Natalie Angier - Astronomy is so easy to love. ... Fairly or not, physics is associated with

Astronomy is so easy to love. ... Fairly or not, physics is associated with nuclear bombs and nuclear waste, chemistry with pesticides, biology with Frankenfood and designer-gene superbabies. But astronomers are like responsible ecotourists, squinting at the scenery through high-quality optical devices, taking nothing but images that may be computer-enhanced for public distribution, leaving nothing but a few Land Rover footprints on faraway Martian soil, and OK, OK, maybe the Land Rover, too.

- Natalie Angier

topic: Science, Land, Squinting, Pesticides, Nuclear Waste, Nuclear Bomb, High Quality