Life and the universe compare to each other like a child and a parent, parent and offspring. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes child compare life
The question we ask is - if there is life on other planets, should we expect it to be based on the same molecules, i.e. be universal - or should we expect it to depend on the local conditions, i.e. on the planet's geochemistry. So to find out, we try experiments on biomolecules, starting with such geochemistry conditions. Dimitar Sasselov basebiomoleculecondition share on social
Super-Earths are how we call a family of planets... up to two times larger and about ten times more massive than the Earth. Dimitar Sasselov callearthfamily Change image and share on social
We love our planet Earth. We should - it is our home, and there's no place like home. There can't ever be a better place than Earth. Dimitar Sasselov earthhomelove Change image and share on social
If you compare NASA's annual budget to explore the heavens, that one year budget would fund NOAA's budget to explore the oceans for 1,600 years. Robert Ballard annualbudgetcompare Change image and share on social
If you're not having a good time, find something else that gives you some joy in life. Penny Marshall findgoodjoy Change image and share on social
As a young child my attention span was, as I remember it, rather short. Michael Morpurgo attentionchildremember Change image and share on social