#exploring space

[mudwerks]

(via Dreams of Space - Books and Ephemera: Exploring Space (Hebrew) (1960))

Wyler, Rose. Illustrated by Gergely, Tibor and Solenewitsch, George. Translated by Anda Amir. Exploring Space : A True Story of the Rockets of Today and a Glimpse of the Rockets That Are to Come.

[frenchly-anxious]

Human beings are lonely creatures

Help, going insane because I can't find this post I read long ago. Does it ring any bell? It could have been from tumblr, from reddit or even from a screenshot on instagram. But I vividly remember reading it and never being the same after. Basically, it was saying that everything we did, as a species, showed how incredibly lonely we feel. Especially searching space for aliens. We're 7 billions humans on Earth. We befriend every animal that can be befriended, from tiny insects to elephants. We pretend inanimate object are alive, whether it's our childhood plushy or a little rover sent on Mars. No human being is really alone. But we're terrified by the thought that we might be "alone in the universe". The only highly intelligent species in this universe. We're terrified to the point we sent messages and capsules into space in the hope of reaching someone. Just to say "we're here!" and "please respond!" Every frequency coming from space, every weird thing in the sky we can't explain: "it's an unknown species trying to communicate, it's aliens coming to visit us!" Some dedicate their money and life to scrutinize space as far as they possibly can and wait to catch anything, anything that could be a sign. Human beings are incredibly lonely creatures who are terrified by the thought that no one is out there to answer their call.

[all-my-imperfections]

We could explore Uranus and I'll show you the Milky Way 👀

Haha that’s intense!

We could be together for millions of light years.. 🤩🪐🪐🔭🔭

[last-babbling-jay]

And I think it’s a kind of nostalgia. Knowing what can be, those little moments, the humanity, the companionship, and that you’ll never have it. A nostalgia for a future you know you’ll never be a part of.

After all, nothing brings people together like singing bohemian rhapsody.

[spaceexp]

Catching Asteroid ( 1998 OR2) via my Telescope .

[walzerkoenig]

What’s wrong with the “Space Nation” Asgardia? // Exploring Space

I was thrilled when I heard of the idea of a space nation. Now, not so much anymore. Watch as Full Frontal with Samantha Bee dives deep into the oligarch turned space royal who founded Asgardia. Of course his followers are 85% men. 🤦‍♀️

[amaluelmwood]

*stares at the Star Trek/Federation Milky Way Galaxy map* 

AND NOW. I find myself wondering about this panspermia seeding of OTHER GALAXIES. 

Because, like, the ENTIRETY of Star Trek takes place in the Milky Way right? The Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta Quadrants are all just sections of the Milky Way - and the limits of explored space are actually within the Alpha and Beta Quadrants - with a straight-ish line (plus some rambling) of further exploration in the Delta because of Voyager making its way home. 

Even the Founders home world and the whole DS9 collection of new species is in Gamma Quadrant. And that’s reached through a wormhole in the Alpha. 

It’s ALL still within OUR OWN GALAXY. 

So what about, say, the Andromeda Galaxy? 

(I am aware I am doing that thing where we haven’t even finished looking at our own oceans yet and we’re excited about exploring other planets, but still...) 

Technically, looking at that map and the projected routes of some of the Enterprise missions? Leaving the Milky Way could happen? 

So... like. Has anyone in canon wondered about other Galaxies? And whether they’ve been seeded the same way the Milky Way was? 

And considering how fucking long, even with warp travel, it takes to explore even our own Galaxy, how fucking long would it take to get to another one to check it out anyway? I guess they’d have to be able to create wormholes that go that far??

I guess I’m having a Star Trek Ate My Brain day 8l