GOD’S BEAUTIFUL WORK Stars and planets were created by God for His glory. And the stars and planets outside our solar system were, too, created for the glory of the Lord. Except for the Sun, the closest star to Earth is more than four light years away, and this is only a tiniest fraction of the estimated size of the observable universe, expanding or not. As for whether there is life on other planets or not, we simply do not know. So far, no evidence of life has been found in other planets of our solar system. Given the nearness of the end times, it is unlikely that man will make enough progress to visit other galaxies before the return of Jesus Christ. Whether extraterrestrial life exists or not, God is the Creator and Sovereign of all things, and all things were made for His glory.
248° F (120° C) in the sun -148° F (-100° C) in the shade
Uranus
Russian cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov, who spent 437 days in space.
50 SECONDS
IS THE MAXIMUM SOMEONE WOULD LAST IN SPACE WITHOUT A SUIT.
Pluto
APOLLO 11
Apollo 11 was the American manned space mission that first landed humans on the surface of the Moon. Commander Neil Armstrong was the first to set foot on the lunar surface at 2:56 UTC July 21, 1969.
MISSIONARY MOVEMENT 14 WORLDWIDE Americas • Europe • Oceania • Africa • Asia
COLUMBIA Space shuttle Columbia was the first of NASA's shuttles to reach space. Launched for the first time on April 12, 1981, it completed 27 missions before disintegrating during re-entry on February 1, 2003, resulting in the death of all seven crew members.
