When you Wish Upon a Star
The sun was shining brightly, but the air was crisp and cold. Our sun might be a small star by the standards of the Milky Way galaxy and the Universe as a whole, but it is OUR star. All life on earth depends upon it.
In 5 billion years it will be in its death throes as the hydrogen runs out. It will expand to completely engulf the earth. Of course any living thing will long be gone from this planet by then. Will we be remembered?
When we think our planet is enduring harsh conditions and fears of climate change abound, just remember this: It has been much worse in the past and it will be in the future too. We are currently living in a sweetspot. Even our planet is located in what scientists call "The Goldilocks Zone". Just right for life.
And yet some people seem to suggest this is just a pure accident of cosmic randomness that literally came out of nothing. And WE are accused of magical thinking!
When you Wish Upon a Star
The sun was shining brightly, but the air was crisp and cold. Our sun might be a small star by the standards of the Milky Way galaxy and the Universe as a whole, but it is OUR star. All life on earth depends upon it.
In 5 billion years it will be in its death throes as the hydrogen runs out. It will expand to completely engulf the earth. Of course any living thing will long be gone from this planet by then. Will we be remembered?
When we think our planet is enduring harsh conditions and fears of climate change abound, just remember this: It has been much worse in the past and it will be in the future too. We are currently living in a sweetspot. Even our planet is located in what scientists call "The Goldilocks Zone". Just right for life.
And yet some people seem to suggest this is just a pure accident of cosmic randomness that literally came out of nothing. And WE are accused of magical thinking!