We have swept through all of the planets in the solar system, from Mercury to Neptune, in a historic 20 (to) 30 year age of spacecraft discovery,
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When Kepler found his long-cherished belief did not agree with the most precise observation, he accepted the uncomfortable fact. He preferred the hard truth to his dearest illusions that is the heart of science.Carl Edward Sagan
Discussing the possibilities of extraterrestrial life I would love it even if they were short, sullen, grumpy and sexually obsessed. But there just isn't any good evidence.
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In our time, we have sifted the sands of Mars, we have established a presence there, we have fulfilled a century of dreams
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The well-meaning contention that all ideas have equal merit seems to me little different from the disastrous contention that no ideas have any merit.
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Each of us is a tiny being, permitted to ride on the outermost skin of one of the smaller planets for a few dozen trips around the local star.
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What's the harm of a little mystification It sure beats boring statistical analyses.
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