V'Zos Habracha: aerial perspective

The Parsha includes references to Heaven. (33:26) אֵין כָּאֵל, יְשֻׁרוּן: רֹכֵב שָׁמַיִם בְּעֶזְרֶךָ, וּבְגַאֲוָתוֹ שְׁחָקִים

Astronomy makes heaven a problematic concept.

The common understanding of heaven is an area above the (flat) earth that is the domain of the blue sky, clouds, clestial objects visible at night ( moon, stars, comets, etc.) and Celestial beings(?). Our current view of the space that surronds the (round) earth is set of concentric (strato) spheres that open into the solar system, galaxy and universe. This forces a different view of the celestial beings. They must now rule over a much broader domain, i.e some domain that is beyond our ken ( galaxy?, more likely universe [fortunately most current views of the universe make it finite; thus there is a place beyond the universe])

Theoretically, I like to think that the Torah provides an alternative perspective, a contrast to science. I am forced to believe that the perception of pre- space travel and pre- Copernican was very different from ours. Thus, astronomy and especially space exploration become the Tower of Babel... looking for a perspective that eliminates the Celestial Beings.

I think that the alternative perspective is part of the bracha