Feb 3, 2016 Stars in galaxies are affected by electromagnetic fields. According to a recent press release, the Milky Way “…hosts a propeller stirring up chaos in its wake.” By examining the positions of dwarf galaxies and globular clusters around our galaxy, astronomers found that they are not randomly…
Feb 2, 2016 Titan’s characteristics support Electric Universe ideas about planet formation. Titan is the second largest moon in the Solar System, with a mean diameter of 5150 kilometers. Only Ganymede is larger, at 5262 kilometers. The planet Mercury is smaller than Titan (4879 kilometers), as is the Moon…
Feb 1, 2016 More evidence for the Electric Star theory. Betelgeuse is one of the largest stars in the observable Universe. If it were in the Sun’s position, it would be larger than Jupiter’s mean orbital diameter. However, the star’s material structure is so diffuse that the orbits of…
Dr. Michael Clarage continues his discussion of Earth’s electrical environment and his ongoing role as a scientist on the SAFIRE project. In episode one, Dr. Clarage offered his thoughts on a recent Space.com report on mysterious fluctuations of electrons in Earth’s atmosphere. We asked Dr. Clarage to further explain his…
Jan 29, 2016 The Opportunity rover marks twelve years on Mars. The Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Opportunity bounced to a landing in Meridiani Planum on Sunday, January 5, 2004 after spending six months in flight. Opportunity was scheduled to spend six months in the frozen desert of Mars, but…
Of the many puzzling crater forms seen on rocky bodies throughout the solar system, the recurring pattern of crater chains on planets, moons, and asteroids is a puzzle that demands a willingness to explore new, theoretical possibilities. The standard story of craters formed either by impacts or by volcanism will…
Jan 28, 2016 Saturn’s moons sport colorful bands. Mars is a faint yellowish-red color when seen with the naked eye, and its rusty surface hue is visible through the lenses of robotic rovers traveling across its landscape. Iapetus, one of Saturn’s moons, has a reddish-black deposit covering one hemisphere. Hyperion’s…
Jan 27, 2016 X-rays in space. A recent press release from the Chandra X-ray Observatory reports that “strong winds” are racing outward from the core of Pictoris A, a galaxy said to be 500 million light-years away in the constellation Pictor. A supermassive black hole (SMBH) is the culprit, according…
As we seek to upgrade our understanding of the outer world around us, it would be wise to similarly update our notions about our inner world. Research groups attempting to generate better models of the mammalian brain have found many surprises, such as the staggering diversity of neuron types. Among…
Jan 26, 2015 Hidden water on Mars? Denial ain’t just a river in Egypt. — Mark Twain A recent press release reiterates the hope that water was once abundant on Mars and may yet be, locked in frozen vaults beneath several meters of planetary regolith. The percentages of deuterium…
