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This is Neil deGrasse Tyson dancing to Michael Jackson [VIDEO]

Even astrophysicists like to get down.
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Published: Dec. 23, 2012 at 11:32 AM
By KATE STANTON, UPI.com

Everyone's favorite pop culture-savvy scientist just got a little bit more awesome. Recently posted video by Redditor imjustanape shows the Hayden Planetarium director busting a move to Michael Jackson's "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" at a party.

We shouldn't be too surprised -- Tyson has always had rhythm. The 54-year-old scientist won a gold medal with the University of Texas' dance team as a graduate student in the 1980s. Here's the photographic evidence:

Merry Christmas, everyone.

(Photo: Pinterest)

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