Star Wars: The Force Awakens had a record-breaking weekend at the box office, but was its storyline scientifically accurate? Noted astrophysicist and professional Twitter troll Neil deGrasse Tyson is on the case, tweeting only what he called minors spoilers in a tweetstorm Monday.
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