The stars look the same from night to night. Nebul... -Seth Shostak

The stars look the same from night to night. Nebulae and galaxies are dully immutable, maintaining the same overall appearance for thousands or millions of years. Indeed, only the sun, moon and planets - together with the occasional comet, asteroid or meteor - seem dynamic.

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The majority of my UFO diet consists of reports describing suspected encounters. This is not surprising, as there are thousands of sightings annually....
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I claim that space is part of our culture. You've heard complaints that nobody knows the names of the astronauts, that nobody gets excited about launc...
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When I left NASA, I was looking at how you could use space technologies for developing countries' work....
If you want a nation to have space exploration ambitions, you've got to send humans....
After the loss of Columbia a couple of years ago, I think we were reminded of the risk. All of us, though, have always known that the Space Shuttle is...
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I've had a lot of experience with not allowing myself to experience certain emotions, like anger and confidence, and with acting you're in this space ...