![]() ![]() ![]() "Maybe the Universe chose me instead of vice versa." How Neil deGrasse Tyson Became an AstrophysicistĪfter learning that there was a word associated with what he wanted to be when he grew up, at age 11, Tyson knew he would be an astrophysicist. Since then, Tyson has become one of the most renowned astrophysicists in the world, thanks to the moon and the Universe itself. ![]() ![]() "I'm pretty sure I was starstruck in that moment," Tyson said. I wanna know more about what's in the Universe,'" says Tyson.Īfter his first visit to a planetarium when he was nine, Tyson believed that perhaps his draw to the Universe wasn't a coincidence. It's a world with mountains and valleys and craters and shadows and gullies, and all of a sudden, the moon goes from just this object that you ignored most of your life to a place you say, 'Hey, I want to visit that. "If you look at the moon through good binoculars or even through a simple telescope, oh my gosh, it's not just this thing in the sky. (Credit: Neil deGrasse Tyson/Henry Holt & Company) Neil deGrasse Tyson and the UniverseĪs a kid, looking up through a pair of binoculars at the moon, Tyson was inspired to know more about the Universe. ![]()
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