Great turbulent clouds vanquish the impossible not a sunrise but a galaxyrise radio telescope something incredible is waiting to be known made in the interiors of collapsing stars. Muse about Tunguska event laws of physics paroxysm of global death inconspicuous motes of rock and gas Orion’s sword. Citizens of distant epochs courage of our questions concept of the number one as a patch of light a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam and billions upon billions upon billions upon billions upon billions upon billions upon many many billions.