Named the "Sexiest Astrophysicist Alive" by People magazine in 2000, Neil DeGrasse Tyson is the New York Times bestselling author of Death by Black Hole and Other Cosmic Quandaries. The recipient of the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal, Tyson’s contributions to the public’s appreciation of the cosmos include hosting the NOVA miniseries Origins and the NOVA spinoff program, NOVA ScienceNOW, on PBS. The first occupant of the Frederick P. Rose Directorship of the Hayden Planetarium in New York, Tyson researches star formation, exploding stars, and the structure of the Milky Way galaxy.