In 100 billion years, the universe will be a very strange place. John C. Mather billionplacestrange Change image and share on social
Astronomers can look back in time. We can look at things as they used to be. We have an idea there was a Big Bang explosion 13.7 billion years ago. We have a story of how galaxies and stars were made. It's an amazing story. John C. Mather agoamazeastronomer share on social
One of the most powerful scientific tools ever invented is the telephone. John C. Mather inventpowerfulscientific Change image and share on social
Every time we get a story that says there was a Big Bang, then people want to know what was before that. And if we find out, what was before that? John C. Mather bangbigfind Change image and share on social
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 think my proper response is complete amazement and awe at the universe that we are in, and how it works is just far more complicated than humans will ever properly understand. John C. Mather amazementawecomplete Change image and share on social
My interest in science started quite early. My earliest school recollection, from age 6, is actually of mathematics, realizing that one could fill an entire page with digits and never come to the largest possible number, so I saw what was meant by infinity. John C. Mather agedigitearly share on social
I've always been excited to know how we got here. John C. Mather excitehave Change image and 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
It seemed to me that NASA, especially Goddard, was the place where I could carry out the dreams that I had, which were to push forward an experiment that would measure the big bang radiation better than anyone had ever tried before. Therefore, it seemed like the perfect place to go. John C. Mather bangbigcarry share on social
