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Daily discussion of various images from an Electric Universe perspective.

Lunar Graben

A portion of the Rimae Burg graben on the Moon

Feb 22, 2012 Did tectonic and volcanic forces create the wide, parallel trenches on the Moon? The Moon has seen cataclysmic devastation at some time in its past. There are giant craters, wide and deep valleys, and multi-kilometer long rilles … Continue reading

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Daughter of Zeus

Saturn

Feb 21, 2012 Can the surface of a tiny moon help to explain the mysterious geography of Mars? In an Electric Universe, the charged moons and the charged rings around Saturn are alternately repelling and attracting each other as they … Continue reading

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The Filamentary Firmament

Plasma "tornadoes" on the Sun

Feb 20, 2012 Strands of magnetically confined plasma can be seen throughout the cosmos. A rotating vortex of solar plasma was the topic of a recent press release. Does that phenomenon relate to other energetic vortices? Previous Picture of the … Continue reading

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Plasma Clusters

Globular star cluster NGC 2808

Feb 17, 2012 In an Electric Universe, plasma structures in space exhibit similar morphology regardless of scale. From galaxy clusters to individual stars, spheres and filaments predominate. Spherical clusters of stars, otherwise known as globular clusters, are another example of … Continue reading

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Cosmic Blobs

Galaxy clusters and Lyman-Alpha Blobs

Feb 16, 2012 Immense clouds of ionized plasma as large as galaxies have been seen in deep space. A recent press release from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) discusses a vast cloud of gas and dust originally discovered in 2000, … Continue reading

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Darkness Cannot Drive Out Darkness

A visualization of the dark matter halo surrounding a large cluster of galaxies.

Feb 15, 2012 Dark matter is in the news. “Plasma phenomena are scalable. Their electrical and physical properties remain the same, independent of the size of the plasma.” — Donald Scott, author of The Electric Sky Plasma in space usually … Continue reading

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When is a Flood not a Flood

Olympia Fossae in the Martian Tharsis region

Feb 14, 2012 Water is said to have carved many of the features on Mars. Scientists from the University of California reported in June 2007 that a “confirmation” for the Martian liquid ocean theory was found: “shorelines” extending for thousands … Continue reading

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Mega-Tsunamis, Chinese Junks and Port Phillip Bay

The Chinese junk

Feb 10, 2012 The Australian Bunurong tribe recorded the catastrophic formation of Melbourne’s Port Phillip Bay in their mythology. “Plenty long ago, you could walk dry foot from our side of the bay to Corio. Then, in a night of … Continue reading

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Mountains of Evidence

Jean-Jaques D

Feb 09, 2012 ‘Plasma mythology’ may be defined as the study of plasmas, specifically near-earth plasmas, in human traditions, such as mythology and proto-scientific records. If this is a discipline, one of its most notable pioneers must be the French … Continue reading

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Jove’s Glowing Mantle

Combined Hubble camera images of Jupiter

Feb 08, 2012 Jupiter puts on a periodic light show. Several years ago, Picture of the Day articles discussed the so-called “volcanic” plumes erupting from Jupiter’s moon Io. It was argued that they are plasma discharges from the moon electrically … Continue reading

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