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Nasa space telescope set to launch after surviving Trump budget cuts

Searching for exoplanets and clues on planet formation, the Roman telescope will lift off Sunday morning in Florida A $4.3bn space telescope that Donald Trump tried to kill is set to lift off from Florida early on Sunday as Nasa embarks on the next stage of its quest to unlock the secrets of the universe. The Nancy Grace Roman space telescope survived two rounds of proposed White House budget cuts, and will embark on a million-mile journey into deep space from a launchpad at the Kennedy Space Center at 7.26am ET, barring late technical issues or intervention from Florida’s notoriously capricious summer weather. Continue reading...

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Psalm 19:1 (BSB)
The blindspotwhat the coverage leaves out

Wonder without worship

The article marvels at the scale of the cosmos and humanity's drive to understand it, but stops short of the One the heavens were made to declare. Scientific discovery can be received as common grace pointing beyond itself.

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Psalm 19:1 (BSB)

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Romans 1:20 (BSB)

OUR READING

Every glimpse into the vastness of the universe is an occasion to marvel at the God who spoke it into being.

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Who's covering this5 of 9 mainstream · 0 of 13 Christian

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Biblical alignmentWorth Watching · 58
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Themes · space exploration · scientific discovery · government science funding · cosmic wonder

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Psalm 19:1 (BSB)

OUR NOTE

The heavens themselves proclaim the glory of the God this article studies without naming.

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Psalm 8:3-4 (BSB)

OUR NOTE

Contemplating the vastness of the cosmos naturally raises the question of humanity's place before its Maker.

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Romans 1:20 (BSB)

OUR NOTE

Creation itself testifies to God's power, even when the observers do not draw that conclusion.
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