Using computer simulations, a team of researchers has concluded the planet Venus could still be geologically active.^1,2 The scientists used computers to simulate the formation of coronae—ring-shaped, volcanic structures on the planet’s surface.

Both amateur and professional stargazers have an opportunity to see a little more of God’s glory revealed in the heavens¹ next week. The Perseid meteor shower is probably the best of all the annual meteor showers, and it is scheduled to put on a “peak performance” in the early morning hours of Monday through Wednesday, August 12-13.²

This month (July 2020), multiple astronomical objects highlight God’s glory displayed in the heavens.¹

Stargazers have been disappointed earlier this year by comets ATLAS and SWAN, which disintegrated before they could put on good celestial shows. But another comet is now appearing in the sky and delighting stargazers.^1,2

Recently, the southeastern United States was hit by a huge cloud of dust from the Sahara desert that drifted across the Atlantic Ocean. A second such cloud arrived soon after.^1,2

These Saharan dust clouds are actually quite common, but this plume is one of the most extreme ever recorded.³