Fantasy<br>science-fiction stories have been around almost as long as each genre, but every hybrid now lives in the shadow of 'Star Wars. '
Space in general gave us GPS - that's not specifically NASA, but it's investments in space.
To assert that the universe has a purpose implies the universe has intent. And intent implies a desired outcome. But who would do the desiring? And what would a desired outcome be? That carbon-based life is inevitable? Or that sentient primates are life's neurological pinnacle? Are answers to these questions even possible without expressing a profound bias of human sentiment? Of course humans were not around to ask these questions for 99. 9999% of cosmic history. So if the purpose of the universe was to create humans then the cosmos was embarrassingly inefficient about it.
Kids should be allowed to break stuff more often. That's a consequence of exploration. Exploration is what you do when you don't know what you're doing.
I dream of a world where the truth is what shapes people's politics, rather than politics shaping what people think is true.
Would a NASA reality show "Lunar Shore" be more popular than "Jersey Shore?" Civilization's future depends on that answer.
To learn more about science, turn off your electronic device and go outside and look around a bit. Nature is calling you. Go on. The internet will still be here.
Watch where you leave your victims! I stubbed my toe on that.
I know you heard what you thought I said, but what I said isn't what I meant.
And I have to say, I agree with some of the criticisms that some have made about that state program which allocates the grant money on a very rigid formula all across the country, with a certain percentage to each state.
Fantasyscience-fiction stories have been around almost as long as each genre, but every hybrid now lives in the shadow of 'Star Wars. '
The fact is not kill entire populations is able to infect entire regions of land and control the only cure.