Our movement and change through time and space are fundamental characteristics of what it means to be alive. Imagine a world where everything was still, no time, no past, no future, nothing. Without movement and change, absolutely nothing would exist. As much as the entropy of change eventually dooms us all, it also gives us life. There is no life without movement. There’s no life without change, time, and space.The stars and planets give an overwhelming perspective on movement, change, space, and time. It’s fundamental to how we live our lives. Look at your watch. Have you ever wondered why an hour is 60 mins? Why are there 24 hours a day? Seven days in a week? Why do we have months, seasons, or years? Who made up the rule that months are around 30 days? Where did your zodiac sign come from? Where did “military time” come from?The Greeks, Babylonians, Sumerians,…

Tuesday marked yet another historic day for space exploration. The OSIRIS-REx space probe touched down on the near-Earth asteroid Bennu some 200 million miles away to collect a sample and return to Earth in 2023. Yes, 200 million miles is NEAR Earth. The $1.16 billion OSIRIS-REx mission will be the first American spacecraft to return samples from an asteroid if the mission is successful. Bennu is one of the millions of asteroids in our Solar System. However, the asteroid is unique in that it is a NEO or a “near-earth object.” NEO’s are asteroids that orbit the Sun within at a distance of 1.3 astronomical units. An astronomical unit is equivalent to about 93 million miles and is the equivalent of the Earth’s distance from the Sun. One fun fact about this asteroid is that its name, Bennu was derived from an Egyptian mythological bird associated with the Sun, creation, and…

Our movement and change through time and space are fundamental characteristics of what it means to be alive. Imagine a world where everything was still, no time, no past, no future, nothing. Without movement and change, absolutely nothing would exist. As much as the entropy of change eventually dooms us all, it also gives us life. There is no life without movement. There’s no life without change, time, and space. The stars and planets give an overwhelming perspective on movement, change, space, and time. It’s fundamental to how we live our lives. Look at your watch. Have you ever wondered why an hour is 60 mins? Why are there 24 hours a day? Seven days in a week? Why do we have months, seasons, or years? Who made up the rule that months are around 30 days? Where did your zodiac signs come from? Where did “military” time come from? Hint: The…

I have always been fascinated by astronomy symbols and the messages they communicate. As a graphic designer, my favorite projects was creating logos. I love the elegance and slickness of silhouette logos that tell a story with just a glance.I had similar feelings when viewing the art and graphics of the classic Halo video game. Within the lore of Halo, an ancient species named the Forerunners designed beautiful, grandiose architecture that within the context of the game, looked ancient, spiritual, and foreign, yet technologically advanced.Their symbols communicated a species outside of time. This is how I’ve seen astronomical symbols. They represent objects that have been around millions of years before us and more than likely millions of years after us. They are simple yet elegant and are a reflection of the mythology that helped ancient people interpret what they saw in the heavens.The experience was spiritual in the sense that I’m…