“You know the moon doesn’t have its own light, I told her. We see it because its surface reflects the sun’s light.”— Mary Taugher, narrativemagazine.com
“In 5-billion years the Sun will expand and engulf our orbit as the charred ember that was once Earth vaporizes. Have a nice day.”— Neil deGrasse Tyson, twitter.com
“The Leap Day is misnamed. We’re not leaping anywhere. The calendar is simply, and abruptly, catching up with Earth’s orbit”— Neil deGrasse Tyson, twitter.com