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What are the three types of astronomical evidence of the age and how old
is the Earth
If the earth is only 6,000 years old, there’s no problem, because in that time the moon would
have only moved about 800 feet (250 m). But most astronomy books teach that the moon is over
four billion years old, which poses a major dilemma—less than 1.5 billion years ago the moon
would have been touching the earth!
Source: https://answersingenesis.org/astronomy/the-age-of-the-universe-part-2/
The earth’s magnetic field is caused by electric currents within its interior. Such currents
encounter electrical resistance, and so they naturally decay with time. We would therefore
expect that earth’s magnetic field would become weaker as time progresses. We have been able
to measure the strength of the magnetic field for over a century, and not surprisingly, the earth’s
magnetic field is indeed decaying. Every century, the magnetic field decays by about 5 percent.
Since the earth’s magnetic field gets weaker as time moves forward, it must have been
considerably stronger in the past. Approximately 6,000 years ago, the magnetic field would have
been quite a lot stronger, but still perfectly suitable for life.
However, if the earth were many millions of years old, then the geomagnetic field would have
been so strong in that alleged distant past, that life would not have been possible.
Source: https://answersingenesis.org/astronomy/the-age-of-the-universe-part-2/
The sun also possesses powerful toroidal magnetic fields (in addition to a dipole field). Instead
of having a north and south magnetic pole, toroidal magnetic fields make a complete loop
around the sun, forming bands parallel to the solar equator. At least one band exists in the
Northern Hemisphere, and another is in the Southern Hemisphere with opposite polarity.
Sunspots generally occur at the latitudes of these toroidal bands. These toroidal magnetic fields
are critical in the process of reversing the sun’s magnetic field, and yet the planets do not show
evidence of strong toroidal magnetic fields. Moreover, there is no evidence that the magnetic
fields of the planets are reversing today as the sun’s does.9 The magnetic fields of the planets
today are consistent with the simple decay produced by electrical resistance.
Source: https://answersingenesis.org/astronomy/the-age-of-the-universe-part-2/