Alien Skies: A Travelogue of the Universe gives readers the opportunity to travel through the universe, visiting a series of celestial destinations carefully chosen to span the extraordinary limits of space and time that bound our amazing cosmos. The destinations in Alien Skies reveal the unusual skies seen from throughout the solar system, nearby stars, nebulae, and star clusters, and during a series of voyages exploring the structure and content of our home galaxy. The itinerary includes nearby 'normal' galaxies, exotic active galaxies, as well as galaxy groups, clusters and cosmic voids. The final destinations of the journey traverse space and time to view the evolution of galaxies and cosmic structure, and of the universe as a whole. Alien Skies provides a broad, factual overview of modern astronomy, while instilling interest and enthusiasm of how science reveals the wonders of our universe. This book can serve as the text for introductory courses aimed at non-science majors or as background for courses geared to astronomy and astrophysics majors. It is also suitable for advanced courses at the high school level.

Sir Isaac Newton: Scientist, theologian, astronomer and mathematician; the "scientist's scientist" NASA's space program is founded on "Newtonian physics." Newton the theologian assiduously sought within the Bible for "The Plan of The World." At the heart of Newton's unshakeable belief - that contained somewhere in the Bible was the key to understanding the plan of the world - lay three major points: 1 - A rational God made a rational universe. 2 - All wisdom lay in the knowledge of numbers. 3 - Only a few natural laws apply to the whole universe. Albert Einstein: A colossus of science. His seminal "Theory of Relativity" and the great equation E = mc2, have advanced the science of astronomy more than any idea since Newton's time. So, despite all of our subsequent technological advances in astronomy, it was still these two non-empirically minded colossi of science, who, using primarily their intuition and intellect, produced the most significant advances in the physics/theory of astronomy and thereby laid the foundation upon which all future advances now stand. Einstein stated that he ..".never came upon any of his discoveries through ...rational thinking." Einstein understood the necessary connection between empirical science and what was for him clearly more productive, the non-empirical aspect. Many modern scientists would probably be dismissive of Einstein's non-empirical side of the equation. Yet the very same could not even begin to match either Einstein or Newton. So, using Einstein's superior non-empirical intuitive methods we have, in this work, clearly explained the true significance of "The 7 Churches of The Revelation" and thereby revealed Sir Isaac Newton's "Plan of the World."

A Striking Breakthrough in the Origins Controversy Steinhardt and Turok's proposed ekpyrotic universe model fits the Genesis account The implications are profound. The book Why the Universe Bothers to Exist: Theistic Determinism, Evidences and Implications by David V. McCorkle, PhD. is based upon this observation. It explains the likely location and physics of heaven. It proposes that we have heavenly avatars (biblical spirit bodies) close by, but through a fourth spatial dimension. Baby Brady with simulated spirit body. This book proposes answers to many other questions that theists have pondered. What happened to the Garden of Eden? Might it still exist? If so, where? How could information of our personal identity be preserved after our physical death? Why will "redeemed" humans need to be resurrected if they are already in heaven? Why will a new heaven eventually be needed? Numerous other concepts are also dealt with, such as the following. In consideration of Heisenberg uncertainty, what maintains order in the universe? Do natural laws determine outcomes, or does the consistency of outcomes determine the laws? What factor determines the decoherence outcome of probability waves so that consistent, orderly eigenstates result? Cannot this factor be recognized as God thereby actualizing his intentions: theistic determinism? Natural law is thus the outcome of God "holding all things together" (Col. 1:17). It is then natural for God to work through natural process. In this perspective, how is it that new species of organisms originate? Can the process be observed? And what of Adam and Eve as the first sentient humans? In addition to the significance of a message from ancient Babylon, and an account of how what is termed "socionics" relates to the "tragedy of the commons" principle, a near miraculous adventure in Idaho's Lemi Mountains near Sacajawea's birthplace is described and credited to divine providence. All of this and more thought-provoking issues are presented in this book with the intent of resolving the origins controversy, but also of planting ideas for further consideration in biblical context. David V. McCorkle Publisher's website: http: //sbpra.com/DavidVMcCorkle