I love space exploration because it takes energy that could be spent destroying the planet or hurting people, and uses it to expand what we understand and what we can see in our lifetimes.

–Wil Wheaton

For various reasons that I won’t get into right now, I’ve been trying lately to articulate exactly why I find “space stuff” so interesting and exciting. I’m not sure Wil’s thinking on the matter exactly matches my own, but it’s probably a big component. And it’s nicely stated. The rest of his entry from which that line comes is worth a click, too…