-The Incredibles
Today, Saturday May 14th, is both the birthday of George Lucas and Astronomy Day. Whoever orchestrated that, bravo.
Happy Astronomy Day to all you celestial beings out there! For a long time I wanted to be an astrophysicist so here goes a short something I prepared in honor of all the awesomeness within astronomy.
Story time:
Billions of years ago, in the age of planetary warfare, Theia, a planet, not as big as Earth came crashing into us. Theia was subsequently pulverized and all of the Earth's crust was ripped away (and then some). For the most part, the Earth was still intact even though she lost tons of debris. However some of the debris from both planets was just floating out near Earth. That dust and rock, formed bigger rocks and stones and boulders and mountains... until finally, what looked to be a whole new planet all together. Caught in a perfect trap. The oldest trap in the universe. Happily stuck between the emptiness of space, and Gravity. This big ol' rock circling Earth, would later be known as the Moon. Not the only moon, but our only moon. The moon that raises and lowers the tides of every ocean and lake. The moon that helped shape life on Earth. The moon that shows us just a glimpse of everything that's out there. I like to think that Theia knew. She knew that Earth was the best chance for life this solar system would ever have. And she knew that Earth needed the moon to pull it off. She knew and she made the choice to sacrifice herself, destroying everything she'd ever been to create a little baby Moon. To bring about life on this planet. And to make us wonder "Hey, what's that?" Do you ever look up and see a face in the moon? I'm willing to bet that it's just Theia. Checkin' in.
So thanks Theia. Thanks astronomers everywhere. And thank you UNIVERSE! Not too shabby a job if I do say so myself. Not too shabby at all.
And remember kids, this ain't just a story about some dumb moon. This Is A Story About Me.
So thanks Theia. Thanks astronomers everywhere. And thank you UNIVERSE! Not too shabby a job if I do say so myself. Not too shabby at all.
And remember kids, this ain't just a story about some dumb moon. This Is A Story About Me.
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