A new image released by the European
Space Agency (ESA) reveals more than
1,000 points of light that are actually
individual galaxies.
The infrared image was taken by the ESA's
Herschel Space Observatory's Spectral and
Photometric Imaging Receiver (SPIRE).
The image shows the North Galactic Pole,
covering 180 square degrees of the sky.
Astronomers say each point of light in the
image represents a galaxy. A galaxy is an
enormous array of stars, interstellar gas,
and dust. For example, our galaxy is
known as The Milky Way. Scientists believe
it includes more than 100 billion stars.
Images like this one reaffirm the Psalmist's
declaration who wrote in the Bible's Old
Testament:
"The heavens declare the glory of God, and the
sky above proclaims his handiwork." - Psalm
19:1
According to the website Answers in
Genesis , the Bible indicates that the
universe has stretched out or expanded.
Isaiah 40:22 tells us that God stretches out
the heavens like a curtain and spreads
them out like a tent to dwell in. The verse
also suggests the universe has increased in
size since God created it and he is causing
it to expand.
"He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth
them all by their names." - Psalms 147:4
According to Gizmodo.com , images like this
one allow astronomers to estimate the total
number of galaxies across the entire
observable universe. A few years ago,
astronomers came to the realization that
the universe contains up to 10 to 20 times
more galaxies than previously thought.
The star-gazing scientists' best guess is the
universe contains somewhere between one
and two trillion galaxies. This means the
universe is literally overflowing with stars,
somewhere around the number of 700
sextillion stars -- the number seven followed
by 23 zeros.
And that's just the estimated number of
stars in the observable universe. There
could also be trillions more that we cannot
see with our current technology.
"When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy
fingers, the moon, and the stars, which thou
hast ordained; What is man, that thou art
mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou
visitest him?" - Psalms 8:3 - 4.
Space Agency (ESA) reveals more than
1,000 points of light that are actually
individual galaxies.
The infrared image was taken by the ESA's
Herschel Space Observatory's Spectral and
Photometric Imaging Receiver (SPIRE).
The image shows the North Galactic Pole,
covering 180 square degrees of the sky.
Astronomers say each point of light in the
image represents a galaxy. A galaxy is an
enormous array of stars, interstellar gas,
and dust. For example, our galaxy is
known as The Milky Way. Scientists believe
it includes more than 100 billion stars.
Images like this one reaffirm the Psalmist's
declaration who wrote in the Bible's Old
Testament:
"The heavens declare the glory of God, and the
sky above proclaims his handiwork." - Psalm
19:1
According to the website Answers in
Genesis , the Bible indicates that the
universe has stretched out or expanded.
Isaiah 40:22 tells us that God stretches out
the heavens like a curtain and spreads
them out like a tent to dwell in. The verse
also suggests the universe has increased in
size since God created it and he is causing
it to expand.
"He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth
them all by their names." - Psalms 147:4
According to Gizmodo.com , images like this
one allow astronomers to estimate the total
number of galaxies across the entire
observable universe. A few years ago,
astronomers came to the realization that
the universe contains up to 10 to 20 times
more galaxies than previously thought.
The star-gazing scientists' best guess is the
universe contains somewhere between one
and two trillion galaxies. This means the
universe is literally overflowing with stars,
somewhere around the number of 700
sextillion stars -- the number seven followed
by 23 zeros.
And that's just the estimated number of
stars in the observable universe. There
could also be trillions more that we cannot
see with our current technology.
"When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy
fingers, the moon, and the stars, which thou
hast ordained; What is man, that thou art
mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou
visitest him?" - Psalms 8:3 - 4.
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