For all of our scientific advances, there are still many questions that remain unanswered. In the new book The Where, the Why, and the How, artists take a stab at explaining those mysteries. For this challenge, we asked you to create an illustration to answer the following question:
Are we alone in the universe?
This is an abstract image and it reflects my understanding of the universe: abstract, light coming from unexpected directions, does not follow earth rules, but at the same time has a system.
Leysan Khakimova
I've been talking to my 3rd & 4th grade gifted/talented students about the vastness of space. After telling them of what I heard on NPR, they decided they wanted to participate in the Listener Challenge. All work is done on simple construction paper.
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Mike
I've been talking to my 3rd & 4th grade gifted/talented students about the vastness of space. After telling them of what I heard on NPR, they decided they wanted to participate in the Listener Challenge. All work is done on simple construction paper.
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Mike
I've been talking to my 3rd & 4th grade gifted/talented students about the vastness of space. After telling them of what I heard on NPR, they decided they wanted to participate in the Listener Challenge. All work is done on simple construction paper.
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Mike
I've been talking to my 3rd & 4th grade gifted/talented students about the vastness of space. After telling them of what I heard on NPR, they decided they wanted to participate in the Listener Challenge. All work is done on simple construction paper.
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Mike
I've been talking to my 3rd & 4th grade gifted/talented students about the vastness of space. After telling them of what I heard on NPR, they decided they wanted to participate in the Listener Challenge. All work is done on simple construction paper.
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Mike
I've been talking to my 3rd & 4th grade gifted/talented students about the vastness of space. After telling them of what I heard on NPR, they decided they wanted to participate in the Listener Challenge. All work is done on simple construction paper.
"Why do ufo's land in hay fields? Why on a farm the most common thing to suck up is a cow? Who knows? Maybe the Aliens need hay and cow brains to know more about earth. Who knows if we are alone?" -Christian
Mike
I've been talking to my 3rd & 4th grade gifted/talented students about the vastness of space. After telling them of what I heard on NPR, they decided they wanted to participate in the Listener Challenge. All work is done on simple construction paper.
"In this painting, aliens are flying spacecrafts. They are protecting their home planet. We are not alone in the universe." -Jackson
Mike
I've been talking to my 3rd & 4th grade gifted/talented students about the vastness of space. After telling them of what I heard on NPR, they decided they wanted to participate in the Listener Challenge. All work is done on simple construction paper.
"I think that there are other galaxies that have life with a power sorce like our sun." -Aidan
Mike
I've been talking to my 3rd & 4th grade gifted/talented students about the vastness of space. After telling them of what I heard on NPR, they decided they wanted to participate in the Listener Challenge. All work is done on simple construction paper.
"I believe we are not alone in the Universe. Through another galaxy there might be some kind of aliens like us They might not look exactly the same but similar." -Hawk
Mike
I've been talking to my 3rd & 4th grade gifted/talented students about the vastness of space. After telling them of what I heard on NPR, they decided they wanted to participate in the Listener Challenge. All work is done on simple construction paper.
"This drawing shows a family in a car seeing a blue light which is an alian in the road." -Claire
Mike
I've been talking to my 3rd & 4th grade gifted/talented students about the vastness of space. After telling them of what I heard on NPR, they decided they wanted to participate in the Listener Challenge. All work is done on simple construction paper.
"An astronaut travels to a newly discovered planet. He finds life forms and other interesting things then he wonders, 'is it me or are they real?' I don't think we're alone in the universe." -Wyatt
Mike
I've been talking to my 3rd & 4th grade gifted/talented students about the vastness of space. After telling them of what I heard on NPR, they decided they wanted to participate in the Listener Challenge. All work is done on simple construction paper.
"This is me going to the moon. when I get there I see the strangest thing. At first, I didn't know what it was. I started to panic, then it came up to me and said yo gabba gabba. I realized there was nothing to be afraid of. The person taught me his language. We are not alone in the universe." -Anistyn
Mike
I've been talking to my 3rd & 4th grade gifted/talented students about the vastness of space. After telling them of what I heard on NPR, they decided they wanted to participate in the Listener Challenge. All work is done on simple construction paper.
"I think that we are not alone in the universe. Just think how many galexys there are. And out of all of those there has to be someone out there. In this picture there are two people, one from planet Earth and one from another planet. They wish they could be friends with one another." -Audrey
Mike
I've been talking to my 3rd & 4th grade gifted/talented students about the vastness of space. After telling them of what I heard on NPR, they decided they wanted to participate in the Listener Challenge. All work is done on simple construction paper.
"I believe that there are people or aliens somewhere out in the universe because there are so many galaxies out there. Maybe they even look like us. In this picture it shows that someday we might meet whoever is out in space." -Jodi
Mike
I've been talking to my 3rd & 4th grade gifted/talented students about the vastness of space. After telling them of what I heard on NPR, they decided they wanted to participate in the Listener Challenge. All work is done on simple construction paper.
"I believe we are not alone in the universe. We are trying to find other life forms, and they are probably trying to find us. In my picture the big star in the middle represents the seperation of our galaxy and a different one." -Kennya
Mike
I've been talking to my 3rd & 4th grade gifted/talented students about the vastness of space. After telling them of what I heard on NPR, they decided they wanted to participate in the Listener Challenge. All work is done on simple construction paper.
"While we are here on Earth searching for aliens, aliens are probably doing the same. So, when we say, 'I wonder what's out there,' aliens (if they don't already know we exist) will be also wondering." -Noah
Mike
I've been talking to my 3rd & 4th grade gifted/talented students about the vastness of space. After telling them of what I heard on NPR, they decided they wanted to participate in the Listener Challenge. All work is done on simple construction paper.
"We are not alone in the universe. I think there is a universe far, far away. I think if we could go there, we would find it just like ours: the Milky Way. I wonder, would there be animals we have never seen before? I also wonder if there would be people we have never seen." -Joseph
Mike
I've been talking to my 3rd & 4th grade gifted/talented students about the vastness of space. After telling them of what I heard on NPR, they decided they wanted to participate in the Listener Challenge. All work is done on simple construction paper.
"No we are not alone in the universe. Who knows if life is out there. It may take millions of years to find out." -Ray
Mike
I've been talking to my 3rd & 4th grade gifted/talented students about the vastness of space. After telling them of what I heard on NPR, they decided they wanted to participate in the Listener Challenge. All work is done on simple construction paper.
"I think we are not alone in the universe. In this picture the astronaut and alien both feel really special they were the only one to find anyone else, confused, and suprised. They felt this way because they had always thought they were alone in the universe." -Kaimbry
Mike
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