1. Birthdays on Pluto
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) October 5, 2016 How old would you be if you were born on Pluto? Well, it takes 248-human years to complete just one orbit around the Sun, so let’s get our calculators and tweet back to Neil!
2. Birthdays on Other Planets
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) October 5, 2016 On other planets, Neil has already done the calculation for us. Now, if only we can figure out how.
3. Animal Intelligence
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) September 16, 2016 Some tweets aren’t all about Science, rather the understanding of things based on scientific knowledge. This was one such example.
4. Fast as Lightning
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) August 15, 2016 Who says Astrophysicists don’t enjoy movies and sports? This tweet surely proved otherwise.
5. Perspective on Things
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) April 22, 2016 If you look at things with a different perspective, what once looked difficult might not seem that way.
6. Comparing Depths & Heights
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) April 22, 2016 Every now and then, Tyson likes to throw in comparisons of sizes of celestial bodies. But he hasn’t forgotten objects right here on our home planet, either.
7. Atmosphere is Thin
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) April 22, 2016 Another comparison of a daily earthly object and the Earth itself. Cool, eh?
8. Contact!
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) April 15, 2016 Would you? I bet 99% would agree with Tyson on this!
9. Flintstones
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) March 13, 2016 Perhaps not everyone will agree, but there’s no denying the importance of metal on humanity. Not the song genre, of course!
10. Cheeky
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) March 12, 2016 No need for ‘splainin this tweet, amirite?
11. It’s all Relative
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) March 2, 2016 Heard of Einstein’s Theory of Relativity? Get right to it, then!
12. Leap Day
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) February 29, 2016 Should we rename it to Catch-up Day? Nah.
13. Futuristic Shipping
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) February 20, 2016 Let’s not forget online shopping. Or intergalactic shopping, even.
14. History of Science
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) February 13, 2016 Oh yeah, this happened.
15. Red Tape!
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) February 7, 2016 Discovery > ineffective process.
16. Oh, Sociology
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) February 6, 2016 Different fields of Sciences, ya’ll.
17. Think Big
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) January 26, 2016 YES!
18. Santa’s Reindeer
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) December 25, 2015 Did you know this?
19. Good to Know
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) October 14, 2015 Don’t ask how. It just does. Ok? Ok.
20. Keen Movie Observer
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) October 2, 2015 This was one of the may jabs that Tyson took at the movie. But certainly the cheekiest.
21. Earth’s Rotation
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) September 5, 2015 Don’t try this at home!
22. Moar Bolts!
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) August 8, 2015 The bolts, they just keep on coming.
23. Leap Seconds
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) June 28, 2015 Leaping faster than we’ve ever leaped before.
24. Ant & Whale
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) June 14, 2015 For comparison: a Blue Whale’s tongue weighs as much as a fully grown Elephant.
25. Algebra Geeks
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) June 5, 2015 Brush up on your algebra skills, kids!
26. First in Space
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) April 12, 2015 A dog was in space long before a human.
27. Alien Questions
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) March 25, 2015 What would your first question be?
28. Saved for Pi-day!
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) March 14, 2015 Try memorizing this number.
29. Energy & Football
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) February 2, 2015 You ain’t gonna question Football injuries now, huh?
30. Happy Christ.. err..
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) December 25, 2014 This is the most re-tweeted tweet from Tyson’s account. It raked up a bit of controversy, too, before people went back to their calmer selves. He explained the success of this tweet in a Facebook post. More than 140 characters were needed, see.
31. Poor February!
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) July 29, 2015 So how does this affect the tidal waves? Maybe another time, another day.
32. Earth be Traveling Like..
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) January 1, 2015 All that traveling must be hard for our planet.
33. Time & Space
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) June 9, 2014 Time moves in mysterious ways. So does Jupiter.
34. Tyson, the Movie Critic
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) October 6, 2013 And this tweet was one of the many jabs he took at Gravity, the Sandra Bullock hit from 2013.
35. Try at Own Risk
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) October 7, 2013 When objects are in free fall…
36. Movie Critic Continues
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) November 11, 2014 Interstellar wasn’t spared any jabs either. Here’s a tweet about the unlikelihood of Earth like planet near a Black Hole.
37. ISS Got Speed
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) February 1, 2015 Well, it is traveling in space, after all.
38. B-O-R-I-N-G
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) September 19, 2011 A call to the scientific community to be more creative.
39. Romans Without 0
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) August 22, 2011 So, who invented zero? Depends on who you ask.
40. NASA’s Space Program
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) July 8, 2011 If only they had enough funding.
41. Plants are Weird
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) March 17, 2011 They like green, they hate green. It’s complicated.
42. Bend Over and What?!
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) January 19, 2011 Perhaps don’t do it in public, should be a disclaimer. ALSO READ: Why Spending on Space Research is not only Necessary, but Downright Useful
