People gravitate to religion to feel a connection to the underlying meaning of everything. Well, as a scientist, you're always looking for… — Carolyn Porco Copy Share Image
The same spiritual fulfillment that people find in religion can be found in science by coming to know, if you will, the… — Carolyn Porco Copy Share Image
I know that I derive the same kind of spiritual fulfillment from what I do, being a planetary scientist, seeing our exploration… — Carolyn Porco Copy Share Image
I was drawn to astronomy by a teenage existential quest. Around 13, I was deep into wondering about the meaning of life… — Carolyn Porco Copy Share Image
I read about eastern philosophy and religion and existentialism. All that introspective thinking got me thinking about the great beyond. That turned… — Carolyn Porco Copy Share Image
As far as Europa goes, Europa very likely has an ocean under its surface. In that regard, Europa and Enceladus are on equal par.… — Carolyn Porco Copy Share Image
Saturn is accompanied by a very large and diverse collection of moons. They range in size from a few kilometers across to as big… — Carolyn Porco Copy Share Image
Titan is the one place in our solar system whose geographical and atmospheric diversity and complexity are rivaled only by the Earth's. It's very… — Carolyn Porco Copy Share Image
Boy, when you come to study something, and you come to understand it - you know, even if it's just a little discovery that… — Carolyn Porco Copy Share Image
Those of us engaged in the practice of science come to feel a certain reverence for it, engendered by its demonstrable power to dissect,… — Carolyn Porco Copy Share Image
Most of the solar system resides beyond the orbits of the asteroids. There is more to learn there about general planetary processes than on… — Carolyn Porco Copy Share Image
As far as I'm concerned, Enceladus has become the go-to place in our solar system for issues bearing on extraterrestrial life. It's a great… — Carolyn Porco Copy Share Image
Being a scientist and staring immensity and eternity in the face every day is as grand and inspiring as it gets, — Carolyn Porco Copy Share Image
For me, it was my first cosmic connection, on par with a first kiss. No other planet looks as unworldly or surreal as Saturn.… — Carolyn Porco Copy Share Image
Even by the diverse standards of Saturn's satellites, Enceladus was an outlier. Its icy surface was as white and bright as fresh snow, and… — Carolyn Porco Copy Share Image
