It May Seem Bizarre, But

Astronauts Have Been Stuck In Low-earth Orbit, Boldly Going Nowhere. American Attempts To Kick-start A New Phase Of Lunar Exploration Have Stalled Amid The Realisation That Nasa's Budget Is Too Small For The Job.

The Origin Of Life Is One Of The Great Outstanding Mysteries Of Science.

Supposing We Knew That Up There Is Some Alien Civilization And It's Sending Radio Signals Our Way We Should Not Tell The Public Where That Is. We Could Say That We've Picked Up A Signal, But We Should Not Tell Them Where For The Simple Reason That Anybody Could Commandeer A Radio Telescope, Set Themselves Up As Some Self Appointed Spokesperson Of Mankind And Start Beaming All Sorts Of Crazy Messages Back To The Aliens.

The Birth Of Science As We Know It Arguably Began With Isaac Newton's Formulation Of The Laws Of Gravitation And Motion. It Is No Exaggeration To Say That Physics Was Reborn In The Early 20th-century With The Twin Revolutions Of Quantum Mechanics And The Theory Of Relativity.

The Goldilocks Enigma Is The Idea That Everything In The Universe Is Just Right For Life, Like The Porridge In The Fairy Tale.