Spitzer Satellite Sees Organic Molecules Near Universe's Edge

The Spitzer Space Telescope has discovered the existence of complex carbon and hydrogen molecules near the edge of the observable universe.

Since light travels at a finite speed, the farther objects are from Earth, the deeper in the past they existed. From their observations, scientists determined that the molecules thus existed when the universe was only one-fourth of its present age.

Complex carbon-based molecules are essential for the existence of life and until now had not been determined to exist that early in the history of the universe.

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Comment: The fact that complex molecules existed early in the universe should not surprise us. Nor does this mean that the universe or Earth could not have been created by God. It merely means that the components of Earth existed long before the evolution of mankind.