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Why Explore Space? A 1970 Letter to a Nun in Africa. Ernst Stuhlinger (1913-2008) Ernst Stuhlinger wrote this letter on May 6, 1970, to Sister Mary Jucunda, a nun who worked among the starving children of Kabwe, Zambia, in Africa, who questioned the value of space exploration.

Why Explore Space? A 1970 Letter to a Nun in Africa

At the time Dr. Ramesh Raskar: Imaging at a trillion frames per second. Brian Cox's guide to quantum mechanics. Why is the sky dark at night? [VIDEO] Magnifying the Universe. Embed this infographic on your site!

Magnifying the Universe

<iframe width="500" height="323" scrolling="no" src=" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br />Copyright 2012. <a href=" the Universe</a> by <a href=" Sleuth</a>. The above is an interactive infographic. Symphony of Science - 'We Are All Connected' (ft. Sagan, Feynman, deGrasse Tyson & Bill Nye) Richard Phillips Feynman - The Last Journey Of A Genius. Feynman 'Fun to Imagine' 8: SeeingThings.