"Why can't Pluto be a planet? Some people like Pluto. And if it doesn't exist then they don't have a favorite planet. Right? Please write back but not in cursive because I can't read cursive."
Astrophysicist, Science Communicator
Neil deGrasse Tyson is an astrophysicist and science communicator known for making complex scientific concepts accessible to the public through his work and quotes.
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"Why can't Pluto be a planet? Some people like Pluto. And if it doesn't exist then they don't have a favorite planet. Right? Please write back but not in cursive because I can't read cursive."
"The solar system should be viewed as our backyard, not as some sequence of destinations that we do one at a time."
"When NASA says they're going into space, they don't mean up and back. They mean orbit."
"If you want to come behind the Bible and explain everything scientifically, then you're denying God's power over miracles."