Oct 16, 2019 The Universe is not temperature dependent. In astronomical journals and popular press releases, areas of space identified as “huge holes” are said to be completely empty of matter and energy; “colder” than any other region. According to the “redshift-equals-distance” theory, one of the voids extends for more…
Oct 15, 2019 Where did we come from? Generally, there are two competing views about how the Universe is evolving. In the first instance, the Universe was born in a Big Bang: an intrusion from another reality that provided the impetus for all matter and energy. The components of this…
Oct 14, 2019 Consensus astronomers see only kinetic effects when observing remote galaxies. A previous Picture of the Day reported that there are two gamma ray lobes extending beyond the Milky Way’s core. The formations are about 65,000 light-years in diameter, and are indications that Birkeland currents are creating z-pinches…
Oct 11, 2019 Mercury and the Moon reveal similar morphology. On March 18, 2011 the MESSENGER spacecraft entered orbit around the planet Mercury. The last mission to explore Mercury was when Mariner 10 flew near it in 1974. However, because there was no orbital insertion, only about 45% of the…
Oct 10, 2019 Electricity is stronger than gravity. Electricity is really just organized lightning.— George Carlin Cosmic rays are ions from deep space traveling at high velocities. Most cosmic rays are single protons, followed by 5% helium nuclei, with the rest comprising all other elements in the periodic table. The…
Note: Power in the editor’s region of California is being curtailed because of high fire danger. A new Picture of the Day will appear on Oct 11. Oct 8, 2019 Some galactic jets emit radio broadcasts. It is not the consensus opinion, but Electric Universe proponents think that galactic evolution occurs…
Oct 4, 2019 The Universe is filamentary. Black holes are said to form when a star with a mass about five times that of the Sun uses-up its fuel. Stars are thought to be internally powered fusion reactors, so it is a push of radiation from inside a star that…
Oct 3, 2019 Jupiter dissipates so much electromagnetic energy that it could be thought of as a star. Jupiter’s magnetosphere is so powerful that it reaches beyond Saturn’s orbit, over 600 million kilometers away. Zones of extreme radiation, similar to the Van Allen radiation belts, surround the planet, except that the radiation…
Oct 2, 2019 Astronomers continue to rely on gravity to explain their findings. The smeared lines of an iron spectrum provides astronomers with another mystery to solve when it comes to explaining the Universe. Observations from the XMM-Newton and the JAXA/NASA X-ray observatories reveal high-velocity particles in orbit around Serpens X-1 that seem to…
Oct 1, 2019 Ganymede’s electric charge means it interacts with Jupiter’s magnetosphere. Planetary scientists sent seven different science experiments to Jupiter over the last forty years, beginning with Pioneer 10 in 1973. Of all Jupiter’s moons, Ganymede is possibly the most exotic, with a mix of topography, including fractures, craters…
