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Science Corner: Thanks for Swinging By!

April 15, 2020 by Andy Walsh No Comments

I promised some science of a less immediately relevant nature, so here we go. You may recall the story of ‘Oumuamua (more formally, 1I/2017 U1), an object which briefly visited our solar system in October of 2017.

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Filed Under: Science and Faith Tagged With: Astronomy, astrophysics, science, science corner, simulation

Science Corner: Sunrise Service

April 8, 2020 by Andy Walsh No Comments

If you want to read about some science that has nothing to do with our current situation, may I suggest a story about vocal cooperation among dolphins or some fruit fly research revealing just how versatile proteins can be. Meanwhile, many Christians around the world face the prospect of celebrating Easter in isolation in one […]

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Filed Under: Science and Faith Tagged With: Astronomy, coronavirus, Easter Sunday, science, science corner

Pray for the Emerging Scholars Network (ESN) in June

June 5, 2016 by ESN Announce No Comments

Praise God for growing opportunities to support grassroots networking among Christian academics, growing conference opportunities, and more.

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Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Prayer Tagged With: American Scientific Affiliation, ASA, ASA Annual Meeting 2016, Astronomy, networking, Prayer, science, urbana

Finding Christian Community in the Planetary Sciences

May 15, 2016 by Heidi Fuqua 1 Comment

On Palm Sunday, March 20th, 2016, a group of 16 researchers gathered in a grass roots effort to connect as Christians at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference in the Woodlands, Texas.

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Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Science and Faith Tagged With: American Scientific Affiliation, Astronomy, networking, science

Interview with Jennifer Wiseman, Part 2

July 16, 2013 by Mark Hansard No Comments

Jennifer Wiseman is an astronomer who studies star forming regions of our galaxy using optical, radio, and infrared telescopes. Her career has involved oversight of national astronomical facilities as well as public science policy and discourse. In 1987 she co-discovered the periodic comet 114P/Wiseman-Skiff as an undergraduate researcher at MIT. She has a bachelor’s degree […]

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Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Interview, Public Intellectuals, Science, Science and Faith, Vocation Tagged With: Astronomy, Christian Women in Science, community, faith, galaxies, God, Graduate Christian Fellowship, Graduate Studies, Hubble space telescope, infinite, interdisciplinary conversation, intervarsity, interviews, Jennifer Wiseman interview, Prayer, science, Scripture, spiritual practices, tips for grad school, vocation, worship

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