Jan 20, 2012 A recent image of the Helix Nebula in the constellation Aquarius exposes more details of its electrical structure. The new infrared image shows radial Birkeland currents (called “strands” in the press release) crossing the concentric rings and converging on the central star. (Will “strands” now replace the…
A NEW PARADIGM OF SCIENTIFIC THOUGHT – THE ELECTRIC UNIVERSE (A VIEW FROM THE CAYMAN ISLANDS) by Rev Nicholas Sykes In previous articles I have pointed to certain ideas which, having gained currency and respectability in current physics, are now severely challenged by new perspectives. Here are additional points about…
Jan 19, 2012 Earth is said to emit heat energy because radioactive elements decay in its depths. Electrical activity might be a better explanation. “Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.” — William Butler Yeats A recent press release asks what…
Jan 18, 2012 The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is providing more evidence for the Electric Universe theory. The Moon has intrigued humanity since the beginning. Where did it come from? What is it made of? Today, those questions remain unanswered, for the most part, although technological advancements have provided closer looks…
8.1 Plasma Current Sheets Reference has already been made to the filamentation of current sheets. This section will explore the nature of current sheets and their relationship to the magnetic field. A current sheet is exactly what it says – a thin surface within which a current flows. It obviously…
Jan 17, 2012 A distant system of planets in proximity to one another challenges current theories. A recent press release from the Kepler Space Telescope research team announced the discovery of an “alien solar system” with six planets. That they are so near to the newly named Kepler-11 star has…
A NEW PARADIGM OF SCIENTIFIC THOUGHT – THE ELECTRIC UNIVERSE (A VIEW FROM THE CAYMAN ISLANDS) by Rev Nicholas Sykes It is common today to find certain terms in text books and educational websites that are intended to describe our universe. Such terms include “yellow dwarf star” for our sun,…
Jan 16, 2012 Is there a connection between Australia’s lunettes and Carolina’s oval bays? Scattered around the shoreline and erratically buried in the sand dune lunettes of Lake Victoria lay an estimated 15,000 aboriginal bodies of uncertain age. Archaeologist Colin Pardoe believes they represent a communal burial ground stretching over…
A NEW PARADIGM OF SCIENTIFIC THOUGHT – THE ELECTRIC UNIVERSE (A VIEW FROM THE CAYMAN ISLANDS) by Rev Nicholas Sykes In this article I select some anomalies from a long list that Wallace Thornhill and David Talbott enumerate in their book The Electric Universe in Chapter 3 – Electric Stars….
Jan 14, 2012 Balanced rock formations are common. But how to explain balanced water? At first thought, one would not expect water to run down the hip ridge of a hill. The gravitational condition is unstable equilibrium: any deviation from the exact locus of highest points will perpetuate the deviation,…
