Kerr Watch

Number of days writer Richard Kerr has failed to inform his Science readers of the confirmation of nanodiamonds at the YDB: 1 year, 4 months, and 27 days

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SENATOR NELSON ON BOARD FOR DEALING WITH POSSIBLE 2022 IMPACT HAZARD

Senator Bill Nelson (D-Florida) Sec.201 (b) UNITED STATES HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT CAPABILITIES.—Congress reaffirms the policy stated in section 501(a) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16761(a)), that the United States shall maintain an uninterrupted capability for human space flight and operations in low-Earth orbit, and beyond, as [...]

Again, again, again and again: Jupiter hit far more often that NASA models predict

Unpredicted Impacts on Jupiter

Video of the event

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Breaking: WISE mission misleads public with confusing comet stats

In my day work I am no stranger to government bureaucracies and “programs” manipulating information about their activities until it suits them to do otherwise.  The WISE mission is no different.

In March of this year David Shiga wrote an obviously informed article revealing early results of the WISE mission (below). [...]

Adults in Charge?: NASA #2 Lori Garver is a published Neo-Catastrophist

The frequency of impacts of objects of various sizes is known only to limited precisions. In particular, objects up to several meters in diameter explode in the atmosphere without reaching the surface. Although the energy released in these explosions may be many times greater than that released by the Hiroshima bomb, [...]

Whipple Watch

Days since NASA’s David Morrison and his “colleagues who do dynamics” have failed to answer Bill Napier’s simple query:

13 or so

Morrison of NASA disputes findings of Younger Dryas Impact Team -- touts Tusk despite obscurity

Unfortunately, the overcrowded session ran late, and there was no time for discussion or questions. Even when their conclusions were challenged, most of the scientists in the audience chose not to respond. The result was a lost opportunity for real debate. Perhaps not surprisingly, the AGU session received very little press attention. Indeed, following the AGU and GSA meetings, the YD impact hypothesis seems [...]

Days since NASA has reported WISE finding a comet or asteroid NEO: 19

See here:  http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/stats/wise/

NASA continues opaque and clumsy treatment of dark comets and dark asteroids found by WISE

NASA put out another one of those creepy home made news articles today regarding the WISE mission finding dark objects.  This one is even more condescending than usual, with the inane lede, “Imagine you are a Brontosaurus….”

Well, I am not a “Brontosaurus.”  But I am keenly interested in what the hell WISE is finding [...]