Comments on: What is Invisible? http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2007/06/04/what-is-invisible/ Science, Environment, and Nature in the SF Bay Area Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:39:48 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Lolli Levine http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2007/06/04/what-is-invisible/comment-page-1/#comment-14464 Lolli Levine Sun, 02 Sep 2007 23:39:11 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2007/06/04/what-is-invisible/#comment-14464 Have you considered connecting your scientific observations, questions, or non-observations to be looked at through the lens of metaphysics in order to get at a 'scientific' explanation of this dark matter? In the Mayan writings and books on Sacred Geometry, there is much to read about the 'dark energy' of the Earth and the 'light energy' of the stars and their move to be merged. I just viewed a program on KQED on dark energy and my first thoughts were about what I've recently been very drawn to. I think this is a good place to search for answers. Have you considered connecting your scientific observations, questions, or non-observations to be looked at through the lens of metaphysics in order to get at a 'scientific' explanation of this dark matter?
In the Mayan writings and books on Sacred Geometry, there is much to read about the 'dark energy' of the Earth and the 'light energy' of the stars and their move to be merged.
I just viewed a program on KQED on dark energy and my first thoughts were about what I've recently been very drawn to.
I think this is a good place to search for answers.

]]> By: Kamunguna http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2007/06/04/what-is-invisible/comment-page-1/#comment-9067 Kamunguna Mon, 13 Aug 2007 16:43:32 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2007/06/04/what-is-invisible/#comment-9067 You might be interested in my explanations at www.gemteq.co.ke You might be interested in my explanations at http://www.gemteq.co.ke

]]> By: QUEST Science Blog - KQED » Seeing the Invisible http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2007/06/04/what-is-invisible/comment-page-1/#comment-3781 QUEST Science Blog - KQED » Seeing the Invisible Tue, 19 Jun 2007 01:22:07 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2007/06/04/what-is-invisible/#comment-3781 [...] In my last post, I tried to explain what makes observations of dark matter so difficult. We see ordinary matter through the very strong and efficient electromagnetic force. The problem is that this force does not appear to affect dark matter. [...] [...] In my last post, I tried to explain what makes observations of dark matter so difficult. We see ordinary matter through the very strong and efficient electromagnetic force. The problem is that this force does not appear to affect dark matter. [...]

]]> By: Kyle Dawson http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2007/06/04/what-is-invisible/comment-page-1/#comment-3155 Kyle Dawson Fri, 08 Jun 2007 15:50:05 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2007/06/04/what-is-invisible/#comment-3155 Hey, we're very self-absorbed here on Earth! I think we should celebrate this human-o-centric attitude by continuing to write off the rest of the universe as "dark" and "bizarre". Your second question is really tricky. The very quick answer is no, dark matter won't form smaller objects. It actually requires the electromagnetic force to build matter up from individual particles into macroscopic objects. I'm going to address this in my next post, because it really is a hard topic to explain. It seems every time I write on dark matter, I feel I've only made a small dent in the topic. Maybe someone should write a book? Hey, we're very self-absorbed here on Earth! I think we should celebrate this human-o-centric attitude by continuing to write off the rest of the universe as "dark" and "bizarre".

Your second question is really tricky. The very quick answer is no, dark matter won't form smaller objects. It actually requires the electromagnetic force to build matter up from individual particles into macroscopic objects. I'm going to address this in my next post, because it really is a hard topic to explain. It seems every time I write on dark matter, I feel I've only made a small dent in the topic. Maybe someone should write a book?

]]> By: Ben Burress http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2007/06/04/what-is-invisible/comment-page-1/#comment-3100 Ben Burress Thu, 07 Jun 2007 13:54:55 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2007/06/04/what-is-invisible/#comment-3100 If dark matter (and dark energy, I suppose) comprises the majority of "stuff" in the universe (mass, what have you), then do you think that "ordinary" matter (protons, neutrons, electrons, etc.) should be considered "exotic" and unusual--and that we only think of it as common or ordinary because that's what we're made of? (And can see/interact with, of course.) The other question that had occurred to me is, even though dark matter doesn't interact electromagnetically, to for chemical bonds, etc., since it does have gravity, what forms and shapes might it pull itself into? I understand the dark matter halos around galactic clusters, but would dark matter have any tendency to form smaller "objects"--sort of dark matter equivalents of nebulae, stars, or even planets? If dark matter (and dark energy, I suppose) comprises the majority of "stuff" in the universe (mass, what have you), then do you think that "ordinary" matter (protons, neutrons, electrons, etc.) should be considered "exotic" and unusual–and that we only think of it as common or ordinary because that's what we're made of? (And can see/interact with, of course.) The other question that had occurred to me is, even though dark matter doesn't interact electromagnetically, to for chemical bonds, etc., since it does have gravity, what forms and shapes might it pull itself into? I understand the dark matter halos around galactic clusters, but would dark matter have any tendency to form smaller "objects"–sort of dark matter equivalents of nebulae, stars, or even planets?

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