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Sparkers
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The Spitzer Space Telescope located seven new Earth-sized planets, NASA announced February 22, 2017. It is the first known system of its size to orbit a single star. Three of the planets are located in the habitable zone—the area around the parent star where we might find planets with liquid water. Water could mean life. With this recent discovery, a […]
Starseeds, Do They Exist?
(Updated January 31, 2020. Click here for updated version.) A Definition of Starseeds Carl Sagan, a much noted and quoted American astronomer, said: We are star stuff which has taken its destiny into its own hands. In the Bible, John 17:16 says: They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. There […]
Are the Stars We See Dead?
Fairly easy question. Appears to be some conflicting data out there. But as always, it’s necessary to ask the right question. So is my question: Are the stars we see dead? Or is my question: Are we looking at a star’s past when we search the skies for answers? Here’s what I found. Reality #1 […]
If Life is Found on Kepler 452-b, What Will God Say?
This past week news buzzed with NASA’s announcement of the detection of another Earth-like planet—Kepler 452-b, not to be confused with the Kepler 186-f. Announcement of the Kepler 452-b discovery was made on July 23, 2015 and the planet is being called Earth 2.0. NASA’s Kepler space telescope, launched March 7, 2009 with the mission to hunt for habitable planets, […]
Extremophiles: Creatures With Super Powers.
I’m often amazed by how much weirder the real world is than the stuff that comes pouring out of the brains of science fiction writers—although, there’s some pretty weird stuff floating around out there, like the questions: Why haven’t we Earthlings discovered that life exists or has existed other places? Where have all the ETs gone? Extremophiles—which are creatures […]