Thousands of centuries ago, on the ancient plains of Africa, our most distant hominid ancestors looked upward, embracing the pitch-dark night sky above their heads.Cultures around the globe made up stories of the bright band of light which ran across the inky darkness.Little could any person imagine the Milky Way was composed of hundreds of billions of stars, let alone comprehending the notion of a trillion galaxies throughout the Cosmos.Later on in the show, we’ll talk with Dr. Joe Pesce, astrophysicist at the National Science Foundation, talking about the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-cosmic-companion/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-cosmic-companion/support Get full access to The Cosmic Companion at thecosmiccompanion.substack.com/subscribe