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I was there for STARMUS, a festival that brings together Nobel Prize winners, astronauts, musicians and science enthusiasts for several days of talks, performances and cosmic inspiration.

On a volcanic island under some of the darkest skies on Earth, I rediscovered the night sky and came home with a new view of our universe.

On Wednesday, April 23, I set off for the Starmus Festival in La Palma, Canary Islands, along with my pal and fellow editor Michael Bakich and his wife Holley. But we didn’t get very far.