CMI: Are Extrasolar Planets a Challenge to Biblical Cosmology?

CEH Editor David Coppedge
wrote about this ten years ago
in Creation Magazine

Extrasolar planets: a challenge to biblical cosmology?
by David Coppedge
Creation Magazine
Published 13 Aug, 2015   |  Updated 06 Apr, 2024

Extrasolar planets are no challenge to biblical cosmology,
but create problems for evolutionary explanations of solar system origins

New methods using increased precision have allowed mankind to answer a fundamental question: Do other stars have planets? Natural philosophers have pondered this question for centuries. Johannes Kepler imagined beings on other planets in his book, The Dream, considered the first work of science fiction. Today’s scientists are finally able to move from fiction to fact. The answer is: Yes! Other stars do have planets. A follow-up question for creationists (and evolutionists) is: what does it mean for our worldview?

The first such planets were discovered by means of wobbles. Planets tug on their host stars as they orbit, causing very slight but detectable oscillations. Later, the transit method was perfected for the Kepler spacecraft. As planets pass in front of their host stars, very slight dips in light intensity can be detected. These measurements are extremely difficult to make, but larger telescopes and spacecraft, high-precision instruments, and software have made it possible to detect their presence, even though they cannot be imaged directly…..

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