The limits on your enlightenment come not from the age you stopped going to school but from the age you stopped being curious.

But you will hardly ever read about them. Why? Because once again, the media has predetermined what is not worthy of coverage, even when the news item is something as uninteresting as the cosmic origin of every element in your body.

The past is another planet.

In five billion years, the sun will expand and engulf our orbit as the charred ember that was once Earth vaporizes. Have a nice day

It is in the best interests of civilization and our economy and our nation to understand what objective truths are as revealed by the methods and tools of science.

The telescope... is a conduit to the cosmos.

For the film to 'earn' the right to be criticized on a scientific level is a high compliment indeed.