Some people consider humans to be mysterious beings, placing them at the center of existence in the universe and striving to uncover all the mysteries of human nature. Such individuals study psychology. Others go even further and find the study of the universe itself to be a more intriguing endeavor. As you may have guessed, I belong to the latter category. Humanity has been inclined to explore the cosmos since ancient times. There are two fundamental questions that, it must be acknowledged, still do not have a definitive answer (though there are answers with a high degree of probability that describe everything happening around us): “How did the universe originate?” and “Is it finite?” There have also been other questions, such as those related to extraterrestrial life, religion, and many other aspects. In the absence of precise sciences, fields like philosophy and astrology emerged. People primarily speculated about what they could see from Earth. More often than not, these speculations were erroneous, as there were no means to verify them. Modern cosmology employs the most advanced computing power, various simulators, and artificial intelligence to study the cosmos. And believe me, you will be shocked at how far humanity has come in exploring space.
It has been a tradition for me to be fascinated by the study of space since school. With each passing year, my desire to learn more has only grown. It has been over 15 years now. I have become actively engaged in weekly digests and news about space. At some point, I realized that the overwhelming majority of people know very little about the world they live in. They are immersed in earthly routine and have no idea where modern spacecraft are currently flying, what they are researching, when a human foot will first step on another planet, or that there is a real “football field” orbiting above us where astronauts live for six months at a time. This “field” can easily be seen from Earth at night as one of the brightest objects in the sky. Similarly, they are unaware that space tourism already exists, and any (currently very wealthy) person can experience weightlessness not in a vacuum tube at a shopping mall, but in real space.
I have always been inspired by people like Stephen Hawking and Neil deGrasse Tyson. They are not just scientists studying space, but also some of the most famous popularizers of this science. At some point, I decided that after 15-20 years of accumulating knowledge, I could share it with others and talk about space. Of course, astronomy will always go hand in hand with physics; there’s no escaping that. I can’t boast of having deep knowledge of physics, but that won’t be necessary. All the examples I will provide will be described in the simplest terms without formulas. Therefore, in my blog, there will now be posts dedicated to the study of space and things that can truly shock you in a good way. There’s a high probability that I will create a presentation at work to share with my colleagues, and I will likely attach a link to the recording with one of the articles.
