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@neiltyson

Astrophysicist

New York City
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Joined January 2009
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  1. Retweeted
    Jul 18
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    If the earth was flat, cats would have pushed everything off it by now.

    230 replies 8,674 retweets 29,408 likes
  2. Jul 18

    The rise of flat-Earthers in society provides some of the best evidence for the failure of our educational system.

    5,526 replies 71,647 retweets 181,856 likes
  3. Jul 16

    Yup, blew a gasket after I told him pronouncing Uranus as “Your-Anus" was okay for 8-yr-olds, but not adults.

    458 replies 3,546 retweets 22,898 likes
  4. Jul 15

    JUST POSTED “The Science Behind ” w/ on &

    69 replies 444 retweets 3,292 likes
  5. Jul 13

    The US Constitution grants freedom of speech in its First Amendment, but does not protect you from ridicule for being wrong.

    1,521 replies 30,269 retweets 88,680 likes
  6. Jul 7

    JUST POSTED: ’s Cosmic Queries: "Primatology” w/ . On &

    48 replies 216 retweets 1,197 likes
  7. Jul 7

    If a millipede ever stumbled on something in its path, that’s gotta be embarrassing.

    593 replies 4,834 retweets 26,162 likes
  8. Jul 7

    Always seemed to me that millipedes have more legs than are necessary.

    1,167 replies 5,786 retweets 29,923 likes
  9. Jul 4

    Colorful Fireworks tonight? Hug a Chemist & thank Aluminum Barium Calcium Chlorine Copper Nitrogen Oxygen Sodium & Strontium.

    881 replies 18,897 retweets 67,722 likes
  10. Jul 4

    July 4th 1776: To all Americans, Happy Independence Day. Declared seven years before it was officially won from the British.

    699 replies 6,870 retweets 39,654 likes
  11. Jul 3

    Indeed we do. Chapter 8: “On Being Round”.

    Replying to @barrykibrick @WLIW21 @neiltyson
    And we still don't know why the worlds are round! Or are they?!
    119 replies 363 retweets 2,509 likes
  12. Jul 3

    ECCENTRICITY for Weenies: CIRCLE = 0 ELLIPSE: 0.0167 Earth 0.2488 Pluto 0.9671 Halley’s Comet PARABOLA = 1 HYPERBOLA > 1

    358 replies 2,686 retweets 12,788 likes
  13. Jul 3

    For Aphelion Weenies: DATE: 03 July 2017 TIME: 20:11 GMT ORBTITAL ECCENTRICITY: 0.0167 SUN-EARTH DISTANCE: 152,092,504 km

    162 replies 1,704 retweets 7,879 likes
  14. Jul 3

    July 3, 2017: Happy Aphelion! Single day of the year when Earth is farthest from the Sun — 1.7 percent farther than average.

    718 replies 14,890 retweets 40,401 likes
  15. Jun 30

    Ooh. Forgot about him. Must then also include Benjamin Button. And maybe Merlin, who, I think, lives backwards through time

    Replying to @neiltyson
    Unless your name is Dorian Gray.
    167 replies 289 retweets 3,228 likes
  16. Jun 30

    If you think you look old in a Photo you just took, consider instead that you will never again be that young.

    1,277 replies 12,585 retweets 44,880 likes
  17. Jun 25

    Thought I saw a dino-Transformer eat a Car. Seems to me that would make it a Carnivore.

    939 replies 6,164 retweets 31,388 likes
  18. Jun 25

    Agreed. Would be disturbingly funny if the all the Vegans from Vega were actually carnivores.

    248 replies 1,904 retweets 13,377 likes
  19. Jun 25

    Would be cool if we discovered intelligent life on a planet orbiting the bright star Vega and learned that they're all Vegans

    1,513 replies 13,268 retweets 57,523 likes
  20. Jun 24

    JUST POSTED: Extended Classic “Cosmic Queries-The Science of Love” on &

    39 replies 252 retweets 1,339 likes

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