Sep 12, 2019 Goddess-like beauty scarred forever. There are indications that Venus underwent a catastrophic event (or events) sometime in the recent past. Giant cracks extend for hundreds of kilometers, for example. Those fractures are accompanied by “coronae”, with deep channels branching out like carved lightning bolts. Vast caldera with…
Sep 11, 2019 Dark matter theory lacks observational support, yet most astronomers think it is only a matter of time before it is discovered. A recent press release affirms the modern opinion about dark matter. To quote the article: “I’m betting that dark matter is the real deal.” Astrophysicists continue…
Sep 10, 2019 Gravity is given far too much influence. Almost all galaxies are said to harbor one or more black holes. Since matter is supposed to spin around a black hole at extreme velocities, consensus opinions state that it heats up from friction, generating X-rays and ultraviolet light. It…
Sep 9, 2019 Stellar fusion theory drives physicists on their 60 year journey toward recreating that phenomenon on Earth. Billions of dollars are spent building arcane devices; trying to replicate the process they believe is taking place in stellar cores. The inherent difficulty with the attempt is the instabilities that…
Sep 5, 2019 Stars are electrically charged. From an early age, children are taught that stars are burning balls of hydrogen gas. Also, that gravitational attraction from a star like the Sun is what holds the planets in their orbits. Fusion fire in their cores is said to take a…
Sep 4, 2019 Editor’s note: The Picture of the Day will be off today. Please enjoy this article from the archives. Rotating motors propel some bacteria. Some bacteria can swim through their tiny worlds. They accomplish this feat with the aid of spinning propellors called “flagella”. The species of bacteria…
Sep 3, 2019 Solar plasma interacts with Earth’s electromagnetic fields. Recent Picture of the Day articles address many issues that make understanding the Sun exceptionally difficult. The consensus viewpoint about solar activity and the Electric Universe viewpoint are, in many cases, diametrically opposed to each other. In particular, the hypothesis…
Sep 2, 2019 Planets and moons in the Solar System exhibit electrical scarring. Lichtenberg figures are discussed many times in previous Picture of the Day articles. They are forking shapes that lightning bolts make when they strike Earth or some man-made object. Their unique configuration can be seen in acrylic…
Aug 30, 2019 Venus is a highly energetic domain. The European Space Agency’s Venus Express was launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on November 9, 2005. It subsequently entered orbit around Venus on April 11, 2006. Its mission was designed to answer several questions about the enigmatic planet: 1. Why…
Aug 28, 2019 Magnetic fields in space are difficult for astronomers to explain. In a previous Picture of the Day, physicists from Princeton University’s Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPL) announced that “turbulence” in plasma creates magnetic fields. However, they do not understand how those small fields can coalesce into one large…
