The rare planet doctrine—the conclusion that Earth has many unique, apparently designed, features that enable it to support life and in particular advanced life—is now well established within the scientific community.
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Extrasolar PlanetsA Complete Sample of Extrasolar Planets
5/25/2009 Researchers first detected a star-orbiting planet outside the solar system in 1995.1 It was found orbiting the star 51 Pegasi. Today, astronomers know of 347 extrasolar planets. A Spectrum of Views On Eti
4/1/1998 The “Christian position” on extraterrestrial intelligence (ETI) has been a matter of debate since the time of Thomas Aquinas.1, 2 Scholars have taken sides for various biblical reasons. Those who believe ETI exists see it as a display of God’s omnipotence and creativity. A Tnrtb Best Of: Earth’s Unique Element Abundances
6/21/2010 Working at Reasons To Believe provides many opportunities for us to travel around the country and the world, not only to engage skeptics in discussion about science-faith issues, but also to encourage believers with solid evidence for their faith. We advocate apologetics as a vital tool to helping Christians understand, strengthen, and explain their beliefs. A Tnrtb Best Of: Rare Solar System, Rare Sun
6/14/2010 Working at Reasons To Believe provides many opportunities for us to travel around the country and the world, not only to engage skeptics in discussion about science/faith issues, but also to encourage believers with solid evidence for their faith. We advocate apologetics as a vital tool for helping Christians understand, strengthen, and explain their beliefs. A Twin Or Not a Twin?
4/1/1999 All the star-planet systems discovered so far represent extremely hostile environments for life. GAS GIANTS such as Jupiter lack the capacity to support life. Aliens From Another World? Getting Here From There
4/1/2001 A rising challenge to Christianity, both within and beyond the borders of America, springs from the popular obsession with UFOs (unidentified flying objects) and ETI (extraterrestrial intelligent life). An Infinity Of Universes
1/1/2001 Dozens of cosmic characteristics must be exquisitely fine-tuned to make physical life possible. The degree of fine-tuning observed exceeds by many orders of magnitude the fine-tuning of which humans are capable. Despite such evidence, rather than because of it, some people, including scientists, speculate about the existence of an infinite number of universes. Compositions Of Extrasolar Planets
7/12/2010 When extrasolar gas giant planets were first discovered in 1995, many astronomers presumed these planets would prove close analogues to the gas giants in our solar system. The list of known extrasolar gas giants now stands above four hundred. Yet none of these four hundred is even remotely similar to Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune. Coreless Terrestrial Planets
1/19/2009 It is now obvious to all planetary scientists that Earth possesses many apparently designed features that have enabled it to support life for billions of years, and to support advanced life in particular. As I described in last week’s Today’s New Reasons To Believe, two MIT planetary scientists added to the list of these features. Debris Disks And Planets Show Solar System Design
8/31/2009 Analysis of objects orbiting stars has provided evidence for the supernatural design of our solar system. Design Of Outward Migration Of Gas Giant Planets
2/15/2010 On June 5–6, 2012, a rare solar system event will occur. Design Of The Solar System’s Gas Giants
8/11/2008 New understanding of the solar system by team of five theoreticians from three different continents has produced even more evidence for the design of the solar system’s gas giant planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) for the benefit of advanced life on Earth. The masses and orbits of the solar system’s four gas giant planets are crucial for life on planet Earth. Designed To Shake
4/1/2007 My family lives in one of the fastest-rising neighborhoods in the nation—not economically, but topographically. Our home rises by an average of 9 millimeters (1/3 inch) per year. Sometimes the elevation gain (via earthquake) seems a bit disturbing. Sometimes it's destructive. Does The Probability For Eti = 1?
12/3/2007 Earlier this fall (September 25) I had a three-minute debate on Mancow’s Morning Madhouse, a nationally syndicated radio show, on the topic “Is there scientific evidence for intelligent life in the universe?” My debate opponent was Amir Aczel, a nationally known mathematician and best-selling author. Doubling The Exoplanet Catalog
8/04/2010 A recent article published by Fox News contains some bold claims. The article describes the preliminary analysis of the first six weeks of data from NASA’s Kepler Mission, which searches for planets orbiting stars other than our own Sun. According to one of the Kepler scientists, “the Milky Way will contain 100 million habitable planets, and soon we will be identifying them.” He goes on to say that “the statistical results are loud and clear, and it is that planets like our own Earth are out there.” Dynamics Of Hierarchical Two-planet Systems
7/5/2010 Currently, astronomers have identified over 40 multi-planet extrasolar planetary systems. Accurate data on the orbits of the planets in these systems permits researchers to address the following questions: Earth-like Planet Discovered
April 25, 2007 The news media is abuzz with the recent discovery of a new exoplanet (planet orbiting a star other than our Sun). It is the most Earth-like of any of the more than 200 planets detected so far. Earth: The Champion Dynamo
9/13/2010 During my late teens some friends entered me in a dance endurance contest. Unbeknownst to me, they laid bets about how long I could go before my pace would slow down. Long after I’d worn out five dance partners and won the contest, they asked me if I was starting to tire. When I answered that I felt the same as when the contest first started I earned the nickname “Dynamo.” Earth’s Primordial Atmosphere Must Be Fine-tuned
3/14/2011 An adult human can last 40 days without food, a week without any sleep, three days without water, but only five minutes without air. Yet nothing is more taken for granted than the air we breathe. However, not just any air will do—it must be exquisitely designed to meet our needs. Earth’s Unique Element Abundances
12/21/2009 Earth is not at all ordinary in its assortment of elements and compounds. Effect Of Distant Orbiters On Habitability
6/4/2007 Distant bodies in a planetary system are like some distant in-laws. Even when they live far away and never visit they can still cause lots of problems. Elemental Evidence Of Earth’s Divine Design
March 1, 2010 The familiar adage “You can’t have too much of a good thing” doesn’t hold true for planet Earth. Too much water, for example, or too much carbon would destroy Earth’s ability to support advanced life. On the other hand, too little of certain “bad” things, elements generally considered poisonous to life, would also ruin Earth’s chances to serve as a life site. Exoplanet Highlights From The American Astronomical Society Meeting
1/20/2010 Washington DC witnessed the year’s American Astronomical Society (AAS) meeting in early January 2010. The meeting spawned a large number of news stories relating to exoplanets so I thought it worthwhile to summarize a few of the more interesting results that could impact apologetics. Exoplanets Set To Reveal Earth's Rarity
January 1, 2010 Fifteen years ago, astronomers knew of only eight planets in the universe (nine if you still count Pluto). Now nearly 400 planets outside our solar system populate an ever-increasing planetary catalog. Exoplanets With Retrograde Orbits Astonish Astronomers
5/12/2010 According to conventional scientific wisdom, Earth is nothing special. Past discoveries demonstrate that our planet does not occupy a special location in space; plus, observations over the last two decades clearly show exoplanets orbiting other stars. In fact, the principle of mediocrity implies that astronomers should discover a wealth of planetary system similar to ours. Yet new exoplanet finds challenge the conventional wisdom by illustrating that most planetary systems don’t look anything like ours. So here are the latest examples. Exotic Life Sites: The Feasibility Of Far-out Habitats
10/1/2001 People often joke about the certainty of death and taxes. Astronomers can add another certainty to that short list: Sooner or later someone will ask, “What do you think about the possibility of life out there?” Finding Oceans And Continents And Extrasolar Planets
9/7/2009 The quest to find an Earth-like planet capable of supporting advanced life will not be fulfilled simply by discovering a planet approximating the mass of Earth that orbits its star at a distance that would permit surface liquid water to exist. Astronomers are finally recognizing the futility of this search. Finding Planets In The Habitable Zone
3/4/2011 The inevitable finally happened. Astronomers using the Kepler Telescope detected five Earth-sized planets orbiting in the liquid water habitable zone. Yet, unlike previous bold assertions that such planets will host life, a more circumspect attitude surrounded the announcement. First Detection Of Earth-sized Planet?
10/1/2000 A team of 41 astronomers from Australia, Japan, New Zealand, and the United States took advantage of a naturally occurring telescope to image a small planet orbiting a star somewhere between us and the Galactic Bulge (the dense concentration of stars that exists at the core of our Milky Way galaxy). Habitable Planet Doubts: Waffling Science?
10/20/2010 A couple of weeks ago, I reported on a recently discovered exoplanet that some scientists felt confident hosted life. Now, another team of astronomers question whether the planet even exists. Are scientists just being wishy-washy? Habitable Planets Rarer Than Originally Thought
10/1/2006 Tradesmen get a lot of business from people who start projects that appear simple. ("How hard can it be to install a new shower?") What initially looks like a straightforward task ends up requiring much more skill, time, and financial resources than expected. After many hours of frustration, and often many dollars spent, the exasperated homeowner calls the expert. In those circumstances, the skill and resourcefulness of the craftsman is readily appreciated. How Unlikely Is Our Planetary System?
8/3/2009 The year 1995 marked the first time astronomers discovered an extrasolar planet.1 It was found orbiting the star 51 Pegasi. Today, scientists know of more than 350 planets residing outside the solar system. Improved Exoplanet Tool Promises Better Tests
10/27/2010 Much to my kids’ chagrin, I enjoy leisurely wandering around The Home Depot (or any other tool/hardware store). Occasionally, I’ll find a new or improved tool that would help me finish a home improvement project. Likewise, astronomers continually discover new and improved tools to help them understand the cosmos better. Though it can’t be found in a “Galaxy Depot,” one particular new advance makes the search for extrasolar planets easier. In The Habitable Zone But With No Water
7/11/2007 Planets around M dwarf stars have generated a lot of interest lately—especially with the recent discovery of an earth-mass planet in the region where liquid water could exist on the surface. Interstellar Rocks Miss The Mark
4/1/2001 Where, when, and how did life originate? Answers to these questions prove more elusive than ever to the science community—specifically to those who demand a naturalistic answer. Is Life Possible On A Moon?
12/10/2007 A team of American astronomers recently announced the discovery of the first known planet outside our solar system to spend its entire orbit within the “habitable zone.”1 When astronomers talk about a habitable zone for a planet they simply mean that the planet is orbiting within that distance from its star where surface liquid water would be possible–assuming the atmosphere of the planet is fine-tuned so as to trap the just right amount of heat from the planet’s star. Is The Sun Unique?
8/29/2008 What if we could exchange our Sun for another star? Would we still have an environment that supports advanced life? Or would the change prevent the continuation of that life? Location! Location! Location!
4/1/2007 Either a beachfront home or a secluded mountain ranch costs far more than a house in suburbia. A secluded mountain ranch with a beachfront on the other hand—now that would be valuable property. The real estate maxim applies in a similar way when considering the location of any potential life-supporting planet—but with far greater consequences than material wealth. Looking For A Firefly In The Face Of A Searchlight
5/18/2007 New and exciting spaced-based optical instruments are continually being proposed and built to advance our understanding of the universe and its contents. In the wake of past discoveries that Lunar Eclipse: Tool For Studying Exoplanets
October 1, 2010 This intriguing cosmic body has not only captivated my children’s imagination, but also provides a tool to help researchers find more detailed signatures that could tell us whether or not life exists on the Earth-sized planets astronomers are beginning to soon detect. Many Earth-sized Planets
11/10/2010 My kids and I often wonder where various idioms originate from. Our most recent musings dealt with the request to “cut me some slack.” Perhaps the root of “barking up the wrong tree” is easier to decipher. Yet, one should take the latter advice to heart in trying to understand the apologetic implications that the recent flood of exoplanet data brings. Martian Climate Instabilities Compared To Earth’s
7/28/2008 Sometimes the shortest path to learn about the scientific details of our planet Earth is to study similar details on other planets where the phenomena under investigation are simpler to investigate and understand. Mars is a good example of such a pathway. It also is a good example of how the study of other planets can expose hidden evidences for supernatural design in our own planet. Microlensing Planets
4/4/2008 Modern techniques have generated great interest in the search for far away, potentially habitable planets. More than 275 extrasolar planets (planets outside of our own solar system) have been discovered using a variety of measurement techniques. Milankovitch Cycle Design
8/29/2011 We all know friends and relatives who exhibit frequent, large mood cycles. In some cases, the cycles can be so extreme as to make maintaining a normal life challenging. Milky Way Galaxy’s Tiny Black Hole
9/1/2008 Through a variety of means astronomers have determined that a black hole exists at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. The latest and most definitive measurement puts the mass of that black hole at 3,6000,000 times the mass of the Sun. More Evidence For The Design Of Earthquake Activity
8/18/2008 Stanford University geophysicists Norman H. Sleep and Mark D. Zoback note that the higher tectonic activity during Earth's early history could have played a key role in cycling critically important nutrients and energy sources for life Outward Migration Of Gas Giant Planets
1/4/2010 A new analysis uncovers yet more evidence for the uniquely designed characteristics of our solar system’s suite of planets that make advanced life possible on Earth. Photosynthesis Is Not Enough
9/22/2008 After the first appearance of life on Earth, the Great Oxygenation Event marked the biggest chemical transformation of the planet. This event occurred approximately 2.4 billion years ago. The oxygen content of Earth’s atmosphere rose from just one thousandth of a percent (10-5) of its present level (about 21 percent of the total volume of the atmosphere) to several percent of its present level. Planet Earth: The Largest Possible Habitat?
7/26/2010 When I first moved to California the enormity of peoples’ homes surprised me. It seemed to me that “California dreamin’” was the quest to own a home with as many square feet as possible. Planet Formation: Problems With Water, Carbon, And Air
1/12/2009 Thanks to a study from two MIT planetary scientists, the rare planet doctrine now finds additional support. This is the conclusion that Earth has many unique, apparently designed features that enable it to support life and, in particular, advanced life. Planet From Another Galaxy Discovered
12/10/2010 I still remember the excitement I experienced as a kid each time someone gave me a box of Cracker Jacks. Not only were the caramel-coated popcorn and peanuts delicious, each box contained a surprise. Astronomers just found a similar surprise as they studied the stars that comprise the Milky Way Galaxy (MWG), namely a planet from another galaxy. Planet Migration Tests Solar System Design
10/29/2007 Astronomers have discovered over 250 planets outside of our solar system residing in over 200 different planetary systems. However, all of these extrasolar planets exhibit characteristics that would eliminate the possibility of another planet residing in the same planetary system that could possibly support advanced life for a brief time or even primitive life for a long time. Planet Quest- A Recent Success
4/1/2000 Using the world’s largest optical telescope, the 400-inch KECK, three American astronomers recently discovered two Saturn-sized planets outside our solar system. Both orbit “main sequence” stars (stable, hydrogen-burning stars) like our sun.1 Planet Rotation Design
10/1/2007 Scientists have recognized for some time that the rotation rate of a planet must be fine-tuned to make advanced life on that planet possible. If the planet rotates too slowly, the temperature differences between day and night will become too extreme. If the planet rotates too quickly, the jet streams will become too laminar and too stable, causing parts of the planet to be too wet and the rest to be bone dry. Plate Tectonics Design
4/4/2011 The phrase “a hard nut to crack” aptly describes coconuts, Brazil nuts, and spies trained to resist interrogation. A new research study by Yale University geophysicist Jun Korenaga demonstrates that planets are hard to crack, too. In fact, planets are much harder to crack than planetary astronomers presumed previously. Rare Solar System Location
10/20/2008 Many astronomers have noted that the present solar system environment is amazingly benign for advanced life. The solar system’s current position (in between two nearby exceptionally symmetrical and widely separated spiral arms that are devoid of any significant spurs or feathers) keeps the solar system’s planets well-protected from gravitational interactions with stars and dense molecular clouds. Rare Solar System, Rare Sun
12/14/2009 The first discovered extrasolar planet was found in 1995, orbiting the nearby star 51 Pegasi. Reviewing Exoplanet Findings
8/25/2010 What a difference a day makes—or in this case, almost a year. I’m not talking about the romance Dinah Washington sang about 50 years ago, I’m referring to the advances in exoplanet research and how these advances highlight the unique character of Earth to support life. Search For Planets Draws A Blank
4/1/2001 Is the universe really rife with life sites, as Carl Sagan asserted? Research data continues to shape an answer to this question, but the weight of evidence falls, thus far, on the negative side. The ever-optimistic naturalist must work harder and more imaginatively to keep up appearances—and hope. Searching For Earths
10/1/2007 I once saw a toy that served as a visual example of the saying "one in a million". It consisted of a clear plastic ball about 4 inches in diameter filled with literally a million little plastic cubes. All were painted silver but one, which was painted red. The object was to find the red cube! Needless to say, finding it was no mean task. Similar But Not The Same
2/11/2011 These are exciting times in the hunt for planets outside our solar system. The catalog of alien worlds grows (almost daily it seems) and continues to showcase planets that look nothing like ours.
Small Extrasolar Water World Discovered
1/18/2010 Extrasolar planets frequently make news; in particular, a recent discovery by a team of 19 American and European astronomers is attracting attention. Smaller Stars Offer Little Hope
5/2/2007 The recent discovery of an Earth-sized planet around a nearby star generated a lot of excitement in the scientific community - and rightly so. For one thing, most exoplanets (planets outside the solar system) are gas giants like Jupiter and thus have no potential to sustain life. Solar System May Have Started With Five Gas Giants
11/21/2011 Many events and processes in Earth’s history could have destroyed the planet’s capacity to support life, yet they often enhanced it. Astronomers know that the solar system’s gas giant planets formed in different orbits and then moved to their current locations at a later time. A recent study shows how this migration could have occurred in a way that ensured Earth’s habitability but at the expense of a gas giant being ejected into space. Spin-orbit Misalignment Of Extrasolar Planets
9/20/2010 In 1995, astronomers detected, for the first time, planets outside the solar system . At the time, many researchers expressed great optimism that most, if not all, exoplanets would prove to be close analogues to those in our solar system. The list of known extrasolar gas giant planets now stands at 490. Yet none of these exoplanets can be identified as a twin to any of the solar system planets and none reside in a planetary system where advanced life could possibly exist on another planet. Star Eats Planet!
5/26/2010 In March I wrote about research published in Nature that argued a star was observed shredding one of its planets right before our eyes. Now a more recent study published in the Astrophysical Journal confirms predictions the previous research made about carnivorous star system WASP-12. Star Wars-like Planet Discovered
10/17/2011 For the first time astronomers have detected a planet orbiting a binary star. Since most Sun-like stars form in binary systems, this discovery could possibly increase the number of potentially earthlike planets that might exist in our galaxy. However, though there are more planets in the galaxy than originally thought, Earth’s extensive fine-tuned development requirements indicate that few, if any, exoplanets will support life. Start And Stops In The Search For Earth-like Planets
7/27/2007 A few weeks ago we reported on the discovery of a new planet circling an M-type dwarf star named Gliese 581 in the constellation Libra. This discovery received a lot of attention in the news because its Thank God For Jupiter
7/19/2010 I spent most of my childhood in Vancouver, British Columbia. On those rare winter days when we did get snow it was wet and slushy. Consequently, getting hit by a snowball in Vancouver was a much more unpleasant experience than in other parts of Canada. I quickly learned the value of building a strong snow fort before getting involved in a snowball fight. The Heavens Resound With A Message For Mankind
1/1/1999 Three astronomers have discovered yet another of the many delicate balances operating in our solar system, balances that protect life on this planet. Their investigation of planetary resonances (the intensification of gravitational effects resulting from orbital patterns and repeated, regular planetary alignments) indicates that without an Earth-Moon system just like ours, The Invisible Majority: Systems Without Gas Giants
11/22/2010 Coined in the nineteenth century, the phrase “silent majority” referred to the dead and the fact that the number of people who have died far outnumbers the people who are alive. In 1969, President Richard Nixon called upon “the silent majority” for support, defining this group as the great majority of Americans who, having not joined in the large public demonstrations against the Vietnam War or in the counterculture movement, were invisible to the media. The Remarkable Design Of The Solar System’s Turbulent Youth, Part 1
5/30/2011 Among all species, humans are unique in that we, as individuals, take an exceptionally long time to develop physically and mentally. Human males do not reach full physical maturity until the age of twenty-four. Educational training can take even longer; in my case it took until age thirty to complete all my education and post-doctorate research. The Remarkable Design Of The Solar System’s Turbulent Youth, Part 2
6/6/2011 In part 1 of this series on the solar system’s youth I described the solar system’s exquisitely fine-tuned birthing experience. Here, in part 2, I will describe amazing events that took place in the solar system’s toddlerhood. As with the solar system’s birthing experience, these events had to be perfectly fine-tuned in order for advanced life on Earth to have a chance. The Remarkable Design Of The Solar System’s Turbulent Youth, Part 3
6/13/2011 More and more research shows that it’s one thing for the solar system to support unicellular life; it’s quite another matter to reach the ability to host advanced life. Supporting human civilization presents even more daunting requirements. The major events that took place between about 30 million to a billion years after the solar system’s birth present a picture of exquisite fine-tuning necessary for humanity’s existence. The Remarkable Design Of The Solar System’s Turbulent Youth, Part 4
6/20/2011 This week, I will pick up where I left off in part 3 and discuss a turbulent time in Earth’s history known as the Late Heavy Bombardment (LHB), a relatively brief episode that occurred 700 million years after the solar system planets formed, during which hundreds of thousands of asteroids and comets bombarded Mars, Earth, the Moon, Venus, and Mercury. The Tidal Habitable Zones
8/10/2009 Habitable zones support an important line of evidence for the supernatural design of life-friendly planets. Two such locations include the water and the ultraviolet radiation habitable zones. Tides Influence Habitability
June 1, 2011 “My own personal feeling is that the chances of life on this planet are 100 percent...I have almost no doubt about it.” So said the UC-Santa Cruz astrophysicist who discovered an earth-sized planet orbiting a nearby star called Gliese 581.
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11/24/2011 The migration of the gas giant planets in the early solar system could have destroyed Earth or at least its capacity to support life. Tnrtb Classic: Extrasolar Planets
10/20/2011 Astronomers continue to detect an increasing number of extrasolar planets. Too Much Sulfur
10/6/2008 Recent studies conducted on Venus and Mars illustrate just how carefully fine-tuned a planet’s abundance of sulfur must be for life to be possible. Sulfur plays a crucial role in life chemistry. This fact became personal for me a year ago when I was diagnosed as sulfur deficient. Many protein functions crucially depend on sulfur. Fortunately, most agricultural soils contain plenty of sulfur that vegetables, like onions and garlic, readily absorb. Volcanism And Plate Tectonics On Earthlike Planets
9/21/2009 At long last astronomers are recognizing that their quest to find a life-friendly, earthlike planet will not be fulfilled simply by discovering a planet approximating the mass of Earth that orbits its star at a distance that would permit surface liquid water to exist. What To Think Of The Latest Habitable Planet Find
10/6/2010 “My own personal feeling is that the chances of life on this planet are 100 percent...I have almost no doubt about it.” What would cause UC Santa Cruz astrophysicist Stephen Vogt to make such a definitive and provocative statement? What’s So Special About Jupiter And Saturn?
9/27/2010 It was 1980. I was scheduled to speak in what was then an extremely violent part of Soweto, South Africa. Five burly men joined me in a car ride to the event; I sat in the middle of the back seat and was instructed by my companions to “keep my head down.” The reasoning was that if any bullets or other projectiles penetrated the car my companions would absorb the damage and thereby keep me safe. Why Dusty Stars Make Good Planets
10/14/2009 For anyone trying to keep a house or office clean, dust bunnies are the enemy. Yet these annoyances form a crucial ally when trying to form a habitable planetary system. Extrasolar PlanetsArchaeopteryx Bird Brain
Hugh Ross, Fuz Rana, Kenneth Samples and Krista Bontrager Astronomers Bag Biggest Ever Find of Exoplanets
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Author: Dr. Hugh Ross Big Bang Anomaly Resolved
Hugh Ross, Dave Rogstad, Kenneth Samples, and Joe Aguirre Can E.T. Phone Home?
Hugh Ross, Fuz Rana and Krista Bontrager with special guest, Dr. Mark Clark Can Spaceships Travel Faster than Speed of Light?
Hugh Ross, Dave Rogstad, and Joe Aguirre Closing Evolutionary Loopholes
Hugh Ross, Fuz Rana and Krista Bontrager Cosmic Strings, and Crystal Structure Design in the Earth's Core
Hugh Ross, Dave Rogstad, Fuz Rana, Jeff Zweerink and Kenneth Samples Could "Goldilocks" Planet be Just Right for Life?
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Hugh Ross, Fuz Rana, Jeff Zweerink, Kenneth Samples, and Joe Aguirre Design of Earth's Magnetic Field
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Jeff Zweerink, Dave Rogstad, and Joe Aguirre Did Evolution Really Break Through in 2005?
Fuz Rana, Dave Rogstad, and Joe Aguirre Did NASA Go to the Moon?
Hugh Ross, Fuz Rana and Krista Bontrager with special guest, Gen. Robert Stewart (ret.) Direct Measurement of Universe's Expansion
Hugh Ross, Jeff Zweerink, Kenneth Samples, and Joe Aguirre DNA vs. The Book of Mormon
Hugh Ross, Fuz Rana and Krista Bontrager Doubt Cast on Existence of Potentially Habitable Planet Gliese 581g
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Earth's Methane and Bromide Emissions Fine-Tuned for Life
Hugh Ross, Fuz Rana, Kenneth Samples, and Joe Aguirre Earth-like Planet Found around Sun-like Star
Download Episode Source: Yahoo! News, "Earth-like Planet Found Around Sun-Like Star," February 03, 2009 http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20090203/sc_space/earthlikeplanetfoundaroundsunlikestar Europeans Find 32 New Planets Outside Solar System
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Dave Rogstad, Jeff Zweerink, Kenneth Samples, Hugh Ross, and Joe Aguirre Exploring Fermi's Paradox
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Hugh Ross, Kenneth Samples and Krista Bontrager First Direct Observation of a Planet-Like Object Orbiting Star Similar to Sun
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Hugh Ross, Fuz Rana and Joe Aguirre Harry Potter: Open Door to the Occult?
Hugh Ross, Fuz Rana and Krista Bontrager with special guest: Dr. James Hedges, Professor of Literature at Azusa Pacific University http://podcasts.reasons.org/newsflash/20091218-JZ.mp3
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Hugh Ross, Jeff Zweerink & Kenneth Samples Keplar Scientists Find Five Very Hot Planets
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Fuz Rana, Jeff Zweerink, and Joe Aguirre More Big Bang Evidence: Primordial Magnetic Field
Hugh Ross, Dave Rogstad, Kenneth Samples, and Joe Aguirre More on the Bird-Dinosaur Hypothesis
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Hugh Ross, Kenneth Samples and Krista Bontrager NASA's Deep Space Camera Locates Host of Earths
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Hugh Ross and Krista Bontrager with Special guest Dr. Don Page, from the University of Edmonton, Alberta Report from the Astrophysics of Life Conference: Search for Extra-Terrestrial Life
Hugh Ross, Fuz Rana and Krista Bontrager Resolving Timeline Problems with the Formation of Stars
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Hugh Ross, Dave Rogstad, Jackie Thomas, and Fuz Rana Scientists Discover Earth-like, Water-rich Planet
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Hugh Ross, Fuz Rana and Krista Bontrager Extrasolar PlanetsJourney Toward Creation (Multilingual Edition)
Price: $19.95 Download a FREE Journey Toward Creation Discussion Guide to use in your small group or classroom study. Plays in all DVD players (Region Code 0) Is life in the universe common or rare? What are the odds of finding other Earth-like planets? What conditions are necessary for life? Lights in the Sky and Little Green Men
Price: $14.00 A Rational Christian Look at UFOs and Extraterrestrials Lights in the Sky and Little Green Men presents a fresh look at UFOs and extraterrestrials. Working from a rational Christian worldview, authors Hugh Ross, Kenneth Samples, and Mark Clark initiate a search for truth to answers about extraterrestrial life, conspiracy theories, cult groups, alien encounters, and more. Utilizing extensive scientific background and knowledge of the Bible, they approach the many questions that surround this enigmatic topic, including: The RUFO Hypothesis
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While the vast majority of UFO sightings have natural causes, a residual number seem to defy explanation. What are these "residual" UFOs? Stand to Reason President Greg Koukl leads a discussion with Reasons To Believe scholars Hugh Ross (astronomer), Kenneth Samples (philosopher-theologian), and Mark Clark (national security expert) examining popular UFO theories and developing their own explanatory hypothesis. The RUFO Hypothesis
Price: $19.95 A DVD Companion to Lights In the Sky & Little Green Men Plays in all DVD players (Region Code 0)
While the vast majority of UFO sightings have natural causes, a residual number seem to defy explanation. What are these "residual" UFOs? Stand to Reason President Greg Koukl leads a discussion with Reasons To Believe scholars Hugh Ross (astronomer), Kenneth Samples (philosopher-theologian), and Mark Clark (national security expert) examining popular UFO theories and developing their own explanatory hypothesis. |