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
The Pacific is the best toilet for satellites. Neil deGrasse Tyson pacificsatellitetoilet Change image and share on social
I was born the same week NASA was founded, so we're the same age and feel some of the same pains, joys, and frustrations. Neil deGrasse Tyson agebearfeel Change image and share on social
I'm baffled all the time. We don't know what's driving 96% of the universe. Everybody you know and love and heard of and think about and see in the night sky through a telescope: four percent of the universe. Neil deGrasse Tyson baffledrivehear share on social
Space only becomes ordinary when the frontier is no longer being breached. Neil deGrasse Tyson breachfrontierlong Change image and share on social
The solar system should be viewed as our backyard, not as some sequence of destinations that we do one at a time. Neil deGrasse Tyson backyarddestinationsequence Change image and share on social
Pluto's orbit is so elongated that it crosses the orbit of another planet. Now that's... you've got no business doing that if you want to call yourself a planet. Come on, now! There's something especially transgressive about that. Neil deGrasse Tyson businesscallcrosse share on social
Dreams about the future are always filled with gadgets. Neil deGrasse Tyson dreamfillfuture Change image and share on social
No one is dumb who is curious. The people who don't ask questions remain clueless throughout their lives. Neil deGrasse Tyson cluelesscuriousdumb Change image and share on social
As a citizen, as a public scientist, I can tell you that Einstein essentially overturned a so strongly established paradigm of science, whereas Darwin didn't really overturn a science paradigm. Neil deGrasse Tyson citizendarwineinstein Change image and share on social