In the Laughter of the Stars
Veronica Keff
Major: Astrophysics, Minor in Mathematics
Genre/Medium: Watercolor, Metallic ink
About the work:
“In the Laughter of the Stars” is a watercolor and metallic ink piece that recalls the classic story of The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint Exupéry and illustrates the childlike wonder of space exploration.
“All men have the stars but they are not the same things for different people. For some, who are travelers, the stars are guides. For others they are no more than little lights in the sky. For others, who are scholars, they are problems. For businessmen they are wealth. But all these stars are silent.… only you will have stars that laugh” (Exupéry, 1938)
The stars only bear the meaning we assign to them, and to scientists and children alike, they are full of laughter. The Psyche mission and the hard work of those behind it demonstrates humanity’s extraordinary ability to seek wonder and meaning in the worlds around us.
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