Space isn't remote at all. It's only an hour's drive away if your car could go straight upwards.

About Fred Hoyle

Portrait of Fred Hoyle

Sir Fred Hoyle (24 June 1915 – 20 August 2001) was an English astronomer. With Margaret and Geoffrey Burbidge and William Alfred Fowler, he formulated the theory of stellar nucleosynthesis in the influential B2FH paper.

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There is a coherent plan in the universe, though I don't know what it's a plan for.

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It's time for the human race to enter the solar system.

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It may be that the old astrologers had the truth exactly reversed, when they believed that the stars controlled the destinies of men. The time may come when men control the destinies of stars.

—Arthur C. Clarke

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What I didn't know was I was deeply attracted to the big space.

—David Hockney

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The view of Earth is spectacular.

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Interestingly, according to modern astronomers, space is finite. This is a very comforting thought—particularly for people who can never remember where they have left things.

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