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 We Are All Made From Star Dust Last week I attended the lecture event by Santiago Torres: “We are all made of stardust”. Santiago Torres is an astrophysicist and UCLA ArtSci fellow who’s research holds focus on the  interactions of different celestial bodies, from stars to planets and comets. Within the lecture, Torres emphasizes the phrase “we are all made of stardust” in which he explains his point as “At the end of the day we are all made of the same matter.” He introduces us with the idea of the Big Bang, which is a scientific theory describing the origins of the universe as a “big bang” or an explosion distributing all energy and matter throughout the universe. This theory explains that everything in the universe is made up of the same particles that emerged from the Big Bang. Torres highlights this connection between all matter in the universe. Furthermore, Torres then introduces waves, which he describes as the “key to understanding the universe.” He explains how mecha...

 Space & Art Exploring this week’s resources has been both enlightening and inspiring! With the extreme and revolutionary developments in space travel in the past 60 years, space has influenced society in unimaginable ways. Beginning with the relatively simple invention of the telescope in the early 17th century, people were able to visually explore space and study astronomy from the comfort of their own home.  Furthermore, with the space race between the United States and Soviet Union, revolutionary developments in space exploration and even space travel began to guide society’s attention to what possibly could be discovered in our immense universe.The mysteries of the universe have captured the attention of both educated astronomers who work to make new astronomical discoveries and everyday society, whose imaginations drive the theories that people long for confirmation of. Simmons, Dave, “The new space race”, The Economist, 18 Jan 2018, https://www.economist.com/leaders...