Jupiter impacted by asteroid – discovered by Australian Amateur Astronomer Anthony Wesley


This is a cross-post from Phil Plait's Bad Astronomy blogsite BREAKING: Another Jupiter impact? | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine. Phil reported that Australian Amateur Astronomer, Anthony Wesley, recorded an impact by an asteroid, coincidentally on the same day that news about another impact Anthony discovered in 2009 was released! Very bizzare. Anthony captured video … Continue reading Jupiter impacted by asteroid – discovered by Australian Amateur Astronomer Anthony Wesley

Pathways to Sketicism


A common story one tends to hear from Skeptics when asked "How did you 'get into' skepticism?" is that they probably always were skeptics, but didn't know it. Typically they had some interest which caused them to research, or reach-out for others of similar mind, or in many cases, they were introduced to the community … Continue reading Pathways to Sketicism