Charles Appleton Day

2021 Tall el-Hammam study makes final Jeopardy! question

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NASA planetary protection chief admits: Impact estimates flawed

Donald Yeomans It takes Jupiter getting slapped three times [see Tusk post here], but NASAJPL is finally admitting  (carefully in an house propaganda organ) that the estimates they regularly regurgitate to demonstrate things are fine — are false — by an order of magnitude. The Tusk is in New Orleans working to restore wetlands, so I do not have time to get much more deeply into this…
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Charles Appleton Day

2021 Tall el-Hammam study makes final Jeopardy! question

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Obama whipsaws nation from Moon to Asteroid: Is he WISEing up?

You’ve got to wonder sometimes what could be going on behind the scenes.  Could it be that the early results of the WISE mission and other disturbing government science projects are encouraging the bold (but not entirely unexpected) move of the White House to ditch the return to Moon in order to land on an Asteroid, or — dare we say — a Comet!?  It could be.  I think the…
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Charles Appleton Day

2021 Tall el-Hammam study makes final Jeopardy! question