Monthly Archives: October 1999

CLOSEST EVER PICTURE OF IO

Posted on October 29, 1999 by Wal Thornhill
Io crater chains

From NASA News of 24 October 1999 The highest resolution image ever of Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io, (the black and white image at top) was taken by NASA’s Galileo spacecraft on Oct. 11, 1999, from an altitude of 617 kilometers … Continue reading →

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DYING STAR, OR SERIOUS ELECTRICAL FAULT?

Posted on October 27, 1999 by Wal Thornhill
Rotten Egg nebula

Comment on NASA News of October 24, 1999. “The object shown in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is a remarkable example of a star going through death throes just as it dramatically transforms itself from a normal red giant … Continue reading →

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JUPITER’S THUNDERBOLT

Posted on October 21, 1999 by Wal Thornhill
Cycloids on Europa

Why did the planetary gods dominate our imagination at the dawn of civilization? Yet nine out of ten people today could not identify bright Jupiter in the night sky. And another question that is never asked, what was really meant … Continue reading →

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SHOCKS FROM ETA CARINA

Posted on October 12, 1999 by Wal Thornhill
Eta carina

Excerpt from Space Science News: “Just three years ago the Hubble Space Telescope provided a dazzling image of a star that was blowing off massive quantities of material in a blast that looked like a supernova yet, mysteriously, wasn’t one. … Continue reading →

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THE BIG BANG NEVER WAS!

Posted on October 11, 1999 by Wal Thornhill
Plasma galaxy

The CHANDRA X-Ray Observatory is fulfilling its promise. Modern cosmology is being found wanting with every new discovery. The reason is simple. The universe is governed by the powerful electric force, not gravity. So by detailed imaging in x-rays, Chandra … Continue reading →

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NASA risks Galileo spacecraft by FLYING A “KITE” AT IO!

Posted on October 8, 1999 by Wal Thornhill
Io plume

JPL News wrote: “Galileo makes two daring passes less than 620 km above Io on October 11 and November 25, 1999. In November Galileo might even pass through the plume of Pillan Patera, making it the first spacecraft ever to … Continue reading →

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Chandra X-Ray Observatory discovers FLAMING COSMIC WHEEL!

Posted on October 6, 1999 by Wal Thornhill
Cosmic Wheel

6 October 1999 NASA’s new Chandra X-Ray Observatory http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/snrg has returned an image of utmost importance in understanding the universe. “Stretching across forty light years of space, the multi-million degree source resembles a flaming cosmic wheel”. The Electric Universe provides … Continue reading →

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