Just Visiting This Planet, Revised and Updated for the Twenty-First Century

Further Scientific Adventures of Merlin from Omniscia

By: Neil deGrasse Tyson

Narrated by: André Santana, Liam Gerrard, Em Grosland, Pun Bandhu, Lauren Fortgang, Luzma Ortiz, Jim Meskimen, Jennifer Aquino, Soneela Nankani, Jaime Lincoln Smith, Bronson Pinchot, Natalie Naudus, Neil deGrasse Tyson

From Neil deGrasse Tyson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, comes a spirited journey to the planets and stars, revealing the answers to many mysteries of our galaxy and beyond.

In this companion volume to Merlin’s Tour of the Universe, we visit again with Merlin, a timeless traveler from Planet Omniscia, who answers a collection of imaginative questions about the cosmos from curious stargazers. Whether waxing poetic about Earth and its environs, the Sun and its stellar siblings, physical laws, or galaxies near and far, Merlin’s remarks are witty, humorous, and clear as a starry night sky.

Merlin tackles such conundrums as:

• If aliens exploded Earth’s moon, what effect would it have on us?
• Are black holes gathering matter in preparation for another big bang in another time and dimension?
• Why does the Moon look bigger on the horizon?

Accompanied by the playful illustrations of Stephen J. Tyson, Just Visiting This Planet is a lively, entertaining, and indispensable guidebook to the universe.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2025 Text © 2025 by Neil deGrasse Tyson. Illustrations © 2025 by Stephen J. Tyson. Originally published in 1998 by Main Street Books (P)2025 Blackstone Publishing

.Dr. T Always Delivers

This audiobook was a joy. I enjoyed it, and its Merlin companion audiobook, immensely. The good doctor’s voice is as soothing as intellect is massive.

AI voice has ruined this reading.

AI reads like half of ths book. The AI (readers's questions) is hard to understand, and it devalues the whole experience of the book, especially next to Neal's great performance. As it stands, the book feels like a cheap knock-off.

Neil deGrasse Tyson always performs well but this book sucks

Half of the story is people stating their names and where they're from which is completely irrelevant we're all from earth we're all humans. Secondly the guy completely failed to answer most questions he gives a response but a lot of times it makes no sense or just doesn't answer the question. It's it's absolutely bizarre I've never heard a book written so poorly in my life. Mentally challenged a person could've written a better book who knew nothing about the universe.