Deep and elegant explanations relate to natural or social phenomena and the observer often has no place in them.

- Dimitar Sasselov

In science, it is rare that a transformational change occurs during our lifetimes.

- Dimitar Sasselov

I grew up in Bulgaria in a small city on the Black Sea Coast, so I was very interested in the sea, marine life, and everything related to it. But it …

- Dimitar Sasselov

We do care about planets like the Earth because by now we understood that life as a chemical system really needs a smaller planet with water and with…

- Dimitar Sasselov

It feels great to discover a planet, just like any discovery in science, except that it has more of the feel of exploration - you can go back and loo…

- Dimitar Sasselov

When we discover New Earth - a planet we could call home - the question of the plurality of worlds will come front and center, reminding us yet again…

- Dimitar Sasselov

Life and the universe compare to each other like a child and a parent, parent and offspring.

- Dimitar Sasselov

My parents gave me a small telescope, then I built my own, and one thing led to another. So thats how I ended up going from being a hobby astronomer …

- Dimitar Sasselov