A picture and essay from the perspective of the Electric Universe.
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…
Jun 15, 2017 Mercury is no longer geologically active. Mercury has no atmosphere and a weak magnetic field, so it receives the Sun’s radiation with little deflection, similar to Earth’s Moon. Since the Moon is also an airless world, with only traces of a magnetic field, perhaps the Moon…
Jun 14, 2017 Kristian Birkeland was called the first space scientist because of his pioneering experiments in the early 1900s. June 15th marks the 100th anniversary of his death. “It seems to be a natural consequence of our points of view to assume that the whole of space is filled…
Sep 28, 2016 Europa is not a harbor for life. In March of 1979 Voyager 1 found that Europa appeared to be completely encased in water ice, with few craters. Sinuous channels, called “rilles,” extend for thousands of kilometers across its face. Cycloid, dual ridge “faults” mystified NASA mission team…
