John C. Mather

There's no such thing as saying that we'll ever find the ultimate cause of stuff. We can only work to push our understanding one step further.

The predominant theory of the origin of the universe is the Big Bang.

When we see what the universe has to show us, we can go no further.

I think my proper response is complete amazement and awe at the universe that we are in, and how it works is just far more complicated than humans will ever properly understand.

We are discovering what the universe is really like, and it is totally magnificent, and one can only be inspired and awestruck by what we find.

We are now able to put our minds in other places in the universe with the use of telescopes. That is very exciting.

In 100 billion years, the universe will be a very strange place.

One of the most powerful scientific tools ever invented is the telephone.

There is strength in numbers, but organizing those numbers is one of the great challenges.

I tried without much success to learn a little of the humanities and the arts, but even passing the courses in art history and music history was a challenge.

There is no limit to what astrophysicists can do. We can be very curious.

Even your chin is made up of exploded stars.