Astronomers Find Oldest Known Asteroids

Researchers from the University of Maryland have recently discovered three asteroids that appear to be roughly 4.55 billion years old, dating back to the formation of the Solar System. The scientists say that the asteroids have survived relatively unchanged since that time, and make good candidates for future space missions. "'The fall of the Allende meteorite in 1969 initiated a revolution in the study of the early Solar System,' said Tim McCoy, curator of the national meteorite collection at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. 'I find it amazing that it took us nearly 40 years to collect spectra of these [CAI-rich] objects and that those spectra would now initiate another revolution, pointing us to the asteroids that record this earliest stage in the history of our Solar System.'"

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[Anonymous Coward]

(Excuse the pun) but they've known about this for years.

- Lord Haw Haw

Re:Wow that's almost 6000 biblical years!

[glitch23]

There are many holes in evolutionary theory and do you think those holes are discussed openly? Hardly. Finding scientists who speak out on such shortcomings are hard to find but they do exist and they will talk. There are also holes in theories such as how the Earth formed. Those holes make evolution impossible. Despite those shortcomings, scientists still put faith into evolution. Yes, faith.

Here are some examples (not all directly tied to evolution):

There are many examples of animals which could not have developed gradually through evolution without dying off because without all their current physical properties the animals would not survive for evolution to try again.

The existence of the Oort cloud, which is the cop out for explaining why comets always seem to exist over billions of years of revolving around stars which completely melt the comets into nothing, has never been proven. Scientists assume it has to be out there in order to provide an excuse for comets not melting completely given a universe billions of years old. If the excuse wasn't there then they would have to come up with something else to keep evolution's requisiste timeline propped up. Even so, it is being propped up by the faith of those scientists who think the Oort cloud is out there but have not seen it.

Geological formations show various kinds of evidence all pointing towards rapid erosion by lots and lots of fast moving water. Of course, this is indicative of a Great Flood, not millions of years of erosion which would be a pre-requisite to giving evolution time to work its magic. Geologists can't explain why formations show evidence of rapid erosion from water instead of slow gradual erosion from water. They realize it is a major problem for their theories, yet despite that they still believe in the opposite of what the evidence obviously shows in order to keep evolution afloat.

Even star formation hasn't been 100% confirmed. Assumptions are used to make the existing theories fit what we think we observe.

These areas of study which go against current theories require faith by scientists. This faith is what is currently being taught in schools. And yet I thought faith wasn't allowed to be taught in the school system.

I've gone a step further in my insurrection compared to you so I'll surely be flamed for my post but I'm glad you got an Interesting for yours. Typically, insurrection around here requires a troll or flamebait mod accompanied by a closed mind. See my sig which is a quote from Simon Singh (author of many books on cosmology).

Re:Wow that's almost 6000 biblical years!

[glitch23]

Just in case you were not aware of it, you are retarded.

Wow, I think we have the winner for the Most Open Minded AC of the year. Kudos for coming back with a scientific argument backing up your contribution to the discussion. Coming from an AC, it means a lot, truly, it does. I'm saddened that there is no mod called Retarded that you can give to me because then I'd give one right back to you since you contributed so much more than I have. Rest assured, I'll probably end up with another mod that will vindicate you.