Astronomy Picture of the Day -- Our Story in One Minute

NASA ^ | November 14, 2012 | (see photo credit)

[SunkenCiv]

Explanation: Could you tell the story of human existence in a minute? This thrilling video culls together multiple teasing snippets in an attempt to do just that. And sets it to music. Briefly depicted, from start to finish, is an artistic animation of the Big Bang, a trip across the early universe, the formation of the Earth and Moon, the emergence of multi-celled life and plants, the rise of reptiles and dinosaurs, a devastating meteor strike, the rise of mammals and humans, and finally the rise of modern civilization. The minute movie ends with a flyover of the modern skyscraper and a human standing atop a snow covered mountain. The above video is the latest from the Symphony of Science project.

[SunkenCiv]

[Credit & Copyright: MelodySheep, Symphony of Science, John Boswell; Music Credit: Our Story]

[GeronL]

ibtp

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks gleeaikin for this extra link:

Extreme Solar Flares on YouTube.

• Gallery: Yesterday's Total Solar Eclipse
• Challenge: Can you identify the skyscraper at 1:18 and the snow-covered mountain at 1:25?

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[chuckles]

What a load of crap.

[cripplecreek]

I like.

[null and void]

I wouldn’t have bothered to click through, but I saw your recommendation and knew it would be excellent.

It was.

[bigheadfred]

LOL

[Zeneta]

Well that explains everything.

I must admit though, if it weren’t for the music I’d have been lost./s

[grey_whiskers]

I prefer commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) to save money.

Cheers!

[spetznaz]

Perfect comeback. LOL

[dr_lew]

To see a world in a grain of sand,
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
And eternity in an hour.

I'll take that.

[rarestia]

It’s pretty humbling to think about how far we’ve come in what amounts to a grain of sand in the hourglass of history.

[TheOldLady]

Hi Nully and Civ.

I agree that it is excellent.

[null and void]

People who liked that might also like this...

[TheOldLady]

That is plausible and beautifully said, my dear Nully!

[null and void]

AFAIK, you and I are the only two people on earth who have “seen” that rainbow.

(If only in our minds’ eye)...

[SunkenCiv]

This will also be of interest I think, and the snarky comments are still free!

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[TheOldLady]

[smiles] We are.

[LibWhacker]

HEH, heh, heh, heh, heh... Thanks for laugh.