The Cosmic Tusk

August 10, 2010

Clayton's Craters and other cool stuff in the Sahara

I haven’t blogged in a few days while investigating the odd features of the Egyptian-Libyan Sahara. I first started poking around this subject following the announcement of the fresh and appetizing Kamil Crater in the central-western Egyptian Sahara. This got me to looking into the subject of other purported craters in the Sahara. I had no idea that a controversy has brewed for…

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August 3, 2010

Hustle Up Workshop: Week's notice for NASA NEO confab

Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979 [email protected] Aug. 2, 2010 MEDIA ADVISORY : M10-105 NASA Hosts Workshop To Discuss Exploring Near Earth Objects WASHINGTON — NASA will host an interactive workshop to identify objectives for exploration missions to near-Earth objects, or NEOs, on Aug. 10-11 at the Renaissance Mayflower Hotel in Washington. The event will…

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July 31, 2010

Shootout: YDB hypothesis debate at Laramie AMQUA conference

See session proceedings here. Session 5: Comet Impact as the Cause of the Younger Dryas: Pros and Cons Chair: Dan Muhs Allen West 1:00 p.m. Allen West – The Younger Dryas impact controversy: Exploring the competing hypotheses for the deposition of nanodiamonds, magnet c spherules, and other evidence at 12.9 ka Todd Surovell 1:30 p.m. Todd Surovell – Magnetic grains and microspherules from…

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July 28, 2010

Moon to Earth: New LRO Lunar Crater Analysis has potential to revise impact frequency for Terrafirma

By comparing the LRO pictures with images collected by Apollo missions in the 1970s, they have found five craters that have appeared in the past four decades. That is helping the team to determine how frequently objects strike the Moon, says planetary geologist Alfred McEwen of the University of Arizona in Tucson. They have only surveyed a small sliver of the Moon, and expect to find more craters…

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July 25, 2010

The Very Small Kamil Crater Discovered In Egypt

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July 24, 2010

Rohrabacher keeps eyes to the sky while others pols dawdle

Two great Americans We need to take the next step. Our NEO search and tracking program continues to move forward, but nobody is taking responsibility for protection. I am more confident than ever in our ability to identify potential threats from asteroids and comets, but it is critical to the future of humanity that we develop the capabilities to protect ourselves from those…

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July 20, 2010

Video: Man cares for flowers, birds on Carolina Bay Lake Waccamaw

A good friend sent me this video this morning. His father has known the gentleman featured, 91 year-old John O’Neil, for many years and attests to what a great fella he is. I don’t know Mr. O’Neil, but in the course of my work I have been fortunate to meet a lot folks like him, people who care personally and tenderly for land they have lived on for many, many years. A nice…

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July 19, 2010

Tusk drops all pretense of objectivity, joins YD team for rodeo in Laramie

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July 19, 2010

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). Six weeks into WISE’s work, someone revealed to Shiga (I…

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July 17, 2010

Hill surprise as Senate panel suddenly backs Obama on Asteroid Mission; Same Day WISE finishes first pass of sky

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Clayton's Craters and other cool stuff in the Sahara

Hustle Up Workshop: Week's notice for NASA NEO confab

Shootout: YDB hypothesis debate at Laramie AMQUA conference

Moon to Earth: New LRO Lunar Crater Analysis has potential to revise impact frequency for Terrafirma

The Very Small Kamil Crater Discovered In Egypt

Rohrabacher keeps eyes to the sky while others pols dawdle

Video: Man cares for flowers, birds on Carolina Bay Lake Waccamaw

Tusk drops all pretense of objectivity, joins YD team for rodeo in Laramie

Breaking: WISE mission misleads public with confusing comet stats

Hill surprise as Senate panel suddenly backs Obama on Asteroid Mission; Same Day WISE finishes first pass of sky

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