‘History shows us that simply being curious about the universe and allowing ourselves to explore it is by far the best way to make discoveries which change everybody’s lives.’
Our story is the story of the universe.
Every piece of everything, of everything you love and everything you hate, of the thing you hold most precious, was assembled by the forces of nature in the first few minutes of the life of the universe, transformed in the hearts of the stars or created in their fiery deaths.
And when you die, those pieces will be returned to the universe in the endless cycle of death and rebirth.
What a wonderful thing it is to be part of that universe. What a story, what a majestic story.
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| — | Professor Brian Cox (via fyeahcarlsagan) |
Solar Eclipse
A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the Sun and the Earth so that the Sun is fully or partially covered. This can only happen during a new moon, when the Sun and Moon are in conjunction as seen from the Earth. At least two and up to five solar eclipses can occur each year on Earth, with between zero and two of them being total eclipses.
