Neil deGrasse Tyson: 'We Will Know Whether There's Life On Other Planets'
He’s the legendary astrophysicist and director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History. Popular Science: Would you rather have a jetpack or flying car? Neil deGrasse Tyson: What I would rather have is a transportation system that requires neither: a wormhole. PS: What incredible thing will we see in our lifetime? NDT: I think that we will know whether or not there’s life on planets other than Earth. And I think the best location would be on Mars or on Jupiter’s moon Europa. PS: When we find life on other planets, is it going to come and eat us? NDT: No. People’s first thought every time scientists discover something new is, “Oh, my gosh, you created a virus, so there’s gonna be a killer virus.” I’m not more afraid of something I might find on Mars than I am of a polar bear who’s pissed off because his ice floe is melting. PS: What technical advance...