Tag: astronomers

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
October 31, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physics
Planetology
Tagged
, __recommended, A Fortunate Universe, Albert Einstein, astronomers, Big Bang, black holes, driving, earth, escape velocity, expansion rate, fine-tuning, fundamental forces, Geraint F. Lewis, GPS systems, gravity, Guillermo Gonzalez, Isaac Newton, life, Luke A. Barnes, matter, Moon, nuclear forces, particles, planets, universe}

The Forces that Shape our Universe: Gravity

_{Eric Hedin
October 31, 2025

Intelligent Design, Physics, Planetology

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One of the most remarkable aspects of our universe is the discovery that just four fundamental forces of nature govern interactions among all particles. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
April 19, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Planetology
Science Reporting
Tagged
, Astronomer Royal, astronomers, atmosphere, BBC News, Big Think, biosignature, Catherine Heymans, CBC, Christopher Glein, CNN, dimethyl disulfide, dimethyl sulfide, earth, exoplanets, fact check, Hyacean ocean planet, K2-18b, magma, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, molten rock, Neptune, New York Times, Nora Hänni, Oliver Shorttle, phytoplankton algae, rocky planet, Sara Seager, Science (journal), Sky at Night Magazine, solar system, Southwest Research Institute, University of Bern}

Fact Check: Did Scientists Really Detect Evidence of Life on Exoplanet K2-18b?

_{Casey Luskin
April 19, 2025

Intelligent Design, Planetology, Science Reporting

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The molecule is dimethyl sulfide (DMS) or dimethyl disulfide (DMDS), and on Earth its sole known source is life (specifically, marine phytoplankton algae). Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
September 9, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, advanced life, astronomers, coincidence, conspiracy, Copernican principle, Guillermo Gonzalez, habitability, ID the Future, intelligent design, Jay Richards, life, philosophers, podcast, scientific discovery, The Privileged Planet, universe}

New Evidence that Supports the Privileged Planet Thesis

_{Andrew McDiarmid
September 9, 2024

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

1}

A newly revised, rewritten, and updated book refutes the materialistic assumptions of the Copernican principle. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
August 21, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Science Reporting
Tagged
, astronomers, Brian Keating, cosmologists, cosmos, earth, Earth-like planets, exoplanets, Guillermo Gonzalez, intelligent design, Jay Richards, Luke Barnes, Mars, orbit, Peter Robinson, reporters, science media, scientific discovery, Space.com, The Privileged Planet, Uncommon Knowledge}

Richards: The Most Earth-Like Planet Is Still … Mars

_{David Klinghoffer
August 21, 2024

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Science Reporting

3}

With the discovery of large numbers of exoplanets in the last twenty years, does Earth look as privileged as it once did? Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
August 13, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, astronomers, autopsy, Darwinian paradigm, evolutionists, ID the Future, Johannes Kepler, Michael Keas, planetary motion, podcast, poison, Research, sun, Times Higher Education, Tycho Brahe, universe}

How Tycho Brahe Set an Unhelpful Precedent for Scientists

_{Andrew McDiarmid
August 13, 2024

Bioethics, Physical Sciences

2}

Brahe, a 16th-century Danish astronomer, sat on his astronomical research for years, rather than sharing it with Kepler, his assistant. Read More ›

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Author
Jean-Pierre Luminet

Date
May 7, 2024

Categories
Cosmology
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, Albert Einstein, astronomers, Baruch Spinoza, Edwin Hubble, galaxies, Georges Lemaître, German, Mount Wilson Observatory, quantum mechanics, static universe}

When Einstein Met Lemaître

_{Jean-Pierre Luminet
May 7, 2024

Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

9}

Einstein’s response shows the same unwillingness to change his position: he accepted the mathematics, but not a physically expanding universe. Read More ›

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Author
Jay W. Richards

Date
April 10, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, Albert Einstein, americans, astronomers, corona, discovery, earth, eclipse, gas, General Theory of Relativity, Genesis, Goldilocks Zone, Guillermo Gonzalez, hydrogen, Isaac Newton, Jupiter, Mars, Mexico, Moon, penumbra, plasma, signs, solar eclipse, spectroscopes, starlight, sun, Texas, The Privileged Planet, umbra, universe}

To Understand the Meaning of a Solar Eclipse

_{Jay W. Richards
April 10, 2024

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

8}

The rare places where observers can exist are also the best places for observing. The universe seems to be designed not just for life but also for discovery. Read More ›

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Author
Guillermo Gonzalez

Date
March 5, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, astronomers, barometer, cicadas, Cleveland, clouds, corona, cosmos, Dallas, darkness, Discovery Institute, flash spectrum, Jay Richards, magnetic field, Maine, Moon, phyphox, shadow bands, solar eclipse, Solar Eclipse Experience, sound, spirituality, sun, Texas, The Privileged Planet, total eclipse, totality, Waxahachie, weather, weather forecasts}

A Portal to the Heavens: Preparing for the Solar Eclipse

_{Guillermo Gonzalez
March 5, 2024

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

4}

While this is not a science experiment per se, be sure to talk with people soon after totality and note commonalities in what you hear. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
February 7, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, Adam Frank, American Journal of Physics, astronomers, black hole, cells, consciousness, Denyse O'Leary, information, intelligence, intelligent design, James Barham, James Shapiro, life, Michael Levin, Mind Matters, natural, naturalism, panpsychism, self-replication, sentience, signaling, symbiosis, teleology, Tufts University, University of Chicago, unnatural, vitalism}

What Is the Essence of Life?

_{Eric Hedin
February 7, 2024

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

8}

The strength of the intelligent design explanation for life lies in its full-orbed ability to address all aspects of life. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
June 30, 2023

Categories
Arts
Human Exceptionalism
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
Technology
Tagged
, astronomers, black holes, civilization, creativity, dark energy, dark matter, electromagnetic force, electrons, elementary particles, elements, gravity, human beings, humanity, image of God, James Webb Space Telescope, Judeo-Christian tradition, laws of nature, literature, nebulae, neutrons, planets, protons, spectroscopy, stars, sunset, universe}

Intelligence Is Unnatural, and Why That Matters

_{Eric Hedin
June 30, 2023

Arts, Human Exceptionalism, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics, Technology

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One of the advantages we have in our study of nature is our ability to observe an entire “unpolluted” universe. Read More ›