“When I was a little kid, we only knew about our nine planets. Since then, we've downgraded Pluto but have discovered that other solar systems and stars are common. So life is probably quite prevalent.” LittlesKidsLife IsStarsCommonPlanetsNineLittle KidSolar SystemPluto Author:Buzz Aldrin
“In future, children won't perceive the stars as mere twinkling points of light: they'll learn that each is a 'Sun', orbited by planets fully as interesting as those in our Solar system.” ChildrenLightStarsInterestingSunPlanetsMerePerceiveSolar SystemTwinklingPoints Of Light Author:Martin Rees
“Once upon a time, in some out of the way corner of that universe which is dispersed into numberless twinkling solar systems, there was a star upon which clever beasts invented knowing.” WayUniverseStarsKnowingCornersCleverBeastRationalityOnce Upon A TimeSolar SystemTwinkling Book:Delphi Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche (Illustrated): Friedrich Nietzsche Source: Delphi Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche (Illustrated): Friedrich Nietzsche
“All the atoms we are made of are forged from hydrogen in stars that died and exploded before our solar system formed. So if you are romantic, you can say we are literally stardust. If you are less romantic, you can say we're the nuclear waste from fuel that makes stars shine.” IfsMadeStarsWasteDiedShiningNuclearFuelAtomsSolar SystemStardustForgedHydrogenNuclear Waste Author:Martin Rees