Dating Methods Crater Count Dating: Self-Secondaries Reduce Age Estimates October 30, 2018 A standard method for inferring the ages of planetary surfaces continues to be plagued by bad assumptions. CONTINUE READING
Intelligent Design NASA Verdict: Most Exoplanets Are Not Habitable October 23, 2018 Superflares from the majority of stars would likely sterilize any planet in its "habitable zone." CONTINUE READING
Astronomy New Illustra DVD Released: “Call of the Cosmos” October 20, 2018 Illustra's newest DVD showcases Psalm 19 in multiple ways. CONTINUE READING
Solar System Latest Evidence that Saturn and Its Rings Are Young October 8, 2018 A new set of post-Cassini papers has to deal with observational facts: Saturn's rings cannot last billions of years. CONTINUE READING
Geology Geophysics Not Rock Solid Science October 1, 2018 With observation, instruments and models, you would think geophysics is hard science. CONTINUE READING
Solar System Ceres Looks Seriously Young September 20, 2018 Asteroids should not be so active. This one was, and is. CONTINUE READING
Philosophy of Science Buffon or Buffoon? Evaluating a Dead Expert September 16, 2018 He was highly regarded in his day, but the beliefs of Comte de Buffon seem comical now. CONTINUE READING
Solar System Pluto Rivals Earth in Geological Complexity September 14, 2018 Call it what you will, Pluto is a planet of surprises. Its active geology is second only to Earth's, say two planetary scientists. CONTINUE READING
Solar System How Did Earth Get Its Phosphorus? September 12, 2018 The element phosphorus is hard to get to a planet's surface where it is needed. CONTINUE READING
Origin of Life Astrobiology Survives on Passionate Hope September 3, 2018 Without the words 'might' and 'could,' astrobiologists would have nothing to say. CONTINUE READING
Physics Stalactite Indicates Ultrafast Magnetic Reversals August 23, 2018 Contrary to what geophysicists have claimed for decades, magnetic reversals may occur 'ridiculously quickly.' Or is confidence in experts ridiculous? CONTINUE READING
Solar System Spacecraft Launches to Sun, Still a Mystery August 13, 2018 A spacecraft just took off on a mission to the sun, but not to worry; it went at night. CONTINUE READING
SETI Richter Scaling: Is Funding for Astrobiology and SETI Justified? August 7, 2018 Should the government fleece taxpayers again for a project with almost zero chance for success? Consider two "Richter scales" that should inform hopes. CONTINUE READING
Origin of Life Poison Water Detected on Mars July 26, 2018 Mars mania has struck again, with the latest announcement that a "lake" of water may exist under the red planet's polar ice cap. CONTINUE READING
Solar System Mars Is Losing Its Atmosphere Fast July 20, 2018 Measurements of Martian atmospheric loss rates imply incredible changes over the assumed billions of years of Mars' history. CONTINUE READING