Reaching There

All of you have heard about the Hubble Space Telescope - launched into the space in 1990, named after Edwin Hubble - who made one of the greatest discoveries in the modern science; the universe is expanding! A discovery that had great cosmological and theological impacts on the psyche of human beings. However this is the story of Milton L. Humason . A man who started as a mule driver and rose to the ranks of permanent staff member who unraveled the mysteries of universe alongside great names like George Ellery Hale, Edwin Hubble and Harlow Shapley. Humason's life taught me two lessons which I hope to embed in my mind for the rest of the years I have on planet Earth. #1 It's never too late to change your life.  #2 Change is as big as your imagination. Milton Humason was a school dropout who started working as a mule driver for carrying building material for Mount Wilson Observatory in 1917. It is said he applied for the position of janitor at the observa...

Dec 21 2012 Today is 21-12-12. Earth's crust is still stationary, at least it's not moving as fast as it should be if we were to consider today is the doomsday. The cosmos is shifting as well, everything moving farther away from each other at a speed that would dampen all records of Donald Campbell . (not connected but RIP Carl Sagan ) However that's also not new news since the Michelson-Morley experiment in 1887 gave a number to the speed of light and Edwin Hubble said all galaxies are moving farther and farther away. In comparison Charles Hapgood's theory of shifting Earth's crust and an impending doomsday doesn't sounds far-flung. So when Ronald Emmerich created a martini out of the apparent end of ancient Mayan calendar and Hapgood's theory, it added more chaos to the already panicked world. If recent history is to go by then humankind ain't doing a good job in trying to keep its home. The subprime of indulgence is eating away this...