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    Cary Plait (born September 30, 1964), also known as The Bad Astronomer, is an American astronomer, skeptic, and popular science blogger. Plait has worked...
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    2012. Phil Plait (2011). "Betelgeuse and 2012". Bad Astronomy. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2011. Phil Plait (2011)...
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  • Moon Landing "Hoax" is a non-fiction book by the American astronomer Phil Plait, who is also known as "the Bad Astronomer". The book was published in...
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    the United States chose to go because it was hard. Hoax theory debunker Phil Plait says in his 2002 book Bad Astronomy that the Soviets – with their own...
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  • Are The Ways The World Will End is a book by the American astronomer Phil Plait, also known as "the Bad Astronomer". The book was published in 2008 and...
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    including power and living space, Forbes blogger Alex Knapp and astronomer Phil Plait, among others, have criticized Dvorsky's article. Dismantling Mercury...
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  • included Richard Dawkins, Penn & Teller, Phil Plait, Michael Shermer and Adam Savage. In 2008, the astronomer Philip Plait became the new president of JREF,...
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  • other aspects of popular belief on their show, Penn & Teller: Bullshit!. Phil Plait is an astronomer and science writer whose speciality is fighting pseudoscience...
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    Bibcode:2011Sci...333..928K. doi:10.1126/science.333.6045.928. PMID 21852465. Phil Plait (2003). "The Planet X Saga: Science". badastronomy.com. Archived from...
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    Okuda is known for including in-jokes within his designs. In April 2013, Phil Plait (Bad Astronomy blogger) reported that Okuda had included an oblique homage...
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  • Individuals who commented about Adams' website include astronomer and blogger Phil Plait, PZ Myers, and Mark Hoofnagle. In 2011 and 2015 Brian Dunning listed Natural...
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    channel has since expanded to welcome new hosts such as Craig Benzine, Phil Plait, and Emily Graslie into its roster, and has launched new courses such...
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    Chronic Depression and Generalized Anxiety. I Am Not Ashamed". Medium. Phil Plait (July 8, 2015). "Oh, Right, I Can Be a Person Now". Slate.com. Retrieved...
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    Educational Foundation (JREF). Perennial speakers included Penn & Teller, Phil Plait, Michael Shermer and James "The Amazing" Randi. Speakers at the four-day...
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    created by NanoSatisfi LLC, an aerospace company which in the words of Phil Plait has "the goal to democratize access to space" and was founded by 4 graduate...
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  • Takes a Pass in 2036". Sky & Telescope. Retrieved November 10, 2014. Phil Plait (January 10, 2013). "Impact Threat from Near-Earth Asteroid Apophis in...
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  • screen so far." Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, astronomer and skeptic Phil Plait, and veteran NASA astronaut and spacewalker Scott E. Parazynski have offered...
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  • assertions. Professional astronomer Phil Plait described Hoagland as a pseudoscientist and his claims as ridiculous. Plait has also criticized Hoagland for...
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    the New York Post declared Betelgeuse as "due for explosive supernova". Phil Plait, in his Bad Astronomy blog, noting that Betelgeuse's recent behaviour...
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    NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center. 2005-02-18. Retrieved 2011-12-29. Plait, Phil (2009-06-18). "OK, so maybe we can be a *little* frightened". Discover...
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    Archived from the original on March 21, 2016. Retrieved September 18, 2012. Phil Plait (August 25, 2012). "Jump!". Discover Magazine. Archived from the original...
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    and protest singer Phil Oestricher (1931–2015), American test pilot Phil Palmer (born 1952), English jazz and rock guitarist Phil Plait (born 1964), American...
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    Bibcode:1997NYASA.822..303N. doi:10.1111/j.1749-6632.1997.tb48348.x. S2CID 122983849. Phil Plait (14 May 2019). "Could larger space rocks be hiding in the Beta Taurid...
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    Greens and other YouTube personalities, including Destin Sandlin and Phil Plait. The event has continued annually, gaining support and higher donations...
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    uniformly. The proposed definition was criticised as ambiguous: Astronomer Phil Plait and NCSE writer Nick Matzke both wrote about why they thought the definition...
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    recognition from The Huffington Post, Kotaku, Russian TV International, Phil Plait, the James Randi Educational Foundation, Fortean Times, Home Media Magazine...
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    major scientific discovery or advanced the welfare of others." Astronomer Phil Plait said this statement trembled "on the very edge of being a blatant and...
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  • 189067. S2CID 35103154. Retrieved 2023-12-11. Phil Plait. "The Planet X Saga: SOHO Images" Phil Plait. "Why, King Triton, how nice to see you!" Archived...
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    extraterrestrial life, such as discussions under blog entries of skeptic astronomer Phil Plait. Sometimes these mentions point out the existence of the report, sometimes...
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