Receiving the National Medal of Science is the thrill of a lifetime, but good science does not happen in isolation. Sandra Faber More Quotes by Sandra Faber More Quotes From Sandra Faber I think it's amazing that the entire community of astronomy has done what it's done. We've been able to deduce the nature of time and space and where we all came from. It's the most amazing detective story in history. Sandra Faber communitynaturetimehistory There are some galaxies that not only teach us things but are just gorgeously beautiful to look at. My favorite example is the Antenne, which is a pair of colliding galaxies. Sandra Faber thingslookteachbeautiful My favorite galaxy of all is called the Sombrero, NGC 4594. It's an amazing galaxy that is really two galaxies in one. Sandra Faber favoriteamazinggalaxytwo You could think of the galaxy as a sort of stove with lots of pots on it, and the pots are the interstellar medium, like a chicken broth getting stronger with every reduction. Every time a supernova goes off and sends its heavy elements out into the interstellar medium, we cook up a stew that's better and better for solar systems and life. Sandra Faber thinkyoutimelife It's quite likely that planets and solar systems like ours could be forming in other galaxies in great numbers. Sandra Faber solargreatlikenumbers
