sci-fi master "star trek" has died. the cause was end stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease according to his son. he's known as mr. spock on the tv show from '66 to '69. half alien, half human and an individual pension for living long and prospering. he was accompanied by that hand sign, the vulcan salute and we give that to him today. 83 years old and much loved. up next massive, is this elephant massive? or maybe you think the country of china is massive. try again, when we come back something so massive, you'll be thankful it's light years away. bill nye the science guy is with us on this week's deep space discovery.