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336 pages, Hardcover
First published April 18, 2023
“That’s more or less been my modus operandi ever since: talk science, but have fun doing it.”
“When it comes to Saturn, there’s nowhere bad to look. In fact, it’s so stunningly gorgeous that many astronomers—myself included—say that seeing Saturn through a telescope when they were young was what inspired them to make science a lifelong pursuit. Saturn is a gateway planet.”
“Canyons on Charon are unofficially named after famous ships in fiction, so there is Serenity Chasma (Firefly), Argo Chasma (from the myth of Jason and the Argonauts), Nostromo Chasma (Alien), and my favorite, Tardis Chasma (Doctor Who).”
“To calibrate early observations, astronomers needed to use a small chamber filled with hydrogen fluoride gas, which is extremely—and I do mean extremely—dangerous. It can cause severe skin and tissue damage, especially if breathed in. It’s so awful that the government has guidelines on what to do if terrorists use it in an attack. But astronomers used it to find planets. Go on, make fun of science nerds. I dare you.”
“The universe is a puzzle that never ends. The more pieces you find, the more there are. There is always more of it to discover. More events to witness, more places to explore.
More things to see.
We will never run out of alien skies to understand and, perhaps one day, to stand under.”
“The universe is a puzzle that never ends. The more pieces you find, the more there are. There is always more of it to discover. More events to witness, more places to explore.
More things to see.
We will never run out of alien skies to understand and, perhaps one day, to stand under.”