Space.com recently posted a 2009 year in review article on their website. According to them, the most significant astronomical discovery of 2009 was the discover of water on the Moon. So what's the big deal? Why is this such a significant discovery? What difference does it make? Does this mean that life ever existed on the Moon?

The following is an excerpt from their website:

Perhaps no other space science revelation this year proved as significant as the discovery of water on the moon. A moon long described as a barren, dry environment now dangles the tantalizing possibility of lunar colonies, not to mention a launching point for more distant space exploration.

Scientists first confirmed the traces of water in the uppermost layers of the lunar surface, based on detections of either water or a hydroxyl group (oxygen and hydrogen chemically bonded) made by India's Chandrayaan-1, NASA's Cassini spacecraft and NASA's Deep Impact probe. But their findings, detailed in a paper that came out in the Sept. 25 issue of the journal Science, had only just scratched the surface.

Then NASA's LCROSS probe slammed into the lunar south pole in October, and everything changed once more. The plume of debris thrown up by the probe's impact revealed water ice, and lots of it. Such ice could either become drinking water for future astronauts and colonists, or could provide hydrogen for rocket fuel.

Knowing that water awaits humans on the moon provides a validation of sorts for NASA's goal of putting boots back on the lunar surface. And it may also provide a much-needed boost for new generations of scientists and space explorers to continue pushing into the unknown for 2010 and beyond.

So that's it. I ask again, what's the big deal? Well, first of all it is interesting to note that the main thrust of this article is the reality that water on the Moon could be used for future scientific endeavors. That's great! However, we must not overlook the fact that evolutionists typically get excited about finding water somewhere because they want to use it as "proof" that life can evolve. Usually, articles about water on the Moon, Mars, or anywhere else are riddled with evolutionary presumptions and questions about "how life evolved" on Earth or "life existing on Mars." In this case, the article is all about science!

First of all, I say, "Praise God!" It's refreshing to hear an article that actually sounds objective. Secondly however, I am curious...Why didn't the author mention evolution? Why didn't he mention life on the moon? Could it be that NASA no longer wants to beat that drum in order to justify additional spending? Could it be that the public is coming to a tipping point where it can no longer stand the thought of spending gazillions of dollars to support evolutionary nonsense? Perhaps, but we shouldn't get our hopes up.

Nevertheless, I think this is a good sign and a signal of greater things to come as people continue to learn the truth about creation astronomy.

Finally, for those who may be reading this who are not already aware. Ph.D. creationist Walt Brown predicted a long time ago that lots of water would be found on the Moon. His prediction came logically as a result of his, Hydroplate Theory, which describes in detail exactly why water would be found on the Moon. The theory is based on scientific observation and it perfectly harmonizes with the Bible. To see a short video of Walt Brown explaining the hydroplate theory, click here (you must be a member to see the video).

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