Hubble knows there is interesting stuff out there, but Hubble isn't quite big enough. John C. Mather bighubbleinterest Change image and share on social
I had to learn to be more open with people and to know how to show that I was interested in them. John C. Mather interestlearnopen Change image and share on social
As an eight-year-old, I would listen to stories and biographies of Charles Darwin and Galileo. I also went to wonderful schools and had great teachers who inspired me. John C. Mather biographycharledarwin Change image and share on social
My work at NASA has always been about team efforts, and so it's intrinsically about mentoring. I have been blessed with some brilliant colleagues who were able to take on huge challenges without a lot of guidance. John C. Mather blessbrilliantchallenge share on social
Stars are extremely far apart. We cannot imagine any way currently available to get to the nearest one, besides the sun. John C. Mather extremelyimaginenear Change image and share on social
Many of the problems facing the nation and the world today may only be solved if their technical elements are understood - climate change, energy supply, health care, and infrastructure, to name just a few. John C. Mather carechangeclimate share on social
My experience from working with people is that you can have a conversation with someone or have a meeting with a group of people, and from that meeting will derive an answer to a question that no individual could have ever thought of by him or herself. John C. Mather answerconversationderive share on social
There is no limit to what astrophysicists can do. We can be very curious. John C. Mather astrophysicistcuriouslimit Change image and share on social
If there is an impact on climate change due to natural causes, we need to understand that, and cannot escape responsibility to deal with what we are doing now. John C. Mather changeclimatedeal Change image and share on social
Big Bang gave us hydrogen and helium. We couldn't make people out of hydrogen and helium. So we're made out of exploding stars. John C. Mather bangbigexplode Change image and share on social
