I thought about submitting that post earlier today, but, well, sourcing doesn't get much sketchier than that. My best hope was that some science journalist wou

I thought about submitting that post earlier today, but, well, sourcing doesn't get much sketchier than that. My best hope was that some science journalist would actually contact observers at Mauna Kea, as a gut check, but Dr. Plait's dénouement is probably good enough for me.