Neil deGrasse Tyson

Astrophysicist

[Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson]

June 14, 2026

[Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson]

What I looked like the last time the @NYKnicks won a championship.
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[Mirror-selfie. Via Pentax SP500. 55mm SMC Takumar F2.0 Lens. Kodacolor 200 film]

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Not that anybody asked, but in the time that has elapsed since the @NYKnicks last won a championship, we’ve discovered eight new Subatomic Particles. J-Psi Meson / Tau Lepton / Bottom Quark / Gluon / W-Z Boson / Top Quark / Tau Neutrino / Higgs Boson

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Not that anybody asked, but the last time the @NYKnicks won a championship, the planet Neptune had not yet completed one orbit around the Sun since its discovery in 1846.

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Not that anybody asked, but the last time the @NYKnicks won a championship, Steven Spielberg had not yet made a feature-length movie about Aliens.

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If I were ever abducted by Aliens, the first thing I’d ask is whether they came from a planet where people also deny science.

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I've been known to speak Alien every now and then.
https://t.co/D8UnDr7GSr

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Not that anybody asked, but the last time the @NYKnicks won a championship, the Periodic Table had 11-percent fewer Elements.

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Not that anybody asked, but the last time the @NYKnicks won a championship, the Hip Hop music genre had not yet been invented.

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With a 96-inch wingspan and the uncanny ability — at a height of 7’4” — to not just dunk the ball but also hit 3-pointers, “Wemby” (Victor Wembanyama) of the San Antonio @Spurs, is widely rumored to be a space Alien.

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Just saw The Rocky Horror Show at Studio 54, NYC. Was reminded that, in the end, we learn they’re all genderfluid Space Aliens.

Until the Pentagon brings out an actual alien, we’re left imagining them. And imagine them we do.

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Scientifically literate dogs have always enjoyed my books.

But Butters from Los Angeles may have enjoyed "Take Me To Your Leader" a little too much. Or maybe he wanted to eat the evidence of dog aliens found inside.

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Freedom isn't free.

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In case you missed this...
https://t.co/PuKJMH79B8

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In or around Los Angeles this week?

To William Shatner, the Universe is Absurd.

By popular demand, we’re bringing our newfound Bromance to LA at the Saban Theater: Tues & Wed evening, May 19 & 20:
https://t.co/twqbAosgzH

Not in LA this week, but still interested? Bill and I recorded an Audio Original titled Cosmos Confidential, for when you're at the fitness center or stuck in traffic or taking a long walk:
https://t.co/NKQaLBEhjE

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A 1-minute sample of my newfound Bromance with William Shatner…

[From his backyard in Los Angeles]

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Are we ready?