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79. Is there life in space?Donald B. DeYoungAll efforts to detect life beyond earth have failed so far. The search began with the moon, where astronauts walked during six lunar landings from 1969 through 1972. After it was concluded that the moon was a sterile, lifeless place, the search moved to the other planets and their moons. Viking probes to Mars in 1976 performed experiments designed to detect life, including microscopic organisms, with negative results. Two unmanned Voyager craft whose destinations include Jupiter, Saturn, and UranusÑhave taken thousands of pictures of the outer solar system. They reveal harsh, nonlivable conditions everywhere (see Question 23). Searches of deepest space have been carried out by radio telescopes, instruments that are able to beam messages of greeting toward any planets that might be circling distant stars. Radio telescopes also "listen" for any space messages that may be coming in earth's direction. During the past few decades, scientists have searched dozens of nearby stars for intelligible radio signals. The results are once again completely negative. At this point, it appears that life as we know it is unique to planet earth. This conclusion has been very upsetting to evolutionists, who believe that life began spontaneously on earth and that the same thing probably happened elsewhere in the universe.To Purchase Astronomy and the Bible, visit Online Store. If this information has been a blessing to you, please consider a donation to help us continue this faith-building service to you and your family! |
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Psalm 118:8 It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man. |  |
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