All of creation are a means to Gods ends, including all natural processes.
Back in the day it was considered an act of faith to explore these natural processes as a way to understand the will of God. There are a lot of Lunar craters named for scientists who were also clergymen.
Indeed. God’s glory is on display all around us: why we God give us curiosity and wonder if not to explore and seek truth? Intellect is a gift from God.