It is quite humbling and awe-inspiring to view pictures of the vast reaches of the universe. I am a believer and to me God is the most incredible Creator of everything from the nano-micro-scopic to the deep depths of the oceans to the infinite reaches of outer space. To believe that we are the only living beings in the vastness of the universe is hard to comprehend, but yet our 3rd Rock from the Sun seems to be the only inhabitable planet in our immediate solar system.
Einstein's quote is quite appropriate, but no matter how deep I look, I know that I will never understand it all. I know enough to be curious, inspired and hopeful that perhaps someday, I may be able to travel beyond our planet.
Pictures such as these are possible through the power of telescopes, which along with human and un-human probes, provide to us Earthlings a glimpse of the beyond. There is a great article on CNN.com about how telescopes help us to better understand the beginnings of life. For me, it comes back to the Great Creator and His magnificent architecture of the universe.
It is worth a visit to NASA's Hubble Telescope website to view their gallery.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/08/18/new.generation.telescopes/index.html
I love the outerspace pics!
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