Derek Caelin is writing a bookA timely reminder from the immortal #CarlSagan of how absurd it is that we cause so much suffering to control this infinitesimal fragment of the universe.
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JKN12 years later, my #Malay translation of #PaleBlueDot still stands on its own.
https://blog.jaykayenn.net/sehalusnya-titik-cahaya/
Sehalusnya Titik Cahaya (Pale Blue Dot)
Pada tahun 1977, sebuah kapal angkasa dilancarkan untuk meneroka planet-planet dan kawasan angkasa. Voyager 1 telahpun berjaya meneliti dunia-dunia berjiran kita, dan pelbagai fenomena angkasa lain. 13 tahun kemudian, setelah selesai misinya, Voyager dibiar meneruskan perjalanan ke angkasa luar buat selama-lamanya. Sebelum ia meninggalkan sistem suria kita pada tahun 1990,
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#palebluedot #humancondition #darwin
A well developed if depressing argument that its all about the survival of the DNA.
Speaking of the Pioneer plaque sent out in 1972 and 1973:
'In what is designed to be a universally understandable iconic language, the plaque records its own genesis in the third planet of a star whose coordinates in the galaxy are precisely recorded. Our credentials are further established by some iconic representations of fundamental principles of chemistry and
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NömenlōonyRE: https://fosstodon.org/@AkaSci/116071250731016800
Virtually all of Humanity's history, innovation and creativity is a blue pixel on a 1970's camera.
Stick a selfie mirror on this view and you have everything we have ever done.
We're not that important in the grand scale of things.
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Carl Sagan - Pale Blue Dot
Stefan BohacekOn this day in 1990, the Voyager 1 space probe took a photo of our planet from approximately 6 billion kilometers (3.7 billion miles) away.
"Commissioned by NASA and resulting from the advocacy of astronomer and author Carl Sagan, the photograph was interpreted in Sagan's 1994 book, Pale Blue Dot, as representing humanity's minuscule and ephemeral place amidst the cosmos."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pale_Blue_Dot
Image via https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-51491471
#OnThisDay #OTD #history #space #science #nasa #PaleBlueDot #humanity
Liam O'Mara IV, PhDThe #Voyager1 spacecraft was reoriented on #ThisDayInHistory in 1990, at the request of #CarlSagan, to snap a photo of the Earth from a distance of 3.7 billion miles (40.5 AU). The image, known as #PaleBlueDot, shows us how minuscule and fleeting is humanity in the vast #cosmos.
Marcus ReynoldsHappy #PaleBlueDot Day
EyeRoses are red
Violets are blue
Happy Pale Blue Dot day
To each one of you
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(P.S. 14th Feb 1990, Voyager 1 spacecraft turned around and took a photo of Earth. We discovered we are a pale blue dot.)