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Magnetism's recently revealed role in galaxy formation.
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Bob DeWoody Send message Joined: 9 May 10 Posts: 3387 Credit: 4,182,900 RAC: 10 |
I watched some programming recently that discussed the role magnetism has played in the formation of galaxies and it was quite interesting. It seems that magnetism has played a far more important role than previously thought. I wonder whether magnetism can be used in some future form of propulsion for space travel. Bob DeWoody My motto: Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow as it may not be required. This no longer applies in light of current events. |
William Rothamel Send message Joined: 25 Oct 06 Posts: 3756 Credit: 1,999,735 RAC: 4 |
Bob, All you have to do is figure out how to cross magnetic lines of flux. |
janneseti Send message Joined: 14 Oct 09 Posts: 14106 Credit: 655,366 RAC: 0 |
I watched some programming recently that discussed the role magnetism has played in the formation of galaxies and it was quite interesting. It seems that magnetism has played a far more important role than previously thought. I wonder whether magnetism can be used in some future form of propulsion for space travel. I also saw a programming about that only yesterday. There are lots of magnetic fields in our galaxy that can be used for propulsion. Research is already underway. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetic_propulsion#Spacecraft http://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/6029/20150503/no-fuel-no-problem-new-technology-may-make-interplanetary-travel-on-electromagnetic-propulsion.htm http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2015/04/evaluating-nasas-futuristic-em-drive/ |
tullio Send message Joined: 9 Apr 04 Posts: 8797 Credit: 2,930,782 RAC: 1 |
The Euclid spacecraft, designed to look for dark energy, built by ESA with NASA support has been approved for launch in 2020. Wait and see. Tullio |
tullio Send message Joined: 9 Apr 04 Posts: 8797 Credit: 2,930,782 RAC: 1 |
5 years is a long time in science Tullio ! It took 50 years to confirm the existence of the Higgs boson Now another boson has surfaced in the LHC data. I hope this is the first hint of the existence of a graviton. Tullio |
musicplayer Send message Joined: 17 May 10 Posts: 2430 Credit: 926,046 RAC: 0 |
Keeping with the thread title, what is the relationship between the Higgs boson and electromagnetism? |
tullio Send message Joined: 9 Apr 04 Posts: 8797 Credit: 2,930,782 RAC: 1 |
It is a quantum of the electroweak field. Tullio |
Darth Beaver Send message Joined: 20 Aug 99 Posts: 6728 Credit: 21,443,075 RAC: 3 |
We may not have to wait 5 years tullio the Chinese have successfully lunched a probe into space to detect Dark Matter |
tullio Send message Joined: 9 Apr 04 Posts: 8797 Credit: 2,930,782 RAC: 1 |
We may not have to wait 5 years tullio the Chinese have successfully lunched a probe into space to detect Dark Matter Yes, it is an Italian spacecraft called DAMPE which looks for dark matter, not dark energy.There is a good cooperation between the Italian research centers and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Roberto Battiston, a physicist who is now the head of the Italian Space Agency, is often visiting China. Tullio |
KLiK Send message Joined: 31 Mar 14 Posts: 1304 Credit: 22,994,597 RAC: 60 |
I don't think there is any such thing as dark matter or dark energy, I think that what keeps the galaxies glued together is gravity and a measure of magnetism. maybe... but you also haven't accounted for the lack of mass in Space...or lack of energy also... :/ non-profit org. Play4Life in Zagreb, Croatia, EU |
KLiK Send message Joined: 31 Mar 14 Posts: 1304 Credit: 22,994,597 RAC: 60 |
but you also haven't accounted for the lack of mass in Space...or lack of energy also... like I said...even if you prove that lack of gravity is magnetism...& disprove Dark matter... you still have to disprove Dark energy in Thermodynamics of Space! ;) non-profit org. Play4Life in Zagreb, Croatia, EU |
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