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Neil deGrasse Tyson
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haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/
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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 21 Jan 2013

    The Moon enjoys a one-night-stand with Jupiter this night. A mere finger-width apart, their tryst is bold bodacious & bright.

    5:56 PM - 21 Jan 2013
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      1. Maurice Thompson‏ @mightymoebetta 21 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson alas, your alliterations amplify the atmosphere

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      1. Robby Russell  🐘 🚂‏ @robbyrussell 21 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson how do they get so close without bumping into each other and destroying ALL OF HUMANITY?!

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      1. Leogirl0728‏ @Leogirl0728 21 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson [Swoon.] That was a whole lot of poetic astropornonomy in a little tweet.Gets a cute,romantic nerd all weak-kneed & seeing stars.

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      2. spookymoof‏ @supermoof 21 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson gross, god made adam and even not luna and thebe

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      1. Adam Lopez‏ @adamnitlopez 24 Jan 2013
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        “@neiltyson In 5-billion yrs the Sun will expand & engulf our orbit as the charred ember that was once Earth vaporizes. Have a nice day.”

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      1. Mariette Papic‏ @MsPapic 21 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson planets having a tryst? You're my kind of astrophysicist.

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      1. jim meskimen‏ @jimrossmeskimen 21 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson I saw them together! Shameless!

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      1. bumlaser‏ @bumlaser 21 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson Not sure that I’d tangle romantically with a gassy giant that had a suspicious spot on its underplaces.

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      2. The Bleric Witch Project‏ @iamed2 21 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson ...please write a book of space poetry. I will buy it and give it to all the people that say science is unromantic or boring.

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      1. Isabella Rosa‏ @labellarosa 2 Apr 2013
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        RT @neiltyson: The Moon enjoys a one-night-stand with Jupiter this night. A mere finger-width apart, their tryst is bold bodacious & bright.

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      1. The Cosmic Pinata‏ @CosmicPinata 8 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson Dr Tyson I get a kick whenever the astronomer in you overtakes the astro physicist. The astronomer is an old fashioned romantic.

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      1. Conconi‏ @NickConconi 25 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson when you say a mere finger width apart, do u really mean a humans finger or something else? #thecosmos

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      1. Pharaon (Arthur B.)‏ @Pharaon47 25 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson You have such a way with words, Dr. Tyson! I am a very big fan of yours! Thanks! btw: you explain physics & cosmology bettern all

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      1. The Wall Street Bull/Ghoul‏ @TheWallStBull 23 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson please--this is a family show.

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      1. Reid Ferguson‏ @Reid_Ferguson 22 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson Oh Moon, you saucy adulteress.

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      1. John McGuinness, MD‏ @johnjmcgmd 22 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson and Orion had them right in his sights

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      1. Aftin Rexroat‏ @CelestTheBest00 22 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson darn I missed it! Can you still see it tonight??

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