The heavens are expected to declare even more of God’s glory¹ this week. Probably early Wednesday morning, the Lyrid meteor shower will peak.² For those who are socially isolated due to the coronavirus pandemic, this event is an opportunity to enjoy a little more of God’s creation, as well as a reminder that our solar system is young.

For three days this week, four heavenly bodies are aligned in the sky: Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, and the Moon.¹ Many of us now have reduced work hours due to the coronavirus pandemic, so staying up late or getting up early to see special events in the night sky is now an option.

Early this week, the websites Phys.org and TheConversation.com published an editorial by John Hewson, former federal leader of the Australian Liberal Party, who claimed that the coronavirus pandemic has made it even more urgent for the world to respond to “climate change.”^1,2 Because the issue of climate change intersects the origins debate in a number of ways, it is worthwhile to re

A recent study has ruled out a possible candidate for dark matter, the mysterious invisible “stuff” said to comprise 85% of the matter in our universe.^1,2 The Big Bang model needs dark matter for a number of reasons. So, this is bad news for the Big Bang model.

Tonight’s (April 7) full moon is special because it occurs when the moon is close to perigee, the point in its orbit where it is closest to Earth.^1,2 This event is called a perigee-syzygy by astronomers, but it is informally known as a supermoon. Because the moon is a little closer than normal, it will be a little larger in the sky than normal.