Neil deGrasse Tyson Mind Blowing Quotations

Math is the language of the universe. So the more equations you know, the more you can converse with the cosmos.

With automatic spell checkers running unleashed over what we compose, our era is that of correctly spelled typos.

Curiously, light-loving green plants reject the Sun's green light, reflecting it back at you, which is why they look green.

Next time you're stunned by a large moon on the horizon, bend over and view it between your legs. The effect goes away entirely.

Some air you inhale was exhaled by Cleopatra.

Would a NASA reality show "Lunar Shore" be more popular than "Jersey Shore?" Civilization's future depends on that answer.

Kids are never the problem. They are born scientists. The problem is always the adults. They beat the curiosity out of kids. They outnumber kids. They vote. They wield resources. That's why my public focus is primarily adults.

... there is no shame in not knowing. The problem arises when irrational thought and attendant behavior fill the vacuum left by ignorance.

If each dead person became a ghost, there'd be more than 100 billion of them haunting us all. Creepy, but cool.

Just to settle it once and for all: Which came first, the chicken or the egg? The egg, laid by a bird that was not a chicken.

In five billion years, the sun will expand and engulf our orbit as the charred ember that was once Earth vaporizes. Have a nice day

Whether or not you can never become great at something, you can always become better at it. Don't ever forget that! And don’t say “I’ll never be good”. You can become better! and one day you’ll wake up and you’ll find out how good you actually became.

Need a distraction today? Not only does 12 + 1 = 11 + 2, but the letters "twelve plus one" rearrange to give you "eleven plus two."