At the beginning, there was one question: can we go?
When Yuri Gagarin, a Soviet cosmonaut, went up in 1961, a boundary opened. After that, staying on Earth was no longer the only option.
Since then, we have kept going. The Apollo 11 Moon Landing showed we could reach another world, and the International Space Station showed we could stay off Earth for long periods.
Human space flight has one direction: to extend human presence beyond where we started.
Each mission adds something small but necessary. We learn how the body adapts, how systems sustain life, and how distance becomes manageable. Piece by piece, what once felt impossible becomes part of the routine.
In April 2026, the Artemis II mission sent humans around the Moon once more.
Because at this point, the question is no longer if we can go. It is how far we are willing to continue.
And now, another question is moving with us.
In 2026, discussions around the release of government files on UFOs and possible extraterrestrial life gained renewed attention.
No conclusions yet. No confirmed answers. But the direction is clear.
We are not just moving farther. We are moving into a universe that may already be alive.
The heavens are vast, and faith leaves room for mystery—could life beyond Earth be part of God’s creation too?
I’ve seen something strange three times in the sky—in Las Piñas, Philippines—UAP (Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena) or traditionally called UFO (Unidentified Flying Object).
First: a steady aircraft blinking different colors, unlike any normal plane.
Second: mysterious “balls of light” gliding and shifting silently above the city.
And third—the most vivid—around 1 PM, a shiny orb in broad daylight, moving like someone pressing fast-forward then pause, again and again.
These all happened back when there were no smartphones to capture them, only my own eyes and memory.
Each time, I’m left with the same question: are we really alone?
The Bible doesn’t say “we’re alone”
If you actually read Scripture, there’s no verse declaring “Earth is the only home of life.” Instead, you find verses like:
• Psalm 19:1 — “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.”
• Colossians 1:16 — “For in Him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible.”
The Bible is clear about who created everything, but silent on whether other beings exist. Even angels are non-human, intelligent creations of God—already proof that humanity isn’t alone in His design.
Theology’s open door
The Vatican Observatory’s former director, Fr. José Gabriel Funes, once said that if extraterrestrials exist, they too are God’s creatures.Pope Francis even joked that if aliens came asking for baptism, “Who are we to close the door?”
So faith isn’t threatened by the possibility. It simply affirms that whatever exists—seen or unseen, near or far—belongs to the same Creator.
A bigger, wider faith
Maybe those strange objects I saw were drones, balloons, or tricks of light. Or maybe they weren’t. Either way, the universe is so vast it reminds us we’re not the center of everything.
• Isaiah 55:9 — “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.”
And now comes World Space Week 2025 (October 4–10), with its theme “Living in Space.” For the rich, maybe it’s an exciting playground. But for the poor, survival on Earth is already the daily mission. Living in space only makes sense if what we learn up there helps life be better down here.
And if aliens do exist, I can only hope they’ll help us fulfill last year’s theme—“Space and Climate Action”—because saving Earth still feels like the most important mission of all. 🌍✨
