The impact of pseudo-science

Worlds in Collision
Worlds in Collision

This year is the 50th anniversary of the publication of an astonishing and controversial book – Worlds in Collision. The provocatively titled 1950 book was written by Immanuel Velikovsky and caused an unprecedented furor in scientific circles. It led to the transfer of the book from the hurting academic publisher and dismissal of those who…


NASA risks Galileo spacecraft by FLYING A “KITE” AT IO!

Io plume
Io plume

JPL News wrote: “Galileo makes two daring passes less than 620 km above Io on October 11 and November 25, 1999. In November Galileo might even pass through the plume of Pillan Patera, making it the first spacecraft ever to fly through an alien volcano.” NASA scientists are upholding a long tradition of misinterpreting observations…