Nebular Plasmoids

NGC 1514 in visible light (left) and infrared

Original post January 5, 2012 Most nebulae exhibit the unmistakable characteristics of electrical activity. Previous Thunderbolts Picture of the Day articles have argued for an electrical interpretation of astrophysical observations, so that there is an alternative available for those who want extracurricular exploration and deeper levels. Every science journal describes…

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Polar Wondering

North geomagnetic pole from 8000 BCE to 2000 CE.

Original post September 6, 2011 Leibniz’ beloved adage that natura non facit saltus or ‘nature does not make leaps’ has had to endure a fair amount of comeuppances since it gained currency. An arresting example today of our unpredictable world is the rapid wandering of the north geomagnetic pole in…

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IndisCERNible

ATLAS particle detector

Original post September 5, 2011 The so-called “god particle” is most likely an illusion. The idea of a Large Hadron Collider (LHC) was originally proposed early in the 1980s. Since the Large Electron Positron Collider (LEP) was at the end of its life, and a machine capable of generating more…

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Eye of the Storm, Part 6

The Great Red Spot by Andrew Hall In Part Five of this series, we looked at “bootprint” craters and found there are cyclones raging on Jupiter right now that can explain them. Shock wave patterns in the crater rims provided confirming evidence. We also looked at California’s mountain and valley…

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EU2020 – Registration Form

IMPORTANT: Please fill out a registration form and pay for each conference attendee individually. If you wish to pay by check or money order rather than by PayPal, please contact info at thunderbolts dot info for instructions. EU2020:VISION is generously supported by the Mainwaring Archive Foundation. All fields, including your…

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Eye of the Storm, Part 1

The Eye of the Storm, Part 1By Andrew Hall Earth’s geology and weather is a result of capacitance in Earth’s electric circuit. Forget anything you’ve been taught about geology. It’s wrong — provably wrong — from evidence you will soon see. We are taught to associate geology with billions of…

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