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26 of NASA’s Most Awe-Inspiring Photos from the Past Year

 

I am, without a doubt, an arts and humanities person. English and philosophy were my favorite subjects in school, and if stranded on a desert island for the rest of my life, the only 3 objects I would wish to take with me would be a good book to read, a great album to listen to, and an interesting work of art to look at.

But I’ve also always been fascinated with space.

Science and astronomy have never ceased to intrigue me, and what I lack in academic prowess when it comes to those subjects, I more than make up for in curiosity.

That’s why these 26 of NASA’s most awe-inspiring photos from 2016 speak to my soul. There’s something about them — not just the ones of the natural world, but the ones of the people behind the science as well — that demand my attention and fan the flames of my interest in the time and space that lies beyond my physical grasp.

Have a look for yourself, and try not to let your head explode at the thought of just how small and insignificant — and how lucky — we are to be a part of this infinite existence.

Photos embedded from Playbuzz.