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    21 Astronomy Quotes That Make You Go "Whoa"

    Mind-blowing quotes inspired by the cosmos.

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    1. Pale Blue Dot

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    2. Existence

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    3. Awestruck

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    4. Our moment in the sun

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    5. Colonizing the Universe

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    6. Destiny of men

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    Imagine the nearly infinite potential that humanity could possess.

    7. Manufacturers of worlds

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    8. Our mass of jelly

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    That mass of jelly that is our brain can be quite mysterious.

    9. Astronomy is grand

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    Embrace the silent harmony of the cosmos.

    10. Be curious

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    It’s an essential part of human nature to be curious about the unknown.

    11. Search for Knowledge

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    12. Who are we?

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    Perhaps the most humbling perspective on life there is. It reminds me that I’m a part of something bigger, something even more amazing than our pale blue pixel. We may be a fraction of this Universe but through our consciousness we are able to conjure up all of it.

    13. Advanced monkeys

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    We may orbit an average star but we are far from average.

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    14. We become immortal

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    15. The Hubble

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    The Hubble has transcended the limits of astronomy and philosophically changed the way we look at our own existence.

    16. Voyager 1

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    Voyager 1 has now left the solar system and is on an epic journey on behalf of humanity.

    17. Universe is in us

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    18. Wide awake

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    Science can be a great unifier among our species. A better understanding of how the world works and how we’re all connected can help extinguish unfounded hatred and unhealthy superstition.

    19. Born and the made

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    20. Imagination

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    21. Death of Earth

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