Bill Nye, 70, Reveals the 3 Things He Wants to Do Before He Dies (Exclusive)
Bill Nye, 70, Reveals the 3 Things He Wants to Do Before He Dies (Exclusive)
Toria Sheffield, Katie HillSat, February 14, 2026 at 11:00 AM UTC
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Bill Nye attended Frederick Anderson's 10th Anniversary Blue Jacket Fashion Show on Wednesday, Feb. 4
Speaking exclusively to PEOPLE, the scientist and activist, 70, revealed three things he wants to do while he’s “still alive”
Nye also shared his upcoming Valentine’s Day plans with his wife, author and journalist Liza Mundy
Bill Nye is sharing his bucket list, and it’s ambitious.
The scientist and former television personality caught up with PEOPLE on the red carpet at the Blue Jacket Fashion Show in N.Y.C., an event that uses menswear as a platform to raise awareness and funds for prostate cancer. During the conversation on Feb. 4, Nye, 70, shared the “three things” he most wants to do before he dies.
“You know, there are three things I want. I want to explore the worlds," Nye told PEOPLE. "But I want to not get hit with an asteroid — which is a real thing. And also, I wanna find life on another world or evidence of life on another world while I'm still alive.”
Nye, who recently announced that he is stepping down as CEO of The Planetary Society, a non-profit established to advance space science and exploration based in Pasadena, Calif., said that he has a few more Earth-bound goals to check off his list as well.
Bill Nye at the Blue Jacket Fashion Show in N.Y.C. on Feb. 4, 2026
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"I've got a couple of TV shows I want to make. There's a movie I want to make, and I'm still an ambassador [for The Planetary Society]. I'm still very involved in space policy visits to Capitol Hill to get Congress to support NASA,” he explained.
The activist, who married journalist and author Liza Mundy, 65, in 2022, also shared his upcoming Valentine’s Day plans.
“We go out to dinner at this restaurant we like. And last year, I remarked we are by no means the wealthiest people in the world, but I guarantee you the wealthiest people are no happier than we were. No way. I'm not joking,” he said.
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As to his secret for a happy marriage?
Liza Mundy and Bill Nye at the 2025 Global Citizen Festival in N.Y.C. on Sept. 27, 2025
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“I listen,” he said, adding, “My wife is very funny. She once in a while laughs at things I say — once in a while … But that's been really good.”
“We talk about the same kind of things … we have a lot in common,” he added.
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Nye, who not only attended the Blue Jacket Fashion Show, but also walked the runway in Perry Ellis, shared that the event had a special meaning for him.
“My dad had prostate cancer many years ago. He survived it. But we really want people to get tested early,” he said.
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