Ever see a laser magician?

I wasn’t sure what to expect, but this ≈3 minute clip is fun and cool! The site itself has some PG-13 links, so be warned if you go looking for more.

The great Carl Sagan explains all of time

The man is one of my heroes. His gift for making mind-boggling concepts accessible to anyone is very much on display here.

Prepare to feel very, very small. And very, very big at the same time. If I may paraphrase from memory, Carl once said, “Humanity may be the Universe’s way of looking at itself.”

Observation Log 6/17/07: ISS & Atlantis, a slim chance, a magic moment

Sometimes things just turn out right.