Quotes by Seth Shostak

Explore a curated collection of 44 quotes by Seth Shostak. Discover timeless wisdom, insightful thoughts, and memorable words that have inspired readers around the world. Browse through the gallery below and click on any quote to read more.

Like prospecting in the 19th century, reconnaissance of the asteroids would of necessity take place in an arena where tr — Seth Shostak
If you could drive straight down, into a tunnel bored through the crust of the planet, you'd hit this molten mess in abo — Seth Shostak
Plate tectonics is not all havoc and destruction. The slow movement of continents and ocean floors recycles carbon dioxi — Seth Shostak
The stars look the same from night to night. Nebulae and galaxies are dully immutable, maintaining the same overall appe — Seth Shostak
Each year, thousands of UFOs are sighted and reported, which is an impressive tally of unidentified aerial phenomena. Su — Seth Shostak
Sending greeting cards to aliens is hardly a new idea. In 2005, Craigslist solicited messages for broadcast to space by — Seth Shostak
The principal reason for the universe's poker face is that its constituents are far away. Stars careen through space, an — Seth Shostak
It bears mentioning that the Milky Way is only one of 150 billion galaxies visible to our telescopes - and each of these — Seth Shostak
What's a space elevator? Simply described, it's a thin ribbon, about 3 feet wide and 60 thousand miles long, stretching — Seth Shostak
A factory that can turn carbon nanotubes into a sheet a yard wide and long enough to stretch one-fourth of the way to th — Seth Shostak
Consider: The human genome consists of about 3.3 billion base pairs. Since there are only four types of pair, that amoun — Seth Shostak
In the four years since its launch, Kepler has chalked up 122 new and confirmed planets. It's also caught the scent of n — Seth Shostak
The math is dead simple: it seems that the frequency of planets able to support life is roughly one percent. In other wo — Seth Shostak
By 2020, most home computers will have the computing power of a human brain. That doesn't mean that they are brains, but — Seth Shostak
Our computers double in capability on time scales of only a few years. It's hardly outrageous to believe that we will su — Seth Shostak
Neil Armstrong was no Christopher Columbus. In most respects, he was better. Unlike the famous fifteenth century seafare — Seth Shostak
Everything you see is filtered through your visual system (imperfect) and your brain (also imperfect, despite what your — Seth Shostak
You may not see massive UFO exhibits at your local science museum, but there's no dearth of saucer stories infesting my — Seth Shostak
Typically, only about 2 percent of the American populace tunes in to PBS's 'Nova' series - the most successful science s — Seth Shostak
The thing to keep in mind is that we're still in the very early days when it comes to the search for extraterrestrial in — Seth Shostak