Apr 26, 2013 Do the centers of planets and moons contain rocky slush or molten magma? A gravity map of Titan, created by monitoring changes in the Cassini orbiter’s speed as it flew by the giant moon between February 2006 and July 2008, indicates that its interior is a…
Apr 25, 2013 The geometry of gravity is spherical: a uniform attraction toward a center of mass that tends to produce ball-shaped objects. This “bias for balls” predisposes astronomers to interpret rings as spherical shells. The European Southern Observatory press release announcing new observations (above) of the “old” star R Sculptoris…
Apr 24, 2013 Scientists are puzzled by unexpected acceleration in several unmanned spacecraft as they flew toward the Sun. Editor’s note: This Picture of the Day was originally published in March of 2008. Since the recently announced “solution” to the unexpected deceleration of the Pioneer spacecraft, it seems an…
Apr 23, 2013 To talk about something, we have to conceive ideas and words with which to describe the thing. We can’t avoid these pre-conceptions. But will we try to compensate for this prejudice by conceiving more than one? The Seagull Nebula is a splotch of light that resembles a bird:…
Apr 22, 2013 Could the dolerite structures in Tasmania be electrical formations? The Island of Tasmania in the south of Australia is one of the most provocative spots on Earth. The remarkable diversity of plant life and the unique animals found nowhere else have provided scientists of every stripe…
Our resident epistemologist explains why the displacement of observational and experimental science with mathematics is a formula for disaster.
Here Paul Anderson, PhD., presents new evidence for an electrical interpretation of unique ravine formations on the Earth.
Apr 19, 2013 Electric currents create magnetic fields in the Sun. “Which came first, the chicken or the egg?” Asking this question always gets a chuckle from a group of kids who haven’t been asked that before. For adults, it confirms their conviction that unanswerable questions must be laughably…
Apr 18, 2013 Some of Saturn’s moons are slightly red in color, as are other bodies in the Solar System. “Mars the red planet” is a familiar phrase. The planet exhibits a faint yellowish-red color when seen with the naked eye, and its rusty surface hue is visible through…
Apr 17, 2013 Dione exhibits some unusual features that may indicate electrical forces at work. Recently, the Cassini-Solstice spacecraft made a close flyby of the moon Enceladus. As the Picture of the Day from May 3, 2012 discussed, the bright plumes emanating from the 500 kilometer moon are most…
