When I was a kid, I was afraid of the dark. The darkness is where the monsters are. And I had this little night light, so that it would never get too dark. But over time, my fear of the dark turned to curiosity. What is out there in the dark-dark? And it turns out that trying to understand the darkness is something that’s fascinated humans for thousands of years, maybe forever.
Astronomers have been mapping the sky for a long time. Why? It’s our calling card as a species in the galaxy to figure things out. We know our planet, we cure our diseases, we cook our food, we leave our planet. But it’s not easy. Understanding the universe is battle. It is unrelenting, it is time-varying, and it is one we are all in together. It is a battle in the darkness against the darkness. Why?
Broken Toy – Psycho Bitches
