Solar Neutrinos
The standard solar model has the Sun as a fusion reactor, compressing hydrogen into deuterium and subsequently into helium in its super-dense core.
Jupiter’s Large and Diffuse Core
According to measurements taken by NASA's space craft Juno in the spring of 2017, Jupiter has a large and diffuse core. This was not expected by NASA's astronomers. Because they base their predictions on conventional ideas related to planetary formation…
The One Theory Fallacy
Most people will agree that there's only one reality. We may have different views of it. We may disagree on the facts. But there can only be one theory that's 100% correct. Reality is coherent. So, there can be but…
Mass is an Abstraction
There is a lot of confusion around the concept of mass in physics. The most common mistake is to confuse matter for mass as if the two things are the same. However, mass is a property of matter in interaction…
Planetary Alignments
There was a rare planetary alignment on March 7 this year. As expected, nothing out of the ordinary happened on that day. So, everybody had another chance at mocking the astrologers and mystics for their beliefs. However, there might be…
Mistake of the Century
Getting rid of the aether was probably the biggest mistake in modern science. Because in doing this all sorts of trouble emerged. Mysterious weirdness The electric force, the magnetic force and gravity were suddenly mysterious actions at a distance. A…