Space Matters, Why?

Why does studying space matter? No pun intended. You're probably wondering why you chose this particular blog to read. That very thought is the essence of the meaning behind what sets human being's apart from any other living creature. We question existence. We wonder why. At some point or another, each one of us looks up at the billions of stars turning in deep space and we ask ourselves these questions. Space is the origin of all life. The moments that make up the entirety of humanity exist because of the universe and its past, present, and future.

The study of space matters because it has influenced generations and generations of our species to become inspired by its mysteries and wonder. It has inspired people of every tribe, nation, color, gender and age for the last 200,000 years to inquire questions of philosophy, religion, technology, education, and art. Within each one of these lies the seeds that have grown to become existentialism, intellectualism, faith, morals, exploration in science and mathematics, and predictions. It's lead to inspiring the future generation, our youth and their treasured ideas. Man landed on the moon because one night, a boy looked up at the sky and said to himself "I want to be right there looking up at where I am here" as he pointed to the glass sphere orbiting his planet. 

"To wonder and dream what lies beyond our home galaxy, past nebula, black holes, dark matter, other galaxies, and finally, the entire universe will always remain to be a beautiful element of simply being human. The desire to know the unknown will continue its legacy through each one of us every time we step out into the night and raise our eyes to search the stars that lie deep within the velvet oblivion." - Velvet Oblivion

What are we living for if we never strive to pursue our dreams day after day. Humanity obtains bits and pieces of truth that make up the grand design we call life every time we question our "beginning." Space research matters so incredibly much because it prompts us to ask the most basic questions about the beginning of time, the end of time, the reasons why we're here, and much more. As said before these questions can be answered through a number of ways, science, religion, philosophy, art, etc. But space has also taught us that no matter how far we look, how much we know, and how much we can hypothesize about what's really out there, we might never uncover the "unknown" and life's greatest mysteries. It's humbling to know that we're a mere thread woven into the web of existence. Even within that statement branches millions of questions. 

In short, if we don't question space, many answers to the meaning of life would be lost in a multitude of ways. Never limit your imagination to the boundaries of our atmosphere, never stop the wonder you have for unexplainable questions, never give up on something that requires you to have the strongest of faith -- because if you do, we will no longer be a thread woven into life's grand design, we will be just another galaxy hanging in the cold depths of space stretching away from all that is known to mankind. We would lose the very essence of our beings.