Neil deGrasse Tyson - World to End In 2012...or Not

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/02/04/Neil_deGras...

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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[Euan Hamilton]

Hello from 2013.

[marzto]

Looks like you were wrong! Oops haha!

[vegan0va]

loool poor ethericplane, everyone is shitting on him

[Bob Badeer]

Sir, you are scientifically ignorant. As such, I strongly suggest you to take science classes before arguing against Neil deGrasse Tyson because it would make you avoid looking ridiculous.

[bobby jager]

noone cares about your new age bullshit anymore.

[Powd3r81]

It's funny he says the people who make these wild conspiracy web pages didn't take enough science in school, but really I would be willing to bet the people that made those web pages took probably as much or more than the general public. The general public is oblivious to space, and our science classrooms wouldn't do a good enough job to prevent that thinking anyways

[FoolyCooly011]

Hello. Fuck you.

[usafman81]

ahh, Youtube. Where everyone comes to hear some of the brightest minds in the world have their theories contradicted by nameless McDonald's drive-thru workers bored on their smart phones.

[Crazycryodude]

Hello from April 21st, 2013, asshole.

[mtc1982mtc]

He is a genius.

[MstrMegaGuy]

Lol true