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If our sun is second or third generation, does this not conflict with Genesis ?

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Rahvin

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Message 39 of 231 (615484)
05-13-2011 12:58 PM

Reply to: Message 37 by jar
05-13-2011 12:42 PM

Re: Age Of Sun

jar writes:

NoNukes writes:

The sun is actually several billions of years old. 30 million years is essentially a new born sun for stars of the size of sol and smaller.

Sure about that?

Maybe the size of Jupiter or a little larger?

I didn't think something with the mass of Earth or less would be capable of becoming a star?

A body needs to be several times larger than Jupiter to achieve fusion and become a star. Jupiter is the biggest gas giant in our solar system, but it's not really that big compared to other gas giants we've detected elsewhere.

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Message 43 of 231 (615488)
05-13-2011 1:47 PM

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05-13-2011 1:12 PM

Re: Age Of Sun

jar writes:

Rahvin writes:

jar writes:

NoNukes writes:

The sun is actually several billions of years old. 30 million years is essentially a new born sun for stars of the size of sol and smaller.

Sure about that?

Maybe the size of Jupiter or a little larger?

I didn't think something with the mass of Earth or less would be capable of becoming a star?

That's what I thought; not necessarily several times larger but at least more massive.

Sorry - when I talk about bodies in space and I say "larger" or "smaller," I'm almost always referring to relative mass rather than volume. Should probably kick that habit.

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