Space, Research And Never Ending Questions

Science & Reason on Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/ScienceReason

Science@ESA: Space, Research And Never Ending Questions.

With 2009 being the year of astronomy it is important to underline that Space activities and scientific research in general need curious people who are not afraid to keep asking difficult, awkward questions even if they appear crazy.

Space scientists increasingly spend time, and have much fun, explaining in simple terms the nature of their research, often difficult to understand.

This video provides a lively example of this in an interview with astrophysicist Dr. Anja Andersen. She evokes her natural curiosity, in her field own of research and in everyday life, and gives examples of the some times startling questions that space scientists and engineers have to ask themselves.

---
Please subscribe to Science & Reason:
• http://www.youtube.com/Best0fScience
• http://www.youtube.com/ScienceMagazine
• http://www.youtube.com/ScienceTV
• http://www.youtube.com/FFreeThinker
---

When men strive to push back the frontiers of knowledge, science and dreams often come together in an extraordinary journey of imagination.

The Universe we know and our immediate environment are in constant flux. Each new answer on their mechanism entails a flurry of new questions. Scientists are never content.

Dr. Anja Andersen is a Danish astrophysicist working in Heidelberg, Germany. She exemplifies the scientist who juggles with seemingly impossible questions much like a child plays with a toy. And an interview with her can feel like an encounter of the third kind.

Over the years, the European Space Agency has proved that space visions can be turned into reality, and justify investments that may seem expensive.

Harnessing international efforts, like ESA does, to understand the Universe is no easy task. The men and women who work on the front line can take many risks. But space research and exploration also have another, less immediately visible benefit.

Far removed from the old idea of a scientist in his ivory tower, throughout her conversation Anja Andersen inspires by intertwining the more difficult theories of her field of research with practical issues of everyday life and reflection about mans existence.

It is thought that our Sun will burn itself out in some five billion years, engulfing its environment - and us turning into a dwarf star. By then, will be have understood the Universe? Not at all sure, but scientists will certainly have had time to ask themselves even more questions.

http://www.esa.int/

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• scientific
• research
• questions
• science
• ESA
• european
• space
• agency
• astronomy
• scientists
• astrophysicists
• universe
• sun
• stars
• solar
• systems
• galaxies
• hubble
• telescopes
• NASA
• ESO

[jebus6kryst]

Science rules.

[bangNL94]

dude in 5 billion years we're probably intergalactic or maybe even interdimensional!

at least, if we don't let imaginary things pollute our minds, if u know what im saying.

[Ashaneen43]

At 2:00 in the video the narrator says:

"Over the years, the European Space Agency has proved that Space Visions can be turned into reality."

Q: -What are "space visions" as used in this context?

[happinesson]

scientist will never stop searching for an answer because the existing world and universe is has a lot of complex question to begin with. Discoveries today will become a part of history for the next generation scientist. It is never ending.

[1BlubeTube]

@bangNL94 We'll probably be gone in 100 Years by the way were goin.

[1BlubeTube]

@jebus6kryst Yes it will always rule, nomatter what.

[bangNL94]

@shauryaification Definitely. :)

[shauryaification]

@bangNL94 obviously, the bullshit called as religion........ 

[adikid89]

in 5 billion years if we don't go extinct too soon.. we will probably know everything about the universe... and there will still be retards who believe in god...

[RattleheadAnthony]

All we have to do is discard religion and we will progress even faster.

[beeqool]

@LucienZakhaev no u stupid niger :D

[beeqool]

@LucienZakhaev i guess you dont know about idiotic immigration laws