Space Weather

[thelufias]

I agree...and with so many variants of what it might be....who knows.... multiple universes might end up as the winner....

Multiple universes have been hypothesized in cosmology, physics, astronomy, religion, philosophy, transpersonal psychology, and literature, particularly in science fiction and fantasy. In these contexts, parallel universes are also called "alternate universes", "quantum universes", "interpenetrating dimensions", "parallel dimensions", "parallel worlds", "alternate realities", "alternate timelines", and "dimensional planes".

The physics community continues to debate the multiverse hypotheses. Prominent physicists disagree about whether any kind of multiverse exists.

[sidherose]

I know!! It's like a big crap-shoot, isn't it? At least as far as we oh so intelligent humans can perceive - or not.

Albert said "God does not play dice." However, Albert has been proven to be wrong a time or two.

Philosophically speaking, there has to be a reality "as perceived by..." every single entity that ever existed in any time. Even though some few of them experienced the same events, they all saw that event from a different pov, moment in time and space. From a different mind-set and a different set of experience filters.

And now it's time to sing:



Before I make myself crazy (er).

[thelufias]

I agree....we are mere humans and are the youngsters on this planet...though we think we know it all LOL...

And as for the Drive to Crazy....I've got my roadmap handy if you wish to use it.... 

[thelufias]

Cool song....I remember it but never knew who sang it.....

Now...I'm off to find some shallow water 

[sidherose]

I agree....we are mere humans and are the youngsters on this planet...though we think we know it all LOL...

And as for the Drive to Crazy....I've got my roadmap handy if you wish to use it.... 

 :driver: Oh, I got my very own road-map...and the territory is not the map - or is it the other way around? Does it matter? Thanks for the offer though!

No, we don't know squat. That's why I had a bit of a laugh over a statement of something being a matter of fact versus a matter of opinion elsewhere. Look at how many things we thought we knew for certain, that we now know was someone's utter bs and conjecture over what seemed the most logical (to them) that became "accepted fact". Which is now "un-fact".

Everything's an opinion until....when?

I sing that song to myself tongue in cheek, mostly.

[thelufias]

Until it's proven beyond a doubt.....then it's called fact.

[sidherose]

Until it's proven beyond a doubt.....then it's called fact.

Of course, but it has to be proven to be universally true to be an absolute fact - doesn't it? 

[Jherrith]

I actually remember that song from my past as well, didn't make much sense then but it sure does now ...

[Agent0013]

Of course, but it has to be proven to be universally true to be an absolute fact - doesn't it? 

As you are saying it, indeed it does! One thing is for certain about the Universe: because of the great distances involved with just what we can see or detect, not much we think we know about it can be proven absolutely. It is why the Big Bang Theory is still just a theory. It seems to be the most plausible explanation for what we have observed, but there are other explanations and interpretations of the data collected that are just as valid, though the mainstream scientists will often refuse to give them any credence, because it goes against what they are saying. Thing is for The BIg Bang Theory to remain valid, they are constantly have to add more equations into the mix. Then you get the problem with one new equation throwing everything else off so that the new model that comes of it does not fit what we see. The most likely truth is that the universe is much less complicated than the current accepted theory makes it.

[Jherrith]

CME HITS, SPARKS AURORAS: A CME hit Earth's magnetic field on May 27th. At first, for several hours, the seemingly weak impact barely disturbed our planet's magnetic environment. Then the storms began. As Earth passed through the CME's wake, energetic particles poured through a crack in Earth's magnetosphere, sparking strong G3-class geomagnetic storms and bright auroras. Chris Cook recorded the display from Cape Cod, Massachusetts:






"Tonight's surprise aurora was captured around 11:15pm EDT overlooking the calm waters of Cape Cod Bay," says Cook. "Numerous pillars reached to a height of 25°. It was nice to see the Northern Lights again!"


In addition to Massachusetts, auroras auroras have been sighted in New York, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, Montana, Iowa, Minnesota, Michigan and multiple points in Canada.
The show's not over.  Earth is still inside the CME's wake, and G1- to G3-class storms are underway on May 28th. High-latitude sky watchers should remain alert for auroras.