Many thousands of years before anyone looked through a telescope or rode a rocket launcher into outer space, our ancestors looked up into the night sky with a deep interest, respect, and desire to find out more mach. Early stars would monitor the movements of stars and planets and find ways to incorporate them both practically and symbolically into their daily lives. Humans used this complex knowledge of celestial objects and events to tell time and direction, but they also used the stars and planets to tell stories, build associations, and wonderfully understand the human relationship. their own to the universe around them.