That great Cathedral space which was childhood. Virginia Woolf cathedralchildhoodgreat Change image and share on social
When I die there may be a paragraph or two in the newspapers. My name will linger in the British Museum Reading Room catalogue for a space at the head of a long list of books for which no one will ever ask. C. S. Forester bookbritishcatalogue share on social
Star Trek's genial premise is that the cosmos is flush with intelligent species, and our descendants will interact with them face-to-face, thanks to warp drive and some winsome space cadets. Seth Shostak cadetcosmosdescendant Change image and share on social
We see parts of each other, and we put them together. But if I want to see you in totality, you need to move away; we need space between us. Across the street, I can see all of you at once, but then I also see this huge vista of space surrounding you, coming in and compressing you. Diego Giacometti comecompresshuge share on social
The question we ask is - if there is life on other planets, should we expect it to be based on the same molecules, i.e. be universal - or should we expect it to depend on the local conditions, i.e. on the planet's geochemistry. So to find out, we try experiments on biomolecules, starting with such geochemistry conditions. Dimitar Sasselov basebiomoleculecondition share on social
Right up until the late 18th century, when the first weighted lines were used to probe the ocean depths, many people believed the seas were bottomless - the watery equivalent of infinite outer space. Alan Huffman 18thbelievebottomless Change image and share on social
English football is so physical and fast that when you see a space, you have to go into it with all your speed. Yaya Toure englishfastfootball Change image and share on social
My habit of glorifying things far away in space and time, also contributed to my social isolation. Luke Ford contributeglorifyhabit Change image and share on social
If we descended from space aliens, that's just as viable as Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, as far as I'm concerned. Jon Gries adamalienconcern Change image and share on social
When you're an experienced celeb - which I am - you sometimes just need a bit of space, when you're not 'on'. I'm always on! Rik Mayall bitecelebexperience Change image and share on social