Dark Energy, Mars Carbonates, Google Lunar X PRIZE

December 22, 2008

Regulars 'round these parts should now know the drill for these Discovery Space preview videos. If not, here's the deal:

1. I make an embarrassing video of myself. (You can find all of them here.)
2. In said video, I dish out the biggest news in space from last week.
3. After that, you get a preview of what's coming down the road for Discovery Space.

What you do after that is up to you, but if it involves making fun of me, then you can join the healthy crowd on YouTube. They have many sticks with pointy ends to jab me.

That being said, entertain thyself -- and don't miss the extra goodies after the jump:

Some links to stuff I point out in the video (and then some):

• The Wide Angle: Dark Energy
• Demystifying the Google Lunar X PRIZE Mystery Team
• Online Chat With the "Mystery Team"
• Slide Show: Moons of Saturn
• Space Interviews
• Space Opinions
• Space Puzzles and Games
• About Discovery Space

...and the text version of the preview for this week:

• Mon. 12/22 - My Take: After the Death of a Phoenix - Phoenix Mars Lander lead scientist Peter Smith gives his take on the future of Martian exploration.
• Tue. 12/23 - Online Chat: Europa vs. Enceladus - An online chat with Richard Greenberg about his new book, "Unmasking Europa," and the differences between the icy moons Europa and Enceladus.
• Wed. 12/24 - Video: Free Meteorite Identification! - Is that rock from Earth, Mars or the Moon? Scientists in Washington DC will tell you for free.
• Thu. 12/25 - Happy holidays!
• Fri. 12/26 - Two things:
  1) Space Photo Quiz
  2) Slide Show: Top 10 Space Images of 2008 - The very best spacey photos, images and pictures from this year.

Questions? Comments? Concerns? Complaints? Insults? Send your electronic banter here: DiscoverySpace@Discovery.com

Comments

[Kate]

I recently came accross your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I dont know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.

Kate

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[Dave Mosher]

Hi Donald -- can you give me a link to the article you're referring to?

[donald jones]

The way the article on dark matter is worded, i.e. the word 'known' in front of only the first "universe", leads one to believe that only about 1% of the 'known' universe is dark matter. That number is ridiculously low.

[bechcube]

Has Dr. Turner in his 10 unknown aspects of Dark Energy considered the aspect presented below?

THE CUBE ROOT OF 10>-50ccm/10>50 JAH = THE PLANK LENGTH

The enclosed calculations determine the mass of "Dark Energy" to be EE=7.742 x10^ -89 Kg. per JAH(energy particle). When calculated


FACTS
How the particles move by resonating through the JAH Field
at v=c is set by the maximum constant linear relative velocity
moment spin of each JAH, which is stationary in the JAH Field
and with all alpha degrees of spin moment which is equal to the
frequency of the isospin states.
This theory is believed to provide answers to all the unanswered
questions in physics that are centered on the seminal equation :
the cube root of 10^-50ccm/10.^50 JAH=10-^331/3cm, which
governs the smallest possible associated diameter with
universal energy, EE.(Dark Energy).
The smallest dimension in space-time is the JAH frequency at
alpha equal to 90 degrees, which equals 10^-50m=JAH
lambda (wave length).

PREDICTIONS
1. Galaxies reaching near light expansion velocity at the
edge of the universe disintegrate back to the JAH Field,
leaving gamma ray bursts and non-existent optical galaxy
photons, solving the mystery of the missing galaxies.
2.Where such gamma ray bursts occur, the background
radiation will show a slight increase relative to the
average 3 degree MBR, as the burst permeates to the
center of our universe.
3.That Black Holes are areas where gravity has been
focused, ie.. Center of a galaxy, and the JAH Field is not
able to resonate any groups of JAH (matter) through the
field, causing no transfer of light photons. This applies to
any large areas of focused gravity, ie.. galaxy clusters,
creating a universe of many Black Holes of all
magnitudes. The same force, gravity-inertia, exists
between resonating JAH and the JAH Field, which is caused by
the attraction force of one resonating JAH passing behind
another. The Cosmological constant negative force is caused by
the repulsion of resonating JAH with the JAH Field.
4.That because the JAH are stationary within the JAH
Field, the Michelson-Morley experiment does not apply
as a method of determining the JAH Field existence.
Nor does the operator the square root of one minus v
squared divided by c square apply to the JAH Field.
5. That the General Theory of Relativity applies to the
physics of the JAH Field but not the groups of JAH(matter)
within the Field.
6. That Quantum Mechanics and Relativity can be married
in this theory once the non-relative parts are excluded.
7. That the bending of light photons in a magnetic field is
caused by the local inability of JAH to resonate groups of
matter through the Field and not because there is a guiding
warp of space-time.
8. That the alleged missing matter is not dark matter but
is the Zero Point creations of hydrogen and virtual particles.
9. That there is only one true particle which is combined into
groups (matter) by threes and all others are fragments
which cease to resonate as a group. Depending on the
up-down, cw-ccw rotation, the quarks are formed at the
forced disassociation of the three true particles, as well
as all other fragments, ie.. glueons, Z, graviton, etc. and
cease to resonate as a group in the JAH Field.
10. In the beginning there was a naked singularity of the
JAH Field. Through Zero Point Vacuum Energy activity,
hydrogen is formed throughout the universe and
collected into gravity formed star masses, which,
formed the galaxies. As the universe expanded, new
galaxies filled the voids creating a perpetually changing
but static universe.
This theory presents The Perfect Cube which creates absolute physics
constants to within four significant figures.
THE Perfect Cube Equal the cube root of the fraction
10^-50ccm/ 10^50 JAH = 10^-33 1/3cm
so every 10^-50ccm of space/time contains 10^50 JAH (true energy EE)
Each JAH spins = X /d
Then rho = 2.998x10^8 m/s /10-^33 1/3cm = JAH Spin = 9.54x10^42 1/3Hz
Because each JAH has equal spin, its True Energy EE = Planck Constant
= 6.625 x 10^ -34 J.s / 9.54 x 10^ 42 1/3 s.
JAH EE = 6.949 x 10^-77 1/3 J.
The electron volt equivalent = h J/ev.
The JAH eV = 6.949 x10^-77 1/3 J x 1.602 x 10 ^-19 J/ev = 4.343 x 10 ^-58
1/3 eV/JAH
The mass of each JAH = JAH eV x m e/MeV
m JAH = 9.11 x 10^ -31 Kg x 4.343 x 10^ -52 1/3 MeV / 5.11 x 10^ 6 MeV =
7.742 x10^ -89 1/3 Kg, where : me =9.11 x 10^ -31 Kg
e MeV = 4.343 x 10 ^-52 MeV
The number of JAH/e = 9.11 x 10^ -31 Kg / 7.742 x 10 ^-89 1/3 Kg. =
1.177 x 10^ 58 1/3 JAH/e
The 10^ 1/3 JAH/e = the binding energy EE between adjacent resonating
JAH = .177 x 10 ^58 1/3 JAH.
Therefore, the absolute electron mass = m e = 1.177 x 10^ 58 / 7.742
x 10^-89 1/3 Kg.
m e = 9.0994 x 10 ^-31 1/3 Kg. which is approx. that of the standard
constant E.
Proton mass = 1836 x 9.0994 x 10 ^-31 1/3 Kg. Therefore, the Proton
absolute mass =1.67244 x 10 ^-27 1/3 Kg. , which is approx. that of
the standard constant.
Mass of hydrogen = Hm = 1.672 x 10^ -27 Kg + 9.0994 x 10^ -31 1/3 Kg. =
1.682 x 10 ^-27 Kg.
Diff. between JAH E ( E=Mc^2 ) and JAH EE is =( 7.742 x 10 ^-89 Kg )(
2.998 x 10^ 8 m/s )2 = 6.9488 x 10^ -73 J.s
The electromagnetic spectrum runs from 6.625 x 10 ^-34 J.s ( 137 ),
therefore
JAH EE max = 9.076 x 10 ^-34 J.s.
There are 137 prime relative gradations in the JAH EE spectrum
= 9.0763 x 10^ -30 J.s at 90o relative and 6.625 x 10 ^-34 J.s at 0
degrees relative. These set the Fine Line Constant distances.
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As you can see,the mysteries do not exist in this model.

[Brian Anthony]

Hey dude, great job. I just came across your videos and now I am a huge fan. Looking forward to future Space Stories!

[Sarah]

Thanks for the wrap, Dave! Loved the dark energy extravaganza and looking forward to dueling moons, but wherefore art thou, eyewear?