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John J. replied to the thread Transients in the Palomar Observatory Sky Survey.Quote below from "A study claimed UFOs orbited Earth in the 1950s. Then scientists checked the math", Adam Frank, Big Think, August 27, 2026 as per @Smythe Bacchus' post #851. Frank's article discusses "Critical Evaluation of Studies Alleging... -
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NorCal Dave replied to the thread Transients in the Palomar Observatory Sky Survey.Reply is here maybe?: https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.15171 We respond to the critique by Watters et al. (2026) of the statistical analyses in Villarroel et al. (2025) and Bruehl & Villarroel (2025). We argue that the critique conflates... -
DDon Kielty reacted to JMartJr's post in the thread Transients in the Palomar Observatory Sky Survey with
Agree.
As "skeptical" in our context would not mean thinking every claim is false, .but instead that we'd like to see the evidence and where it leads... -
DDon Kielty reacted to Smythe Bacchus's post in the thread Transients in the Palomar Observatory Sky Survey with
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I realise the prepublication release of the Watters et. al. critique of the 2025 VASCO research papers has already been cited on Metabunk. This article provides an update and brings it all together. A study claimed UFOs orbited Earth in the... -
NorCal Dave reacted to JMartJr's post in the thread Transients in the Palomar Observatory Sky Survey with Like.
As "skeptical" in our context would not mean thinking every claim is false, .but instead that we'd like to see the evidence and where it leads...
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John J. reacted to HoaxEye's post in the thread Transients in the Palomar Observatory Sky Survey with Like.
New preprint: Microscopy assessment of two multiple-transient candidates, Jun Yang & Beatriz Villarroel. Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.26371 (submitted 26 Aug 2026). PDF version is attached. Short summary: the paper physically re-examines two...
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Yyoshy replied to the thread Transients in the Palomar Observatory Sky Survey.I don't see anything in this article that can qualify as personal attacks or anything like that. Will Villarroel et al respond to these critiques? Or ignore them on the basis of personal attacks and/or misogyny?
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Yyoshy reacted to Ann K's post in the thread Transients in the Palomar Observatory Sky Survey with Like.
https://bigthink.com/13-8/a-study-claimed-ufos-visited-earth-in-the-1950s-then-scientists-checked-the-math/ This needs to be said often and loudly. Scientists learn very early in their careers to expect that not everyone will agree with their...
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Yyoshy reacted to HoaxEye's post in the thread Transients in the Palomar Observatory Sky Survey with Like.
New preprint: Microscopy assessment of two multiple-transient candidates, Jun Yang & Beatriz Villarroel. Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.26371 (submitted 26 Aug 2026). PDF version is attached. Short summary: the paper physically re-examines two...
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Yyoshy reacted to HoaxEye's post in the thread Transients in the Palomar Observatory Sky Survey with Like.
"Paper-parity" run has completed. Report and data: https://github.com/jannefi/poss1-plate-slice/blob/main/results/s0-642-paper-parity-20260828/README.md This release does not replace or change anything I released previously. It's a separate...
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Yyoshy reacted to Smythe Bacchus's post in the thread Transients in the Palomar Observatory Sky Survey with
Winner.
I realise the prepublication release of the Watters et. al. critique of the 2025 VASCO research papers has already been cited on Metabunk. This article provides an update and brings it all together. A study claimed UFOs orbited Earth in the...
