Black holes remain one of the most enigmatic and wondrous entities in the cosmos. We have only known about them for less than a century. And just when you think you've got a handle on what exactly they are, new discoveries begin to challenge these assumptions.

Just in the last decade, astrophysicists have not only photographed a black hole but have detected gravitational waves, the ripples in spacetime fabric created by the merger of two supermassive black holes.  (See a video on this at  https://www.youtube.com/live/aEPIwEJmZyE?si=tZhq0Gs-WKZfRvOX )

Here on part one, Wayne and Dan discuss the wonderful strangeness of black holes and a recent discovery of a black hole in a relatively young part of the universe. This black hole, based on current theories, shouldn't be there, as there were not enough stars or enough time for it to have accreted its mass.  So how did it get there? Astronomers are trying to figure that out.

Come and see how the Good Heavens! duo thinks these dark stars point us once more back to the glory of God in Christ.

Mysterious Supermassive Black Hole mentioned here on Part One

https://phys.org/news/2024-06-black-hole-inexplicable-mass-jwst.html

Sarah Salviander's video on the history of science's understanding of black holes:

https://youtu.be/xi0CwpY5ICg?si=3wZUSmRaQ-9pGyLO

How are Quasars related to Black Holes?

https://www.space.com/17262-quasar-definition.html

First photograph of a black hole:

https://www.youtube.com/live/XlrfBiuMzfE?si=RU3ZM2scyPAZE1wV

FREE! Four-page articles from Watchman Fellowship - These articles help you better understand the ideas and ideologies of our time that challenge our Christian faith. Each profile offers a history, critique, and solidly biblical response to the topics.

Scientism https://www.watchman.org/scientism/ProfileScientism.pdf

Naturalism https://www.watchman.org/Naturalism/ProfileNaturalism.pdf

Carl Sagan's Cosmos https://www.watchman.org/files/ProfileCosmos.pdf

UFOS/UAPS https://www.watchman.org/ProfileUFOs.pdf

Astrology https://www.watchman.org/files/profileastrology2018.pdf

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