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Astronomers have found more evidence of fine-tuning in the location of the Milky Way Galaxy (MWG), where Earth resides. By determining the star-formation rates of different galaxies, a pair of astronomers discovered that galaxies in dense clusters are nearly half a billion years older than galaxies outside of dense clusters (like the MWG). This means that star formation stopped earlier for the galaxies in dense clusters. As a result, stars in these galaxies would not be adequately enriched with elements heavier than helium, which planets and life require. In contrast, more-abundant star formation continues to later times in galaxies—like the MWG—that are located just outside dense clusters, meaning heavier-element-rich stars like the sun are more abundant in such galaxies. Such fine-tuning comports well with RTB’s cosmic creation model, in which a supernatural Creator regularly works to ensure the formation of a life-supporting planet like Earth.
Pieter B. van Dokkum and Roeland P. van der Marel, “The Star Formation Epoch of the Most Massive Early-Type Galaxies,” Astrophysical Journal 655 (2007): 30-50.
Caltech physicists’ theoretical calculations continue to highlight the extreme fine-tuning represented by the space-energy density (a.k.a. dark energy). Shortly after the discovery of an...
Satellite observations provide unprecedented tools to map the interior of planets—a find that may soon demonstrate that Earth is fine-tuned for life. Until recently,...
