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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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Technical Research PaperThe Energy Balance of Uranus: Implications for Special CreationDec. 1, 2001, pp. 85–91
Naturalistic explanations have failed so far to explain the anomalous thermal behavior of Uranus.
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Magazine ArticleRevelations in the Solar SystemJune 1, 1997, pp. 26–29
In the last few decades, a number of exciting space ventures have provided scientists with a great deal of new information about our solar system.
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Research PaperSaturn’s Rings—Short-Lived and YoungApril 1, 1997, pp. 1–2
Creationists have long argued that the rings of Saturn are less than 1 million years old, in spite of evolutionists’ claims that the planet is 4.5–5.0 billion years old.
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Magazine ArticleHow Old Are Saturn’s Rings?Sept. 1, 1990, pp. 40–41
The rings around Saturn make it one of the most beautiful telescopic objects in the sky. Italian astronomer Galileo admired the planet almost 400 years ago, and wrote of its ‘peculiar appearance.
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Magazine ArticleMoving with the PlanetsMarch 1, 1986, pp. 12–15
There are certain basic beliefs that make science possible—beliefs such as the world is real, facts are real, experiments mean something, and that man can observe facts.
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Oct. 1, 2015 from Answers Magazine
On July 15, 2015, NASA released the first close-up images of Pluto taken by the New Horizons space probe.
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