The Most Astounding Fact (Neil DeGrasse Tyson)

In a video interview with TIME Magazine, Astrophysicist Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson was asked "What is the most astounding fact you can share with us about the universe?" This is his answer. You can watch the full interview with the link provided. I implore you to check out all the links below.

Now with captions!

CREDITS
Music: "To Build a Home" by the Cinematic Orchestra featuring Patrick Watson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjjc59FgUpg

Narration: "10 Questions for Neil Degrasse Tyson"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiOwqDmacJo

Edited by Max Schlickenmeyer
Video (in order of appearance):
IMAX: Hubble 3D (Orion)
http://www.imax.com/hubble/
Yellowstone: Battle for Life (Tree & Waterfall)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00jcdml
Supernova to Crab Nebula
http://www.spacetelescope.org/videos/heic0515a/
BBC: Wonders of the Solar System (formation of the solar system)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00qyxfb
Accretion and First Eukaryotes from the 2011 film "Tree of Life" directed by Terrence Malick
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accretion_(astrophysics)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origin_of_life
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_evolutionary_history_of_life
http://www.twowaysthroughlife.com/
BBC: Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life
http://www.wellcometreeoflife.org/
"Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia" by Ayrton Orio (human eye)
http://vimeo.com/9505354
"mongolia!" by wiissa
http://vimeo.com/27876709

Saturn from Cassini Spacecraft
http://www.outsideinthemovie.com/
IMAX: Hubble 3D (Inside Orion Nebula)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_Nebula
Shuttle Launch from 1985 IMAX film "The Dream is Alive"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dream_Is_Alive
"Earth -- Time Lapse View from Space, Fly Over -- NASA, ISS" by Michael Konig
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ls9yJTphLxg
"The Island" by Christoph Malin
http://vimeo.com/27539860
"Mars sunset" captured by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_347.html

Neil DeGrasse Tyson goes on to say "For me, that is the most profound revelation of 20th century astrophysics and I look forward to what the 21st century will bring us, given the frontiers that are now unfolding."

Special thanks to Carl Sagan, Neil Degrasse Tyson, and NASA for their inspiration.

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Įspūdingiausias faktas

yra suvokimas

kad atomai, kurie sudaro gyvybę Žemėje,

atomai, kurie sudaro žmogaus kūną,

gali būti atsekami iki veiksnių, kurie pavertė lengvus elementus

sunkiaisiais.

Esant ekstremalioms temperatūroms ir slėgiams

šios žvaigždės, tos, kurios turi didelę masę,

vėliau tapo nestabiliomis

jos baigė savo gyvenimą ir sprogo, išsklaidydamos savo elementais turtingus vidurius po visa galaktiką

vidurius, padarytus iš anglies, azoto, deguonies

ir visų elementų, reikalingų gyvybei.

Šie elementai tampa dujų debesų dalimi, kurie

kondensuojasi, žlunga, formuoja ateinančią saulės sistemų kartą,

žvaigždes su aplink skriejančiomis planetomis ,

kurios dabar turi visas medžiagas, reikalingas gyvybei.

Todėl, kai žiūriu į nakties dangų,

žinau, kad mes esame šitos visatos dalis,

esame šioje visatoje, bet gal svarbiau yra suvokti,

kad visata yra mumyse.

Kai atsižvelgiu į tą faktą, aš pažiūriu viršun

daugelis jaučiasi maži, nes jie maži, o visata didelė,

bet aš jaučiuosi didelis, nes mano atomai atėjo iš tų žvaigždžių.

Jautiesi visatos dalis.

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nori jaustis dalyviu tame,

kas aplinkui vyksta.

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