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Solar System Design

  • First Kuiper Belt Family Found

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    Analysis by a team of Caltech scientists promises to increase understanding of the outer solar system and will likely illuminate more fine-tuning. … more

  • Location! Location! Location!

    Either a beachfront home or a secluded mountain ranch costs far more than a house in suburbia. A secluded mountain ranch with a beachfront on the other hand—now that would be valuable property. … more

  • Global Warming

    We tend to think Earth’s climate will always be optimal for human civilization if we just take good care of it. But nothing could be farther from the truth. When we put emotion and politics … more

  • Beware the Snow Line

    Mountain climbers know the dangers of traversing the snow line. Conditions change dramatically, and life becomes difficult. However, a greater danger lies far beyond high mountaintops; in fact, way … more

  • Sun Born in Cluster with Massive Supernova

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    Studies of radioactive-decay products from meteorites provide evidence buttressing RTB’s creation model. Certain radioisotopes arise only in … more

  • Design in Supernovae and Bubbles

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     European scientists’ research of the immediate vicinity of the solar system provides evidence of the fine-tuning of Earth for human … more

  • Fine-tuning in Early Solar System

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    Chemical-abundance studies of meteorites provide new evidence of the fine-tuning required to ensure Earth’s habitability. Until recently, … more

  • New Tool to Model Planet Interiors

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    Satellite observations provide unprecedented tools to map the interior of planets—a find that may soon demonstrate that Earth is fine-tuned … more

  • Early Solar System Supernovae Explosions

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    New evidence showing the composition of asteroids has confirmed the design inherent in the formation of the early solar system. Astronomers realize … more

  • Habitable Planets Rarer than Originally Thought

    Tradesmen get a lot of business from people who start projects that appear simple. ("How hard can it be to install a new shower?") What initially looks like a straightforward task ends up requiring … more

  • Resonances Reveal Solar System Design

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    Detailed analyses of known extrasolar planet systems continue to reveal the fine-tuning of the solar system. More than 20% of planetary systems … more

  • Evidence for Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud

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    Scientists have employed a new technique to help account for small objects beyond Neptune, supporting RTB’s cosmic creation model. … more

  • More Constraints on Habitable Planet Locations

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    Properties of ultraviolet (UV) radiation further constrain the location of habitable planets, illuminating additional design in the solar system. A … more

  • Design in Early Solar System Mixing

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    Observations of a man-made impact with a solar-system comet reveal fine-tuning in the early formation of the solar system. The material ejected from … more

  • Fine-Tuning For Life In The Universe (AUG 2006)

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    For physical life to be possible in the universe, several characteristics must take on specific values, and these are listed below.1 In the case of several of these … more