Because the 10-year-old me was teased with pictures and mysteries I want answers to. Because it’s so far. Because it can’t see more than a pale dot in my telesc

Because the 10-year-old me was teased with pictures and mysteries I want answers to. Because it’s so far. Because it can’t see more than a pale dot in my telescope. Because it’s so alien. And because we have been there, done that on everything you mentioned. Perhaps if I’m ever granted the opportunity to present my case before NASA and Congress, I might offer a more well-thought-out explanation. But right now, “because it would be awesome” should suffice.