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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 24 Jan 2013

    In 5-billion yrs the Sun will expand & engulf our orbit as the charred ember that was once Earth vaporizes. Have a nice day.

    12:02 PM - 24 Jan 2013
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      2. LinuxGameCast‏ @VennStone 24 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson and the Doctor will just let it happen.

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      2. The Duke of Spook‏ @hamsandcastle 24 Jan 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson i seriously can't wait as I have no concept of that amount of time passing

        1 reply 0 retweets 8 likes
      3. David W. Locke‏ @DavidWLocke 25 Jan 2013
        Replying to @hamsandcastle

        @hamsandcastle @neiltyson You don't have to wait. Just get down to Plank Length 10 raised to the negative 23rd power, no time.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. ᴅᴇᴍɪᴢᴇ𝟡𝟡‏ @Demize99 24 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson Have about 1.8 trillion nice days.

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      1. Jerry‏ @OneDayAsALion_ 3 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson I'd say there's a 0% chance the earth would not have suffered a devastating collision in a tiny fraction of that time. No worries

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      1. Dr. Jillian Scudder‏ @Jillian_Scudder 24 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson At least we'll be going out with a great night sky; Andromeda will be in mid-collision with the Milky Way!

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      1. Jay Ruston‏ @jayruston 24 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson You just broke the "don't be negative on twitter rule", but it's cool because in 5 billion years twitter will be so 2112

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      1. Big Eyebrows Big Ambitions‏ @busted_mountain 24 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson way to be a buzzkill

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      2. Andrew Kishino‏ @big_kish 24 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson might as well get the combo at the drive thru then

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      2. Katie‏ @katiedidwhat 24 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson And we won't know about it until 8 minutes after it happens!

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      2. Bill Kunz  ⚾‏ @billkunz 24 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson “Ashes to ashes, star stuff to star stuff?”

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      3. mary‏ @marane54 26 Jan 2013
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        @billkunz @neiltyson We're made of star stuff and our smallest parts will exist to infinity, so not as bad as it sounds:-)

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. ian smile‏ @endashes 24 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson how many library books will not be returned based on your last tweet...

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      1. Brandon J. Carr‏ @brandonjcarr 24 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson And a happy Thursday to you as well, Neil!

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      1. Kenzie Mastroe‏Verified account @KenzieGwen 25 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson actually it is closer to 4.5 billion years ;)

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      1. Vidal‏ @jemvidal 24 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson thanks Obama!

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