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Witnessing Star Formation

Witnessing Star Formation

Publication by ( February 3, 2007 )

Recent radio observations have improved scientists’ understanding of star formation, affirming part of RTB’s creation model. Stars form when parts of gas clouds gravitationally contract to the point where nuclear fusion starts. This collapse phase occurs very quickly on astronomical timescales (less than one million years), so astronomers have found it difficult to find systems in various stages of collapse. Further, the gas cloud obscures optical observations of most of the collapse phase. However, radio observations have identified clumps characteristic of the early collapse phase in a nearby large molecular cloud. These results comport well with RTB’s creation model and argue against the claim that all star formation occurred six-to-ten thousand years ago (a position incorporated by many young-universe models).

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Scientists Uncover a Good Purpose for Long-Lasting Pain in Animals

Publication by ( October 16, 2014 )

If God exists—and if He is all-powerful, -knowing, and -good—why is there so much pain and suffering in the world?

This enigma keeps many skeptics and seekers from the Christian faith and even troubles some believers. Yet, researchers from the US have recently uncovered an important function for long-lasting pain in animals, signifying that the suffering these creatures experience can have a purpose.

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Through the Lens: Astronomy, “Habitable Zones” (High Definition)

Multimedia by ( September 25, 2017 )

Discussion Ideas Before watching the video: Activity: Research the term “habitable zone.” What does it entail? What are the key criteria that scientists consider when classifying a planet as potentially “habitable”? (This will be discussed further in the video clip.) After the video: Recommended Resource: “NASA discovered 54 life-friendly planets“ Activity: Read a news story […]

Education
Believing Impossible Things: Convergent Origins of Functional Junk DNA Sequences

Believing Impossible Things: Convergent Origins of Functional Junk DNA Sequences

Blog by ( March 14, 2018 )

In a classic scene from Alice in Wonderland, the story’s heroine informs the White Queen, “One can’t believe impossible things,” to which, the White Queen—scolding Alice—replies, “I daresay you haven’t had much practice. When I was your age, I always did it for half-an-hour a day. Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.”

Evolution
Have Researchers Developed a Computer Algorithm that Explains the Origin of Life?

Have Researchers Developed a Computer Algorithm that Explains the Origin of Life?

Blog by ( November 4, 2020 )

As a chemistry major at West Virginia State College during the early 1980s, I was required to take a library course on the chemical literature before I could graduate. During the class, we learned how to use the many library reference materials devoted to cataloging and retrieving the vast amount of chemistry research published in the scientific literature. Included in this list was the multivolume Beilstein’s Handbook of Organic Chemistry.

Origin of Life & Astrobiology