Jun 30, 2017 Cometary asteroids. “The EU model predicts that all active comets will exhibit frequent, short outbursts in different spots on their surfaces. The outbursts happen because they are electrical discharge phenomena, known technically as (cold) cathode jets.” — Wal Thornhill It is surprising that astrophysicists remain ignorant when…
Jun 29, 2017 The aurorae are not powered by magnetic reconnection. Earth’s northern lights both puzzle and entrance observers. Pierre Gassendi, in 1621, called the curtains of light in the north the Aurora Borealis after Aurora, the Roman goddess of dawn, and Boreas, the Greek name for the north…
Jun 27, 2017 Dwarf galaxy evolution is a problem for consensus theories. The Milky Way has at least two smaller companions, the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds. Some astronomers suspect that there are as many as 80 or more. A new predictive model is supposed to help answer the…
Jun 26, 2017 Planetary magnetospheres are electrical phenomena. The mainstream theory of magnetic reconnection is a common “explanation” for Earth’s aurorae. As the consensus view states, the magnetosphere surrounding Earth stretches and deforms like a teardrop, because it is being bombarded by a powerful stream of charged particles from the…
Jun 23, 2017 Theories provide context for observations. Recent data from the twin Voyager spacecraft reveals that the Interstellar Medium surrounding the Solar System is a diffuse region of charged particles, primarily ionized hydrogen, with a density of about one atom per cubic centimeter. However, between galaxies, astrophysicists estimate that…
Jun 22, 2017 Helical structures reveal electrical entities. Spiral structures are common in the Universe. Galaxies, planetary nebulae, hurricanes: all exhibit characteristic shapes that point to electrically induced formations. The term “planetary nebula” was first applied in the early days of telescopic observation, since they appeared to be round,…
Jun 21, 2017 Why is the Sun’s corona so hot? “It has gradually come to be acknowledged that aurora and magnetic perturbations should be regarded as rather moderate manifestations—at present the only ones there for us to observe—of an unknown cosmic agent of solar origin, and quite different from light,…
Jun 20, 2017 Pulsars are not “lighthouses in space”. Theories of stellar evolution describe pulsars as neutron stars rotating at high speed. A neutron star is said to form when a star eventually collapses at the end of its life cycle, no longer able to resist gravity. The star…
Jun 19, 2017 Electric power switches on and off. From gamma-rays down through X-rays and radio waves, conventional theories rely on gravity and acceleration to produce radiation in space. Compressing dusty clouds of hydrogen gas is supposed to create enough transfer of momentum that they reach temperatures in the millions…
Jun 16, 2017 Events on Earth reflect events in space. Transverse electric currents accompany a main discharge channel. This phenomenon is most often seen as part of terrestrial lighting bolts. Slow-motion videos reveal the complexity of each flash: multiple leader strokes descend from the clouds, while less visible potential points…
