Nobody Can Measure the Age of the Universe
January 11, 2021
Measuring age depends on measuring light speed in ways that cannot in principle be confirmed.
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2020 Ends with No Dark Matter
December 30, 2020
Cosmologists end another year without finding dark phlogiston. What will it take to cure them of their pet myth?
UFOs and SETI Are Not the Same
December 6, 2020
A secular astronomer distinguishes belief that space aliens exist and the notion that they have visited Earth.
Closing In on Fast Radio Bursts
November 6, 2020
Astronomers claim to have identified the source of one instance of the most enigmatic explosions in the universe.
Cosmology Shrieks in the Dark
October 30, 2020
Modern cosmologists spend more and more money looking for dark matter. So far it's all trick and no treat.
Dark Matter Believers Panicking
September 14, 2020
Where is this stuff they keep telling us makes up most of the universe? The ideas are getting even more bizarre.
Imagination Running Rampant in Science
August 25, 2020
Science reporters and scientists have lost all respect for evidence. They spin imaginative tales with reckless abandon.
Forcing Planets into Line
July 30, 2020
You can't make a planet do what your model says it must do to exist, unless it cooperates in your imagination.
Triple Fail: Big Science Blunders
June 4, 2020
Three strikes in one day: scientific theories and assumptions in unrelated fields have blundered big time. What are the lessons?
Antimatter Claim Overblown
April 15, 2020
Talk about taking a 'possibility' to an extreme. Does the universe exist because of a fluke?
Will Dark Matter Hunters Ever Give Up?
April 1, 2020
The history of dark matter searches is a long string of non-detections. When does theory have to face reality?
Astrobiology’s Endless Quest for a Good Myth
March 9, 2020
Come join the Astrobiology Storytelling Society! You'll never be out of work!
Astrobiology: The Perfect Swarm
March 6, 2020
Come join the Astrobiology Storytelling Society! You'll never be out of work!
SETI Wants Your Money to Look at Nothing
February 17, 2020
Since one cannot prove a universal negative, SETI believers can search forever without accountability.
Dark Matter Still Missing After Many Decades
November 22, 2019
Astrophysicists have spent millions of dollars for decades to look at nothing.