Mars once was wet and fertile. It’s now bone dry. Something bad happened on Mars. I want to know what happened on Mars so that we may prevent it from happening here on Earth. Neil deGrasse Tyson Read Quote
The first colony on Mars is not going to be built by a private company. How are you going to make money? You’re not. Neil deGrasse Tyson Read Quote
We didn’t go to the moon to explore or because it was in our DNA or because we’re Americans. We went because we were at war and we felt a threat. Neil deGrasse Tyson Read Quote
Space in general gave us GPS – that’s not specifically NASA, but it’s investments in space. Neil deGrasse Tyson Read Quote
I was born the same week NASA was founded, so we’re the same age and feel some of the same pains, joys, and frustrations. Neil deGrasse Tyson Read Quote
I study the universe. It’s the second oldest profession. People have been looking up for a long time. Neil deGrasse Tyson Read Quote
For me, the most fascinating interface is Twitter. I have odd cosmic thoughts every day and I realized I could hold them to myself or share them with people who might be interested. Neil deGrasse Tyson Read Quote
No one wants to die, and no one wants to die poor. These are the two fundamental truths that transcend culture, they transcend politics, they transcend economic cycles. Neil deGrasse Tyson Read Quote
To make any future that we dreamt up real requires creative scientists, engineers, and technologists to make it happen. If people are not within your midst who dream about tomorrow – with the capacity to bring tomorrow into the present – then the country might as well just recede back into the cave because that’s where we’re headed. Neil deGrasse Tyson Read Quote
In nature, when you conduct science, it is the natural world that is the ultimate decider in what is true and what is not. Neil deGrasse Tyson Read Quote
