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Good Heavens! The human side of astronomy with Wayne and Dan.
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Mysteries of Mercury - Part Two (opens the original)
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Did you know there names of artists, musicians, poets, writers, and sculptors given to craters on Mercury? Yes indeed! You'll have to listen to our broadcast to find out who's made the list!It is, as we say here on Good Heavens!, the human side of astronomy. And we think it's an entirely appropriate connection to link creators to a planet which is itself a work of art from THE Creator of the heavens and earth, our Lord Jesus Christ (Genesis 1; John 1; Colossians 1; Hebrews 1).So come and conside
Mysteries of Mercury - Part One (opens the original)
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Why does the planet Mercury exist? How did it form? Why does it behave so strangely? What is the "message" of our solar system's furthest interior orb? What is a spin-orbit resonance and how did it come about? On part one of our September episode of Good Heavens! Wayne and Dan explore some of the wonders and mysteries of the messenger planet. Come and see! NASA Press Conference on the Messenger Probe sent to Mercury. https://youtu.be/ZCclu4c9Yk4?si=U-RB5NAmdWQhkMtH Article on evidence Mercury ma
Exploring the Heavens with Astrophysicist Dr. Jeff Zweerink - Part 2 (opens the original)
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We are storytellers. From childhood fairy tales to the most erudite and complex cosmological theories, we use good stories to communicate truth. What exactly then is the story of the cosmos? Is there one? And what can modern science tell us about this story? Good science communicators attempt to answer these questions, composing their explanations about the heavens into meaningful and compelling narratives. But is the modern story of the cosmos the true story of the cosmos? Most scientific theor
Exploring the Heavens with Astrophysicist Dr. Jeff Zweerink - Part One (opens the original)
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Program Note: Daniel misspoke about the Tycho and Kepler supernovae. They were not the last to be seen in the universe but the last two supernovae to be seen in the Milky Way galaxy. A great deal of time, effort, and tax dollars have been spent to explore the heavens. But even after all the expenditures, secular astronomy and cosmology are still unable to say what it all means. Some have suggested the universe doesn't mean anything, that it just is. Others say we can make up our own meaning. But
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