34 Quotes by Sandra Faber

The realization that baryonic matter is only a trace component of the universe revealed our understanding of the cosmos as shockingly incomplete and was one of the milestones that ushered in the era of modern cosmology.

My favorite galaxy of all is called the Sombrero, NGC 4594. It's an amazing galaxy that is really two galaxies in one.

I was lonely as a kid. Since I had no siblings, I spent a lot of time by myself and a lot of time reading.

It's a blessing in a scientific career - the almost daily thrill of scientific discovery.

Getting to work at Lick was like being touched by the wand of your fairy godmother.

It's quite likely that planets and solar systems like ours could be forming in other galaxies in great numbers.

The Kecks will allow us, like no other telescope in history, to view the evolving universe that gave us birth.

Great telescopes like the Kecks allow us to explore the River of Time back toward its source.

You could think of the galaxy as a sort of stove with lots of pots on it, and the pots are the interstellar medium, like a chicken broth getting stronger with every reduction. Every time a supernova goes off and sends its heavy elements out into the interstellar medium, we cook up a stew that's better and better for solar systems and life.