Beyond the Stars
Every clear night, humanity is treated to an overwhelming celestial show. Twinkling stars of all varieties fill the sky as the heavens declare the glory of God. What is beyond the stars? Branyon May (Ph.D.) leads viewers through our Solar System, from planet to planet, as he enumerates detailed characteristics about our Cosmos, as well as evidences pointing to our Creator.
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Our Complex Cosmos | Beyond the Stars
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Come explore the Cosmos. From the largest galaxy to the smallest cell, all scales of our Universe exhibit functional order and complexity. Throughout history humanity has seen and appreciated the order around us, but with the advent of modern technology the function and com... -
Our Fine-Tuned Cosmos | Beyond the Stars
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Come explore the incredible order in our Cosmos. Humanity spends much effort fulfilling our daily needs, but what about the Universe? Does humanity define and provide what the Cosmos needs to function and operate? From the matter that fills space to the laws that govern phy... -
Our Vast Cosmos | Beyond the Stars
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Come explore the vast reaches of our Cosmos. When we consider space, its mere existence demands a pre-existing cause. Yet the Cosmos is not simply a small region of space and matter, but rather it is characterized by its vast size and extent. Join Branyon May (Ph.D.) on a j... -
Mercury | Beyond the Stars
Come explore the amazing design in our Cosmos, starting with the planet Mercury. Though it is the smallest planet in our Solar System, Mercury is a planet of large extremes. With essentially no atmosphere, no water, the largest temperature variations, and the highest solar radiation levels, Mercu...
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Venus | Beyond the Stars
Come explore Earth’s nearest planetary neighbor, Venus. As the brightest object in our sky, after the Sun and Moon, the beauty of Venus has captivated humanity since Creation. Though sometimes called “Earth’s twin,” this planet’s design has drastic differences from Earth’s life-sustaining environ...
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Earth | Beyond the Stars
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Come explore your home—planet Earth. As the home for all humanity and teeming with all kinds of life on its lands, in its sees and across its skies, Earth is a wondrous planet. To fully appreciate the privileged place you call home, we need to explore its unique place in th... -
Earth's Moon | Beyond the Stars
Come explore Earth’s nightlight, the Moon. The Moon is our nearest celestial neighbor, making it the brightest object in the night sky. Since the beginning of creation, it also has been used as a timekeeping device for tracking months and seasons. Additionally, in its formation of ocean tides,...
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Mars | Beyond the Stars
Come explore the Red Planet, Mars. Even without the aid of telescopes, Mars is easily seen and recognized in the sky by its reddish color. While Earth and Mars have many similarities, there are many drastic differences as well, including no liquid water on Mars’ surface and it having only a ver...
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Jupiter | Beyond the Stars
Come explore the King of the Solar System, Jupiter. Even when Jupiter is at its farthest distance from Earth (an impressive 600 million miles), its enormous size allows it to still be one of the brightest objects in the night sky. As such a bright object, Jupiter has a long history of being obser...
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Saturn | Beyond the Stars
Come explore the Ringed World, Saturn. As one of the most recognizable planets in the Solar System, Saturn and its ordered system of rings and moons reflects the design given by the Great Designer. Everything God created is meant to reflect His glory, and Saturn is no exception.
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Uranus & Neptune | Beyond the Stars
Come explore the Outer Gas Giants, Uranus and Neptune. Each planet presents some unique characteristics as we consider their roles in our Solar System. These strange worlds provide intriguing examples of planetary dynamics and have served well in their role of proving the Intelligent Design of o...
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The Sun | Beyond the Stars
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Come explore our nearest star, the Sun. The Sun’s consistent nature provides the basis for our time, the division of day and night, and the energy that sustains life on Earth, which all point to the beneficial design of the Sun’s role. However, the Sun also has a dynamic nat... -
The Stars | Beyond the Stars
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Come explore the stars. Throughout history, astronomers have acknowledged that the stars display an incredible diversity in appearance. Brightness, color, temperature, size, mass and distance are all parameters that distinguish one star’s glory from another. By studying the... -
Galaxies | Beyond the Stars
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Come explore some of the largest structures in the Universe—galaxies. In modern astronomy, we understand the Universe is filled with a vast array of objects beyond the stars. The invention of the telescope over 400 years ago expanded our view and revealed the existence of ev... -
Age of the Universe | Beyond the Stars
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Come explore the question, "How old is the Universe?" As we observe our Cosmos, we see a fully-functioning, complete system, from the largest galaxies to the smallest bacteria, from the vast multitude of existing stars to our single, complex planet Earth. But what does the ...