Sunday, March 5, 2017

One Two-Millionth of the Night Sky

Trump, Obama, Ambassador Kislyak, golden showers, emails, wiretaps . . . a tempest in a teapot on our pale blue dot.

In 1995, Nasa pointed the Hubble telescope at a small dark area near Ursa Major, better known as the Big Dipper. This area represents just one two-millionth of the night sky. 150 hours of Hubble recordings revealed more than 1,500 galaxies, each with billions of stars.

Somewhere, something is tuning in to Meet The Press this morning, shaking its head or tentacles and thinking, "Maybe we'll visit in a few million years."


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