How is astronomy valuable to humanity?

But if you consider understanding the cosmos in which we live as a worthwhile endeavor that's something of value on which no price tag can be placed. Add to that all the beauty & awe available to us in addition to the understandings we glean from the universe & the value of astronomy to all humanity is doubled at a stroke. read more

She holds two B.A.'s from Whitman College in physics-astronomy and philosophy, and an M.S. in astronomy from the University of Wyoming. Currently, she is working toward a second M.S. from NYU's Science, Health and Environmental Reporting program. read more

Beyond the practical and defense-oriented uses for astronomy, the field is important to the modern world for the same reason it was important to the ancient world: astronomical discoveries have the potential to shift the human consciousness. read more

Astronomy is important to us because right now, in earth, in other countries, the problem is overpopulation like in china. We need to study astronomy so that if there is another planet that a person can live on, overpopulation would be gone. Another is that astronomy can lead us to another exploration. read more