Today (April 25^th) marks the 30^th anniversary of the deployment of the Hubble Space Telescope by the crew of the space shuttle Discovery.^1,2 The Hubble has greatly enhanced our view of God’s creation, serving to remind us that, “The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows his handiwork.”³ This anniversary also suggests a cou

“Were it not for the asteroid, humans would never have evolved,” said Ian Miller, curator of paleobotany and director of earth and space sciences at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science.¹

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.

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.

Around three thousand years, King David wrote,

The starry night sky is a good reminder of God’s greatness and power.