Good Heavens! The Human Side of Astronomy

Mysteries of Mercury - Part Two

Did you know there names of artists, musicians, poets, writers, and sculptors given to craters on Mercury? Yes indeed! You'll have to listen to our broadcast to find out

Mysteries of Mercury - Part One

Why does the planet Mercury exist? How did it form? Why does it behave so strangely? What is the "message" of our solar system's furthest interior orb?  What is a spin-or

Exploring the Heavens with Astrophysicist Dr. Jeff Zweerink - Part 2

We are storytellers. From childhood fairy tales to the most erudite and complex cosmological theories, we use good stories to communicate truth. What exactly then is the

Exploring the Heavens with Astrophysicist Dr. Jeff Zweerink - Part One

Program Note: Daniel misspoke about the Tycho and Kepler supernovae. They were not the last to be seen in the universe but the last two supernovae to be seen in the Milk

The Wonders of Venus!

Venus is the morning and evening star, often mistaken for a plane or UFO. Named after the Greco-Roman goddess of love, Venus is anything but hospitable to human life. Tor

Get Thee Up Into the High Mountain (Isaiah 40:9)

Mountain peaks and summits make for excellent platforms for observing the glory of God. How might the summit of the dormant volcano of Mauna Kea in Hawaii, with its thirt

The Wonders of the Moon!

This month, Wayne and Dan go to the moon (sort of)! We talk about the historic Artemis II mission, discuss some scientific mysteries about the moon, read some moon poetry

What in the World is a Platypus Galaxy?!

Come and see!Yet another discovery courtesy of the James Webb Space Telescope, something over which astronomers are presently puzzling!A star? A quasar? A galaxy? It's no

Too Many Galaxies For God?

Recently, cosmologist Dr. Sean Carroll suggested that the amount of galaxies in our universe is not something we would expect if God created the universe. But how does D

Meerkats, Comets, and the Glory of God!

What do meerkats and comets have in common? Well, besides both being created by God, which is no small thing, you'll have to just listen to this month's episode of Good H

The Fascination and Enigma of Interstellar Object 3i-ATLAS!

We have another interstellar visitor in the solar system, something truly out of this (particular) world! Is it an alien spacecraft? Is it a comet? A sign of the end of

Mission Control "Houston" with Mission Control Specialists Mark and Rita Schrock

This is Mark and Rita's first-ever podcast interview! The Schrocks are fellow Christians and engineer specialists at NASA's Mission Control in Houston, Texas and share wi

Unroofing the Roof - Some Thoughts on Jesus as God

How does a short passage in Mark chapter 2 point to Jesus as Lord and God? And what might Jesus' healing of the paralytic say about the nature of the universe and our pla

New Discoveries from the Vera Rubin Observatory

Atheists have often claimed that the Bible makes no scientific predictions and therefore cannot be a valid source of knowledge about the universe. But this is simply unf

A Philosopher and a Physicist Discuss Probability and the Fine Tuning of the Universe

How does philosophy inform modern physics? And how do physicists incorporate philosophy into their research? On this episode, we dive into those questions with philosoph

The Language of Rivers and Stars with Author Seth Lewis - Part 2

The brand new Vera Rubin Observatory recently opened its 28-foot diameter mirror and snapped a few stunning images that astronomers displayed to the public for the first

The Language of Rivers and Stars with Author Seth Lewis - Part 1

Despite how secular most disciplines in the physical sciences are today, those who study nature assume that nature is intelligible and that it should be explored. But how

Filmmaker Michael Ray Lewis Part 2 - Design in the Universe Helps Lead an Atheist to Christ

The Bible tells us that we can see and understand "God's invisible attributes" through what He has created. And this is precisely what former atheist Michael Ray Lewis di

Filmmaker Michael Ray Lewis - Part 1 - Design in the Universe Helps Lead an Atheist to Christ

This is why we produce Good Heavens! God's creation shows us His invisible attributes. He uses His creation to lead us to Christ, through whom and for whom the entirety o

The Beauty of Neptune - Enigmas of the 8th Planet

Neptune is the Roman name for the Greek god of the seas and of earthquakes. Poseidon, in Greek mythology, is the father of Polyphemus, the tyrannical, man-eating cyclopes