What If the Universe Is Electric?

Exploring The Electric Sky by Dr. Donald E. Scott

“The universe is not a silent place. It hums with electricity.”
— Dr. Donald E. Scott, The Electric Sky

If you’ve been following the journey of Red Sky, you already know that this isn’t your average sci-fi story. It’s grounded in real, if controversial, theories—ideas that challenge the way we’ve been taught to think about stars, space, and even the Sun itself.

One of the most important books that shaped the science behind Red Sky is The Electric Sky by Dr. Donald E. Scott. It’s a bold and eye-opening book that flips conventional astronomy on its head. But it’s also a technical read. So today, I want to break it down for you in plain English—and share how its ideas are helping shape the world (and the danger) in Red Sky.

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What Is the Electric Universe?

Let’s start with the big picture.

Dr. Scott is part of a growing group of scientists and engineers who believe we’ve missed something big in our understanding of the universe: electricity.

Mainstream science teaches us that the universe is mostly governed by gravity—that stars form from collapsing gas, that galaxies swirl due to unseen “dark matter,” and that black holes power huge energy jets.

But Scott asks a different question: What if electricity, not gravity, plays the leading role in shaping the cosmos?

He calls this the Electric Universe idea. And his book The Electric Sky is a guided tour of what that means—from the Sun to the stars to the structure of galaxies.

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☀️ The Electric Sun

According to traditional science, the Sun shines because of nuclear fusion in its core. Hydrogen atoms smash together under immense pressure and become helium, releasing energy that eventually reaches us as sunlight.

But Scott argues the Sun’s surface activity—like sunspots, solar flares, and its super-hot corona (the Sun’s outer atmosphere)—doesn’t make sense if the only energy source is internal fusion.

Instead, he proposes something radical:

The Sun is electrically powered from the outside.

In this model, electric currents flow through space and into the Sun, much like a giant plasma globe. These currents cause visible “arc discharges” on the Sun’s surface—what we call granules, sunspots, and solar flares. It’s a little like the spark that jumps between two wires—but on a cosmic scale.

Why does this matter for Red Sky?
Because in the story, when the Sun starts acting “weird”—releasing massive flares or behaving unpredictably—it’s not a random event. It’s tied to changes in these vast cosmic currents. It’s part of a bigger circuit that’s breaking down.

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Galaxies, Jets, and the “Missing” Stuff

Scott doesn’t stop with the Sun.

He looks at galaxies—those spinning, pinwheel-shaped collections of billions of stars. Astronomers have long been puzzled by their behavior. Based on what we can see, galaxies rotate too fast. To make the math work, scientists invented “dark matter”—something invisible that’s supposedly out there, adding extra gravity.

But Scott offers another explanation:

Galaxies are powered and shaped by cosmic electric currents.

These currents twist into filaments and pinch together in what’s called a z-pinch—a known electrical effect that can create concentrated energy and structure. In this view, spiral arms and giant jets shooting out of galaxies aren’t caused by black holes. They’re the result of plasma currents under electrical stress.

In Red Sky, when Manny warns of the rogue planet, he’s not just worried about gravitational disruptions. He’s thinking in terms of electric currents—how a charged body moving into the wrong part of space could disturb the Sun, Earth, and even other planets.

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Planets, Comets, and the “Cosmic Web”

Scott also explains strange planetary features in an electric light.

• Venus is unusually hot—not just from sunlight, but from past electric discharges.

• Mars has enormous scars that look more like they were burned or carved by plasma than shaped by erosion.

• Comets, traditionally thought to be icy snowballs, display jets and flares that suggest they’re electrically interacting with the Sun.

In Red Sky, as the rogue planet approaches, you’ll see elements of this: red dust, plasma trails, electrical arcing. These aren’t just storytelling devices. They’re grounded in what the Electric Universe community sees in real cosmic behavior.

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❌ Big Bang? Not So Fast…

Another mind-bending idea in The Electric Sky is about redshift—the way light stretches and reddens as it travels through space. Scientists interpret this as proof that the universe is expanding, leading to the Big Bang theory.

But Dr. Scott (following the work of Halton Arp) argues that redshift might not always mean distance or speed. Sometimes it may just mean age or electrical charge. That shakes the very foundation of modern cosmology.

This opens the door for Red Sky to ask, “What if the universe isn’t expanding the way we thought? What if we’re wrong about distance, size, and even the shape of the cosmos?”

Manny Volynsky thinks we are.

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Why This Matters (Even If You Don’t Like Physics)

You don’t need to understand circuit theory or plasma physics to enjoy Red Sky. But you should know this:

• The science in the story isn’t just made up.

• It comes from real scientists—sometimes on the fringe—asking bold questions.

• The Electric Sky helps make sense of things the mainstream still struggles to explain.

And that’s the heartbeat of this novel:

A world where truth is buried, where warnings go unheard, and where ancient knowledge—hidden in myths and symbols—may hold the key to surviving a cosmic catastrophe.

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️ Final Thoughts

Dr. Donald Scott’s The Electric Sky is not an easy read. It’s packed with diagrams, equations, and citations. But underneath the science is a simple, startling idea:

The universe runs on electricity.

If he’s right, it means that our world—and our future—may depend on forces we’ve barely begun to understand.

And if you want to know how that plays out…
Well, keep reading Red Sky.