Science and Faith

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The James Webb Space Telescope Debuts as Hubble Eyes a Surprise

As the James Webb Space Telescope entered orbit in a neutral gravity zone one million miles from Earth, the waning days of Hubble revealed an astronomical surprise.

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Star Trek and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence

In a secular world that embraces science alone, religion is irrelevant, a quaint anachronism that humanity must outgrow. Some corners of science tell another story.

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Fr Georges Lemaître, the Priest Who Discovered the Big Bang

by Fr Andrew Pinsent

British priest and Oxford physicist Fr Andrew Pinsent shares this amazing post about the origin of the Universe and a stunning connection that struck close to home.

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“A Day Without Yesterday:” Father Georges Lemaitre and The Big Bang

The Catholic Church in Belgium can take pride in the story of Georges Lemaitre, the priest and mathematician who changed the mind of Einstein on the creation of The Universe.

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Yuri Milner’s $100 Million Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence

Yuri Milner has committed one hundred million dollars to "Breakthrough Listen." Its ten year mission: to seek out new life and new civilizations, hopefully Vulcans, not Klingons.

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Gene Roddenberry and Captain Kirk’s Star Trek Epiphany

In the 1960s religion became a quaint anachronism on American TV, while Gene Roddenberry had Star Trek’s Captain James T. Kirk declare the Birth of Christ to be a cosmic event.

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If E.T. Phones Home, Make Sure It’s Collect

“Where are they?” Despite decades of searching and listening, the famous question posed by physicist Enrico Fermi remains a mystery. Are humans unique?

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