From the past to the future, ever since the beginning of time, mankind has been fascinated with wonders of space. Before
the mid-1900s, all mankind could do was gaze at the stars from Earth and wonder what it would be like to go into space. Man would look through telescopes and make theories on how the universe worked. During the mid-1900s, mankind finally was able to send a man into space and explore the wonders of space first hand. So why do humans explore space? Well, it is our fascination with the unknown. At first, all mankind did was look up and wonder how things became what they are now. We started to think that all celestial bodies revolved around the Earth, and the Earth was the center of the entire universe. Galileo Galilee later disproved this theory. Even with growing knowledge in the field, it was not until 1957 when the first Earth orbiter, the Soviet’s Sputnik 1, was sent into space and placed in orbit at an altitude of 1,370 miles and weighed 184 pounds. Later in that year, the Soviets sent Sputnik 2 into space with a dog named Laika. Laika was the first animal to venture into space. Then in 1985, the United States successfully sent their own satellite into space. But theories on space and its secrets are changing day by day. New secrets are coming out quite often.
Now , the doors are wide open for new theories and principles regarding black holes, supernovas, extra solar planets, and other astronomical theories. The fact is that these theories are so mysterious that even with the new technology and advancements
astronomers can only infer and suggest their countless theories. It is only the lack of more complete evidence enables these speculative theories to survive. These exploratory theories compose the majority of the field of
astronomy and without the astronomers inferences the science would be a dull and uninteresting science. It is evident that much of the interest in astronomy is created by the element of uncertainty. The mystery behind these phenomenon’s and the curiosity of discovering the answers to the age-old questions fuel astronomers and average individuals to investigate the realm of astronomy.