Seriously, stop whatever you’re doing and WATCH THIS VIDEO. And yes, you very much want to make it full screen: Holy. WOW. This is one of the most wondrous and moving paeans to space exploration I have ever seen. The words of Sagan are magnificent, of course. And the effects…
While it will not be in my lifetime, which is bittersweet, I love the dream. Please, take about 3 minutes and watch this awesome video. I also commend you to the Bad Astronomy feed by Phil Plat at Slate. He is unabashedly enthusiastic about his profession – astronomy and space.
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