There are thousands of asteroids whose orbit in the Solar System crosses that of Earth. And we have a little acronym for them - NEOs: near Earth objects. And our biggest goal is to try to catalogue them, so we know in advance if one is going to put us at risk. Neil deGrasse Tyson acronymadvanceasteroid share on social
The need to create a new taxonomy that isn't just applying to our own solar system will become so evident and apparent that something will come out of it. I'm sure of it, even if it's not tomorrow. Neil deGrasse Tyson apparentapplycreate Change image and share on social
If you get asteroids about a kilometer in size, those are large enough and carry enough energy into our system to disrupt transportation, communication, the food chains, and that can be a really bad day on Earth. Neil deGrasse Tyson asteroidbadcarry share on social
Everyone should have their mind blown once a day. Neil deGrasse Tyson blowdaymind Change image and share on social
What you need, above all else, is a love for your subject, whatever it is. You've got to be so deeply in love with your subject that when curve balls are thrown, when hurdles are put in place, you've got the energy to overcome them. Neil deGrasse Tyson ballcurvedeeply share on social
I said that if an alien came to visit, I'd be embarrassed to tell them that we fight wars to pull fossil fuels out of the ground to run our transportation. They'd be like, 'What?' Neil deGrasse Tyson alienembarrassfight Change image and share on social
I know of no time in human history where ignorance was better than knowledge. Neil deGrasse Tyson historyhumanignorance Change image and share on social
I claim that all those who think they can cherry-pick science simply don't understand how science works. That's what I claim. And if they did, they'd be less prone to just assert that somehow scientists are clueless. Neil deGrasse Tyson assertcherryclaim share on social
All of the full moons for the entire year are special in that they have particular names. Neil deGrasse Tyson entirefullmoon Change image and share on social
I'm fascinated by the deaths of stars and the havoc they wreak on their environments. Neil deGrasse Tyson deathenvironmentfascinate Change image and share on social
