Is Phys.Org Really Informative?

[BeAChooser]

Given the latest news about about Dark Energy (see my previous thread), here’s what passes for an article at Phys.org:

https://phys.org/news/2025-03-dark-ener ... eries.html

What is dark energy? One of science's great mysteries, explained

Well that sounds great. We’d love to have dark energy finally explained. BUT IT'S CLICK BAIT.

Dark energy makes up roughly 70% of the universe, yet we know nothing about it.

Huh? That’s what you call "explaining"?

And if we know nothing about DE, how can you claim with certainty that it's 70% of the universe?

In fact, don't the lastest DESI results (see my previous thread) make that figure questionable?

So what is dark energy exactly?

No one knows. It is invisible and it does not interact with matter or light. And it may not even exist.

Well, that sure was helpful. And I still don’t see the reason to publish this article. And the rest of the article is filled with equal uncertainty. In fact, everything from the cosmological constant to our understanding of gravity is apparently up for grabs it tells us.

But then anyone who reads phys.org and the dozen or so publications like it already know all this ... or should … because there have been a dozen other articles that have already said the same thing. So why publish this article? Maybe they need a DOGE at Phys.org?

And like all such articles, this one ends with sweeping promises.

After all, isn't the #1 job of Phys.org and the other publications to keep the money flowing to gnome astrophysics?

So they conclude with this …

When could we know more?

Soon. The best way to understand dark energy is to look at a vast swath of sky, taking in as many galaxies with as much data as possible.

And a bunch of new telescopes are working to do just that.

On Wednesday, Europe's Euclid space telescope released its first astronomical data since launching in 2023—but any dark energy results are a couple of years away.

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman space telescope, planned for launch in 2027, and the under-construction Vera Rubin Observatory in Chile will also take aim at the problem.

It is an exciting time for dark energy, Frieman said, adding that he expected a "definitive answer" in the next couple of years.

Gee. Hasn't a definitive answer in a few years ago been promised for decades?

There is no time to waste, Frieman said.

Why? How will knowing this benefit humanity? No one has yet explained the URGENCY in these explorations of astrophysics gnomes.

"Every minute we wait, galaxies are disappearing from view."

Seriously? Is THAT their reason for urgency? I’d laugh if they weren’t wasting BILLIONS and BILLIONS of OUR tax dollars.

[NewPhysicsAdvocate]

Most of physics is BS designed to confiscate money from tax payers

[Hepta]

It’s basically propaganda to keep their narrative relevant.

Mainstream cosmology mostly keeps its fan base because of the mysticism created around their ”space news” along with countless popular figures that can be seen in documentaries similarly to How The Universe Works on the discovery channel.

It’s all about connecting science with Hollywood to keep the fans interested in the mathemagics not based on reality.

[BeAChooser]

It’s basically propaganda to keep their narrative relevant.

Mainstream cosmology mostly keeps its fan base because of the mysticism created around their ”space news” along with countless popular figures that can be seen in documentaries similarly to How The Universe Works on the discovery channel.

It’s all about connecting science with Hollywood to keep the fans interested in the mathemagics not based on reality.

Yes. And the conclusion I draw is that to fix astrophysics and many other important areas in science (e.g., climatology, pharmacology, virology), as well as our government system (in oh so many ways), we're going to have to find a way to take away the power of media to propagandize the public. Otherwise, the myraid scams propagated by the mainstream media will continue indefinitely and at huge cost to society and humanity.

Perhaps a solution is in a science fiction book I read a long time ago (don't recall the title) where a civilization on another planet made it illegal for media and government officials to knowingly mislead (i.e., lie) to the public, and where all communications the government had within itself and with those on the outside had to be public over what amounted to an internet, so the public could monitor them looking for prosecutable lies.

[Maol]

Did you know Robert Heinlein and L. Ron Hubbard were pals and hung around with Jack Parsons and Aleister Crowley? Read "Sex and Rockets" by John Carter.

[BeAChooser]

In another *informative* article (https://phys.org/news/2025-03-dark-planets-faster.html), Phys.org tells us that ”Dark matter COULD make planets spin faster”. Apparently, the Chinese government is worried about this, as their funding Chinese scientists to research this. Perhaps the government is worried that if enough extra spin were added to the earth by DM, the population might escape the gpvernment's control. But be that as it may, neither the Chinese scientists or government have any actual evidence that it's true, but fear *might* be what's prompted the investigation.

Beyond that, the article is just click bait, saying pretty much the same things about DM that's been said in a million other clickbait articles. That being the case, I thought I’d offer some click bait to get folks to this forum. Here's my theory. Dark matter particles get trapped beneath toe nails when people go barefoot. The particles then quantum tunnel their way to the area at the base and between the toes, where it attracts athlete’s foot fungi by “potentially affecting the stability of liquid water” (the moisture content in the region) and because of the added gravity. The impact of the particles on the flesh also causes changes in the region’s temperature which athlete’s foot sufferers often report.

I only mention this theory because I’m looking for grant money.

You see, I have my eyes on a new car.

[BeAChooser]

Earth.com … just as *informative* as Phys.com ...

https://www.earth.com/news/space-tornad ... ur-galaxy/

'Space tornadoes' discovered at the center of our galaxy

Deep in the galaxy’s central molecular zone (CMZ), surrounding the supermassive black hole at the Milky Way’s center, clouds of dust and gas swirl amid energetic shock waves. 

... snip ... The team has uncovered an unexpected class of long, narrow filaments within this turbulent region, giving fresh insight into the cyclical formation and destruction of material in the CMZ.

Although researchers have long recognized the CMZ as a zone filled with ever-churning dust and gases, the driver behind these dynamic flows of matter had remained murky.

Molecules in molecular clouds serve as markers of different phenomena, with silicon monoxide (SiO) standing out as a tracer of shock waves. 

… snip …

Because the CMZ lies so close to our galaxy’s central black hole, it endures intense gravitational forces and frequent disturbances, making the environment especially dynamic.

The narrow filaments now identified confirm that shock waves play a considerable role, stirring and redistributing material.

“When we checked the ALMA images showing the outflows, we noticed these long and narrow filaments spatially offset from any star-forming regions,” Kai Yang explained.

“Unlike any objects we know, these filaments really surprised us. Since then, we have been pondering what they are.”

These “slim filaments” emerged unexpectedly in the SiO emission lines – together with lines from eight other molecules – and present velocities along our line of sight that do not align with other, previously known filaments or outflows.

On top of that, they display no correlation with dust emission and apparently lack hydrostatic equilibrium.

... snip ... One interpretation is that these filaments act like channels for gas flow, and facilitate the integration or removal of shock-released molecules from the surrounding environment.

“We can envision these as space tornados: they are violent streams of gas, they dissipate quickly, and they distribute materials into the environment efficiently,” Lu [one of the study's authors] added.

Determining exactly what triggers these filaments remains open to investigation, yet their presence points to a strong link with ongoing shock processes, according to the research team.

Notice what’s missing from the article? Any mention of plasma, electric current and electromagnetism. Indeed, not one *news* article in the mainstream media reporting on this topic mentions those things. See the problem? There are none so blind as modern astrophysicists and those who glorify their work. I hope they can up the resolution some more, though. I'm betting they find the filaments are helically wound. Just saying ...