Free Astronomical Pronunciation Guide

With Audio !!!Use the right column to hear the pronunciation of stars and constellations. Click on the star or constellation name for Wikipedia information.   STARS Star Name: Is In The Constellation: Hear Pronunciation Pronunciation: Aldebaran Taurus Hear Pronunciation of Aldebaran al-DEB-ah-ran Alnilam Orion Hear Pronunciation of Alnilam al-NIGH-lam Alphecca CoronaBorealis Hear Pronunciation of Alphecca … Read More

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Facebook Instagram Youtube Call: 931-212-7990  |  Email: info@davidrivesministries.org Learn more about David’s Presentations Thank you for your interest in having David Rives to your area. If you want to learn more about the ministry, click ABOUT US. David is a powerful and dynamic public speaker whose presentations are extremely visual, including interactive audience participation, live … Read More

Skywatch: Sombrero Galaxy Has Split Personality

Sombrero Galaxy Has Split Personality While some galaxies are rotund and others are slender disks like our spiral Milky Way, new observations from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope show that the Sombrero galaxy is both. The galaxy, which is a round elliptical galaxy with a thin disk embedded inside, is one of the first known to … Read More

M101: The Pinwheel Galaxy- David Rives

– Perhaps one of the most recognized constellations in the night is Ursa Major, with its easy to find “Big Dipper”. Within this region of bright stars we find the spiral galaxy known as Messier 101 or the Pinwheel Galaxy. While it takes a fairly large telescope as well as dark skies to view, the … Read More

David Rives Ministries Photos, Video, Multimedia

VIDEOS David Rives Ministries YouTube Channel is a powerful way to learn about creation, science, and the Bible. In 2015, we hit over 1,000 Subscribers and have published nearly 200 short videos. GO TAKE A LOOK AT (AND DON’T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE TO) OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL Astronomical Pronunciation Guide – WITH AUDIO One of our … Read More

The Pleiades: The Seven Sisters

– Everyone’s familiar with the Trojan horse, but you might be asking: “what does the Trojan horse have to do with astronomy”. Well, Virgil wrote of the Trojan horse and the Trojan wars and Homer did also, in 750 B.C., in the Iliad and Odyssey. Both Homer and Virgil also wrote of the Pleiades or … Read More

Walking on the Moon

– On October 4, 1957, Russian scientists launched the first artificial satellite into space. This event brought on what is known as “The Space Race” when the U.S. and Russia were competing with each other in the advancement of space technology. This race cost America over 20 billion dollars and lasted until the year 1975. … Read More

What is the Big Bang?

– The Big Bang theory is a popular cosmological theory that attempts to explain the creation of the Universe through chance. The Big Bang states that around 14 billion years ago, all of the matter in the Universe was compacted into a very small, very dense point This matter suddenly exploded, and sent debris in … Read More

Why Young Earth?

– Many people don’t understand the importance of believing in a literal 6 day creation. Most Hebrew scholars agree that the wording used in the Creation account indicates literal 24 hour days. An old Earth view gives rise to many ungodly theories such as death before sin, human-primate origins, a chance cosmos, and other speculative … Read More

The Whirlpool Galaxy

– Situated in the constellation Canes Venatici, we find the breathtaking Whirlpool Galaxy, also known as M51. This stunning object in the night sky appears as one large spiral galaxy feeding into another much smaller one. The primary galaxy was discovered by Charles Messier in 1774, however, its companion galaxy was not discovered until 1781 … Read More

The Rives Theory of Relativity

– Many astronomers use the terms Light Year, Parsec, and Astronomical Unit as if they are understood by everyone. But how many people really know what a Parsec is? How many people fully grasp that a Light Year is the distance light would travel (at 12 million miles a minute) after an entire year? A … Read More

Our Special Earth: TOO MANY FACTORS

– While many scientists today claim that the earth was formed from cosmic dust billions of years ago, a close look at our planet reveals that it was carefully designed. Earth’s position in the solar system is such that the large outer planets, known as “gas giants” circle and protect earth as they rotate farther … Read More

Betelgeuse and Rigel

– Betelgeuse and Rigel are the brightest stars in the constellation Orion. They are easily seen above and below the famous belt and sword. Betelgeuse, the 9th brightest star in the sky, is a red supergiant. As one of the largest known stars, Betelgeuse is truly a giant – 14 times more massive than our … Read More