Reasons to Believe

Intergalactic Gas Clouds

July 1, 2003
By Dr. Hugh Ross

TNRTB Archive - Retained for reference information

Japanese astronomers discover a new design feature: the number, sizes, and average longevity of intergalactic hydrogen gas clouds in the Local Group must be fine-tuned for Milky Way star formation to produce a home for life.

Yutaka Komiyama, et al, “Discovery of Latent Star Formation in the Extended H I Gas Around the Local Group Dwarf Irregular Galaxy NGC 6822,” Astrophysical Journal Letters, 590 (2003), pp. L17-L20.

RTB articles: Anthropic Principle article in Facts for Faith

RTB video: Journey Toward Creation, 2nd edition

RTB book: The Creator and the Cosmos, 3rd edition; appendices in Lights in the Sky and Little Green Men

Subjects: Galaxy Design

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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.