[DallasMike]

IIRC, the entire solar-system is supposedly exempt from this expansion.

Sorry, but that is incorrect. It's probably another myth pushed by Young-Earth Creationists.

The solar system is held together by gravity. If the expansion of space is stronger than gravitational attraction, then expansion wins. If gravity is stronger, then gravity wins.

Same thing with, say, two magnets. If they are a mile apart, there is no magnetic attraction. If they are half-an-inch apart, there is strong magnetic attraction (or repulsion, depending upon the polarity alignment.

The expansion of space takes place on a much greater scale then, say, the room in your house. Does this explain it well?

By the way, the notion of the expansion of space is something that is easily proved by observation. It's a fact that is not even in question.

[GourmetDan]

"GD - "IIRC, the entire solar-system is supposedly exempt from this expansion."

"Sorry, but that is incorrect. It's probably another myth pushed by Young-Earth Creationists."

Sorry, but you are incorrect. It's probably another myth pushed by long-age naturalists.

"...consequently there is no evidence for local (~1AU) scale expansion of the solar system."

[GourmetDan]

"By the way, the notion of the expansion of space is something that is easily proved by observation. It's a fact that is not even in question."

What's not in question is the fact that you cannot distinguish between observations and the interpretation of those observations.