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… — Sandra Faber Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I remember spending evenings looking at the sky with my dad, who was interested. He was a civil engineer and was interested in science… — Sandra Faber Copy Share Image
One lesson astronomy tells us is that we're a tiny mote in a hostile void, and help is too far away. — Sandra Faber Copy Share Image
I was lonely as a kid. Since I had no siblings, I spent a lot of time by myself and a lot of time… — Sandra Faber Copy Share Image
I take comfort in the fact that it is a beautiful universe, and we belong here and that we fit. This is our home. — Sandra Faber Copy Share Image
Hubble is unique. Nothing else can do what it can do. Once it's gone, we're going to be paralyzed. — Sandra Faber Copy Share Image
I'm not in favor of manned spaceflight, because I don't see that it goes anywhere. — Sandra Faber Copy Share Image
Like many astronomers who use the great telescopes on Mauna Kea, I have participated personally and joyfully in ceremonies to celebrate the profound cosmic… — Sandra Faber Copy Share Image
In little localized pockets, the universe is capable of building some beautiful complexity. — Sandra Faber Copy Share Image
I was a tomboy through and through; I hated dresses and was personally miffed that I couldn't join the Little League team. — Sandra Faber Copy Share Image
Receiving the National Medal of Science is the thrill of a lifetime, but good science does not happen in isolation. — Sandra Faber Copy Share Image
It's quite likely that planets and solar systems like ours could be forming in other galaxies in great numbers. — Sandra Faber Copy Share Image
We've been given the gift of a billion years of cosmic time, and we should not screw it up. But at the rate we're… — Sandra Faber Copy Share Image
We're on our own on spaceship Earth. So we have to solve our own problems. — Sandra Faber Copy Share Image
