Every time I read articles like this I feel bad about my career choice. How could anything I do compare to the fascination of space exploration? The universe we live in is nothing short of mind-boggling.

I'm thankful that I can at least marvel at nebula pictures taken by Hubble. However, I wish they'd switch goals from getting a few people to another planet to getting imaging equipment there that is capable of forming a VR experience we all could share.