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Cosmic Explosions: Powered by "Magnetism" or "Electricity"?

A recent observation by the Liverpool Telescope on the Canary Island of La Palma in coordination with NASA's Swift satellite has indicated the first detection of magnetic fields in the afterglow of a Gamma Ray...

opinion by mgmirkin | 1 wk ago | updated 1 wk ago
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the rotating light, northern Norway_ What do you think it is?

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Failed Russian Missile Test Caused Spiral Light Show Over Norway?

Yesterday it was reported that a strange spiral light show appeared unexpectedly for several minutes over Norway before dissipating into the night sky. Confusion reigned supreme. Everything from the Northern Lights...

created by mgmirkin | 1 wk ago | updated 1 wk ago
1376 views | 81 recommendations | 19 comments

IBEX vs. One Expanation of Bright Ribbon (Publicity Shot)

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Cassini and IBEX Set to Rewrite the Textbooks on the Solar System

Science's understanding of the physics of our own solar system is due for an overhaul. Recent papers from the IBEX and Cassini teams are set to overturn existing models. Those models failed to predict significant...

created by mgmirkin | 8 wks ago | updated 8 wks ago
347 views | 45 recommendations | 11 comments

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Surface Sputtering Confirmed as Source of Moon Water.

Recently it was announced that several probes had unequivocally shown that OH (hydroxyl radical) and H2O (water) were present at the surface of the moon in minute quantities. However, it was unclear how it got...

opinion by mgmirkin | 9 wks ago | updated 9 wks ago
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BULIDING BLOCK OF LIFE FOUND ON COMET? | Photo 06

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Spectra Confirm Ice on Asteroid 24 Themis. How Did it Get There?

It seems that space age instruments are now finding evidence of water-ice in the many locations we have pointed them to look. The latest to be confirmed includes asteroid 24 Themis. But is it from subsurface...

opinion by mgmirkin | 10 wks ago | updated 10 wks ago
279 views | 28 recommendations | 8 comments

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Electrical Erosion (Sputtering) in Our Electric Solar System.

Recent data from the moon indicates that OH (hydroxyl radical) and/or H2O (water) may exist on or above the surface of the moon. But what does it mean and how does it relate to active processes at Mercury,...

opinion by mgmirkin | 12 wks ago | updated 12 wks ago
367 views | 72 recommendations | 9 comments

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Mathematician Claims Black Holes Due to Faulty Math (Follow-Up)

In a prior news article, it was noted that mathematician Stephen J. Crothers has offered a mathematical challenge to the notion of black holes. In a recent videoconference presentation to the Natural Philosophy...

created by mgmirkin | 22 wks ago | updated 22 wks ago
138 views | 4 recommendations | 0 comments

Actor David Carradine Dead in Bangkok at 72.

Initial reports from police indicate that David Carradine committed suicide in his Bangkok hotel room. "Thai police told the BBC the 72-year-old was found naked by a hotel maid in a wardrobe with a cord around his neck and other parts of his body." "A US embassy official...

created by mgmirkin | 28 wks ago | updated 28 wks ago
204 views | 10 recommendations | 3 comments

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Mercury's "Magnetic Tornadoes" and the Big Picture...

Well, it seems that Mercury and Earth aren't so dissimilar after all, at least in terms of their magnetospheric interactions with space. But, I wonder, when does anecdotal evidence cease being anecdotal and...

opinion by mgmirkin | 28 wks ago | updated 28 wks ago
483 views | 50 recommendations | 11 comments

Solar Sigmoids vs. Venusian Double-Eyed Polar Vortices (Comparison)

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Solar Flare Precursors are Electric! But What About Venus?

Well, it seems they're finally figuring out that solar flares originate from powerful electric currents. "'Sigmoids' are S-shaped structures found in the outer atmosphere of the Sun (the corona), seen with X-ray...

opinion by mgmirkin | 31 wks ago | updated 30 wks ago
205 views | 42 recommendations | 5 comments

Giant Electrical Tornadoes in Outer Space

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Electrical Tornadoes Power the Auroras!

All things old are new again... Hundred-year-old electrical science has finally come back into fashion! The latest results from the THEMIS satellite fleet leave no wiggle room. The auroras are powered by what...

opinion by mgmirkin | 34 wks ago | updated 14 wks ago
463 views | 68 recommendations | 9 comments

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Cure for Honeybee Colony Collapse Disorder?

It seems that the culprit may have been a specific pathogen: Nosema ceranae (Microsporidia). Researchers in Spain apparently identified the pathogen in professional apiaries and treated it with antibiotics in...

created by mgmirkin | 35 wks ago | updated 35 wks ago
823 views | 109 recommendations | 15 comments

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Tornado Hunters May Have an Unlikely New Ally: Electricity.

While tornadoes have been portrayed as large fluid-like vortexes, tornado prediction has been spotty because we neither understand why they sometimes form and sometimes don't nor how to tell for sure one is forming...

opinion by mgmirkin | 42 wks ago | updated 42 wks ago
855 views | 57 recommendations | 13 comments

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Patenting Nature? FDA in Bed with Big Pharma Over Vitamin B6...

Recently, it was brought to light that FDA Scientists are Revolting (against upper management, that is). Perhaps now it's time for a more general uprising against the FDA. When is enough too much already? It seems...

opinion by mgmirkin | 42 wks ago | updated 42 wks ago
845 views | 99 recommendations | 14 comments

Michelle Says So

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A Legal Victory For... Animal Cruelty? Say What?

Just when you thought we might be making progress as a society, a story like this comes out... A society can be judged upon how well it treats its innocent and those in need of protection. It seems that somehow,...

opinion by mgmirkin | 48 wks ago | updated 48 wks ago
1317 views | 73 recommendations | 13 comments

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