The heavens declare the glory of God.

The comet Neowise could be seen at night in the Tallgrass National Prairie Preserve in Kansas. (AP)
Neowise is so bright it could be seen in the early morning sky in Colorado. (AP)
The newly discovered comet streaked past Earth, providing a celestial nighttime show. (AP)
A teacher made this model of a comet with ice and dirt. (AP)
Astronauts saw the comet from space. (AP)

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An icy space rock flew close to the Sun. It heated up.

Then it zipped past Earth in July. Did you stay up late to see Comet Neowise?

READ MORE: A space telescope discovered the comet in March. Scientists named it Neowise after the telescope. Comets are space objects made of ice, rock, and dust. Some of this comet’s dust and gases began to burn when it came close to the Sun. A tail formed. People in North and Central America and the Caribbean were able to see the bright comet in the night sky. Jeremiah 10:12 says that God, “by His understanding stretched out the heavens.”