The Cosmos

[Rincewind]

Don't know where to post this, Hope a new thread is OK,

 

 

here should have been more. Perhaps someone can do it better. Here is the link.  Cheers.

 

http://child-of-thecosmos.tumblr.com/post/94242879031/favourite-moments-from-cosmos-a-spacetime-odyssey

[leicsmac]

And it is from supernovae that any and all of the elements heavier than carbon are born. Planets, let alone life, would never have been possible without them.

And here's something else pretty awe inspiring about it all.

http://htwins.net/scale2/

Looking out there, and knowing what's out there does wonders for perspective.

[lavrentis]

Great show - Neil deGrasse Tyson is class

[Steve_Guppy_Left_Foot]

Just makes me want to read Lovecraft and cement how pointless it all really is.