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NEAR Shoemaker
On February 17, 1996, the NEAR Shoemaker (Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous) spacecraft was launched for the purpose of studying asteroids and other Near Earth Objects up close. It was the first of NASA’s Discovery...
Guantanamo Blues
Brigid O'Neil, a Researcher at the Center on Peace & Liberty at the Independent Institute on Uncle Sam's Guantanamo Prison: Outside the Rule of Law: The latest news from Guantanamo Bay is beginning to...
Not On My Blog
Word to the wiseass – don't think that I'm going to ignore your 2000 word comment postings when you fill them with "nigger", "ape", "gorilla", "coon" and other disgusting nonsense that has no bearing...
Journal Entry One for HM214: Science Fiction and Fantasy
Journal Entry One for HM214 Science Fiction and Fantasy American Military University This week’s historical readings have divulged much of the early background of science fiction that was previously unknown to me. Although, I?ve...
Yarkovsky Effect
A century old physics principle, known as the Yarkovsky effect, plays a role in the manner which asteroids move through our solar system. The Yarkovsky effect works via an asteroid’s absorption of solar energy...
Comet/Asteroid Wilson-Harrington
This comet was discovered by Albert G. Wilson and Robert G. Harrington on November 19, 1949. What is of particular interest is this object's apparent state of transition towards inactivity. While originally classified as...
Veterans for Common Sense News Update
$30 Billion Flows into Iraq and Afghanistan to pay for 10,000 Western Mercenaries Posted: 2003-12-11 11:06:00.000
Saturn in Opposition
On December 31, 2003, Saturn will be in “opposition.” This term refers to the planet’s position in our sky in relation to the sun. Simply put, the Earth will pass between Saturn and the...
Shooting Ourselves in the Foot
Dr. Ivan Eland, Senior Fellow and Director of the Center on Peace & Liberty at the Independent Institute on Winning Over Arabs Using Israeli Tactics: The Bush administration’s recent “get tough” approach to the...