Solar System

Origin of the Solar System

The nebular hypothesis is simply a story to describe what may have happened in the “prehistoric” solar system. There are no observations to support the claims that natural processes over millions of years could form a solar system.

Problems for Solar System Theories

Over and over again in astronomy, cosmic collisions are invoked as a sort of magic wand to rescue evolutionary theories from the facts. The planet Uranus is tilted over, therefore, something hit it. Venus’s rotation contradicts evolutionary predictions—therefore, something hit it. Mercury is too dense for evolution—therefore, something hit it.

Sun Raw Material Is Different Than the Planets

Since everything formed from the same raw materials, NASA expected the chemistry to be the same throughout. But the isotope ratios found in these solar wind particles do not match those on earth.

Age of the Solar System

Evolutionists and young earth creationists both agree that the earth is about the same age as the solar system. Evolutionists believe that both formed spontaneously about 4.5 billion years ago. Young-earth creationists believe that the earth was formed on Day One and the rest of the solar system and universe on Day Four.

Articles About Solar System

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Are Planets and Moons Too Hot to Be Old?

Oct. 4, 2025
How Warm and Active Heavenly Bodies Confirm a Young Solar System
Magazine Department Article
To the Moons and Back

Sept. 21, 2025 from Answers Magazine
Each moon’s spectacular features point to the workmanship of God.
News
A “Forbidden” Planet Is Causing an Evolutionary Rewrite . . . Again

March 16, 2023 from Ken Ham Blog
A new headline proclaimed the discovery of another evolutionary problem, this time describing a “forbidden” planet that “shouldn’t exist.”
News
It’s Time to Rewrite Another Evolutionary Theory

Feb. 27, 2023 from Ken Ham Blog
Scientists are looking into possibilities for why Quaoar’s rings are the way they are—but I actually already have the big picture answer!
Magazine Article
Saturn—Jewel in the Creator’s Showcase

Feb. 19, 2023 from Answers Magazine
The Cassini-Huygens mission vastly improved our understanding of Saturn. The space probe Cassini’s most amazing discovery was the clear testimony to Saturn’s young age and that it had a Creator.
News
Mars—“A Pale Blue Dot”?

Nov. 1, 2022 from Ken Ham Blog
Mars is nicknamed “the red planet” (and rightly so!). So why did a recent article refer to Mars as “a pale blue dot”?
Magazine Article
Venus: Earth’s Noxious Neighbor

March 13, 2022 from Answers Magazine
Despite some similarities, Earth and the planet next door have very different purposes.
Why Is a Week Seven Days?

March 2, 2022 from Answers in Depth
A biblical overview for why our week is only seven days, how the secular world explains it, and the benefits we enjoy from God’s ordained work-rest weekly pattern
Easy Come, Easy Go: Pluto’s Changing Atmosphere

Oct. 12, 2021
Why Pluto’s atmosphere changes between perihelion and aphelion in its 248-year orbit around the sun and what that means for the age of the dwarf planet
Book Chapter
What about the Origin of the Solar System and the Planets?

Feb. 6, 2021 from The New Answers Book 4
The solar system supposedly formed gradually from the collapse of a cloud of gas and dust. Obviously, this idea is at odds with the biblical creation narrative.
In-Depth Article
The Present and Future Functions of the Sun and the Moon

Jan. 6, 2021 from Answers in Depth
There has been some debate among theologians as to whether the sun and the moon will exist in the eternal state.
Did Pluto Once Have an Ocean?

May 22, 2020
There has been discussion whether Pluto once had or perhaps still does have a subsurface layer of liquid water. Why would Pluto have water?
The “Mini-Moon” 2020 CD₃

March 26, 2020
Discover how a new “mini-moon” orbits the earth, how it compares with the primary moon, where it’s going, and what is the relevance for Christians.
Planets Near and Far

Oct. 25, 2019
Two recent studies of astronomical interest have been in the news. Both are about planets: one near (Saturn) and one far (K2-18b).
News
How Old are Saturn’s Rings?

Oct. 3, 2019 from Ken Ham Blog
Saturn’s rings are made up of billions of particles of dust, rock, and ice, all orbiting the planet together. But exactly how old are Saturn’s rings?
A Special Event at the Creation Museum on November 11, 2019: Viewing a Solar Transit of Mercury

Sept. 27, 2019
At the Creation Museum on November 11, we will have the opportunity to view a relatively rare solar transit of Mercury. What is a solar transit?
Saturn’s Mysterious Rotation Rate

Feb. 9, 2019
A recent news story reported on the latest measurement of Saturn’s rotation rate. This is significantly shorter than what is found in most astronomy textbooks.
Asteroid Day and News About Asteroids

June 30, 2018
June 30 is International Asteroid Day. It’s an opportunity to talk about asteroids and a good time to discuss a recent item in the news related to asteroids.
Magazine Article
The Puzzle of Pluto

April 8, 2018 from Answers Magazine
When a probe flew by Pluto, it made a shocking discovery: the surface is young. Astronomers are still scrambling to explain why.
Nibiru and Planet X

Nov. 28, 2017
Promoters of Nibiru’s existence often call it “Planet X,” and use articles and astronomers’ comments about Planet X to support their claims about Nibiru.
1I/‘Oumuamua: The Discovery of the First Interstellar Asteroid

Nov. 20, 2017
While we creationists may not have explicitly predicted such a thing, the discovery of 1I ‘Oumuamua is consistent with what we know about creation.
What Is Nibiru?

Sept. 28, 2017
With yet another set of failed predictions, shouldn’t all this nonsense about Nibiru finally go away? It should, but it probably won’t.
Nibiru

March 24, 2017
What is Nibiru? Is it real? Is it something that we ought to be worried about?
Magazine Article
Mars—The Other Blue Planet?

Aug. 28, 2016 from Answers Magazine
Did Mars once contain vast oceans? Some creationists now think so.