01-09-2009, 03:03 AM
http://www.universetoday.com/2009/01/05/...o-collide/
They say the Milky Way seems to have gotten heavier and is spinning faster. That assumes, I think, that we're in the same relative location within the galaxy.
An alternate explanation, that I think would also explain the data, is that we are moving closer to the center of the galaxy. That would make sense if we are experiencing an increase in density.
But our surrounding stars would have to move with us, otherwise the night sky would look different.
Observations of daytime differences, changes in sunrise and sunset times and the sun's trajectory through the sky, are discussed often here. http://www.zetatalk.com/index/zetanew.htm . Their explanation is that another planet is coming through the solar system, throwing off gravitational relationships. A general move toward the galactic center (instead of a new huge planet in the vicinity) might provide an alternate explanation for these phenomena as well.
They say the Milky Way seems to have gotten heavier and is spinning faster. That assumes, I think, that we're in the same relative location within the galaxy.
An alternate explanation, that I think would also explain the data, is that we are moving closer to the center of the galaxy. That would make sense if we are experiencing an increase in density.
But our surrounding stars would have to move with us, otherwise the night sky would look different.
Observations of daytime differences, changes in sunrise and sunset times and the sun's trajectory through the sky, are discussed often here. http://www.zetatalk.com/index/zetanew.htm . Their explanation is that another planet is coming through the solar system, throwing off gravitational relationships. A general move toward the galactic center (instead of a new huge planet in the vicinity) might provide an alternate explanation for these phenomena as well.