Stary, Stary Night

I recently watched a documentary about the Hubble space telescope which was launched into orbit in 1990 by NASA. The documentary showed the complicated process envisioning and building the telescope. Then the horror to find once it was in orbit that it wasn’t working correctly because of a small imperfection on the mirror, which is 7.9 feet across. This left the scientists worrying that billions of dollars might have been wasted.

In the end, a solution was found and a highly complicated repair brought about. The results have been a multitude of wonderfully beautiful photos of our universe that we would not have otherwise been able to see. To a believer, they are proof of the amazing engineering and artistry of the Great Creator God.

The Horsehead Nebula in the constellation Orion was featured in the documentary. It is approximately 1,500 light years from earth. The nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way, Andromeda, 2.5 million light years away was also featured.

Photos of the “Pillars of Creation” shown in the documentary were remarkable. It has columns of interstellar gas in the Eagle Nebula some 7,000 light years away. It was so named because new stars are in the process of being created there.

The Bible tells us that all things in heaven and earth are created by God (Romans:1:20For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:) How can we know that is so when so many scientist claim to be proving otherwise? Does it really matter? Why has the theory of evolution become so widely accepted while the Bible is viewed with disdain and in some cases hostility? Did you know that there growing evidence in the scientific community that disproves evolution?

Consider reading the booklet Creation or Evolution – Does It Really Matter What You Believe?  [1] It is available to download or you can request a free copy.

Anthony Wasilkoff