yep, good post, thank you Auset
I'd like to quote Dr. Carolyn Porco, an astrophysicist who grew up in the Bronx. Here her statement about Saturn's rings, spatial exploration and science in general:
NY times interview Dr. Porco
“To my mind,” Dr. Porco said, “most people go through life recoiling from its best parts. They miss the enrichment that just a basic knowledge of the physical world can bring to the most ordinary experiences. It’s like there’s a pulsating, hidden world, governed by ancient laws and principles, underlying everything around us — from the movements of electrical charges to the motions of the planets — and most people are completely unaware of it. To me, that’s a shame.”