
Maybe it's the launch of the Atlantis mission today to repair the Hubble telescope or the opening of the new Star Trek movie this past week, but I was pondering our teeny, tiny spot amongst the thousands of galaxies in the universe.
This video put it in perspective and blew me away (also, the images are staggeringly sublime):
*Note to my dear readers: I am leaving to work on an intensive training program out of town tomorrow for a week. Posts will be few and far between - in the meantime, here are some sites to check out in my tentative absence.