Stars that become supernovae start off at least eight times heavier than our sun. They're so short-lived that, even if they have… — Martin Rees Copy Share Image
Cosmology does, I think, affect the way that we perceive humanity's role in nature. One thing we've learnt from astronomy is that… — Martin Rees Copy Share Image
In future, children won't perceive the stars as mere twinkling points of light: they'll learn that each is a 'Sun', orbited by… — Martin Rees Copy Share Image
We need to broaden our sympathies both in space and time - and perceive ourselves as part of a long heritage, and… — Martin Rees Copy Share Image
Space and time may have a structure as intricate as the fauna of a rich ecosystem, but on a scale far larger… — Martin Rees Copy Share Image
A monkey is unaware that atoms exist. Likewise, our brainpower may not stretch to the deepest aspects of reality. The bedrock nature… — Martin Rees Copy Share Image
Not even the most secular among us can fail to be uplifted by Christianity's architectural legacy - the great cathedrals. These immense… — Martin Rees Copy Share Image
Space doesn't offer an escape from Earth's problems. And even with nuclear fuel, the transit time to nearby stars exceeds a human… — Martin Rees Copy Share Image
Some things, like the orbits of the planets, can be calculated far into the future. But that's atypical. In most contexts, there… — Martin Rees Copy Share Image
The stupendous time spans of the evolutionary past are now part of common culture (though maybe not in the United States Bible… — Martin Rees Copy Share Image
“The Sun contains about a thousand times more mass than Jupiter. If it were cold, gravity would squeeze it a million times… — Martin Rees Copy Share Image
The bedrock nature of space and time and the unification of cosmos and quantum are surely among science's great 'open frontiers.' These… — Martin Rees Copy Share Image
There's now, for the first time, a huge gulf between the artefacts of our everyday life and what even a single expert,… — Martin Rees Copy Share Image
Once the threshold is crossed when there is a self-sustaining level of life in space, then life's long-range future will be secure… — Martin Rees Copy Share Image
Ever since Darwin, we've been familiar with the stupendous timespans of the evolutionary past. But most people still somehow think we humans… — Martin Rees Copy Share Image
A monkey is unaware that atoms exist. Likewise, our brainpower may not stretch to the deepest aspects of reality. The bedrock nature of space… — Martin Rees Copy Share
When scientists are asked what they are working on, their response is seldom 'Finding the origin of the universe' or 'Seeking to cure cancer.'… — Martin Rees Copy Share
“The Sun contains about a thousand times more mass than Jupiter. If it were cold, gravity would squeeze it a million times denser than… — Martin Rees Copy Share
“We, and the visible universe around us, may exist only because of a difference in the ninth decimal place between the numbers of quarks… — Martin Rees Copy Share
Crucial to science education is hands-on involvement: showing, not just telling; real experiments and field trips and not just 'virtual reality.' — Martin Rees Copy Share
I have no religious belief myself, but I don't think we should fight about it. In particular, I think that we should not rubbish… — Martin Rees Copy Share
“More energy is needed to rise a millimetre above a neutron star's surface than to break completely free of Earth's gravity. A pen dropped… — Martin Rees Copy Share
The next humans to walk on the moon may be Chinese. Only China seems to have the resources, the dirigiste government, and the willingness… — Martin Rees Copy Share
If we ever established contact with intelligent life on another world, there would be barriers to communication. First, they would be many light years… — Martin Rees Copy Share
There is an ever-widening gap between what science allows and what we should actually do. There are many doors science can open that should… — Martin Rees Copy Share
An insect is more complex than a star..and is a far greater challenge to understand. — Martin Rees Copy Share
The physicist is like someone who's watching people playing chess and, after watching a few games, he may have worked out what the moves… — Martin Rees Copy Share
We are 'nuclear waste' from the fuel that makes stars shine; indeed, each of us contains atoms whose provenance can be traced back to… — Martin Rees Copy Share
Just as there are many Jews who keep the Friday ritual in their home despite describing themselves as atheists, I am a 'tribal Christian,'… — Martin Rees Copy Share
