2016 was another exciting year in space discovery. Like every other year in recent memory, major surprises dominated science headlines, from the detection of X-rays from Pluto to the possible falsification of the hypothesis of dark matter. However, science media also declared some victories for the standard cosmology, most notably…
From an obscure and outlandish idea has come the driving force behind much of the discovery in modern science. Electricity, electromagnetism, electrostatic forces – these are the under appreciated elements of our universe, underpinning the interactions and phenomena we are yet to fully understand. Puzzling observations that confound modern understanding…
A new scientific paper suggests that lightning on Earth may be vastly more powerful than conventional science has ever suggested. Investigators sought to answer how much energy is in a terrestrial bolt of lightning through the study of fulgurites, which are hollow glass tubes that form when lightning strikes soil,…
The Electric Universe theory has laid the foundations for an entirely new understanding of planetary geology. For decades, experimentalists using electrical discharges have reproduced many familiar geological features, including types of crater forms that have long proved puzzling to standard geology. These experiments may provide clues to past events that…
The SAFIRE chamber is a tool to understand how electricity manifests in solar systems. Sometimes we will start with something observed in nature, “out there”, then see if we can replicate that in the chamber. At other times we will take what we are seeing in the chamber to guide…
Our guest today is Dr. Hannes Tager, who has done significant historical research into the origins and the evolution of the electrical concepts of comets, going back hundreds of years. Hannes’ investigation has not only revealed remarkable facts on the origins of the electric comet theory, but it offers insights…
On December 8, 2016, the American astronaut-hero John Glenn died. The occasion drew international attention not just to a remarkable personality but a life lived with determination, infectious optimism, and devotion to service. Long before his death at age 95, Glenn had not just fulfilled his childhood dreams, but left…
According to a recent press release, galaxy NGC 1222 is a “peculiar example” of lenticular galaxy. It is peculiar because lenticular galaxies are supposed to have used up the material available for new stars to form. NGC 1222, on the other hand, is described as a “starburst” galaxy, since new…
The subject of this video series by Dave Talbott is the ancient experience of towering celestial forms that are no longer present. From a single snapshot of the configuration, we can work backwards to the first appearance of these bodies out of an undifferentiated cloud or sea of dusty plasma….
Planetary scientists tell us that Jupiter’s moon Io is the most volcanically active body in the solar system. Yet world-renowned scientists, including astrophysicist Thomas Gold and plasma physicist Anthony Peratt, proposed decades ago that Io’s so-called volcanic plumes are actually focused, high-energy electrical discharges. In this episode of Space News,…
