You on 1 College Girl Karaokealways count on Neil to get us through a difficult time.

On Twitter, famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson took a moment to teach us the scientific principles behind rainbows --explaining how reflected light creates them and, of course, citing his favorite scientist, Isaac Newton.

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At the end of his Twitter lesson, Tyson sent a sweet message of support to the Orlando victims.


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His rainbow tweets are below. Give them a perusal, learn something new and enjoy the magic of science.



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Thank you, Neil. We needed that.

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