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The Taurus ReportJWST finds "Red Dots", and astronomers confused by "Dark Comets"JWST finds red dots, which are simply explained as galaxies so far back that they disprove the "Big Bang" -- so standard theorists try to invent more new and exotic mechanisms to save big bang cosmology. Closer to home, "dark comets" are simply rocky objects with no off-gassing in very eccentric orbits. Their accelerations that do not fit into standard gravitational theory are mistakenly labelled as "non-gravitational" acceleration. In fact they are gravitational -- as predicted in section 8 of the paper on CGC -- Cyclic Gravity and Cosmology. In this section, it was predicted that any object in any...2025-01-201h 15
The Taurus ReportThe Giant Ring -- another large scale structure that should not be thereThe same team that discovered the giant arc has discovered a giant ring. Both of these structures should not have been able to form according to standard Cosmology. We take a look at Ethan Siegel's claim that these may be artifacts. We then take a look at the Dart impact on the Dimorphos asteroid, and what it might mean according to Cyclic Gravity and Cosmology (CGC). Then we propose an experiment that might be done here on Earth to prove or disprove CGC.2025-01-2056 min
The Taurus ReportConical galactic outflows challenge standard gravitational theoryTaurus report comments upon research this past month on conical, bi-polar galactic outflows. These are consistent with the way that Cyclic Gravity and Cosmology (CGC) presents Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) as re-cycling matter in the universe. Standard theory does not explain the shape nor the reason for these outflows, while CGC does explain them.2024-01-1446 min
The Taurus ReportOne year on: How is the Hot Big Bang (HBB) GR-LCDM model faring given this past year's JWST observations?I discuss this topic with Scientist Lee Greer, who maintains the enlightenmentlegacy web site.2023-07-2244 min
The Taurus ReportUnexpected patterns in the redshift. Also: Monster Stars are latest GR-LCDM fantasyGR-LCDM ignores periodicity in the redshift of observed galaxies because they can not explain it. They also can not explain how early galaxies have a normal distribution of metals. They try to deal with this by inventing another unobserved fantasy: Monster Stars.2023-06-0531 min
The Taurus ReportWhy did general relativity seem so convincing?GR predicted the precession of Mercury, and similar time dilation and increase-of-mass, both in a gravity well and at relativistic velocity. CGC presents a better way to explain these things. We also take a look at some new papers that try to explain recent JWST observations.2023-04-1743 min
The Taurus ReportWhat Einstein got right, and what he got wrongI discuss the Michelson-Morely experiment and also Maxwell’s determination of the speed of light. Each of these presented a problem for physicists’ understanding of how light is propagated. I compare how Lorentz attempted to solve these problems, with how Einstein attempted to solve them. Next week’s episode will explain why I think that Lorentz will eventually be proven correct.2023-04-1042 min
The Taurus ReportWheels within wheelsBabylonians invented one heartbeat = one second. 60 seconds in a minute, 60 minutes in an hour, 24 hours in a day, 360 days in a year. They sought to connect the movements of the heavens with the human heartbeat. In this episode we begin tracing the history of astronomy. Along the way, we cover the epicycles of Ptolemy – the famous “Wheels within wheels …”2023-04-0334 min
The Taurus ReportSolving triangles algebraicallySolving a triangle using quatern measure demonstrates that the analogue trig functions for quaterns are algebraic. This means that vectors, rotations, solving triangles, cross and dot products, etc can all be done without transcendental functions. With quaterns they are all exact and algebraic.2023-03-2443 min
The Taurus ReportCGC can explain cosmic magnetic fieldsCGC presents gravity as a relic of the electromagnetic force due to charge fluctuations in macro-objects that are overall charge-neutral. This same presentation of gravity also explains the mysterious existence of the magnetic fields observed spanning the cosmos.2023-03-1230 min
The Taurus ReportCGC explains the squarish concentric rings of WR140According to the standard model of gravity, the ejected dust from the Wolf-Rayet star 140 should be a sort of warped spiral. Standard gravity can not explain why it is arranged in very discrete rings, nor why these rings have a squarish shape to them. CGC can explain all aspects of this. Included in today’s episode are instructions showing how anyone can run their own gravity simulations. One such simulation using a CGC-type force law produces objects that revolve around a central star in discrete square rings.2023-03-0442 min
The Taurus ReportJetting quasars drive elemental recycling in the universeForget "Population III" stars. Forget the big bang idea of modelling elemental abundances starting from the primordial soup just after "inflation." CGC presents a cosmology wherein elemental abundances stay approximately constant forever, with quasars and other "black holes" serving as centers of elemental recycling.2023-02-2648 min
The Taurus ReportLarge scale structure in the universe disproves GR-LCDMStructures that challenge GR-LCDM Cosmology. Large scale distribution of galaxies, the fine foamy structure of galaxies now seen by JWST, and a few other recent discoveries support the semi-static view of the universe depicted in CGC. An eternal universe.2023-02-1841 min
The Taurus ReportAn experiment that disproves general relativityI explain the experiment that will disprove General Relativity. Time is not a continuum in some sort of non-Euclidean geometry. I go on to critique the current state of modern Cosmology.2023-02-1133 min
The Taurus ReportThe Bullet Cluster does not prove dark matterStandard theory considers the Bullet Cluster to be proof of the existence of dark matter. I explain the Bullet Cluster using Cyclic Gravity and Cosmology (CGC). Then I respond to several other criticisms. Lastly, I go over some experiments that might disprove CGC or disprove General Relativity.2023-01-2945 min
The Taurus ReportGeneral Relativity is wrong about black holesCGC presents a different picture of black holes. This description of black holes also explains elemental abundances in a very different way compared to GR-LCDM cosmology2023-01-2141 min
The Taurus ReportBreaking General RelativityCGC posits that neutrinos inhibit quantum processes, and that they deflect light. This assumption accounts for time dilation at relativistic velocities and near strong sources of gravity, without the need to posit the deformation of space. CGC adapts General Relativity allowing a return to Euclidean space. There is no need for dark matter, no need for dark energy, and no need for the big bang.2023-01-1437 min
The Taurus ReportCosmological Expansion according to CGCI explain why we need to take an ad-hoc approach to gravity. It is not possible at this time to create a simple and elegent force law that applies to all contexts and all scales. I explain that cosmological expansion is actually the product of repulsive gravity. I also explain that the universe is forever gently alternating between periods of expansion and contraction. I look forward to the next episode wherein I will explain how CGC deals with the deflection of light, time dilation, and the increase of momentum at relativisitic velocities.2023-01-0730 min
The Taurus ReportStrange gravity in our solar systemThe asteroid Bennu, the behavior of Oumuamua, the braided rings of Saturn, the behavior of comets, the flyby and Pioneer anomalies, all supply evidence of CGC in our own solar system.2022-12-3125 min
The Taurus ReportWhat is the cause of gravity?In CGC, gravity is depicted as a relic of the the electromagnetic force. This means that gravity can be repulsive at some scales, and able to explain comsological expansion without needing to posit the deformation of space. It also means that gravity can sometimes be weaker or stronger than expected in some contexts.2022-12-2405 min
The Taurus ReportWhat does Oumuamua have to do with Webb discoveries?Surprisingly, anomalous acceleration like that demonstrated by the interstellar asteroid Oumuamua hints at a new theory of gravity that can also explain what we're seeing through the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).2022-12-1726 min
The Taurus ReportWhy any new theory of gravity must account for the power spectrum of the CMBWhen any modified gravity theory is proposed, traditional cosmologists tend to be dismissive, claiming that modified gravity can not account for the power spectrum of the CMB. In this episode I explain why Cyclic Gravity and Cosmology can do this.2022-12-1146 min
The Taurus ReportWhy believe in the big bang? What would replace it?Joe Bakhos explains why astrophysicists adopted the idea of the big bang to begin with. He then explains what might replace it.2022-12-0526 min
The Taurus ReportDo James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) observations disprove the Big Bang?Episode 1: Do James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) observations disprove the Big Bang?Seeing early formation of disk galaxiesGalaxies are smaller and brighter than expected. What does this imply?How Metalicity might challenge mainstream cosmologyThe controversy over Eric Lerner and his plasma cosmologyLater episodes will present Cyclic Gravity and Cosmology (CGC)2022-11-2830 min