Solar System Design
Meteoroids, Asteroids, and Bears, Oh, My!
You might have seen- Yahoo News!, 5 Reasons to Care About Friday's Asteroid Flyby, Feb 15, 2013; http://news.yahoo.com/5-reasons-care-fridays-asteroid-flyby-042802278.html more
Grand by Design
It’s as busy as Grand Central Station. This New York landmark, correctly referred to as Grand Central Terminal, is often thought of as the epitome of chaos. Rightfully so. I happened to be there … more
TNRTB Classic: Solar System Designed for Humans
Earlier this week I wrote about how protoplanetary disk inhomogeneities explain the planet traps that astronomers observe in exoplanetary systems. These traps help explain why it appears that the more … more
Explaining the Mass-Period Relations of Exoplanets
The first extrasolar planet discovered was found in 1995 orbiting the star 51 Pegasi.1 At that time, most astronomers presumed we would eventually discover many planets manifesting characteristics … more
Is There Ice on Mercury?
You might have seen- Yahoo! News, NASA: Closest planet to sun, Mercury, harbors ice, Nov 28, 2012; http://news.yahoo.com/nasa-closest-planet-sun-mercury-harbors-ice-193337172.html more
TNRTB Classic: The Solar System’s Super Design
Earlier this week, I wrote about a new study on the Sun’s probable birth cluster. This study has helped to resolve the contradictions concerning the size of the Sun’s birth cluster and, … more
Sun’s Rare Birth
The day Joel was born I witnessed the shocked look on our obstetrician’s face, which revealed his prediction was wrong. Joel weighed in at 9 pounds 2 ounces. The obstetrician declared that Joel … more
Omnitemporal or timeless?; Attracted to the dying leaves of fall?; Design of the Earth-Sun orbit; Did God accommodate pre-scientific cultures?
Episode #225: Is God omnitemporal or is He timeless?; Why are humans attracted to the dying leaves of fall?; Divine design of the Earth-Sun orbit; Did God accommodate pre-scientific cultures? more
New Evidence for Solar System Design: Fine-Tuning the Late Veneer
The more we learn, the more its features appear fine-tuned to enable the eventual existence of advanced life on Earth. A recent study, for example, shows a residual population of planetesimals (small, … more
The Wild Days of Neptune's Youth
Cite: Rebekah I. Dawson and Ruth Murray-Clay, “Neptune’s Wild Days: Constraints from the Eccentricity Distribution of the Classical Kuiper Belt,” The Astrophysical Journal 750 (May 1, 2012): id. 43. more
TNRTB Classic: Refocusing on the Moon
Monday’s TNRTB discussed the fine-tuned features of Earth’s celestial companion: the Moon. Previous NASA missions and scientific research revealed the Moon’s essential role in the … more
Our Remarkable Moon
We had a rare opportunity to witness a solar eclipse on Sunday, May 20. Of course, looking directly into the Sun is never a good idea. So, using my telescope’s finder scope, Kathy and I … more
TNRTB Classic: The Benefits of Bombardments
Collisions with large objects from within the solar system have occurred throughout Earth’s history. These impacts result directly from the processes that formed the Sun and planets. Many large … more
Late Heavy Bombardment Slows to a Trickle
Recent research indicates that, although the rate of the sterilizing events dropped significantly, they continued at a slow pace until 550 million years ago. This research provides a partial answer to … more
Space travel dangers; Mars and Joshua's long day; Speaking creation into existence? Accretion?
(05/01/2012) The dangers of space travel; Mars and Joshua's long day; How did God speak creation into existence? How does accretion work? more
Universe from Nothing?: A Critique of Lawrence Krauss' Book, Part 2
He asserts that the universe came from “nothing” rather than from God. However, the different “nothings” that Krauss appeals to for his explanations are really “some … more
Universe from Nothing?: A Critique of Lawrence Krauss' Book, Part 1
He asserts that the universe came from “nothing” rather than from God. However, the different “nothings” that Krauss appeals to for his explanations are really “some … more
TNRTB Classic: Exoplanet Studies
Despite the probable existence of billions of planets in the Milky Way Galaxy, evidence continues to demonstrate that Earth may be alone in manifesting all the attributes for sustaining advanced life. … more
Chaos versus Order in Planetary Systems
For the first time, new computer simulation studies reveal what makes our solar system so special and why, despite the probable existence of billions of planets in the Milky Way Galaxy, Earth may be … more
Did God create the earth before the sun and moon?
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Design Video Question and Answer: Did God create the earth before the sun and the moon? more