We are not alone. This week the people of Earth were given a vision of the universe. A vision of belonging to something greater than ourselves. I hope more people will reflect on this vision and appreciate the cosmic perspective. I hope people are inspired and curious about their place in the cosmos and pursue […]
After 2 decades in the making, after waiting, delays, and uncertainty about the future of the mission, today we saw firsthand: proof of a new frontier. Today we saw perseverance in action. Today we saw the awe and wonder of humanity’s most powerful invention yet. We saw a level of international collaboration like never before. […]
The universe works in mysterious ways. Coincidently in addition to the JWST first image reveal, today is also the 25th anniversary of the film Contact based on the novel by Carl Sagan. Until this day, the opening sequence is still the best ever. I remember going to the cinema several times when it first came […]
This first image is from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), released today. To say: “historic” is an understatement. This is a glimpse into the early universe. Before we were merely crawling. Now we will take our first baby step and begin the next chapter of our story on Earth and beyond. These first images […]
On this day 10 years ago, the discovery of the Higgs Boson aka “God Particle” was announced, using the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. After several decades of searching per the theory, this historical breakthrough went beyond the standard model of particle physics opening doors to new physics. The Higgs is responsible for giving mass […]
Say hi to the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy. This historical image of Sagittarius A* was released today, thanks to the amazing work by the Event Horizon Telescope. The majestic power of science at work. That black hole is the cosmic author – writing and narrating the story of our […]
Today NASA announced record-breaking news: Hubble Space Telescope spotted the farthest individual star ever seen to date, named Earendel, which means “Morning Star” in old English. Besides sounding like a LOTR reference, Earendel existed in the first billion years after the Big Bang. Just wow. Can you imagine what the universe looked like when it […]
Creativity is the key to unlocking our futures. As an engineer of the imagination, for me, storytelling is the most powerful force for change. All the things that inspire us to be better, to do better come from the story we tell ourselves and to others. As authors of our stories, we pen the stars […]
On this day, starstuff gave birth to one of my childhood heroes. Today is Carl Sagan Day. I discovered Sagan before he passed away in 1996. The same year when my journey into physics at high school began then astrophysics at university. One of my favourite Sagan books I read while growing up was “Contact”. […]
Sometimes when I space out I go back in time to when I was a boy. I have been in love with the cosmos for as long as I can remember. Everything and anything around me is a reminder of our connection to the stars. Our home is a world forever floating in space. Along […]
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