Amesw Stenzel News Today

"A few centuries ago, the pioneer navigators learnt the size and shape of our Earth, and the layout of the continents. We are now just learning the dimensions and ingredients of our entire cosmos, and can at last make some sense of our cosmic habitat." -Martin Rees

"There are two possible outcomes: if the result confirms the hypothesis, then you've made a measurement. If the result is contrary to the hypothesis, then you've made a discovery." -Enrico Fermi

"To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle, requires creative imagination and marks real advance in science." -Albert Einstein

“All sins have their origin in a sense of inferiority otherwise called ambition.” -Cesare Pavese After another Universe-investigating week here at Starts With A Bang, I'm pleased to make two simple but very satisfying announcements:

"How vast those Orbs must be, and how inconsiderable this Earth, the Theatre upon which all our mighty Designs, all our Navigations, and all our Wars are transacted, is when compared to them." -Christiaan Huygens

"For me, insanity is super sanity. The normal is psychotic. Normal means lack of imagination, lack of creativity." -Jean Dubuffet

"How vast those Orbs must be, and how inconsiderable this Earth, the Theatre upon which all our mighty Designs, all our Navigations, and all our Wars are transacted, is when compared to them." -Christiaan Huygens

sixth podcast: on the most distant galaxy (so far) in the Universe! Plus, for those of you who enjoy television appearances, I gave a big recap of some of the biggest news in space, science and the Universe this past week on Portland, ORs local television station, KGW. Im getting very excited about my public talk at OMSI on April 18th and then my big appearance at Balticon 50 this upcoming Memorial Day weekend in Baltimore, MD. Hopefully Ill get a chance to see some of you, and perhaps meet a ...