August 27, 2020 Electric Universe advocate, Wal Thornhill, states that stars reside within plasma sheaths perhaps as great as a light-day in extent. “The Sun’s plasma sheath, or ‘heliosphere’ is about 100 times more distant than the Earth is from the Sun. To give an idea of the immensity of…
In the 21st century, the technological wonders of the Space Age bring unprecedented data within astronomers’ reach. However, as Thunderbolts contributor Mel Acheson notes, scientific blindness can lead to loss of potential data, and of new understanding. A profound such example was offered by renowned astrophysicist Thomas Gold in his…
August 26, 2020 Globular clusters should be blue, because their stars should be young. Each new observation from the Hubble Space Telescope or the Chandra X-ray Observatory adds fuel to the Electric Universe fire. Research groups, on the other hand, are constantly observing celestial bodies that require them to attach…
August 25, 2020 The collapse of cold gas under gravitational influence is thought to be the force that shapes stars. “I’d rather learn from one bird how to sing than teach ten thousand stars how not to dance.”— e. e. cummings Astronomers think that stars are collapsed whirlpools of gas…
August 24, 2020 Stars explode for reasons not familiar to consensus science. Electric Universe advocates agree with the consensus opinions that a supernova is an exploding star. However, since stars are composed of plasma and not neutral matter, supernovae should be thought of as emergent phenomena. “Emergent” means: “arising as…
What does the future hold for education in the space sciences? More than half a century ago, inspired interest in space exploration was remarkably high among the general public, as humanity’s attention was held rapt by the race to the Moon. However, in the 21st century, the public face of…
August 21, 2020 Previous Picture of the day articles take issue with the theory of dark matter. Astronomers think that an undetectable influence must exist in space, because stars on the edges of spiral galaxies revolve with the same angular velocity as stars close to their centers. Newtonian theory would…
August 20, 2020 Deep pits on Mars are not easy to explain. Previous Picture of the Day articles discuss many unusual formations on Mars. Craters, canyons, dunes and many other features do not readily correspond to contemporary theories about their evolution. Dunes that do not align with the direction of…
August 19, 2020 Gamma-rays possess the highest energy in the electromagnetic spectrum. Gamma-rays are said to be “electromagnetic particles” called photons. Since matter is believed to exist as both waves and particles, and photons are a class of particle called “bosons”, they “carry” the electromagnetic force. Modern physics believes all…
August 18, 2020 The Universe is not expanding. “After a ridiculously long time it has finally dawned on me that establishment scientists actually proceed on the belief that theories tell you what is true and not true!”— Halton Arp Astronomers think that galactic recession is occurring, because galaxies received “inflationary…
