There are now four spacecraft which are
beyond the orbit of Neptune and Pluto
Pioneers 10 & 11, Voyagers 1 & 2. Four
vehicles of our species plummeting into
the interstellar dark. Now, of all those
worlds, including the 56 moons that the
two Voyagers explored, we have no
indication of life. There are the
stirrings and intimations, but there is
no evidence, not a smidgen of evidence,
suggesting life anywhere else. For me
that underscores the rarity and
preciousness of the Earth and the life
upon it. This is where we live on a blue dot.
Astronomy has always been said to be a
humbling experience and I think these
pictures underscore at that point.
On the next slide-- oh no, no. It was lightning fast.
Can we go back to that? That's it.
