Nov 21, 2011 Without a theory of electricity in space, astronomers must explain cosmic lightning with theories of falling gas. To get x-rays from falling gas, the gas must be attracted to a source of gravity with orders-of-magnitude more force than any known density of matter. Nevertheless, with suitable assumptions…
Nov 18, 2011 Do the features on Europa indicate subsurface lakes? I care not what the sailors say: All those dreadful thunder-stones, All that storm that blots the day Can but show that Heaven yawns; Great Europa played the fool That changed a lover for a bull. — William Butler…
Nov 17, 2011 A thin mix of oxygen and carbon dioxide has been found above Saturn’s moon Rhea. A NASA press release states that the atmosphere on Rhea is 100 times less dense than that found on Europa by the Galileo space probe to Jupiter. Where does the oxygen come…
Nov 16, 2011 The key to modern knowledge is the exclusion of disproof and other possibilities. From the press release (emphasis added): Data from [five instruments] were combined to create the most complete spectrum of an asteroid ever assembled. This spectrum of Lutetia was then compared with that of meteorites…
Nov 15, 2011 MESSENGER has completed 100 orbits around the planet Mercury. In the image at the top of the page, all the characteristics of an electric discharge leaping from Mercury’s surface to space can be seen. The crater walls are terraced, there is a peculiar spiral-shaped crater on the…
Nov 14, 2011 Neptune is the Solar System’s most remote planet. What drives its extraordinary winds? The winds on Jupiter average about 400 kilometers per hour, with the fastest streaming around the Great Red Spot at 635 kilometers per hour. On Saturn, wind speeds up to 1800 kilometers per hour…
Nov 11, 2011 Uranus recently erupted with a new bright region in its lower latitudes. Could electrical effects be responsible? The planet Uranus revolves around the Sun at a mean orbital radius of 2,870,990,000 kilometers, 19 times as far as the Earth. Of course, its most exotic attribute is its…
David Talbott previews the forthcoming conference, January 6-8, 2012, at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas. Now Available – Stars in an Electric Universe DVD This outstanding lecture delivered by Wallace Thornhill at the NPA 2011 Conference is now out on DVD! See our resources page for more information.
A New Picture of Space Yes, our view of the universe has changed. Not long ago, gravity was the key to explain and predict the evolution of planets, comets, stars, solar systems, and galaxies. On a cosmological scale, the electric force has been largely ignored … until now. Continue reading →…
Nov 10, 2011 Victory for one theory should mean defeat for its rival. An ESO (European Southern Observatory) press releaseboasts, “Pulsating Star Mystery Solved.” Cepheid variables are stars whose rates of pulsation vary with their luminosities: the brighter the star the longer it takes to complete a cycle of variability….
