Grey Matter vs Dark Matter

So-called proof of dark matter
So-called proof of dark matter

“And pray that there’s intelligent life somewhere up in space, ’cause there’s bugger-all down here on Earth!” —Eric Idle from The Galaxy Song. On August 21the Chandra X-Ray Observatory website released the news: NASA Finds Direct Proof of Dark Matter This composite image shows the galaxy cluster 1E 0657-56, also known as the “bullet cluster.”…


The Madness of Black Holes

Empty hole where black hole should be
Empty hole where black hole should be

“We find that whole communities suddenly fix their minds upon one object, and go mad in its pursuit; that millions of people become simultaneously impressed with one new delusion, and run after it, till their attention is caught by some new folly more captivating than the first. … Men, it has been well said, think in…


The IEEE, Plasma Cosmology and Extreme Ball Lightning

The earliest eyewitness sketch of a ball lightning fatality?
The earliest eyewitness sketch of a ball lightning fatality?

This is a report on a few aspects of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS 2006), held in Michigan earlier this month. The IEEE is the world’s leading professional association for the advancement of technology, with more than 365,000 members. The labours of these large numbers of…


Watch This Space

Wal Thornhill
Wal Thornhill

There will be no news item this month due to attendance at an International Plasma Science Conference and other meetings in the US. It is hoped that some of the results of the meetings will be available for posting late June. These are exciting times for plasma cosmology and the ELECTRIC UNIVERSE®. Thank you for…


Venus isn’t our twin!

The south pole of Venus
The south pole of Venus

“You are not looking at a twin [Venus] to the Earth at all. There are very many substantial differences, ..the differences are so great it makes you wonder whether you could ever produce a twin of the Earth in some other solar system when you can’t do it in your own.” – S. Ross Taylor,…


Stardust Comet Fragments Solar System Theory

Comet particle collected by the Stardust spacecraft.
Comet particle collected by the Stardust spacecraft.

“History has a way of showing that what was once acceptable is complete nonsense.” – Bono From the NASA Stardust mission website we read: “The primary goal of Stardust was to collect dust and carbon-based samples during its closest encounter with Comet Wild 2. The successful Stardust mission also brought back samples of interstellar dust,…


First Evidence of Comet Ice – What Does it Mean?

Comparison of Deep Impact expectations to what was observed
Comparison of Deep Impact expectations to what was observed

“There is more riding on this mission than may be apparent from regular news sources. At issue is the assumption of an electrically neutral universe, upon which every conventional astronomical theory rests. The story of the formation of the solar system from a cloud of gas and dust – and comets as the leftovers –…


A Real ‘Theory of Everything’

Holoscience
Holoscience

The editorial of New Scientist of 10 December 2005 is headlined:  “Ideas needed: The hunt for a theory of everything is going nowhere fast.” It underlines the parlous state of theoretical physics in its inability to reconcile relativity and quantum theory and so find what is grandly called a “theory of everything.” It has been…


Electric Earthquakes

Earthquake
Earthquake

Civilization’s interest in predicting the location and time of damaging earthquakes is clear. The potential for devastation of property that otherwise could be secured, and the loss of life that otherwise could be prevented, are powerful reasons to find predictive factors. Some scientists have become aware of a correlation between sunspots and Earthquakes and want…


Voyager 1 at the Edge – of what?

Voyager 1 reaches the termination shock
Voyager 1 reaches the termination shock

“The observations that are not explainable by current scientific theories are the most valuable, for they may propel the field forward in the next cycle of innovation, possibly to a paradigm shift.” – Don L. Jewett, What’s Wrong With Single Hypotheses? –It’s time to eschew enthrallment in science, The Scientist, Volume 19, Issue 21 It’s…