I can’t even begin to tell you how much I love that the Museum of Natural History astrophysicist/everyone’s nerd crush Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) has been exchanging tweets with the NASA’s Curiosity rover (@MarsCuriosity) on the eve of its historical touchdown on Mars. Seriously, you guys, this thing makes it clear that English just doesn’t have enough synonyms for delight.

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 (@neiltyson) August 4, 2012

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