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Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson
In case you were curious: being larger & more reflective, full Earth on the Moon is 40x brighter than full Moon on Earth. — PolitiTweet.org
Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson
Just an FYI: Crossing the sky at much higher angles, winter full Moons appear, on average, brighter than summer full Moons. — PolitiTweet.org
Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson
This January eve, in a line across the sky, find Venus in twilight, moonrise in the east, and Jupiter up on high. — PolitiTweet.org
Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson
The full Moon of tomorrow, and the gibbous Moon of this night, will grace our skies, dusk to dawn, in soft, majestic light. — PolitiTweet.org
Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson
Winter full moons, living opposite the Sun, cross high in the sky, after daylight is done — PolitiTweet.org
Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson
@MartyKay86 Found it. The exact quote is at 3min in this video: http://t.co/Evtgk7lD — PolitiTweet.org
Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson
@MartyKay86 A true statement, whether or not I said it. But the quote is close enough. Perhaps from this talk: bit.ly/x0fw4G — PolitiTweet.org
Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson
.@bccxcc Yes, the atom-count in the observable universe is known. How about photons, you ask? Two billion times that number. — PolitiTweet.org
Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson
.@bdsams Does Earth weigh more today than yesterday, you ask? Yup. We plow thru several hundred tons of meteor dust per day. — PolitiTweet.org
Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson
.@HunsV When is the Soylent Green scenario, you ask? Eating your own species for sole sustenance leads to rapid extinction. — PolitiTweet.org
Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson
No agreement on what Earth pop. will be stable, but Leeuwenhoek's original 1679 estimate of 14B continues to fall in middle. — PolitiTweet.org
Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson
.@kingoftv Wouldn't it require @LadyGaga 's new followers to end, you ask? Yes. Earth's population may stabilize at 14billion — PolitiTweet.org
Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson
Thank you @joelvictoriano. You're my 300,000th follower. At this rate, in another 38,000 years, I'll catch up with @LadyGaga. — PolitiTweet.org
Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson
The next few hours I'll pass 300,000 followers. Thank you all for welcoming my cosmic brain droppings into your Twitterverse. — PolitiTweet.org
Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson
Laika is surely the toast of Dog heaven. Right there next to Lassie, Balto, Rin Tin Tin, and of course, Spuds MacKenzie. — PolitiTweet.org
Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson
.@MrTinDC Sad that Laika died in space? If you gotta go, better to die there than in a Moscow alley - hungry & cold. — PolitiTweet.org
Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson
.@boring_as_heck Can I get you Laika's autograph, you ask? No. The Moscow mutt, died in orbit & vaporized on re-entry in 1957 — PolitiTweet.org
Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson
So, contrary to popular suspicion, seasons have nothing whatsoever to do with Earth's slowly varying distance from the Sun. — PolitiTweet.org
Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson
But In July, Earth's Sun-tipped axis gives N. Hemisphere's middle latitudes a factor of 5x more sunlight than in January. — PolitiTweet.org
Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson
During its January close-approach to the Sun, Earth receives about 7% more sunlight than it does during July's far-approach. — PolitiTweet.org
Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson
Merry Perihelion: Tonight, Earth passes closer to the Sun than any other time during its annual oval-shaped orbit. — PolitiTweet.org
Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson
My home institution @AMNH is now granting a Master of Arts in teaching science. If interested, check out: http://t.co/0UIminRf — PolitiTweet.org
Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson
Effective Car Commercials: Now every time I pass a KIA "Soul" in the street I'm disappointed the driver is not a Hamster. — PolitiTweet.org
Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson
Tweeted earlier, Betelgeuse is Orion's kneecap. Sorry for Twypo. It's of course his armpit, loosely translated from Arabic. — PolitiTweet.org
Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson
@Magine You got me. Of course Betelgeuse is Orion's armpit. Will fix immediately. Thanks. — PolitiTweet.org
Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson
Yes, @Asylum31. Geologists and globe makers have been misleading school children for centuries. — PolitiTweet.org
Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson
.@Asylum31 How big must a globe be for the raised mountains to be proportionally correct, you ask? About forty feet across. — PolitiTweet.org
Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson
.@jeffreystapler Why is it coldest before sunrise, you ask? Earth's surface cools continuously in the absence of sunlight. — PolitiTweet.org
Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson
.@elihuh2001 What color will the star Betelgeuse appear when it goes supernova, you ask? Bright blue & will outshine the Moon — PolitiTweet.org
Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson
.@snapper1853 What does DFTBA stand for, you ask? From @RealJohnGreen 's nerdfighter brotherhood: Don't Forget To Be Awesome — PolitiTweet.org
