What is the wonder of science? I think atoms and life evolving everywhere in the universe in galaxies and solar systems with biological compounds evolving into complex life such as humans. The elements of life are present everywhere in the universe so the universe must the littered with life everywhere. We’ve already discovered planets with life and some humans have travelled there.
"When I reach for the edge of the universe, I do so knowing that along some paths of cosmic discovery, there are times when, at least for now, one must be content with the questions themselves" Gets me every.single.time
I don't think I can accurately explain the emotion that these videos give me. it's just...amazing really, how small and fragile we really are. it's beautiful and it almost makes me cry, knowing that there are millions and billions of galaxies and stars out there that we just can't know about, and I just...oh my God it just makes me super feelsy
What makes me nearly cry is our little pale blue dot, every single human being in all of history has been born on this tiny moat of dust. It is humbling experience to see it in it's wholeness, from Saturn, or from the moon, or from low-earth orbit. I can't imagine the emotions that astronauts go through seeing our planet like that for the first time.
+Jackson Cordray Would that emotion be that I, Jason Cordray am equipped with a small, fragile mind like an idiot zika kid and will buy any load of bullsh58 you controllers want to sell me. I Jason Corday am an imbecile tell me more about these galaxies and stars and gravity and how butterflies defy it and i will believe anything you tell me because i am moron and you went to college.
It is absolutely ridiculous how good these Symphony of Science videos are. These are the sorts of things our young people should be seeing, watching, and listening to instead of all the pop culture nonsense. Just fantastic.
When I listen to this, I don't hear anything about competition or fighting, I hear about humanity coming together to learn about everything and find out why it is.
Some find the thought that there will never be an end to the questions disturbing, so they come to these "answers" given to them by a book. I find the idea of infinite questions endlessly interesting and enthralling, for there would always something to learn or discover! Unending questions also means unending answers!
It's so beautiful to think that we're only a really small piece of the universe and we are togheter on this piece. Thinking on this magnitud that the universe is, fascinates me to a really high level. And people still fighting against that union bettwen each other, with racism, prejudce and discrimination.
Joshua Cooper because religion is losing the war the of science vs religion and science is winning this war and soon religion will be dead and science will stand tall over the dead bodies of religion
kelly wilson whitehead science is what we can see and religion is what we believe don't try to say science is superior to religion, it isn't if you consider we are right for a moment you will see that from our perspective an unimaginably powerful being created the universe and because of that all science is simply us cataloging the world already created. Science and religion are not separate scientists simply seem to jump to conclusions on what can be, at best nothing but barely educated guesses. This world has no guide to tell anyone what is what all we do is look and try to make an educated guess based on what we see and observe. At a base level science has no side it is just a field of people trying to learn more about the world in the only way they can just because the majority of the scientific community chooses to say the world was made in the big bang and assuming carbon dating is accurate (we can't accurately predict half-lives stable decline over such an unfathomably large time period) this is exactly what always happens, people latch into an idea they like the sound of and then start seeing what they want to see in their work. Now I doubt I changed anyone's mind after all we are all pretty hard headed when it comes to what we as a species believe in. But I simply wanted to try to convey that one perspective is almost never entirely accurate and your animosity towards religion is completely uncalled for I believe we have the right to make our own choices so do what you want but try to be a bit more civil if you could after all how is progress ever made when no one is civil and everyone is yelling. progress is made when people calmly talk out their differences and agree to disagree
light819 No scientist believes Earth was made in the big bang. They know the approximate age of the universe based on the speed of light and how far we can see. The Earth and the sun are nowhere near as old as the universe itself... The big mystery is that of all the species on Earth, humans have developed to a point where they are capable of understanding the universe and how it works, and yet there are those that are so afraid of not knowing the answers that they create an all powerful deity to put their minds at ease. Because for some, the immensity that is the universe is difficult to understand. How tiny and insignificant Earth is on the galactic scale, let alone the universal scale. And then what is beyond the edges of our universe? Nothing? Another universe or universes? People fear what they cannot understand. Death is one of those things. That's why humans have created things like an afterlife and reincarnation. Because the thought that at some point they will no longer be here, that there is an end, frightens them to their very core. But everything dies eventually. If it weren't for that fact, you and I would not have been able to have this argument right here and now on RUclips. Just because there is an end to life does not mean that life is meaningless. The very fact that there IS an end gives all the meaning humanity needs to their lives. It drives them to continue advancing themselves, bettering themselves. It is probably one of the biggest drivers of their curiosity. That drives them to understand the universe around them. A human life is not even a blip in the cosmic timeline. Yet because of this, humanity is capable of achieving so much if they could just stop being dicks to one another for 5 minutes... When it comes to the why, there may never be an answer that humanity likes. It may be too simple for their complex thought processes to accept or that there might just not be answer. Like Neil said, 'As I galaxy-gaze through time upon their diversity of colors, shapes, sizes, brightnesses, and structural detail, the boundary between knowledge and ignorance calls to me. When I reach for the edge of the universe, I do it knowing that along some paths of cosmic discovery, there are times when, at least for now, one must be content to love the questions themselves.'
Even if this is it! Even if this is peak of secular experience, and this period is the ultima of human knowledge, it will have all be worth it. If you could show this video to Galileo, or told Newton, or any one of the other of the great scientific minds, who spend their lives, sowing the fruits that we reap today, even the most basic things we know today, they would have been moved to tears, as I am. I know most people in the world will never feel what i feel, listening to this song, and learning about the universe, and it doesn't matter. To the end of my days, I will feel privileged, to have walked in the footsteps of giants, and I hope that one day, I will have inspired a fraction of the people I know Neil, Bill, Brian, Carl and all the others have inspired. To look back and marvel at the greatness of those who came before us, and hopefully use their hard earned knowledge, and answer some of the questions they left us. I pray, being none-religious, that one day, we'll have a secular society. Where we won't focus on how to exploit one another, but where we represent each other, and our common interests in this world. Where we focus on learning everything we can about the world we live in, and want to further the knowledge we have of it, instead of denying it. Where we strive towards learning, not for profit or pride, but for curiosity and exploration. Such a world might never come to be, and thats okay. Even if todays representatives of reality is the best we will ever have, every step since our ancesters made the first jewel, or the first spear head, will have been all worth it. Everyone us today, live in a world so unbelievable, that even if this it, we have achieved more (and maybe enough), then any other species ever have, and as far as we know, ever will. I hope we go further, and I hope this world is but the first page of many in our golden history. But even if isn't, having had the privilege to exist in the time that I have, is more the enough. Marry Christmas, and happy new year.
This is my absolute favorite, I legitimately LOVE this song and it brings me to tears. I'm learning to play it by ear on piano. If I ever master it I'll share.
Hopefully, I'm, understanding what you're saying correctly (My apologies if i'm wrong). It is awesome to see that not only can faith and hope be found in science, more so than religion and myth. Also people who think my opinion is wrong and feel they should announce it to the world please do not respond to me
"When I reach for the edge of the universe, I do so knowing that along some paths of cosmic discovery, there are times when, at least for now, one must be content with loving the questions themselves." Just...wow.
Holy shit, was just looking back through my favorited videos and had to listen to this again after damned ten years and its still genius. In 2011, the last time I listened to this video I would have thought for sure by now we would have gone back to the moon and setup a base and maybe have gone to Mars but we scantly seem any closer to those goals than we were ten years ago. What a shame.
when I reach for the edge of the universe I do so knowing that along some paths of cosmic discovery there are times when at least for now one must be content to love the questions themselves. what a beautiful mind
Indeed. No feeling person could watch that picture, knowing.. TRUTHLY knowing, any understanding what it took to take it, and not feel awe. I shed a tear every time.
The music you've composed for your video edits is so powerful and each one completely different. I come back over and over because they are some of my favorite songs for years now. Keep Rolling, Ode to the Brain, The Big Electron, all just fantastic, creative music that could stand alone - but the auto tune clips of these science heroes is brilliant. I wish I was plagued by the muse you must have in your head!
Watching this video gives me feelings of wonder and awe that the religious authorities want you to get when you think about God. Is it ironic that I didn't do my science homework because I was reading about the Andromeda Galaxy?
Well honestly it isn't surprising since both types of contemplation are trying to imagine something that is beyond our capabilities space as far as we know keeps going forever past the edge of the planets maybe there are even more planets or maybe nothingness going on forever Whereas god is also said to be limitlessly powerful as well as other traits it makes perfect sense that we would be in wonder of some things so vast their very definition shows they are beyond our understanding
God isn't beyond our understanding. It is a non-falsifiable claim that an invisible sky fairy exists out of space and time. But what is within our understanding is a natural explanation for everything, and a more beautiful and true answer than any religion can offer. Sorry if I came across a little abrasive, I enjoy debating!
Thoth themighty This really depends on what religion you're talking about. I think you mean Christianity, yet you're acting as though you're speaking of all religions?
"When I reach for the edge of the universe, I do so knowing that along some paths of cosmic discovery there are times when, at least for now, one must be content to love the questions themselves." Brought tears to my eyes. So beautiful.
Thank you so much, Melodysheep, for bringing the science community together a little more, and introducing more and more of our younger generation to the ever-expanding world of knowledge. My little sister's 10, and she loves these songs/videos. I introduced her to Bill Nye, and she loves him too. Onward to the edge!
This video is what inspired in me a passing interest in space science....6 years later I'm working for a PhD in astrophysics. Life has an amazing way of surprising you.
i know but when i try to think about every thing in the universe (stars, multi galaxys, blackhole, distant life, our place in the universe, the whole package), it gives me one big ass headache.
"When I reach for the edge of the Universe, I do so knowing that along some paths of cosmic discovery, there are times when, at least for now, one must be content to love the questions themselves." That quote clinches the video down into one of my all my best loved. In the absence of Sagan, we are blessed with Tyson and Cox to eloquently speak on what we know through the scientific method.
Brooke Blake We can't stop it because we all have an independent mind which thinks different than anybody else. The only fighting today is suppressing the people that doesnt't think about human liberties (but of course there's probably fights that doesn't promote human liberties) What we could do is create an international community that protects scientists and give education for everyone. It would collect an amount of money to every countries and give food + shelter. I personally think that would be a good move.
I am not so sure Loi Duchesne, violence all over the world has been gradually decreasing in total. Yes it still happens daily but we live in the safest times ever recorded to history of mankind. That does also not mean we can't or won't evolve beyond physical violence to sort our differences trough open debate via. the academic style, as so many of us already do. I know it may not seem like it now, but I wouldn't put it past humanity, and I am not quite as jaded to think otherwise.
The big thing I take away from this song is that despite our worse aspects, we DO move forwards, the the edge. Not even our foulest demons can suffocate the human spirit, we will get there someday soon.
Science literally makes me cry tears of joy. I sat by myself yesterday as tears dropped down my face because I thought of the atoms that go into everything. It takes me a lot to cry.
Hins i'm 12 years old and i discovered the speed of darkness when I was 8 years old. I live in Iceland and I want to be an astronaut when I grow up. I have already started studing astrology and I bought my first telescope 2013 it is about 2,5 meters.
You have a long way to go, but you are the future of this planet. We need people like you, and your curiosity. Don't let anyone tell you differently :)
My friend's sister, Tala, is an Astronomer. If I may be so bold as to offer a suggestion, maybe you should consider pursuits in becoming an Astronaut as well as an Astronomer. Either way, I wish you all the best during your pursuits.
I highly doubt, in fact I know, that you didn't discover the speed of darkness. However, coming from someone who is 16 and has wanted to be an astronaut since the age of 4, I would say that you are on a good course and keep up the good work. (:
When scrolling down the comments i was expecting a flame war so big it would make WW2 look like a children's playground in comparison. surprisingly, almost no flame comments and the oones i saw had little to no replies.
+Nicolas Reali When you watch something truly amazing, and you feel that sense of wonder, you're more likely to want to share it than to ridicule others. That is the sense of wonder that science brings; a true knowledge about ourselves, and the reality we live in.
+Nicolas Reali my comment posted last year had almost 100 likes and many many replies. Shame the 2 new earth creationists came along trolling about how the earth is flat and no photo of a round earth exists and even if it did they would call it doctored. Soooooo I deleted my comment. It was great while it lasted. Despite, I still have hope that the future of mankind includes such great feats as space travel and a cure for cancer. And I still truly believe "We are only looking at what one day our children may touch."
Beautiful...keep up the wondrous work. They have all made me cry...touch something within...DEEP within. Helps me remember something I had forgotten eons ago. THANK YOU.
It's so amazing that just the simple truth of the world can be more beautiful and touching than anything we could imagine ourselves. We all live in such a wonderful world
Let us all bow our heads in a moment of silence for the less unfortunate dwellers of the M82 galaxy. If we had know earlier that in all the solar systems of the M82 galaxy were going to vanish in a blink of an eye, we could have helped and sent aid to them or at least the refugees from the event. Communications, as of right now, are down and are only open through time and light. That time and light are shown to us as smoke signal were to the Native Americans. We were too late so save anything. All we can do now, is watch in horror as the remains of all the inhabitants are dissolved into ash, smoke, fire , and death. Let us work together to resolve the misfortune of others.
Matheus Adorni Dardenne If there was a SOS call is was certainly fake, M82 is 12 millions years from us and even if theres was a supernova there that killed all the inhabitants on the planets near it and on a incredible radius around it, then we are 12 million years late to do anything about it. And if you have to think of anything think that we are also on the same path and until we humans find a way to get of this planet and even of this solar system them we are screwed, because when our sun starts is path to supernova (grow in size) all the planets near it including earth will be history.
Bryce Moore I don't think that's the same one, it's a two stars on the verge of going hypernova, and there's a chance a gamma ray burst could hit us :(
That seems unlikely; no evidence has yet been presented to suggest any "purpose" for the arbitrarily perceived "beauty" in the universe, nor even any consciousness capable of designating one.
Tyson has such an enchanting way of telling his stories and teaching us about the cosmos, it's... Incredible. I struggle to put what I feel into words right now...
Neil has a particular cadence to his speaking voice which really lends itself well to these sorts of melodies. His final "love the question itself" monologue gives me chills every time.
On July 14th of this year, after more than 9 years of travel, the New Horizons space craft will finally reach Pluto... Might we expect a new Symphony of Science to commemorate this incredible step in Scientific discovery?!
"When I reach for the edge of the universe, I do so knowing that along some paths of cosmic discovery there are times when, at least for now, one must be content to love the questions themselves."
Can we just take a minute to appreciate how long it must have taken him to make these songs
Eternities, probably?
Eh not that long you just play the sample through melodine and play keyboard or midi note it in to get the notes you want to match scale.
4.5 billion years....but to be fair most of that was just waiting for autotune to be a thing...
@@holymanbob9491 but it's not autotune its melodine
Absolutely! I was feeling such gratitude and appreciation for this.
Yes, when you don't know the answer, be content to love the questions themselves...Beautiful!
Are you related to the comedian James Veitch?
@@justjadethings9630 no relation though its a rare surname
@@CharlesVeitch Holy shit. You are still alive
@@mwanikimwaniki6801 yes!
Didn't know he could sing like that.
Art + Science = WONDER
Seriously.
@blo bla OK
@Khallid Yousef Ramos No Earth -humans=Wonder
Bill Nye did talk about art and science and why he thinks we should have both :D
What is the wonder of science? I think atoms and life evolving everywhere in the universe in galaxies and solar systems with biological compounds evolving into complex life such as humans. The elements of life are present everywhere in the universe so the universe must the littered with life everywhere. We’ve already discovered planets with life and some humans have travelled there.
"...here we are together in this fragile little world..."
"...there is a powerful recognition when we look on our own little blue ocean planet..."
+Tim Bowers "This is our sun
Just another star in a sea of stars"
"The moon has a sky, it has a horizon; it's another world"
+ universe science ”Onward to the edge were moving onward to the edge Here we are together this fragile little world”
Thats mean that our world is weak
It was breakable
It was a good motivation
"When I reach for the edge of the universe, I do so knowing that along some paths of cosmic discovery, there are times when, at least for now, one must be content with the questions themselves"
Gets me every.single.time
Same
Does the universe have an edge?
I don't think I can accurately explain the emotion that these videos give me. it's just...amazing really, how small and fragile we really are. it's beautiful and it almost makes me cry, knowing that there are millions and billions of galaxies and stars out there that we just can't know about, and I just...oh my God it just makes me super feelsy
yup
+Jackson Cordray suure
What makes me nearly cry is our little pale blue dot, every single human being in all of history has been born on this tiny moat of dust. It is humbling experience to see it in it's wholeness, from Saturn, or from the moon, or from low-earth orbit. I can't imagine the emotions that astronauts go through seeing our planet like that for the first time.
+Jackson Cordray Would that emotion be that I, Jason Cordray am equipped with a small, fragile mind like an idiot zika kid and will buy any load of bullsh58 you controllers want to sell me. I Jason Corday am an imbecile tell me more about these galaxies and stars and gravity and how butterflies defy it and i will believe anything you tell me because i am moron and you went to college.
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"It's got Earth in the sky just he way we have the moon in the sky."
I teared up for some reason
iRecipherus me too...
Humanity has the potential to do so many amazing things
What’s the Earth and Moon and what are it’s compositions?
2:02 is just so darn groovy.
Hands down the best part.
Still coming back to the classic Symphony of Science stuff in 2019, and still getting goose bumps. Thank you melodysheep!
2022 🤚☕️🎵
2024 ❤ been listening to his stuff since he first came around back when I was still in highschool. Now I'm showing my kids & they love it!
damn, can't believe 2019 was 5 years ago
It is absolutely ridiculous how good these Symphony of Science videos are. These are the sorts of things our young people should be seeing, watching, and listening to instead of all the pop culture nonsense. Just fantastic.
I am a young man and I have always listened these symphonies instead of the terrible comercial music of today's world!
i listen to cole porter and im 12..... rethink what you said there
+Garrett Van Norden In what way does your statement invalidate my statement?
+Gonzi Cooper Me too :D
+stormsigma your comment can be described in 1 word : "stereotyping" ...
Profoundly moves me every time.
Co-signed.
correction:
Sine,
Cosine,
And Tangent
Depends what angle you look from lol
You cant change how you look at sine or cosine graph and see tan graph.
The part when Carolyn Porco sings "when we see our own little blue ocean planet" while the video shows that picture of Saturn is just PERFECTION
When I listen to this, I don't hear anything about competition or fighting, I hear about humanity coming together to learn about everything and find out why it is.
Some find the thought that there will never be an end to the questions disturbing, so they come to these "answers" given to them by a book. I find the idea of infinite questions endlessly interesting and enthralling, for there would always something to learn or discover! Unending questions also means unending answers!
+Kyle Kerley religion is an explanation, not created due to an absence of an explanation.
It's so beautiful to think that we're only a really small piece of the universe and we are togheter on this piece. Thinking on this magnitud that the universe is, fascinates me to a really high level. And people still fighting against that union bettwen each other, with racism, prejudce and discrimination.
João_Mb and stupidity yes im talking about religion
kelly wilson whitehead why must you not leave us religion's alone
Joshua Cooper because religion is losing the war the of science vs religion and science is winning this war and soon religion will be dead and science will stand tall over the dead bodies of religion
kelly wilson whitehead science is what we can see and religion is what we believe don't try to say science is superior to religion, it isn't if you consider we are right for a moment you will see that from our perspective an unimaginably powerful being created the universe and because of that all science is simply us cataloging the world already created. Science and religion are not separate scientists simply seem to jump to conclusions on what can be, at best nothing but barely educated guesses. This world has no guide to tell anyone what is what all we do is look and try to make an educated guess based on what we see and observe.
At a base level science has no side it is just a field of people trying to learn more about the world in the only way they can just because the majority of the scientific community chooses to say the world was made in the big bang and assuming carbon dating is accurate (we can't accurately predict half-lives stable decline over such an unfathomably large time period) this is exactly what always happens, people latch into an idea they like the sound of and then start seeing what they want to see in their work. Now I doubt I changed anyone's mind after all we are all pretty hard headed when it comes to what we as a species believe in. But I simply wanted to try to convey that one perspective is almost never entirely accurate and your animosity towards religion is completely uncalled for I believe we have the right to make our own choices so do what you want but try to be a bit more civil if you could after all how is progress ever made when no one is civil and everyone is yelling. progress is made when people calmly talk out their differences and agree to disagree
light819 No scientist believes Earth was made in the big bang. They know the approximate age of the universe based on the speed of light and how far we can see. The Earth and the sun are nowhere near as old as the universe itself... The big mystery is that of all the species on Earth, humans have developed to a point where they are capable of understanding the universe and how it works, and yet there are those that are so afraid of not knowing the answers that they create an all powerful deity to put their minds at ease. Because for some, the immensity that is the universe is difficult to understand. How tiny and insignificant Earth is on the galactic scale, let alone the universal scale. And then what is beyond the edges of our universe? Nothing? Another universe or universes? People fear what they cannot understand. Death is one of those things. That's why humans have created things like an afterlife and reincarnation. Because the thought that at some point they will no longer be here, that there is an end, frightens them to their very core. But everything dies eventually. If it weren't for that fact, you and I would not have been able to have this argument right here and now on RUclips. Just because there is an end to life does not mean that life is meaningless. The very fact that there IS an end gives all the meaning humanity needs to their lives. It drives them to continue advancing themselves, bettering themselves. It is probably one of the biggest drivers of their curiosity. That drives them to understand the universe around them. A human life is not even a blip in the cosmic timeline. Yet because of this, humanity is capable of achieving so much if they could just stop being dicks to one another for 5 minutes... When it comes to the why, there may never be an answer that humanity likes. It may be too simple for their complex thought processes to accept or that there might just not be answer. Like Neil said, 'As I galaxy-gaze through time upon their diversity of colors, shapes, sizes, brightnesses, and structural detail, the boundary between knowledge and ignorance calls to me. When I reach for the edge of the universe, I do it knowing that along some paths of cosmic discovery, there are times when, at least for now, one must be content to love the questions themselves.'
The "here we are together, this fragile little world" part, just makes me break to tears lmao
also just noticed Neil deGrasse Tyson's tie is a picture of the solar system lmao
you are freakin hysterical! hahahahahah! :D
He always wears nice space-themed clothes when he's on television, for example he has this vest with the Starry Sky painting from Van Gogh on it.
This makes me wanna cry of joy.
Eric Lets pretend im not tearing up right now.. :')
Even if this is it! Even if this is peak of secular experience, and this period is the ultima of human knowledge, it will have all be worth it. If you could show this video to Galileo, or told Newton, or any one of the other of the great scientific minds, who spend their lives, sowing the fruits that we reap today, even the most basic things we know today, they would have been moved to tears, as I am.
I know most people in the world will never feel what i feel, listening to this song, and learning about the universe, and it doesn't matter. To the end of my days, I will feel privileged, to have walked in the footsteps of giants, and I hope that one day, I will have inspired a fraction of the people I know Neil, Bill, Brian, Carl and all the others have inspired. To look back and marvel at the greatness of those who came before us, and hopefully use their hard earned knowledge, and answer some of the questions they left us.
I pray, being none-religious, that one day, we'll have a secular society. Where we won't focus on how to exploit one another, but where we represent each other, and our common interests in this world. Where we focus on learning everything we can about the world we live in, and want to further the knowledge we have of it, instead of denying it. Where we strive towards learning, not for profit or pride, but for curiosity and exploration.
Such a world might never come to be, and thats okay. Even if todays representatives of reality is the best we will ever have, every step since our ancesters made the first jewel, or the first spear head, will have been all worth it. Everyone us today, live in a world so unbelievable, that even if this it, we have achieved more (and maybe enough), then any other species ever have, and as far as we know, ever will.
I hope we go further, and I hope this world is but the first page of many in our golden history. But even if isn't, having had the privilege to exist in the time that I have, is more the enough.
Marry Christmas, and happy new year.
***** you my friend just earned another sub
@@kellywilson-lawson1857 Happy New Years, all these years later
This is my absolute favorite, I legitimately LOVE this song and it brings me to tears. I'm learning to play it by ear on piano. If I ever master it I'll share.
Any success? 😊
These symphonies are delightful homage.
Wow this brings back so many memories. I used to listen to this on my way to the subway lol
This sort of thing replaces in me the spot once occupied by myth.
Hopefully, I'm, understanding what you're saying correctly (My apologies if i'm wrong). It is awesome to see that not only can faith and hope be found in science, more so than religion and myth.
Also people who think my opinion is wrong and feel they should announce it to the world please do not respond to me
"When I reach for the edge of the universe, I do so knowing that along some paths of cosmic discovery, there are times when, at least for now, one must be content with loving the questions themselves."
Just...wow.
Explain exactly why you think the universe has an edge.
@@nikitagloukhovtchenko6857 Ask NDT, Drefsab was directly quoting him.
Holy shit, was just looking back through my favorited videos and had to listen to this again after damned ten years and its still genius. In 2011, the last time I listened to this video I would have thought for sure by now we would have gone back to the moon and setup a base and maybe have gone to Mars but we scantly seem any closer to those goals than we were ten years ago. What a shame.
We have developed reusable rockets since then, lol
Same here
Artemis Program
@@landonrounsavall1125 spacex probably
@@TheHolyMongolEmpire no, The NASA Program to put a woman on the moon and then a base and then someone on Mars
when I reach for the edge of the universe
I do so knowing that along some paths of cosmic discovery there are times
when at least for now
one must be content to love the questions themselves.
what a beautiful mind
Wow, it's been 2 years since I heard this. Amaxing how time just passes by.
Tears. You inspire me, Symphony of Science. You and all those great science evangelists that you elevate to the heights they were always meant to be.
This literally makes me cry every time I watch it. So brilliant and inspiring.
this makes me shiver each time...mainly the Pale Blue Dot image
Indeed. No feeling person could watch that picture, knowing.. TRUTHLY knowing, any understanding what it took to take it, and not feel awe. I shed a tear every time.
The music you've composed for your video edits is so powerful and each one completely different. I come back over and over because they are some of my favorite songs for years now. Keep Rolling, Ode to the Brain, The Big Electron, all just fantastic, creative music that could stand alone - but the auto tune clips of these science heroes is brilliant. I wish I was plagued by the muse you must have in your head!
"There are more stars in our galaxy, than there are brains in our entire body."
--Black Science Man
+cautionthisissparta
"If all the molecules on Earth were stacked on each other end-to-end, everything on Earth would die." - Black Science Man.
"There are more atoms in one molecule of a dna than the stars in a typical galaxy" -carl sagan
@@thecuriousowl44 White science guy?
@@alanbareiro6806
Definitely White Science Guy...
But there are more cells in our body than the stars in the galaxy
-Me
Watching this video gives me feelings of wonder and awe that the religious authorities want you to get when you think about God.
Is it ironic that I didn't do my science homework because I was reading about the Andromeda Galaxy?
Well honestly it isn't surprising since both types of contemplation are trying to imagine something that is beyond our capabilities space as far as we know keeps going forever past the edge of the planets maybe there are even more planets or maybe nothingness going on forever
Whereas god is also said to be limitlessly powerful as well as other traits it makes perfect sense that we would be in wonder of some things so vast their very definition shows they are beyond our understanding
light819 Just because something is beyond our current understanding, does not make its origins supernatural.
Tyvole we know
God isn't beyond our understanding. It is a non-falsifiable claim that an invisible sky fairy exists out of space and time. But what is within our understanding is a natural explanation for everything, and a more beautiful and true answer than any religion can offer.
Sorry if I came across a little abrasive, I enjoy debating!
Thoth themighty This really depends on what religion you're talking about. I think you mean Christianity, yet you're acting as though you're speaking of all religions?
"These are no longer abstractions, these are worlds, maybe there's life there." God damn, that line gets me every time...
Oooh, got a little teary eyed there.
+1
This reignite my love for space! Thx Melodysheep
“One must be content to love the questions themselves.” That is, dare I say, universal.
It's old news by now, but this video reminded me of when we lost Oppy, and it also made me feel as sad as when I heard the news. So yay for that
Intro literally gives me chill bumps every time I hear it
"When I reach for the edge of the universe, I do so knowing that along some paths of cosmic discovery there are times when, at least for now, one must be content to love the questions themselves." Brought tears to my eyes. So beautiful.
Here in 2024
Each year 😊
Damn right ❤❤❤❤
Since 2014
Crave this melody deeply every few years.
I never left
Surely I will marry the guy who find this song amazingly beautiful
Thank you so much, Melodysheep, for bringing the science community together a little more, and introducing more and more of our younger generation to the ever-expanding world of knowledge. My little sister's 10, and she loves these songs/videos. I introduced her to Bill Nye, and she loves him too. Onward to the edge!
2019 anyone? I love this song! This little World is beautifull!
hello im from the future i came from 2021 almost 2022 trust me
The lyrics are so ridiculous but that makes the songs all the more adorable and absolutely heartwarming.
How are the lyrics ridiculous?
This video is what inspired in me a passing interest in space science....6 years later I'm working for a PhD in astrophysics. Life has an amazing way of surprising you.
one of my two favorite melodysheep science songs
NO!
I am pretty sure this is on my top 100 songs, simply because it makes me remember how incredible this world is...
i know but when i try to think about every thing in the universe (stars, multi galaxys, blackhole, distant life, our place in the universe, the whole package), it gives me one big ass headache.
Blutch Chesterfield no what
"When I reach for the edge of the Universe, I do so knowing that along some paths of cosmic discovery, there are times when, at least for now, one must be content to love the questions themselves."
That quote clinches the video down into one of my all my best loved. In the absence of Sagan, we are blessed with Tyson and Cox to eloquently speak on what we know through the scientific method.
‘There is a powerful recognition that stirs within us, when we see our own little blue ocean planet In the skies of other worlds’
Definitely this channel deserves more views and subscribers
Hes using onward to the edge not to literally talk about the edge of the universe he's talking about the edge of our boundaries
That's the point, it's telling us how we are moving onwards to the edge of our boundaries as a more technologically advanced civilisation.
Melodysheep was so ahead of his time, like how is this 9y old?
always loved these songs, i'm very happy to be able to show my son them. Thanks.
Dear God, we're so beautiful. If we could just stop fighting. So sad, beautiful blue.
Brooke Blake We can't stop it because we all have an independent mind which thinks different than anybody else. The only fighting today is suppressing the people that doesnt't think about human liberties (but of course there's probably fights that doesn't promote human liberties)
What we could do is create an international community that protects scientists and give education for everyone. It would collect an amount of money to every countries and give food + shelter. I personally think that would be a good move.
I am not so sure Loi Duchesne, violence all over the world has been gradually decreasing in total. Yes it still happens daily but we live in the safest times ever recorded to history of mankind.
That does also not mean we can't or won't evolve beyond physical violence to sort our differences trough open debate via. the academic style, as so many of us already do.
I know it may not seem like it now, but I wouldn't put it past humanity, and I am not quite as jaded to think otherwise.
The big thing I take away from this song is that despite our worse aspects, we DO move forwards, the the edge. Not even our foulest demons can suffocate the human spirit, we will get there someday soon.
There are times when, at least for now,
One must be content to love the questions themselves
03:14 Tyson
At π
Been bingeing the symphony of science videos in bed with COVID… I’m so inspired! My life’s dream is to study the cosmos
Me too. Wish you luck
NDT & Brian Cox in one video....physics-gasm!
this is so cool and kinda inspiring :) makes me smile
Science literally makes me cry tears of joy. I sat by myself yesterday as tears dropped down my face because I thought of the atoms that go into everything. It takes me a lot to cry.
I love this!!!! inspires people to be critical thinkers and strive us closer to science
Quick shoutout to Voyager-1...
...keep doing what you do, as long as you can, you magnificent carrier of our hopes, dreams, and curiosity.
I just discovered this account and I have to say it's already one of my favorites!
those chills you get on your nutsack when you listen to this!!!!
Hins i'm 12 years old and i discovered the speed of darkness when I was 8 years old. I live in Iceland and I want to be an astronaut when I grow up. I have already started studing astrology and I bought my first telescope 2013 it is about 2,5 meters.
Excellent, do not give up that joy of discovering new things you currently have. (However it's astronomy, not astrology)
Never, ever give up on your dreams, kid. You could see the stars.
You have a long way to go, but you are the future of this planet. We need people like you, and your curiosity. Don't let anyone tell you differently :)
My friend's sister, Tala, is an Astronomer. If I may be so bold as to offer a suggestion, maybe you should consider pursuits in becoming an Astronaut as well as an Astronomer. Either way, I wish you all the best during your pursuits.
I highly doubt, in fact I know, that you didn't discover the speed of darkness.
However, coming from someone who is 16 and has wanted to be an astronaut since the age of 4,
I would say that you are on a good course and keep up the good work.
(:
Been looking for this song since I was 9 year's I'm 25 now wow
This is great for everyone.
When scrolling down the comments i was expecting a flame war so big it would make WW2 look like a children's playground in comparison. surprisingly, almost no flame comments and the oones i saw had little to no replies.
Same here. So happy to see that it's peaceful
+Nicolas Reali When you watch something truly amazing, and you feel that sense of wonder, you're more likely to want to share it than to ridicule others.
That is the sense of wonder that science brings; a true knowledge about ourselves, and the reality we live in.
+Nicolas Reali my comment posted last year had almost 100 likes and many many replies. Shame the 2 new earth creationists came along trolling about how the earth is flat and no photo of a round earth exists and even if it did they would call it doctored. Soooooo I deleted my comment. It was great while it lasted. Despite, I still have hope that the future of mankind includes such great feats as space travel and a cure for cancer.
And I still truly believe "We are only looking at what one day our children may touch."
Thats because everyone here is too smart for religion.
+VaultGames Thanks for insulting me.
Beautiful...keep up the wondrous work. They have all made me cry...touch something within...DEEP within. Helps me remember something I had forgotten eons ago. THANK YOU.
This is awesome! Legit cool and informative... more!
'These are no longer abstractions these are worlds maybe there's life there' cant even express how much I love that line.
It's so amazing that just the simple truth of the world can be more beautiful and touching than anything we could imagine ourselves. We all live in such a wonderful world
5 year listening these song :)
My favorite melodysheep track!
That last bit by Neil, man. I get chills every time.
I Liked That Dr. Tyson's Tie Which Has Solar System On....
Let us all bow our heads in a moment of silence for the less unfortunate dwellers of the M82 galaxy.
If we had know earlier that in all the solar systems of the M82 galaxy were going to vanish in a blink of an eye, we could have helped and sent aid to them or at least the refugees from the event.
Communications, as of right now, are down and are only open through time and light. That time and light are shown to us as smoke signal were to the Native Americans.
We were too late so save anything.
All we can do now, is watch in horror as the remains of all the inhabitants are dissolved into ash, smoke, fire , and death.
Let us work together to resolve the misfortune of others.
***** Look for the NASA received an SOS call... Might be fake, but had me thinking...
Matheus Adorni Dardenne If there was a SOS call is was certainly fake, M82 is 12 millions years from us and even if theres was a supernova there that killed all the inhabitants on the planets near it and on a incredible radius around it, then we are 12 million years late to do anything about it. And if you have to think of anything think that we are also on the same path and until we humans find a way to get of this planet and even of this solar system them we are screwed, because when our sun starts is path to supernova (grow in size) all the planets near it including earth will be history.
Argoon1981 That's exactly the message... Even if it is fake (probably), the message stands: we must research a way to get out of here if shit happens.
***** Then it's precisely people like you who make it hard.
Still loving this years later!!
The earth isn't fragile.
But humans are too powerful.
and scary
They're only powerful when it comes to a disaster threatening their extension, right now, they're as fragile as ever
um. . .. . ..... .. . .ok sure
+Sasuke Uchiha What t f are you?! an alien?!
cracked me up, thanks for that xD
Does anyone want to have an intelligent conversation about science?
Yes.
Yes there plenty of channels here that does just that :) Onward to the edge.
Have ya'll heard of WR-104?
18kMPH The wolf rayet star, right? Just discovered what that is a couple days ago (:
Bryce Moore I don't think that's the same one, it's a two stars on the verge of going hypernova, and there's a chance a gamma ray burst could hit us :(
Here the work and the science are wonderful. Very fine work!
puts things into perspective I love it
Damn you onions! Is this universe beautiful on purpose ?
No and that is why it is even more beautiful!
That seems unlikely; no evidence has yet been presented to suggest any "purpose" for the arbitrarily perceived "beauty" in the universe, nor even any consciousness capable of designating one.
This is truly beautiful.
I love listening to this while playing KSP.
You got good taste :)
I too, Ksp is a fantastic game.
KSP is amazing I have it on steam too! :D
Man i remember listening to melodysheep in elementary. It brings me back😭😭
Tyson has such an enchanting way of telling his stories and teaching us about the cosmos, it's... Incredible. I struggle to put what I feel into words right now...
Adoro esse canal!!!
Fernando Reis BR? Eae cara
This song could be anthem of science! :)
The harmonization of the background Neils’ singing “We’re moving…” makes me smile every time
Neil has a particular cadence to his speaking voice which really lends itself well to these sorts of melodies. His final "love the question itself" monologue gives me chills every time.
Were not the only world to THINK ABOUT.
one must be content to love the questions themselves..
This song is my childhood. My primary school teacher show me this song and since then I still like it
Science + Math = Art
I can't like this enough. Onward!
"Along some paths of cosmic discovery there are times when, at least for now, one must be content to love the questions themeselves." Beautiful.
On July 14th of this year, after more than 9 years of travel, the New Horizons space craft will finally reach Pluto... Might we expect a new Symphony of Science to commemorate this incredible step in Scientific discovery?!
154 people are not onward to the edge
Gino Marin no 158 people are creationist dumbasses
Wrong. 250.
@@Vlad7Sokruta 14 people have since decided to join us onward to the edge
This is my favorite Science Symphony since Glorious Dawn, and I've listened to it almost as many times.
Leaving a time capsule comment here 🙂.
Welcome my future version 🌟!
Yo, man! 10 months have passed, 24 now ✌
Now I really want to hear their actual singing voices...
"When I reach for the edge of the universe, I do so knowing that along some paths of cosmic discovery there are times when, at least for now, one must be content to love the questions themselves."
This almost sounds like a love song.
The love of science, and art.