Astronomy Quotes

I look forward to the day when the solar system becomes our collective backyard—explored not only with robots, but with the mind, body, and soul of our species.

Science literacy is being plugged into the forces that power the universe. There is no excuse for thinking that the Sun, which is a million times the size of Earth, orbits Earth.

It seems impossible that you could get something from nothing, but the fact that once there was nothing and now there is a universe is evident proof that you can.

There are reasons to doubt that what we call the laws of physics necessarily apply everywhere in the universe—or that they were applicable to every time in its history.

But every day I go to work I'm making a bet that the universe is simple, symmetric, and aesthetically pleasing—a universe that we humans, with our limited perspective, will someday understand.

I have been through the OSHA system twice and I can confirm that I did not have the right to a safe workplace or whistle-blower protection on either occasion.

Staring at the blue sky causes insomnia to occur in the human.

I have looked further into space than ever human being did before me. I have observed stars of which the light, it can be proved, must take two million years to reach the

Timing is easy to predict through the movement of the stars as they give the propensity of pure potential.

Above and behind them the Dipper turned on its great handle as if to pour night itself out onto the dreaming continent and each of its seven stars gleamed from between the fitful clouds.

Maybe some people don't feel scared when they think about comets and supernovas. Maybe they think it is wonderful.

The evening starIs the mostbeautifulof all stars

Orion is above the horizon now, and near it Jupiter, brighter than it will ever be ... But i expect you can see it too. Some of our stars are the same.

A healthy person that uses medical oxygen to perform their job on a daily basis should expect to eventually become a sick person.

Sleep disorders are a known occupational hazard to astronomers and their support staff.

Over-the-counter ‪‎drug‬ ‪‎abuse‬ or addiction was a problem that I observed at Mauna Kea

Io, Europa, Ganimedes puer, atque Calistolascivo nimium perplacuere Iovi.(Io, Europa, the boy Ganymede, and Callisto greatly pleased lustful Jupiter.)[Marius naming Jupiter's moons]

The astronomical community need to start acknowledging jet aircraft contrails to be the problem that they really are!

Pluto is dead, I know as I observed the Terminator that was sent to kill it

Just don't be surprised if while you are looking to the heavens, I am looking to you. You, my dear Mrs. Hastings, are all the beauty, guidance, and light I will ever need.

While astronomers have been exploring outer Space, I have been exploring inner space.

Your reward will be the widening of the horizon as you climb. And if you achieve that reward, you will ask no other.

Birds know, better than humans, not to spoil the nest.

Astronomy staff that routinely discharged industrial gas into the indoor environment at high altitudes did not wear oxygen deficiency monitors or protective breathing respirators.

The orbit of every planet is an ellipse with the sun at one of the two foci.

Very high altitude astronomy only works by ignoring established biological science

This fits in with what I saw in staff in astronomical facilities and was reporting to the management team: 10-14% Oxygen: Emotional upset, abnormal fatigue, disturbed respiration.

A few years after working on Mauna Kea, I discovered that I had radiation sickness

Oxygen deprivation and supplemental oxygen are both bio-hazards for Mauna Kea workers

Working on the summit of Mauna Kea was comparable to working on the hospital pulmonary ward with sick people sucking on oxygen cylinders.