Archive for the ‘Science’ Category

Spectacular Footage of the Shuttle Atlantis

Post by Jon | Posted in Blog, Science | Posted on November 19th, 2009

I saw this on Universe Today and thought it was some awesome footage. The shuttle does a “belly flip” on its way to dock with the International Space Station. The footage is sped up (who knows how long the maneuver took in real life). It’s crazy to see the shuttle screaming over the clouds and ocean below and to realize that this isn’t a video game trailer or special effects. It’s 100% real. Human beings are flying around IN SPACE. Whoa.

See more info at the URL below that explains just what the shuttle is doing:
http://www.universetoday.com/2009/11/19/spectacular-shuttle-belly-flip-as-atlantis-docks-to-iss-video/

Why I’m an Old-Universe Creationist

Post by Jon | Posted in Religion, Science | Posted on July 13th, 2009

How old to Christians believe the universe to be? What is the age of the universe and what does the Bible have to say about it? How does the description of the age of the universe given by science mesh with the age of the universe as described by the Bible?

These are all questions that a modern-day Christian who believes in both the validity of the Bible and the trustworthiness of science must wrestle with. An indeed many have. There are whole websites, such as Answers in Genesis which are dedicated to this very question.

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Amazing Images From Space

Post by Jon | Posted in Science | Posted on November 2nd, 2007

Check out this blog on deputy-dog.com – 11 Phenonmeal Images of Earth. Images include the ocean minutes before the tsunami in Sri Lanka, the eye of a monster hurricane, and the aurora borealis from space. Really amazing stuff. Definitely makes you wish we lived in the age of space-travel…ahhh. Soon enough. :) .

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