As the probes are extremely small compared to the vastness of interstellar space, the probability of a space-faring civilization encountering them is very small, especially since the probes will eventually stop emitting any kind of electromagnetic radiation.

Units used to denote distances in the vastness of space, as in astronomy, are much longer than those typically used on Earth and include the astronomical unit, the light-year, and the parsec.

Epicurus conceived the gods as blissful and immortal yet material beings made of atoms inhabiting the metakosmia: empty spaces between worlds in the vastness of infinite space.

However, the Culture was able-often by bodily moving its artificial worlds out of harm's way-to escape into the vastness of space, while it in turn geared up its productive capabilities for war, eventually starting to turn out untold numbers of extremely advanced warships.

Brave Saint Saturn often uses the vastness of space as a metaphor for loneliness and isolation.

Long ago in the vastness of space, a great formless evil appeared.

These emerging objective and subjective conditions in the planetary phase include improved and affordable telecommunications ; space travel and the first images of our fragile planet floating in the vastness of space ; the theory of global warming and other ecological threats to our collective existence ; new global institutions such as the United Nations, World Trade Organization, or International Criminal Court ; the rise of transnational corporations and integration of markets often termed economic globalization ; the emergence of global NGOs and transnational social movements, such as the World Social Forum ; and so on.

In the calmness at the ‘ still centre ’ of even his smallest works, we sense the vastness of space, the enormity of his conception, time as continuous growth .” In fact, the element of movement in Gabo ’ s sculpture is connected to a strong rhythm, more implicit and deeper than the chaotic patterns of life itself.

The title is coined by one of the story's main characters in a debate, in a reference to the hibernating habits of his species and to the vastness of space.

One way to illustrate the " vastness " of high-dimensional Euclidean space is to compare the proportion of a hypersphere with radius and dimension, to that of a hypercube with sides of length, and equivalent dimension.

Do I dare explore the vastness of ITS inner space?

This collection of essays, first published shortly after Americans landed on the moon, explores inner and outer space, the vastness of the cosmos, and the limits of what can be known.

It has been said that he was moved to create the tree by the " vastness and relative emptiness " of the Bonneville Salt Flats, and that the tree " brings space, nature, myth and technology together ".

Oshtur left Earth for the vastness of space and to explore the mystic heritage of the universe.

The original theory within the series is that Reavers are men who traveled to the edge of the star system and were driven mad by the open vastness of space.

Their king has in his pay a standing army of 600, 000 foot-soldiers, 30, 000 cavalry, and 9, 000 elephants: whence may be formed some conjecture as to the vastness of his resources.

Their environmental impact may include soil loss, compaction, and erosion ; trampling of vegetation ; reduction in the vastness of plants ; increased tree deaths by chewing on bark ; damage to bog habitats and waterholes ; spreading of invasive weeds ; and various detrimental effects on population of native species.

Despite its vastness and abundance of water, this thermal system is little utilized ; of the nine groups of thermal springs there are only adequate installations in four of them: Chaves, Carvalhelhos, Vidago, Pedras Salgadas, and Verín.

The aggregate for Europe excluding Russia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, the population density is 105 persons per km < sup > 2 </ sup > ( including them it is 31, mostly due to Russia's vastness ).

The fortunate lot of the Semnones strengthens this belief ; a hundred cantons are in their occupation, and the vastness of their community makes them regard themselves as the head of the Suevic race.

Its isolated location on top of a steep mountain surrounded by the vastness of nature has made it a symbol for Georgia.

Some of the challenges for the Semantic Web include vastness, vagueness, uncertainty, inconsistency, and deceit.

Kelly's lyrics capture the vastness of the culture and landscape of Australia by chronicling life about him for over 30 years.

The Japanese had considered that the vastness of the Pacific Ocean would make it very difficult for the US to sustain operations in the western Pacific.

The isolation and vastness of the San Joaquin Valley, as well as its poverty and need for jobs, have led the state to build numerous prisons in the area.

The vastness of Canada's Northwest Territories ( spelled ' North-West Territories ' from 1870 to 1905 ) meant that for much of its history it was divided into several districts for ease of administration.

The white colour symbolizes purity, integrity and flawlessness of character ; the yellow colour represents the vastness of the Pontiff that reaches out and the Church that promulgates ; the cross in the school crest represents Jesus Christ who suffered and died for the salvation of mankind.

At first the French mistook the British ships for members of the convoy ; on realising their mistake the French hoped to use their warships to just divert the British for long enough that the merchants had a chance to escape into vastness of the Atlantic.

The literary historian Gian Biaggio Conte notes that " the number of his fragments that has come down to us does not correspond to the general admiration felt by posterity for this interesting scholar-philosopher-scientist-magician " and attributes this loss to " the vastness and especially the obscurity of the works.

There is a solemn grandeur in his Alpine views and a sense of vastness, a tender tranquillity and a kind of mystery in most of his paintings, leaving parts in his pictures for the imagination of the spectator to dwell on and search into.

In 2007, Tyson, who is known for his vibrant character, cheerful demeanor, and awe of the vastness of the universe itself, was chosen to be a regular on The History Channel's popular series The Universe.

This title was mainly given for his vast knowledge in all subjects which was compared to the vastness of the ocean.

In view of its vastness and due to the inconvenience faced by people living in its far-flung areas and for making the whole area administratively manageable, the State Government, in July, 2006, trifurcated the district into the districts namely Doda, Ramban and Kishtwar.

The then vastness of the district called for two police headquarters, based at Bokaro and Dhanbad respectively.

Owing to the vastness and completeness of his research and to his amazing erudition, what Denifle gave to the world, even though for him it was only a preliminary study, has sufficed to make him the great authority on medieval universities.

Nay, the Seres came likewise, and the Indians who dwelt beneath the vertical sun, bringing presents of precious stones and pearls and elephants, but thinking all of less moment than the vastness of the journey which they had undertaken, and which they said had occupied four years.

Nay, the Seres came likewise, and the Indians who dwelt beneath the vertical sun, bringing presents of precious stones and pearls and elephants, but thinking all of less moment than the vastness of the journey which they had undertaken, and which they said had occupied four years.

The PRC's population, geographical vastness, and social diversity frustrate attempts to rule from Beijing.

David " Zeb " Cook developed Planescape when he was assigned to create " a complete campaign world ( not just a place to visit ), survivable by low-level characters, as compatible with the old Manual of the Planes as possible, filled with a feeling of vastness without overwhelming the referee, distinct from all other TSR campaigns, free of the words " demon " and " devil " and explainable to Marketing in 25 words or less ".

A second obstacle, partly related to the sheer vastness and geographical diversity of the Russian landmass, was the sizable number of " mono-industrial " regional economies ( regions dominated by a single industrial employer ) that Russia inherited from the Soviet Union.

Using pick and shovel, sometimes explosives, the Irish, Scots, Welsh and Germans descended into the bowels of the earth to extract the shiny black fuel from the underground vastness.

It was Bowles's genius to suggest the horrors which lie beneath that floor, as fragile, in its way, as the sky that shelters us from a devouring vastness ".

Shostakovich creates an arc from the opening evocation of vastness of the Russian steppes with a dark, almost Mussorgskian recollection of the devastation of the war just past, to a closing fugue of vigor and affirmation.

paint the creation, the mysterious beginnings of all things known through God and man, to trace with tonal imprints the vastness, the evolution of all life, in nature, of humanity from the great roots of life to the spiritual eternities, from the great inknown to the great unknown.

Tsavo currently attracts photo-tourists from all over the world interested in experiencing the vastness of the wilderness and incredible terrain.

Above the waves significant of the oceans is placed a white star, symbolic of Polaris, the great guide to man as he pushed out from Europe over the uncharted vastness of the ocean.

The Man from Laramie was one of the first Westerns to be filmed in CinemaScope to capture the vastness of the scenery.