science audiobook
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson narrated by Neil deGrasse Tyson is about 4 hours long at normal speed. At 1.5× that drops to about 2 hr 40 min, and at 2× to about 2 hr.
Runtimes are approximate and vary slightly by edition and retailer. Check the length shown in Audible, Libby, Spotify or Apple Books for your copy.
| Playback speed | Total time |
|---|---|
| 0.8× | 5 hr |
| 1× | 4 hr |
| 1.25× | 3 hr 12 min |
| 1.5× | 2 hr 40 min |
| 1.75× | 2 hr 17 min |
| 2× | 2 hr |
| 2.5× | 1 hr 36 min |
| 3× | 1 hr 20 min |
Plan your listen
At one hour a day and normal speed, you'll finish in about 4 days. Speed it up to 1.5× and the same hour a day finishes it in about 3 days. At 45 minutes a day and 1.5×, plan on about 4 days.
The table below shows whole days needed for every combination of speed and daily listening time.
| Speed | 15 min | 30 min | 45 min | 1 hr | 1.5 hr | 2 hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1× | 16 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 1.25× | 13 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 1.5× | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 2× | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
How long, really
At 4 hr, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry is about one long-haul flight leg or a single weekend afternoon. That's longer than about 2% of the 169 popular audiobooks we list.
Spoken at an average narration pace, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry comes to roughly 37,000 words. Narrators vary, so a faster or slower reader will shift that number and the total runtime.
Want to try other speeds or your own schedule? Use the audiobook speed calculator or the listening goal calculator to find the daily minutes you need.
Track it as you listen
Booktrace is an iPhone audiobook tracker that logs your sessions, chapters, narrator and playback speed in one place, so you can see real progress through Astrophysics for People in a Hurry and how many hours remain, whichever app you listen in.
Common questions
The Astrophysics for People in a Hurry audiobook by Neil deGrasse Tyson runs about 4 hours at normal (1x) speed, in the edition narrated by Neil deGrasse Tyson. Exact runtime can differ by a few minutes between editions and stores.
At 1.5x speed, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry takes about 2 hours and 40 minutes. At 2x it takes about 2 hours.
At one hour a day and normal speed, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry takes about 4 days. At 1.5x speed and an hour a day it takes about 3 days. At 30 minutes a day and normal speed it takes about 8 days.
Compared with the 169 popular audiobooks on this site, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry is longer than about 2% of them. At 4 hr it is about one long-haul flight leg or a single weekend afternoon.
