Approaching the Greatest of Mysteries

Courtesy of NASA
The Formation of a Star

"Our feeblest contemplation of the Cosmos stir us-- there
is a tingling in the spine, a catch in the voice, a faint
sensation, as if a distant memory, of falling from
a height.  We know we are approaching the
greatest of mysteries."  ~ Carl Sagan *

Physicists say we are made of stardust.
Intergalactic debris and far-flung atoms,
shards of carbon matter rounded up
gravity to circle the sun.  As atoms pass
through an eternal revolving door of
possible form, energy and mass dance
in fluid relationship. 

We are man, we are thought, we are story.
We are all star stuff.

What are your thoughts?

Born	Carl Edward Sagan (1934-11-09)November 9, 1934Brooklyn, New York
Died	December 20, 1996(1996-12-20) (aged 62)Seattle, Washington, US
Residence	United States[1]
Nationality	American
Fields	Astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology, astrobiology, space science, planetary science
Institutions	Cornell University Harvard University Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory University of California, Berkeley
Alma mater	University of Chicago (B.A.), (BSc), (MSc), (PhD)

Carl Edward Sagan
(1934-11-09)November 9, 1934Brooklyn, New York

December 20, 1996(1996-12-20) (aged 62)Seattle, Washington, US

United States^[1]

American

Astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology, astrobiology, space science, planetary science

Cornell University
Harvard University
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
University of California, Berkeley

University of Chicago
(B.A.), (BSc), (MSc), (PhD)

 

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