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Author and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson dismisses the popular internet doomsday theory that a "Planet X," aka Nibiru, will return to our sol...
Author and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson dismisses the popular internet doomsday theory that a "Planet X," aka Nibiru, will return to our solar system in 2012 and fatally disrupt the Earth's orbit -- a claim Tyson describes as a "marvelous work of fiction."
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Neil deGrasse Tyson, the bestselling author and director of the world-famous Hayden Planetarium, chronicles America's irrational love affair with Pluto, man's best celestial friend.
Neil deGrasse Tyson was born and raised in New York City where he was educated in the public schools clear through his graduation from the Bronx High School of Science. Tyson went on to earn his BA in Physics from Harvard and his PhD in Astrophysics from Columbia. Tyson's professional research interests are broad, but include star formation, exploding stars, dwarf galaxies, and the structure of our Milky Way. Tyson obtains his data from the Hubble Space Telescope, as well as from telescopes in California, New Mexico, Arizona, and in the Andes Mountains of Chile. In 2001, Tyson was appointed by President Bush to serve on a 12-member commission that studied the Future of the US Aerospace Industry. The final report was published in 2002 and contained recommendations (for Congress and for the major agencies of the government) that would promote a thriving future of transportation, space exploration, and national security. In 2004, Tyson was once again appointed by President Bush to serve on a 9-member commission on the Implementation of the United States Space Exploration Policy, dubbed the "Moon, Mars, and Beyond" commission. This group navigated a path by which the new space vision can become a successful part of the American agenda. And in 2006, the head of NASA appointed Tyson to serve on its prestigious Advisory Committee, which will help guide NASA through its perennial need to fit its ambitious vision into its restricted budget. In addition to dozens of professional publications, Dr. Tyson has written, and continues to write for the public.
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why would the world just end on 12/21/012? why cant the world just end now? or on my birthday? earth is still young compared to many other things out in space. we still have another BILLIONS of years to go before we die off JUST like that.
the world WILL not end. if its really going to end. send me your bank account and all your belongings. ok? since your going to die, just kill yourself and send everything to me. i think the world would be happy with one less of an idiot who believes anything
Aunicornist, no. You're stupid, too. They can predict astrological events, not "into the future."
I agree with whoever said you are ignorant if you refuse to believe anything may happen in 2012, but your equally as ignorant if you think you are certain the world will end. Why not instead of taking sides and bitching at each other, we just sit and wait. Big deal...Its your only real option anyway.
OK. so the mayans made it up but even the mayans are sick and tired of earing bs about the world ending in 2012. It will not happen. Why would this just happen randomly anyway? They can even pick a date. some say 12/21/12 some say 12/31/12. cant choose just one date. why waste time when it wont happen.
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the world WILL not end. if its really going to end. send me your bank account and all your belongings. ok? since your going to die, just kill yourself and send everything to me. i think the world would be happy with one less of an idiot who believes anything
I agree with whoever said you are ignorant if you refuse to believe anything may happen in 2012, but your equally as ignorant if you think you are certain the world will end. Why not instead of taking sides and bitching at each other, we just sit and wait. Big deal...Its your only real option anyway.