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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 16 Aug 2012

    .@MattThe84th: What's the closest two man made objects have come in space? // Shuttle docking with ISS: http://1.usa.gov/a4BZL4 .

    6:41 PM - 16 Aug 2012
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      1. Kamran Mohyudin‏ @Kmohyudin 16 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson @MattThe84th I am no expert... but wouldn't that honor go to U.S. Iridium 33 and Russian Cosmos 2251 that went INTO each other?

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      1. SolarGirl305 🌞‏ @jodmentum 16 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson will you be my carl kasell and be the outgoing message for my voice mail?

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      1. MythicMMM‏ @MythicMMM 9 Sep 2012
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        @neiltyson @MattThe84th What about space junk hitting space junk?

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      1. Christopher Ray‏ @fakechrisray 20 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson What event causes the power of a supernova once gravity crushes the stellar core?

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      1. Zack Fisch Rothbart‏ @ZFiscr 18 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson @MattThe84th What about occasional satellite collisions?

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      1. Slacker Steve‏ @SlackerSteve 17 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson @MattThe84th Pffffft...sure, if you want new-fangled. ;-) How about Gemini-Agena or Apollo-LEM or Apollo-Soyuz. #oldschool

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      1. Stephen Engelking‏ @DangerBall 17 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson how come the age of the universe is estimated the same age before and after we discovered the universe is expanding more rapidly?

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      1. Stephen Engelking‏ @DangerBall 17 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson Since the universe is expanding faster and faster doesn't that mean the farther we go back in time, the slower it expands?

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      1. Rob Fisher‏ @1oldsquid 17 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson @MattThe84th Apollo and lunar lander.

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      1. mc-Hotsauce9‏ @mcHotsauce1 17 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson @MattThe84th that was AMAZING!!! the most...you know... lol :)

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      1. Veli-Jussi Haanpää‏ @vjhaanpaa 17 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson @mattthe84th Why no love for Apollo-Soyuz Test Project? :( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo-Soyuz_Test_Project …pic.twitter.com/2DNUcNTv

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      1. Steven Sheldon‏ @steven_sheldon 17 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson @MattThe84th Just learned yesterday Apollo 12 astronauts recovered a camera from Surveyor 3 on the moon.

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      1. john naddaf‏ @daff55_john 17 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson @MattThe84th 01010011?

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      1. Daniel Brynolf‏ @vraket 17 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson @MattThe84th you are forgetting the sattelite collison. I think thats closer

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      1. Fernando‏ @LuzTrap 17 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson Soyuz Apollo?

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      1. Matthew Schlissel‏ @MSchliss 17 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson @MattThe84th thats too cool. love that u can see detail of ISS

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      1. Ben‏ @BenCushwa 17 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson @MattThe84th What about the Apollo Command Module and Lunar Lander? Or any other vehicles that have docked in space?

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      1. Bas de Heer CHB‏ @badeheer 17 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson and unintentionally? Any know oopses?

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      1. Shankar‏ @01shankar 17 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson @mattthe84th MSL getting close with MRO during the entry to the Mars!

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