James Webb Telescope Hopes To See The Universe's Beginnings-God's Genius On Display

 The James Webb Telescope launched on Christmas Day hopes to see into the past, our past. The $10 billion dollar telescope is not only the largest but the most expensive telescope ever built and launched.  With a price tag of 10 billion let's hope it reaches its final destination and then is able to do what scientists and engineers have built it to do.....see into the past after the Big Bang. 

As religious believers, we believe that God initiated the Big Bang and then afterwards created the "environment" for stars and galaxies to form. Matter after the Big Bang, accelerated and that's puzzling to scientists because they don't know why that happened. We know why that happened but they are trying to find out. Scientists are trying to figure it out from a scientific perspective but as believers we know by faith that God set the Big Bang into motion and then created a favorable environment for life. We live on the Goldilocks planet of Earth, (not too hot, not too cold) with the exact and necessary materials and elements to sustain life. The exact amount of carbon was necessary for life on Earth and it was there from the very beginning. Scientists and astronomers are hoping to find more Goldilocks planets in the Universe. We'll see...

We live on a beautiful, life-sustaining planet in a sweet spot in the Milky Way Galaxy because of a good merciful and generous God. 

I'm open to learning more about the Universe. I think ten billion dollars is way too much money to spend on anything but let's see if it proves to be worth the money, because that amount of money could have been life changing for poor people on Earth. But if we learn about the origins of our Universe, many will think it worth it.

NJA

UPDATE: The James Webb Telescope has reached its intended destination in space (one million miles from Earth!)..an amazing engineering feat! Pictures won't be coming until June......

"Planet Earth Is Not That Special"....Really?

 There are some scientists, among them astronomers who've I've heard being interviewed on podcasts who assert that planet Earth, our beautiful, diverse planet, is not that special. They claim (and these are very smart people) that in our enormous Universe, even our own galaxy, there might be thousands of planets like Earth that can support life (some form of it).  I understand that our sun is one of two billions stars in the Milky Way galaxy alone, not to mention the billions of others in the Universe. But we do have the perfect conditions here, as is quite obvious. We, of course, have liquid water, perfect amount of the right gas in our atmosphere to support life (primarily nitrogen and oxygen). The atmosphere protects us from harmful radiation and burns up most of the meteoroids. The temperature is hospitable for life. Earth is sometimes referred to as the Goldilocks planet, meaning its position in the Solar System and movement makes it not too hot and not too cold, just right!

And yet, you have these esteemed scientists saying, "It's not that special." Well, that just drives me crazy, when I hear that. I think it is pretty special, I think the beauty, diversity and complexity of life on Earth is amazing, extremely unique. I can look at a wildflower and be amazed at its uniqueness and beauty. 

Is there life on another hospitable planet, somewhere else in the Universe? Perhaps.....it is possible. Statistically scientists believe it has to be, even if its some form of microscopic life. Some people even believe that extraterrestrial life will be discovered in the coming years, as technology keeps advancing.

But even so, I would still believe that Earth is a magnificent, special creation and one that was perfected to the last atom, by a good, super intelligent and generous God. Intelligent design is everywhere, if you look with the eyes of faith. 

Nancy