Michelle Thaller
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
We get used to using the terms.
We get used to using the numbers.
But we've got the same brain as everybody else.
Nobody can visualize what a galaxy really is.
And you can take pictures of them.
You can say the word galaxy.
But people have no idea what monsters these are.
And then with the James Webb Space Telescope, all of a sudden you're taking pictures of billions of them.
And they're right in front of your eyes.
This is not something that you can argue about.
And you see these foggy hazes of stars, basically so many stars you can't see them individually.
And I mean, it still gives me goosebumps.
Oh, that's the whole point.
I mean, you know, working for NASA was a huge, huge honor.
And, I mean, all of us there are doing this.
I mean, we were all science fiction fans.
We all love imagination.
You know, that was the best thing about working at NASA was the joy and the teamwork and the camaraderie and the people that you're working with.