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“The Hubble Space Telescope has spotted aurora near the poles of both Saturn and Jupiter. And on Earth, the aurora borealis and australis (the northern and southern lights) serve as intermittent reminders of how nice it is to have a protective atmosphere.”
― Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
― Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
“Collectively, these findings tell us it’s conceivable that life began on Mars and later seeded life on Earth, a process known as panspermia.”
― Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
― Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
“The universe is under no obligation to make sense to you. —NDT”
― Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
― Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
“(An artist coworker of mine once asked whether alien life forms from Europa would be called Europeans. The absence of any other plausible answer forced me to say yes.)”
― Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
― Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
“Earth’s Moon is about 1/ 400th the diameter of the Sun, but it is also 1/ 400th as far from us, making the Sun and the Moon the same size on the sky—a coincidence not shared by any other planet–moon combination in the solar system, allowing for uniquely photogenic total solar eclipses.”
― Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
― Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
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