I'm not a specialist in the science but I have followed it fairly closely and it seems to me that there is… — Martin Rees Copy Share Image
Indeed, the night sky is the part of our environment that's been common to all cultures throughout human history. All have gazed… — Martin Rees Copy Share Image
We know too little about how life began on Earth to lay confident odds. It may have involved a fluke so rare… — Martin Rees Copy Share Image
It is foolish to claim, as some do, that emigration into space offers a long-term escape from Earth's problems. Nowhere in our… — Martin Rees Copy Share Image
Issues relating to global health and sustainability must stay high on the agenda if we are to cope with an ageing and… — Martin Rees Copy Share Image
Ironically, it is only when disaster strikes that the shuttle makes the headlines. Its routine flights attracted less media interest than unmanned… — Martin Rees Copy Share Image
In the case of climate change, the threat is long-term and diffuse and requires broad international action for the benefit of people… — Martin Rees Copy Share Image
Some global hazards are insidious. They stem from pressure on energy supplies, food, water and other natural resources. And they will be… — 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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
An insect is more complex than a star..and is a far greater challenge to understand. — Martin Rees Copy Share Image
