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
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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
TAM Australia – Tickets on sale mid-June
Australian Skeptics (http://www.skeptics.com.au), are this year hosting an Australian version of ‘The Amazing Meeting’ (#tamoz), which has become the premier sceptical and critical thinking event in the world in both the US and more recently in the UK. The meeting will be held in Sydney on November 26-28 at the Sydney Masonic Center (which I … Continue reading TAM Australia – Tickets on sale mid-June