![]() ![]() ![]() And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night. ![]() It always reminds me of God’s awesome handiwork (Psalm 19:1–2) and his purposes for creating the sun and the moon-for our good and for his glory. It truly is amazing to think about God’s design of the sun and the moon with respect to the earth. On the flip side, the only phase when the moon is in the sky all night is during a full moon (when the moon rises/sets opposite the sun). This phase is called a new moon (when the moon rises/sets with the sun). And that’s why when the moon is close to the sun in the sky, it appears almost completely “dark” to us (yet still slightly visible 4). This explains why we can see the moon and sun in the sky at the same time! As the moon orbits the earth every month, the moon can be in between the earth and the sun at times, 3 with its light side facing the sun and its dark side facing the earth. Image showing the eight (8) phases of the moon This type of research is great observational/operational science! The collected data over the last decade has led to some awesome discoveries, 1 helping us better understand how God made the atmosphere around Mars. In fact, since arriving at Mars in September 2014, the MAVEN spacecraft is amazingly still operating and collecting science today! The main goal of this mission is to study the upper atmosphere of Mars and how it interacts with the solar wind (stream of charged particles) from the sun. Thanks for your great question, Liam! I also think Mars is a really cool planet! During my early rocket science days, one of the fun NASA missions that I used to work on was called MAVEN. Why do I see the sun and the moon almost every day in the sky at the same time? What does the Bible say about it? Question: My grandma says that when she was my age, seeing the sun and the moon in the sky at the same time was rare and only happened in the evening. What is your favorite planet or star? Mars ![]()
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