Category Archives: Astronomy

Astronomy, Bible, Science

SCIENCE AND CHRISTIAN FAITH

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BY PROFESSOR JAMES ORR, D. D., United Free Church College, Glasgow, Scotland

In many quarters the belief is industriously circulated that the advance of “science,” meaning by this chiefly the physical sciences — astronomy, geology, biology, and the like has proved damaging, if not destructive, to the claims of the Bible, and the truth of Christianity. Science and Christianity are pitted against each other. Their interests are held to be antagonistic. Books are written, like Draper’s “Conflict Between Religion and Science,” White’s “Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom,” and Foster’s “Finality of the Christian Religion,” to show that this warfare between science and religion has ever been going on, and can never in the nature of things cease till theology is destroyed, and science holds sole sway in men’s minds. Continue reading SCIENCE AND CHRISTIAN FAITH →

Astronomy, NASA, Science, September 2015

Shoot the Supermoon Eclipse like a Pro

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Sep. 23, 2015

Shoot the Supermoon Eclipse like a Pro Much of the United States will be treated to a rare combination supermoon and lunar eclipse on Sunday night, Sept. 27. Since the next celestial event of this kind won’t happen until 2033, you might want to preserve the memory with a great photo.Bill Ingalls Bill Ingalls, NASA Photographer Credits: Michael Ventura Enter Bill Ingalls, NASA’s senior photographer and a fixture at NASA Headquarters, with a salt-and-pepper ponytail and a ready smile. Continue reading Shoot the Supermoon Eclipse like a Pro →

asteroids, Astronomy, NASA, Science

NASA: There is No Asteroid Threatening Earth

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Aug. 19, 2015 There is No Asteroid Threatening Earth

Numerous recent blogs and web postings are erroneously claiming that an asteroid will impact Earth, sometime between Sept. 15 and 28, 2015. On one of those dates, as rumours go, there will be an impact — “evidently” near Puerto Rico — causing wanton destruction to the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States and Mexico, as well as Central and South America.  That’s the rumour that has gone viral — now here are the facts.  Continue reading NASA: There is No Asteroid Threatening Earth →

Astronomy, NASA, Science

Does the Sun return to the same spot on the sky every day?

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Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.  2015 September 23 See Explanation. Clicking on the picture will download the highest resolution version available.  Antarctic Analemma Image Credit & Copyright: Adrianos Golemis

Explanation: Does the Sun return to the same spot on the sky every day? No. Continue reading Does the Sun return to the same spot on the sky every day? →