasse Tyson previously appeared at Penn State in 2011 to present the College of Engineering Arthur H. Waynick Memorial Lecture.