The Leonids Are Coming And It’s Gonna Be Fun!

November 17, 2000
The Leonids are coming, and it's a pretty decent meteor storm! Sky watchers in North America may be able to spot an unusually beautiful type of meteor called Earthgrazers during this year's Leonid shower.Earthgrazers are long, bright shooting stars that... continued

World May Force US Climate Change Action

November 13, 2000
With the US facing the prospect of the least-powerful government in its history, world leaders are gathering in the Hague in an atmosphere of crisis to discuss the dangers of climate change, and there is talk of compelling the US... continued

Another Solar Storm – Auroras Possible Tonight

November 10, 2000
The Nov. 8th solar eruption that triggered an ongoing radiation storm around Earth also launched a coronal mass ejection that appears to be heading in the direction of our planet. The CME raced away from the Sun traveling faster than... continued

Proton Storm Puts Air, Space Travelers At Risk

November 9, 2000
The solar storm now striking the earth consists mostly of protons and could put space travelers and some air travelers at risk of receiving health-threatening radiation doses. Current Mass Ejection The earth's atmosphere and magnetic field protect life on the... continued

Danforth Indicts Waco Prosecutor, Alleging He Lied

November 9, 2000
Special counsel John Danforth, ending a detailed review of the horrific 1993 siege of the Branch Davidian Complex at Waco, has indicted former US attorney Bill Johnston. The indictment, issued by a St. Louis grand jury convened by Danforth contains... continued

Severe Solar Storm Hits Earth

November 9, 2000
From NASA's Spaceweather.com: RADIATION STORM: The flux of high-energy protons near Earth is approximately 100,000 times greater than normal following an M8-category solar flare near active region 9218 on the Sun's western limb. The sun has been unusually active lately,... continued

Media Crop Circle Disinformation Frenzy

November 8, 2000
As predicted, world media is eagerly using the Matthew Williams crop circle hoax story to disinform the public about these enigmatic formations. The fairy tales that began in the British media a few days ago have spread as far afield... continued

Whitley Strieber Will Speak at the 2000 Texas Book Festival

November 8, 2000
Whitley Strieber will be a Featured Author at the 2000 Texas Book Festival in Austin, Texas. He will speak from 3:15 to 4:00PM in the Senate Chamber of the Texas State Capitol at Austin. He will be signing books from... continued

Hopis Silence Revealer of Secrets

November 8, 2000
In a letter publicized Friday Hopi cultural affairs preservation officers asked John Kimmey of Taos, NM, to cease calling himself a "carrier of Hopi prophecy" and to no longer reveal Hopi secret teachings. The letter said, "The Hopi people have... continued

Crop Circle Hoaxer Sentenced

November 7, 2000
AP - Crop Circle hoaxer Matthew Williams was found guilty of damage to property in Magistrates Court in the town of Devises in England today. He was fined 100 pounds and 40 pounds costs. His defense was that Crop Circle... continued