Astronomy Continues to Show Fine-tuning in Creation

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Spiral Galaxies’ Spurs Reveal Fine-tuning

• Recent work modeling structure formation in spiral galaxies provides more evidence of fine-tuning of the solar system’s location in the galaxy. As spiral galaxies (of which the Milky Way Galaxy is one) age, the amount of substructure between the spiral arms increases. While this factor clearly has implications for the timing of a habitable solar system (interactions with galactic structures usually destabilize planetary orbits), it appears that the solar system resides in a special location as well. Researchers have learned that the formation of harmful-to-life substructures occurs least in what’s called the corotation radius, a region a precise distance from the galaxy’s center. Since the solar system sits just inside the corotation radius, it will be subject to the fewest encounters with denser galactic structures. These results comport well with the work of a supernatural Creator fashioning a habitat for long-standing life, culminating in humanity’s arrival.
  • Rahul Shetty and Eve C. Ostriker, "Global Modeling of Spur Formation in Spiral Galaxies," Astrophysical Journal 647 (2006): 997-1017.
• Related Resource
  • Fine-Tuning for Life On Earth by Hugh Ross, compiled June 2004

Supporting the Cosmic Distance Ladder

• Big bang cosmology received another boost from distance measurements to a galaxy in the Local Group. Accurate distance measurements are critical to ensuring that a scientific model of the cosmos reflects reality. One test scientists apply to ensure the accuracy of length scales is to measure the distance to the same object using multiple techniques. Consistent results provide confidence in the measurement. A team of astronomers used Cepheid variables (pulsating variable stars) to measure the distance to the local-group galaxy NGC 6822. Their result was in excellent agreement with other teams who used different methods, such as looking at red-giant stars. Such consistency buttresses the validity of a big bang model of the universe, and thus of RTB’s cosmic creation model (which incorporates big bang cosmology).
  • Wolfgang Gieren et al., "The Araucaria Project: An Accurate Distance to the Local Group Galaxy NGC 6822 from Near-infrared Photometry of Cepheid Variables," Astrophysical Journal 647 (2006): 1056-64.
• Related Resource
  • "A Beginner’s-and Expert’s-Guide to the Big Bang" by Hugh Ross

General Relativity Passes Yet Another Test

• RTB’s biblical creation model received a substantial confirmation as general relativity passed with flying colors one of the toughest tests yet applied to it. Scientists often seek extreme environments to test theories that were successful in more ordinary conditions; extremes provide the most likely places for the theories to break down. The extreme environment here contains two massive compact objects: neutron stars that are more massive than the sun but only 10 miles across. These objects exhibit ultrastrong gravitational attractions. The orbits of the neutron stars around one another matched general relativity’s predictions to 0.05%, an improvement in precision of nearly 10 times. Since general relativity forms a crucial component of RTB’s cosmic creation model, these results dramatically strengthen the model’s validity.
  • Adrian Cho, "Pulsars’ Gyrations Confirm Einstein’s Theory," Science 313 (2006): 1556-57.
• Related Resource
  • "Big Bang-The Bible Taught It First!" by Hugh Ross and John Rea

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