Night Sky and Aurora

The night sky provides a powerful connection to the past, present, and future. Some starlight has traveled billions of years to reach our eyes, a direct connection to the past. The current visible structures of planets, stars, constellations, and galaxies look much the same as our early human ancestors witnessed, a direct connection to their past experiences. In present times, we can wonder at the Universe's vastness and beauty through the Milky Way and other masses of stars overhead and through our awe of seeing aurora's colors, streaks, and movement overhead. Our future connection will be humankind's space explorations away from Planet Earth.