Reasons to Believe

Helium Abundance Discrepancy

July 3, 2003
By Dr. Hugh Ross

TNRTB Archive - Retained for reference information

With more accurate values for nuclear reaction rates in globular cluster stars, astronomers resolve a discrepancy in the value of the initial cosmic helium abundance and thereby fortify evidence for the big bang creation model.

Santi Cassissi, Maurizio Salaris, and Alan W. Irwin, “The Initial Helium Content of Galactic Globular Cluster Stars from the R-Parameter: Comparison with the Cosmic Microwave Background Constraint,” Astrophysical Journal, 588 (2003), pp. 862-870.

     

RTB article: Facts for Faith articles on the big bang

RTB book: The Creator and the Cosmos, third edition

Subjects: Big Bang

Want to leave a comment on this article?

Sign me up for the RTB newsletter

Your comments are welcome.
Please use the form to the right.

Dr. Hugh Ross

Reasons to Believe emerged from my passion to research, develop, and proclaim the most powerful new reasons to believe in Christ as Creator, Lord, and Savior and to use those new reasons to reach people for Christ. Read more about Dr. Hugh Ross.