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Secular Awe Falls Short

Secular scientists and astronomers are only human; they feel awe, too. But why, and for what end?

No Escape from “In the Beginning”

The universe had a beginning. Cyclic universes don't work.

JWST Surprises and Discoveries

Galaxies evolve quicker than expected, and stunning new images of Hubble classics dazzle the eyes.

Webb Telescope Delights the Public

The first images from the James Webb Space Telescope have been unveiled. With them came a host of speculations about discoveries to come.

Will Dark Matter Theorists See the Light?

Some cosmologists are seriously considering dark matter theory to be a blunder.

The Gravity of the Situation Confounds Physicists

The mystery of gravity deepens: how does gravity act over vast distances?

Cosmologists Reverse Their Dogmas

Oops! The Previous Astronomical Conclusions May Be Wrong: The universe’s expansion may not continue forever, but “could stop expanding ‘remarkably soon’.”   by Jerry Bergman, PhD According to an article in Live Science, the “oscillating universe” might be coming back in vogue.[1] A paper in PNAS by Paul Steinhardt, Director of the Princeton Center for […]

How to Become an Expert in Ignorance

She's proud of all the things she doesn't know and can't figure out. This points to serious problems in our education system.

Stars Burst Into Existence

It's like a Cambrian explosion for cosmology: there were more "starburst" galaxies than models predict.

Hubble’s Camera Celebrates 20 Years

The Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) on the Hubble Space Telescope has dramatically changed cosmology.

Cosmic Disturbances Shake Astronomer Confidence

When theory and observation don't match, there is a loss in consumer confidence in science.

Antimatter Problem Still Defies Natural Explanation

The latest test of matter and antimatter shows that they both respond identically to gravity.

Will the new Space Telescope See the Origin of Life?

Spending Another $10 Billion to Prove Atheism: Another Proposal to get Life from Non-life   by Jerry Bergman, PhD Atheism might have had its defenders long before Darwin, but as Richard Dawkins has famously said, “Darwin made it possible to be an intellectually fulfilled atheist.”[1] Not quite. To be an intellectually fulfilled atheist, a viable […]

The James Webb Space Telescope Will Not Tell Us Where We Came From

As the long-awaited launch of JWST approaches, it's time to deflate some pompous predictions.

Earth Factories, Not Exploding Stars, May Form Elements

What textbooks have taught for decades may not be completely true.
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