Comets

Do Extrasolar Planets Have Comet Belts?

October 28, 2022

Question of the week: Dr. Ross, do we know if other planetary systems have the equivalent of Kuiper Belts or Oort clouds of comets...

Astronomy

by Hugh Ross Read

Is There Water above the Heavens as Psalm 148 States?

August 19, 2022

Question of the week: Psalm 148:4 mentions “waters above the heavens.” I thought there was no water in outer space. To what does this...

Astronomy

by Hugh Ross Read

All Quiet on the Galactic Front

June 27, 2022

Famous novel and movie All Quiet on the Western Front features German soldiers in World War I returning home for short leaves from the...

Astronomy

by Hugh Ross Read

Did Life Originate on Earth or in the Cosmos? Part 2

June 20, 2022

In last week's post, "Did Life Originate on Earth or in the Cosmos? Part 1," I described how an international, interdisciplinary team of 33...

Origin of Life & Astrobiology

by Hugh Ross Read

Did Life Originate on Earth or in the Cosmos? Part 1

June 13, 2022

During the last several months, I have written three articles on new discoveries that reveal that the Cambrian explosion of life is more extensive...

Origin of Life & Astrobiology

by Hugh Ross Read

Ribose in Meteorites: Breakthrough for Origin of Life?

August 24, 2020

Does an out-of-this-world sugar discovery help solve one of science’s great mysteries?

Chemistry

by Hugh Ross Read

Earth’s Furnace Is Ideal for Life

January 20, 2020

Getting heat to cold places, especially during winter, ranks as a great human concern and source of comfort. And though we may not ever...

Design

by Hugh Ross Read

A Supermassive Black Hole Like No Other, But Optimal for Life

May 20, 2019

I have a problem with the Star Wars movies. Each saga film opens with the famous words, “In a galaxy far, far away.” We...

Design

by Hugh Ross Read

Grand Tack Model Reveals More Solar System Designs

May 22, 2017

All standard planetary formation models, when applied to the solar system, are stymied by the “Mars Problem” and the “Main Belt Problem.”

Astronomy

by Hugh Ross Read

How the Flora Family of Asteroids Shaped the History of Life

May 2, 2017

The solar system has asteroid/comet belts like no other known planetary system. The great majority of known planetary systems have had their comet/asteroid...

Fossil Record & Paleontology

by Hugh Ross Read