23 September 2017

September Links

Astronomy Now: Corrected sunspot history suggests climate change not due to natural solar trends.

Is the US economy more egalitarian than Tinder?

Asteroid 3122 Florence, which passed safely by Terra this month, has two small moons. This makes it the third known triple NEO.

Katja Grace on coordination problems.

Put A Number On It reviews the Premium Mediocre.

Scott Alexander on institutional review boards, and his commenters on the post.

As expected, the Cassini mission ended on the 15th. Here's my retrospective.

OSIRIS-REx flies by Earth en route to Bennu.

Massive solar flare happens just in time for my space weather class. It's always fun to see the practical applications of what you're learning about.