--- title: Neil deGrasse Tyson: Trevor Noah Fixed Daily Show Problem description: The famed astrophysicist congratulated host Trevor Noah on Twitter canonical: https://time.com/4053732/daily-show-trevor-noah-neil-degrasse-tyson/ author: Samantha Grossman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-09-29T15:02:32.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:48:04.146Z og:title: Neil deGrasse Tyson Is Very Happy 'The Daily Show' Fixed Its Biggest Problem og:description: The famed astrophysicist congratulated host Trevor Noah on Twitter og:url: https://time.com/4053732/daily-show-trevor-noah-neil-degrasse-tyson/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt31b4e09d2555bb36/698858a80a4a221d309c4eb6/150626_car_tyson.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2100 og:image:height: 1181 og:image:alt: 150626_CAR_Tyson og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Neil deGrasse Tyson Is Very Happy 'The Daily Show' Fixed Its Biggest Problem twitter:description: The famed astrophysicist congratulated host Trevor Noah on Twitter twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt31b4e09d2555bb36/698858a80a4a221d309c4eb6/150626_car_tyson.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Neil deGrasse Tyson Is Very Happy _The Daily Show_ Fixed Its Biggest Problem ## Video: Neil deGrasse Tyson Looks Back at 'Cosmos' [Watch (HLS stream): Neil deGrasse Tyson Looks Back at 'Cosmos'](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/VSiGzSHL.m3u8) (3:21)  _Published 2014-06-10. Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson reflects on hosting the popular science show 'Cosmos: A SpaceTime Odyssey'_ by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Sep 29, 2015 3:02 PM UTC  Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse TysonRick Kern—WireImage via Getty Images by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Sep 29, 2015 3:02 PM UTC Trevor Noah made his debut on _The Daily Show_ Monday night, when he officially [took over](http://time.com/4053263/daily-show-trevor-noah-debut-recap-review/) for the recently retired Jon Stewart. The 31-year-old South African comedian has received mixed reviews so far, but there’s one person who is thrilled about the new turn _The Daily Show_ has taken. And that’s Neil deGrasse Tyson. The astrophysicist tweeted a note of congratulations to Noah, and also expressed his delight that the show has finally solved its biggest problem: > [](https://twitter.com/neiltyson/status/648697410894594048) Back in 2012, deGrasse Tyson [told](http://io9.com/5888897/neil-degrasse-tyson-to-jon-stewart-your-earth-is-spinning-the-wrong-direction) Stewart that his Earth was spinning the wrong direction, so this is something that has clearly been bothering him for years. (The show’s graphics department apparently [created](http://www.themarysue.com/neil-degrasse-tyson-corrects-daily-show/) a new, scientifically accurate opening sequence the next time deGrasse Tyson made an appearance.) We’re just glad everything has finally been sorted out. _Read next:_ [_Watch Neil deGrasse Tyson Tell Stephen Colbert Why He’s Not Impressed by Pluto_](http://time.com/3958683/stephen-colbert-pluto-new-horizons/) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4053732/daily-show-trevor-noah-neil-degrasse-tyson/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4053732/daily-show-trevor-noah-neil-degrasse-tyson/"},"headline":"Neil deGrasse Tyson Is Very Happy The Daily Show Fixed Its Biggest Problem","datePublished":"2015-09-29T15:02:32.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:48:04.146Z","description":"The famed astrophysicist congratulated host Trevor Noah on Twitter","url":"https://time.com/4053732/daily-show-trevor-noah-neil-degrasse-tyson/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Science topic"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt31b4e09d2555bb36/698858a80a4a221d309c4eb6/150626_car_tyson.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Samantha Grossman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt31b4e09d2555bb36/698858a80a4a221d309c4eb6/150626_car_tyson.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"150626_CAR_Tyson","caption":"150626_CAR_Tyson","creditText":"Rick Kern—WireImage via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4053732/daily-show-trevor-noah-neil-degrasse-tyson/","name":"Neil deGrasse Tyson Is Very Happy The Daily Show Fixed Its Biggest Problem"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Neil deGrasse Tyson Looks Back at 'Cosmos'","description":"Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson reflects on hosting the popular science show 'Cosmos: A SpaceTime Odyssey'","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/VSiGzSHL/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-06-10T20:06:50.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/VSiGzSHL.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4053732/daily-show-trevor-noah-neil-degrasse-tyson/","duration":"PT3M21S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4053732/daily-show-trevor-noah-neil-degrasse-tyson/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```