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In 1995, astronomer Robert Williams made a decision that nearly cost him his career. As director of the Space Telescope Science Institute, he pointed the...
In 1995, astronomer Robert Williams made a decision that his colleagues thought was foolish. He pointed the Hubble Space Telescope at a tiny patch of...
In 1995, astronomer Robert Williams made a decision that many of his colleagues considered foolish. As director of the Space Telescope Science Institute, he pointed...
In 1995, astronomer Robert Williams made a decision his colleagues thought was reckless. As director of the Space Telescope Science Institute, he pointed the Hubble...
In 1873, Phoebe Knapp sat at her piano and played a new melody for her friend Fanny Crosby. When she finished, she asked, "What does...
In 1873, Horatio Spafford put his four daughters on a steamship bound for England. He planned to follow shortly after. Nine days later, he received...
In the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, British sprinter Derek Redmond lined up for the 400-meter semifinal with everything he had trained for within reach. Halfway around...
In 1892, German surgeon Julius Wolff published a discovery that still guides orthopedic medicine today. He found that bone is not static — it actively...
When NASA's Perseverance rover approached Mars in February 2021, engineers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory faced a moment they called "seven minutes of terror." The...
In 1873, Horatio Spafford stood on the deck of a ship crossing the Atlantic and asked the captain to tell him when they passed over...
In the summer of 1741, George Frideric Handel was a ruined man. The once-celebrated composer was drowning in debt, partially paralyzed from a stroke, and...
On February 18, 2021, NASA's Perseverance rover began its descent to the surface of Mars. Engineers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena faced a...
In 1882, Civilla Martin asked her friend Mrs. Doolittle how she maintained such steadfast joy despite being bedridden for over twenty years. Mrs. Doolittle smiled...
In November 1873, Horatio Spafford stood at the railing of a ship crossing the Atlantic, staring into cold, dark water. Weeks earlier, he had put...
In 1923, a sickly former Methodist minister named Thomas Chisholm sat down and wrote a hymn. He had no dramatic testimony to tell. No shipwreck....
In 1995, astronomers pointed the Hubble Space Telescope at a tiny patch of sky near the Big Dipper — a spot that appeared completely empty...
In November 1873, Horatio Spafford stood on the deck of a ship crossing the Atlantic, somewhere near the spot where his four daughters had drowned...
In 1824, Ludwig van Beethoven stood on stage at the Theater am Kärntnertor in Vienna for the premiere of his Ninth Symphony. He faced the...
In the summer of 1741, George Frideric Handel was a man undone. At fifty-six, he had suffered a stroke that left his right side partially...
In November 1873, Horatio Spafford stood at the rail of a ship crossing the Atlantic, staring down at the water below him. Weeks earlier, he...
In 1995, astronomer Robert Williams made a decision that many of his colleagues thought was foolish. He pointed the Hubble Space Telescope at a tiny...
In December 1995, astronomer Robert Williams made a decision his colleagues thought was reckless. He pointed the Hubble Space Telescope at a tiny patch of...
When NASA's Perseverance rover landed on Mars in February 2021, it faced a challenge that every believer understands: acting without immediate confirmation. Radio signals between...
In 1846, William T.G. Morton demonstrated the use of ether anesthesia at Massachusetts General Hospital in what became known as the Ether Dome. For the...