[00:12.100]With every century
[00:13.870]Our eyes on the universe have been opened anew
[00:17.610]We are witness
[00:19.360]To the very brink of time and space
[00:22.700]We must ask ourselves
[00:25.210]We who are so proud of our accomplishments
[00:28.660]What is our place in the cosmic perspective of life?
[00:33.920]The exploration of the cosmos
[00:36.710]Is a voyage of self discovery
[00:39.190]As long as there have been humans
[00:42.200]We have searched for our place in the cosmos
[00:45.320]Are there things about the universe
[00:47.820]That will be forever beyond our grasp?
[00:50.830]Are there things about the universe that are
[00:54.590]Ungraspable?
[00:56.240]One of the great revelations of space exploration
[00:59.010]Is the image of the earth, finite and lonely
[01:02.250]Bearing the entire human species
[01:05.280]Through the oceans of space and time
[01:07.660]Matter flows from place to place
[01:10.140]And momentarily comes together to be you
[01:13.410]Some people find that thought disturbing
[01:16.650]I find the reality thrilling
[01:30.130]As the ancient mythmakers knew
[01:32.640]We're children equally of the earth and the sky
[01:35.880]In our tenure on this planet, we've accumulated
[01:38.880]Dangerous evolutionary baggage
[01:42.140]We've also acquired compassion for others
[01:45.170]Love for our children
[01:47.160]And a great soaring passionate intelligence
[01:49.930]The clear tools for our continued survival
[01:52.780]We must ask ourselves
[01:55.290]We who are so proud of our accomplishments
[01:58.530]What is our place in the cosmic perspective of life?
[02:04.680]We could be in the middle
[02:06.910]Of an inter-galactic conversation
[02:10.700]And we wouldn't even know
[02:15.450]Are there things about the universe
[02:18.200]That will be forever beyond our grasp?
[02:21.460]Are there things about the universe that are
[02:25.460]Ungraspable?
[02:26.890]One of the great revelations of space exploration
[02:29.480]Is the image of the earth, finite and lonely
[02:32.720]Bearing the entire human species
[02:35.730]Through the oceans of space and time
[02:38.230]Matter flows from place to place
[02:40.740]And momentarily comes together to be you
[02:43.750]Some people find that thought disturbing
[02:46.980]I find the reality thrilling
[03:00.570]We've begun at last
[03:03.080]To wonder about our origins
[03:06.080]Star stuff contemplating the stars
[03:09.090]Tracing that long path
[03:11.590]Our obligation to survive and flourish
[03:14.600]Is owed not just to ourselves
[03:17.340]But also to that cosmos
[03:20.370]Ancient and vast, from which we spring
[03:28.360]One of the great revelations of space exploration
[03:31.660]Is the image of the earth, finite and lonely
[03:35.130]Bearing the entire human species
[03:37.640]Through the oceans of space and time
[03:40.150]Matter flows from place to place
[03:42.890]And momentarily comes together to be you
[03:45.890]Some people find that thought disturbing
[03:48.920]I find the reality thrilling
[04:03.210]With every century
[04:05.690]Our eyes on the universe have been opened anew
[04:09.220]We are witness
[04:10.970]To the very brink of time and space