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It has seemed remote and irrelevant to everyday concerns. But science has foundnot only that the universe has a reeling and ecstatic grandeur, not only that it is accessibleto human understanding, but also that we are, in a very real and profound sense, a part ofthat Cosmos, born from it, our fate deeply connected with it. The most basic human eventsand the most trivial trace back to the universe and its origins. This topic is devoted to theexploration of that cosmic perspective.For the first time in human history we had landed two space vehicles on the surface of another world. The results, described more fully, were spectacular,the historical significance of the mission utterly apparent.