The Most Astounding Fact by Neil deGrasse Tyson

Is there such a thing as beautiful science? A lot of people think that there is no beauty in science. How can you be spiritual without god? In an interview with Time Magazine, a reader asked, “What is the most astounding fact you can share with us about the Universe?” What came after that is one of the most beautiful and inspirational messages uttered in reflection of the human need to explore. Neil 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.” This awe-inspiring video was edited by Max Schlickenmeyer.

Credits

Narration: TIME Magazine’s “10 Questions for Neil Degrasse Tyson”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiOwqD…
Music: “To Build a Home” by the Cinematic Orchestra feat. Patrick Watson
http://www.cinematicorchestra.com/

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/…
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/Accretio…)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origin_o…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline…
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/200…
http://www.twowaysthroughlife.com/
BBC: Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life
http://www.wellcometreeoflife.org/
“Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia” by Ayrton Orio (Model: Xharon Kendelker)
http://vimeo.com/9505354
“Afghanistan – touch down in flight” by Augustin Pictures
http://vimeo.com/31426899
http://lukasugustin.de
“mongolia!” by wiissa
http://vimeo.com/27876709
http://wiissa.com

Excerpt from “Outside In”, Copyright Stephen van Vuuren/SV2 Studios (Saturn’s moon Mimas)
http://www.outsideinthemovie.com
IMAX: Hubble 3D (Inside Orion Nebula)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_Ne…
Shuttle Launch from 1985 IMAX film “The Dream is Alive”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Drea…
“Earth — Time Lapse View from Space, Fly Over — NASA, ISS” by Michael Konig
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ls9yJT…
http://koenigm.com
Excerpt from “The Island” – La Palma Time Lapse Video by Christoph Malin
http://vimeo.com/27539860
http://christophmalin.com
Galaxy Map and Galaxy Formation by NCSA’s Advanced Visualization Lab
http://avl.ncsa.illinois.edu/
“Mars sunset” captured by NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Spirithttp://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imageg…

Beautiful Science – The Most Astounding Fact Edited by Max Schlickenmeyer

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