Economists
and environmentalist often claim money should be spent on resolving problems of
earth rather than space research. If we had such attitude, there would have
been no America and the lives of people would not have been so easy.
Space
research is a very interesting subject. Scientists for decades are trying to
find traces of life on other planets. Others are interested to know about the
formation and number of stars, planets and galaxies. Many governments,
companies are investing heavily to find more about space.
Undoubtedly,
this inquisitive nature of human has undoubtedly led to many discoveries and
inventions which improved our lives. However it has also increased pollution
and has adversely affected environment on Planet Earth. Depleting ozone layer
of the atmosphere and climate change has increased the number of disasters have
affected millions. If this is not controlled, the future generations will have
to pay a heavy price.
On one
hand we have Earth is ever changing – from Ice age to Stone Age to today. On
the other, curious researchers are spending exorbitant amount on space
research. In my opinion, it will be interesting if researchers can find a way
to solve the problems of earth from space technology.
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