15Oct 2025 by Post

The Search for Extraterrestrials: Keeping Hope Alive

alien civilizations, astrobiologists, Avi Loeb, BBC, Carl Sagan, David Kipping, extraterrestrials, Gizmodo, Hayabusa2, Jacob Haqq Misra, John Gertz, Jonathan O’Callaghan, Matt Williams, NASA, OSIRIS-REx, Planetology, Principle of Mediocrity, Ravi Kopparapu, Rolf Dobelli, Science Alert, Science Focus, scientific reasoning, SETI, solar system, Technology, technosignatures, The Privileged Planet
The question looms: How much can science avoid facts while retaining the character of science? Source
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16Jun 2025 by Post

Earth’s Phosphorus Supply Chains Revealed

astrobiologists, ATP, Bodélé Depression, Calypso satellite, Chad, Copernicus Atmospheric Monitoring Service, David Karl, DNA, ecosystems, Evolution, Geology, Goddard Space Flight Center, Hongbin Yu, Hunga-Tonga volcano, hydrothermal vents, Intelligent Design, Kilauea volcano, lighting, membranes, metamorphism, meteor impacts, NASA, Nature Communications, Nature Geoscience, North Pacific, Oregon State, phosphorus, phytoplankton bloom, Sahara Desert, Saharan Air Layer, Sarah Buckland-Reynolds, serpentinization, The Miracle of Man, University of Hawaii, UV rays, volcanism
Without phosphorus, life as we know it could not exist. How does this limiting resource get to the oceans and land?  Source
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09Feb 2025 by Post

Hey DOGE, Take a Look at NASA

asteroid belt, Carl Zimmer, carrier pigeons, Ceres, Claire Isabel Webb, cosmos, Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE, Doritos, Enceladus, Enceladus Orbilander, Europa, Europa Clipper, Evolution, Ganymede, habitability, Intelligent Design, Jupiter, Madagascar, NASA, New York Times, Physics, Earth & Space, Saturn, The Privileged Planet, Titan
For the materialist, atheist evolutionary viewpoint to be valid, life must be easy to evolve, so aliens MUST be out there somewhere. Source
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25Nov 2024 by Post

Francis Collins Employs Climate Change as a Cudgel

catastrophism, Christians, Climate, climate change, climate scientists, cold-related deaths, David Legates, denial, Department of Energy, earth, Europe, Francis Collins, guilt by association, heat-related deaths, Holocaust deniers, human flourishing, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, John Christy, Judith Curry, Life Sciences, NASA, oil industry, Patrick Michaels, Physics, Earth & Space, Richard Lindzen, Ronan Connolly, Roy Spencer, Technology, temperature, The Road to Wisdom, William Happer, Willie Soon
Collins identifies as a Christian, but he seems to have missed a glaring instance of design in the Earth system. Source
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11Oct 2024 by Post

Europa Clipper Delayed by Hurricane Milton, Frustrating Atheists

alien biology, astrobiology, biology, Discovery Institute, Enceladus, Europa, Europa Clipper, Evolution, Florida, Guillermo Gonzalez, Hurricane Milton, Intelligent Design, Jay Richards, life, materialists, moons, NASA, ocean, Physics, Earth & Space, reality, scientific materialism, The Privileged Planet
However desperate the hope for alien biology, how much of your money will they NOT spend to try to find it? Source
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15Sep 2024 by Post

Is NASA in a Slump?

Andrew Jones, Anthi Koskina, Axiom Space, Blue Origin, CNN, Elon Musk, Facebook, Intelligent Design, International Space Station, Jackie Wattles, Joel Achenbach, Manolis Plionis, Moon, NASA, Physics, Earth & Space, planet, Rocket Lab, Sarah “Cooper” Gillis, science fiction, Sierra Space, SpaceX, Virgin Galactic, Washington Post
NASA is outsourcing a good deal now to private industry. The trouble is, it’s hard to attract creative engineers to a job supervising the work of others. Source
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11Sep 2024 by Post

The Science of a Sunset: Unlocking the Secrets of Our Atmosphere

aerosols, atmosphere, atmospheric measurements, dust, forest fire, Forrest Mims, ID The Future, Intelligent Design, Maverick Scientist: My Adventures as an Amateur Scientist, meteors, NASA, ozone, Physics, Earth & Space, science writers, scientists, smoke, sunset, twilight, twilight photometer, twilight science, volcano emissions
Many of us have enjoyed a colorful twilight or a stunning sunset. But how often do we think about the science behind these memorable conditions? Source
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11Jul 2024 by Post

Springs, Glues, and Rocket Launchers in Cell Division

cell division, centromere, checkpoints, chromatid, chromosomes, cohesin, cowboys, Current Biology, Darwinese, DNA, error correction, Evolution, finesse, foresight, function, Intelligent Design, kinetics, meiosis, missegregation, NASA, PNAS, Rose Parade, sexual reproduction, tubulin, University of Duisburg-Essen
The molecules of life do much more than convey information. They combine and impose physical forces on each other in intricate, functional ways. Source
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22Jun 2024 by Post

What’s Next in the Search for Habitable Worlds?

astronomy, Bijan Nemati, coronagraph, cosmology, earth, Eric Anderson, Exoplanets, Habitable Worlds Observatory, ID The Future, Intelligent Design, NASA, physics, Physics, Earth & Space, Podcast, Roman Space Telescope, space dust, star shade technology, Technology
Are we common or rare? You can be on either side of the question and still be excited about the search for habitable planets capable of harboring life. Source
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