40 Trivia Items About Space That Make Us Feel Smarter

It’s time to put those mirrors out there ASAP. I’ve got to get me some good ol’ school entertainment. Why does this work, though? It all comes down to the speed of light, really. Given that the speed of light is not quite quick enough to cover the vast expanse in real time, by the time it hits the mirror, it will already be history.

Theoretically, that would mean once it’s there, we would be watching events of the past play out. Utter madness. This just goes to show how much we forget sight and light are physical things that aren’t always moment-to-moment. Can we even believe our own eyes?!