Neil deGrasse Tyson

On July 20, 1969 millions of Americans watched on a televised broadcast as Neil Armstrong going down in history as the first human being to ever step foot on the moon. Apollo 11 was a big accomplishment for America as a nation, yet there are accusations about it being staged in order to win the space race against Russia. Apollo 11 was a three astronaut mission. Neil A. Armstrong, whom was born Aug. 5, 1930 in Wapakoneta, Ohio, became interested in flight while still a child. in 1950 he flew…

It took NASA six years to land a human being on the moon and fulfill President Kennedy’s challenge along with bringing pride and of course moon rocks to America. First of all, Apollo 11 was the first flight to land a man on the moon. The crew was Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins, the landing site was “Mare Tranquilitatis”. The mission was launched on July 16 1969 and landed on July 24…

Kennedy’s wish to land a man on the moon. Neil Armstrong was part of the Apollo 11 mission. The Apollo 11 is one of the most memorable missions to this day. There was five more successful lunar landing missions to follow. On the Apollo 13, crew members had to improvise after oxygen tanks burst…

killed atop Takur Ghar with multiple wounded in action. The eight American lives were more combat deaths than any US unit had suffered in a single day since 1993, when 18 SOF Soldiers died in the battle of Mogadishu, Somalia. In honor of Navy SEAL Neil C. Roberts, the battle would be known as the battle of Roberts Ridge. In support of Anaconda, two SEAL teams MAKO 30 and MAKO 31 were to insert into the Shahi-Kot Valley and MAKO 30 would set up an Observation Point (OP) 1,300 meters east…

Georges Lemaître, Father of the Big Bang. An excerpt from Cosmic Horizons: Astronomy at the Cutting Edge. It was edited by Steven Soter and Neil deGrasse Tyson. The profile begins with a simple explanation of the expanding universe and how Georges Lemaître published his mathematical findings that today we know as the Big Bang theory. Soter and deGrasse Tyson provide some of Lemaître’s life details. He was a Belgian cosmologist and a Catholic priest. He served in World War 1 as an artillery…

1. I would place Neil deGrasse Tyson closer to the scientism side of the scientism-creationism spectrum, but still near the middle of the spectrum. DeGrasse Tyson reveals his agnostic perspective when he says he does not believe in an afterlife because there is no evidence. However, he agrees with Larry King when he calls many believers “sincere and wonderful people”, and does not call them delusional. This respect for others’ beliefs even when he does not agree with them can help the…

to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive.” This claim has received criticism from scientists across the globe who are stating that climate change is not a belief but an observation. American astrophysicist, author, and science communicator Neil DeGrasse Tyson is known for his outspokenness on such issues in which he often says that science is not political. “When politicians start analyzing the science,…

We should go to Mars “The day we stop exploring is the day we commit ourselves to live in a stagnant world devoid of curiosity, empty of dreams.” — Neil deGrasse Tyson. The world has gotten too comfortable living in its bubble of safety. It’s time the world became curious and took the chance of exploring the unknown. Years and Years of debate after landing on the moon has raised this question: Should there be a manned spaceflight to Mars? Despite the risks, the benefits for humans of a manned…

they can walk. From an anatomical view, they are practically indistinguishable from humans, yet they are supposed to have come from another planet. According to Neil DeGrasse Tyson, if anything is certain, it is that life elsewhere in the universe, intelligent or otherwise, will look at least as exotic as some of Earth's own life forms (Tyson). According to David Aguilar, Scientists should drop Hollywood's view of humanoid extraterrestrials. In reality, scientists may find some bizarre…

the Maccabiah Sport Games in July of 2017. I lay on my bed and switched on the TV with no preconceived thought of a channel in mind. I was perfectly content watching what National Geographic had to offer: The Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey by Neil deGrasse Tyson. The show surpassed my expectations in every way. Previously I had only taken a passing interest in astronomy, such as during our occasional visits to the game reserve. I was always taken aback by the striking beauty of the night sky, but…