Pondering Many Moons

When out at night, I like to gaze in awe at the moon. Sometimes I get a pleasant surprise and see it in the morning while on the way to work. Everyone probably feels something when seeing the beauty and majesty of the moon.

At this writing, there are currently eight planets in our solar system. And a passel of moons. Most of these were unknown until recently. (Saturn is showing off with 270+ moons!) We know that ours is unique (there is no adequate cosmic evolution story for its formation), the other moons illustrate its uniqueness.

Artist's concept of Cassini and Titan, NASA / JPL-Caltech (usage does not imply endorsement of site contents)

Our solar system is not as old as secularists want to believe, and the planets testify to this. In addition, the moons out yonder are defying solar system formation ideas popular in the secular science industry. Epimetheus and Janus mysteriously avoid colliding. Ganymede has its own magnetic field. Miranda is dancing on the midnight wind, baffling scientists with features on its land surface. And more. While I suspect that a few of these many moons are captured space rocks in orbits, most of what we see tells us of the Creator's power and skill at design.

Unlike earth, other planets in our solar system swirl with multiple natural satellites (moons), all created by God on day four of creation week. Some of these moons make even our majestic orb look dim by comparison. And some pose problems for the naturalistic model of a billions-of-years-old solar system.

Each moon’s spectacular features point to the workmanship of God, testifying that it is “the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place” (Psalm 8:3–4).

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