Astronomy

“Ahead of the total solar eclipse that will follow a long path over North America on Monday, here’s a look at how several of the world’s major religions have responded to such eclipses over the centuries and in modern times.” - AP

"According to most theories of cosmology, galaxies formed from small clouds of stars and dust that gradually increased in size. In the early universe, the story goes, matter came together slowly. But that doesn’t account for the massive size of the newly identified objects." - Smithsonian

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“The expansion of the universe is not chaotic; it is extraordinarily fine-tuned. Decades ago, Robert Dicke… calculated that for physical life to be possible in the universe, the cosmic expansion rate must be fine-tuned to within one part in 10⁵⁵” - Reasons to Believe

Vatican scientists, Answers in Genesis, and journalistic young-earth skepticism - RNS Related at AiG

“How I learned that the same God who numbered the stars knew and loved me personally.” - C.Today

December 21 “will be the next conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn. This conjunction will be unusually close, only about 1/10 degree apart. …Conjunctions of planets have been common theories of the original Christmas star recorded in Matthew 2:1–12. It is likely that the conjunction this year will be tied to some of those other theories.

“…the notion of alien life does not square well with Scripture. As previously discussed, the earth is unique. It is the earth that was designed for life (Isaiah 45:18), not the heavens.” - AiG