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2002 book by Phil Plait
Bad Astronomy: Misconceptions and Misuses Revealed, from Astrology to the Moon Landing "Hoax" is a non-fiction book by the American astronomer Phil Plait
Bad_Astronomy
American astronomer, writer, and skeptic (born 1964)
public outreach advocacy for NASA missions. He has written three books, Bad Astronomy, Death from the Skies, and Under Alien Skies. He has also appeared in
Phil_Plait
Series of books by John Wiley & Sons Publishing
Bad Astronomy, mentioned that the subsequent books will be about scientific misconceptions in biology, weather and the earth. 2002: Bad Astronomy: Misconceptions
Wiley_Bad_Science_Series
English-language science news outlet
featuring astronomy news and other space-related content. In early September 2005, the website’s forum section merged with Bad Astronomy to create a
Universe_Today
American conspiracy theorist (born 1945)
November 16, 2012. Plait, Phil (2008). "Richard Hoagland's Nonsense". Bad Astronomy (Blog). badastronomy.com. Retrieved November 16, 2012. Greenberg, Ralph
Richard_C._Hoagland
Radio source at center of the Milky Way
Bad Astronomy. Syfy Wire. Archived from the original on 10 November 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2018. "Karl Jansky: The Father of Radio Astronomy".
Sagittarius_A
Spanish-American astrophotographer
Magazine's Bad Astronomy, as the best astronomy picture of 2010. It was the first time this award was given to an amateur astronomer. 2009: Astronomy Magazine
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alternate theories. In early September 2005, the forum merged with that of Bad Astronomy combined to form the BAUT forum. The website's viewership attains several
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Full or new moon which appears larger
Retrieved September 8, 2014. Plait, Phil. "Kryptonite for the supermoon". Bad Astronomy. Discover. Archived from the original on October 22, 2019. Retrieved
Supermoon
Perceived variation in the Moon's size
Straight Dope) Moon illusion illustrated Moon illusion discussed at Bad Astronomy website New Thoughts on Understanding the Moon Illusion Carl J. Wenning
Moon_illusion
Red supergiant star in the constellation Orion
declared Betelgeuse as "due for explosive supernova". Phil Plait, in his Bad Astronomy blog, noting that Betelgeuse's recent behaviour, "[w]hile unusual .
Betelgeuse
Astrology and astronomy were archaically treated together (Latin: astrologia), but gradually distinguished through the Late Middle Ages into the Age of
Astrology_and_astronomy
Eschatological beliefs about the year
Bad Astronomy. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2011. Phil Plait (2011). "Is Betelgeuse about to blow?". Bad Astronomy.
2012_phenomenon
Graphic designer known for working on Star Trek
for including in-jokes within his designs. In April 2013, Phil Plait (Bad Astronomy blogger) reported that Okuda had included an oblique homage to The West
Michael_Okuda
American conspiracy theorist
11, 2011. Retrieved July 21, 2019. "Moon Hoax Spurs Crusade Against Bad Astronomy". The New York Times. Reuters. January 11, 2001. Retrieved January 30
Bart_Sibrel
Scientific study of celestial objects
Astronomy is a natural science that studies celestial objects and the phenomena that occur in the cosmos. It uses mathematics, physics, and chemistry
Astronomy
2003 film by Jon Amiel
at IMDb The Core at Box Office Mojo The Core at Rotten Tomatoes Review of The physics of The Core at Bad Astronomy Review of The Core at Intuitor.com
The_Core
Query feature used in computing
displayed as popular searches by Google Suggest. Another was a story by Bad Astronomy that revealed a distrustful perspective on scientists in the suggestion
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Near-Earth object
DAILY Phil Plait (19 February 2013). "An Asteroid's Parting Shot". Bad Astronomy blog. Retrieved 19 February 2013. Horizons output. "Horizon Online Ephemeris
367943_Duende
Area where light is blocked by an object
26 April 2013. "Young astronomer captures a shadow cast by Jupiter : Bad Astronomy". Blogs.discovermagazine.com. 18 November 2011. Archived from the original
Shadow
Potentially hazardous near-Earth asteroid
24 July 2021. Phait, Phil (19 April 2021), "Apophis and Stargate", Bad Astronomy Newsletter, no. 315, retrieved 11 August 2025 "Apophis Facts". NASA
99942_Apophis
1962 high-altitude nuclear test by the U.S. over the Pacific Ocean
50th anniversary of Starfish Prime: the nuke that shook the world". Bad Astronomy. July 9, 2012. Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved
Starfish_Prime
Supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way
See Material Orbiting a Black Hole *Right* at the Edge of Forever". Bad Astronomy. Syfy Wire. Archived from the original on November 10, 2018. Retrieved
Sagittarius_A*
Fictional character from Sherlock Holmes
for a person who is "almost correct". It has shown up on ZDNet and "Bad Astronomy and the Universe Today" forum. The Peterson Pipes company has a Sherlock
Inspector_Lestrade
Webcomic
websites and blogs, including The Economist, Glamour, Boing Boing, Bad Astronomy, Blastr, Blues News, Joystiq, and Freakonomics. Save Yourself, Mammal
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
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2008 book by Phil Plait
Astronomy Cast Podcast Interview Paul Harris Radio Interview TalkingHeadTV interview Bad Astronomy, Plait's blog as of February 2017 (Syfy.com) Bad Astronomy
Death_from_the_Skies!
1991 American crewed spaceflight to deploy the Upper Atmospheric Research Satellite
reacting to engine jets. Philip C. Plait discussed the issue in his book Bad Astronomy, agreeing with NASA. This topic was also discussed in an episode of
STS-48
Area of the sky divided into twelve signs
2016). "No, NASA hasn't changed the zodiac signs or added a new one". Bad Astronomy. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016
Zodiac
Apparent curve that separates earth from sky
Phil (15 January 2009). "How far away is the horizon?". Discover. Bad Astronomy. Kalmbach Publishing Co. Archived from the original on 29 March 2017
Horizon
Group of near-Earth asteroids
April 2021), "Apophis and Stargate", Bad Astronomy Newsletter, no. 315, retrieved 11 August 2025 Portals: Astronomy Stars Spaceflight Outer space Solar
Aten_asteroid
Area of Mars
Face on Mars, entry in the Skeptic's Dictionary Hoagland debunking at Bad Astronomy, a discussion of the science and pseudoscience of Cydonia Posner, Gary
Cydonia_(Mars)
American blogger (born 1980)
ISBN 978-1-4985-5858-7. Plait, Phil (September 19, 2005). "Skepchicks". Bad Astronomy. Discover. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Watson, Rebecca
Rebecca_Watson
Group of near-Earth asteroids
November 2016. Phait, Phil (19 April 2021), "Apophis and Stargate", Bad Astronomy Newsletter, no. 315, retrieved 11 August 2025 The Spacewatch Project
Apollo_asteroid
Intermittent adjustment to UTC
Phil (31 December 2008). "Followup: Leap Seconds". Discover Magazine: Bad Astronomy. Retrieved 5 March 2021. Jones, Graham; Bikos, Konstantin (6 January
Leap_second
Trans-Neptunian object
"Meet your very, *very* distant Solar System neighbor 2018 VG18". Bad Astronomy. Syfy Wire. Retrieved 17 January 2020. Chang, Kenneth (17 December 2018)
2018_VG18
Astronomical phenomena viewed from the planet Mars
Violet Martian Sky". NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). "Phil Plait's Bad Astronomy: Misconceptions: What Color is Mars?". www.badastronomy.com. St. Fleur
Astronomy_on_Mars
1908 air burst explosion in Siberia, Russia
hiding in the Beta Taurid Meteor stream? We may find out this summer". Bad Astronomy. Archived from the original on 14 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019. Sekanina
Tunguska_event
Optical illusion
remove the illusion "An Impact Melt Crater You'll Flip For". Slate.com Bad Astronomy. 28 July 2013. Crater Illusion by Paul Doherty, retrieved September
Crater_illusion
Chemical compound
almost certainly didn't find biosignatures of life on another planet". Bad Astronomy Newsletter. Retrieved 22 April 2025. Zimmer, Carl (16 April 2025). "Astronomers
Dimethyl_disulfide
First hypervelocity spacecraft collision
Plait, Phil (February 15, 2009). "Texas Fireball: What's known so far". Bad Astronomy blog. Archived from the original on November 24, 2010. Retrieved February
2009_satellite_collision
Star in the constellation Grus
Local Supermassive Black Hole Shot A Star Right Out Of THe Galaxy". Bad Astronomy. Retrieved 19 November 2019. Carnegie Mellon University, [1], Science
S5-HVS1
Surname list
British sculptor Babb Creek Babb, Montana, unincorporated community Bad Astronomy Bulletin Board, now merged and named BAUT. Bab (disambiguation) Babbs
Babb
Science fiction thriller by Alfonso Cuarón
7, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2013. Plait, Phil (October 4, 2013). "Bad Astronomy Movie Review: Gravity". Slate. Archived from the original on December
Gravity_(2013_film)
Black hole effect on a binary star
Plait, Phil (13 November 2019). "Our Local Supermassive Black Hole Shot A Star Right Out Of THe Galaxy". Bad Astronomy. Retrieved 19 November 2019. v t e
Hills_mechanism
1991 film directed by Nicholas Meyer
Special Features, "Klingons: Conjuring the Legend." Plait, Philip (2002). Bad Astronomy: misconceptions and misuses revealed, from astrology to the moon landing
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Star_Trek_VI:_The_Undiscovered_Country
Paleoproterozoic surge in atmospheric oxygen
planet: The Great Oxygenation Event – the Earths first mass extinction". Bad Astronomy. Slate. Retrieved 8 July 2019. Hodgskiss, Malcolm S.W.; Crockford, Peter
Great_Oxidation_Event
Large self-illuminated object in space
on 19 January 2010. Retrieved 29 June 2010. Plait, Philip C. (2002). Bad astronomy: misconceptions and misuses revealed, from astrology to the moon landing
Star
2010 smartphone by Apple
the eyes, or 36 arcseconds per pixel. However, Phil Plait, author of Bad Astronomy, whose career includes a collaboration with NASA regarding the camera
IPhone_4
Claims that the Apollo Moon landings were faked
it was hard. Hoax theory debunker Phil Plait says in his 2002 book Bad Astronomy that the Soviets – with their own competing Moon program, an extensive
Moon landing conspiracy theories
Moon_landing_conspiracy_theories
Conspiracy theory and fake news website
October 25, 2013. Plait, Phil (September 25, 2009). "Alt med ghouls". Bad Astronomy (blog). Discover. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013.
Natural_News
American astronomer (born 1973)
International Year of Astronomy (IYA). The discussion included Michael Koppelman from Slacker Astronomy, Phil Plait of Bad Astronomy, and others involved
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Monument park in Ecuador
Equator?". Retrieved 11 January 2007. Penn State University, "Bad Coriolis" Bad Astronomy, "Stand an egg on end" Wikimedia Commons has media related to
Ciudad_Mitad_del_Mundo
July 9, 2009. Retrieved January 7, 2013. "More booming fireballs". Bad Astronomy. March 30, 2009. Archived from the original on December 15, 2013. Retrieved
List of common misconceptions about science, technology, and mathematics
List_of_common_misconceptions_about_science,_technology,_and_mathematics
computational theory of mind. Philip Plait, astronomer, author. Founder of the Bad Astronomy website. Massimo Polidoro, writer, journalist. Student of James Randi
List_of_scientific_skeptics
1987 supernova event in the constellation Dorado
ESA/Hubble Supernova 1987A, WIKISKY.ORG More information at Phil Plait's Bad Astronomy site 3D View of Supernova's 'Heart' Sheds New Light on Star Explosions
SN_1987A
American astronomer and astronomy educator (1936–2025)
known for his contributions to optical astronomy and radio astronomy, his dedication to undergraduate astronomy education, and his leadership in professional
Charles_R._Tolbert
American novelty company
Company. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-8050-7328-7. Philip C. Plait (2002-03-05). Bad Astronomy. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-40976-6. Golden, Frederic (1982-01-11)
International_Star_Registry
Supposed disastrous doomsday scenario
Dunning Bad Astronomy: The Planet X Saga (exposé of ZetaTalk's astronomical errors) Space.com: Nibiru: The Nonexistent Planet Portals: Physics Astronomy Stars
Nibiru_cataclysm
Chemical compound
almost certainly didn't find biosignatures of life on another planet". Bad Astronomy Newsletter. Retrieved 22 April 2025. Roy, K.-M. (15 June 2000). "Thiols
Dimethyl_sulfide
American artist (born 1976)
in Newcity, Time Out Chicago, Science News, Discover Magazine blog Bad Astronomy, Seed Magazine, and various other publications. She has been awarded
Vesna_Jovanovic
Method of landing a spacecraft by parachute in a body of water
"History is made as Dragon splashes down safely in the Pacific! | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine". Blogs.discovermagazine.com. Archived from the
Splashdown
Type of natural tunnel on the Moon
2011. Plait, Phil (5 March 2010), "Spelunking the Lunar Landscape", Bad Astronomy, Discover Magazine, archived from the original on 7 March 2010, retrieved
Lunar_lava_tube
Star noted for unusual dimming events
in a name: Boyajian's Star". Bad Astronomy Newsletter. Retrieved 7 July 2026. dos Santos, Leonardo A. "Are astronomers bad at naming things?". ladsantos
Tabby's_Star
Writer and conspiracy theorist (1992–2005)
Wash.: Health Research Books. OCLC 52390067. Plait, Philip C. (2002). Bad Astronomy: Misconceptions and Misuses Revealed, from Astrology to the Moon Landing
Bill_Kaysing
Near-Earth asteroid
2025). "A wee asteroid came VERY close to us last week". Phil Plait's Bad Astronomy Newsletter. Retrieved 13 December 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated
2025_TF
Latvian–American filmmaker (born 1980)
2014. Plait, Phil (June 19, 2009). "Captain Disillusion is Amazing". Bad Astronomy. Discover. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved
Captain_Disillusion
Hypothesis of the formation of the Moon
Retrieved 2013-09-25. Phil Plait, Why Do We Have a Two-Faced Moon?, Slate: Bad Astronomy blog, July 1, 2014 Kegerreis, J.A.; et al. (4 October 2022). "Immediate
Giant-impact_hypothesis
American online politics and culture magazine
(Dear Prudence 2015–2021) Robert Pinsky (poetry editor) Phil Plait (Bad Astronomy / Science) Ron Rosenbaum (Spectator) William Saletan (Human Nature)
Slate_(magazine)
1950 book by Immanuel Velikovsky
and the New Age Paradigm. Skeptic, 13 (4), 32–41. Plait, Philip 2002. BAD Astronomy, John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-40976-6. Chap. 18: Worlds in Derision:
Worlds_in_Collision
Aten meteoroid and near-Earth object
2025). "A wee asteroid came VERY close to us last week". Phil Plait's Bad Astronomy Newsletter. Archived from the original on 1 January 2026. Retrieved
2025_UC11
Periodic comet
hiding in the Beta Taurid Meteor stream? We may find out this summer". Bad Astronomy. Retrieved 14 May 2019. "First principles of chemistry, for the use
Comet_Encke
2009 TV series or program
*will* hit the Earth" Archived 2011-12-21 at the Wayback Machine. "Bad Astronomy". Discovery Magazine. Impact at IMDb Yazel, Leslie, "Early Warning About
Impact_(miniseries)
G-type main-sequence star in the constellation Lyra
(February 20, 2013). "Astronomers Find the Tiniest Exoplanet Yet". Bad Astronomy blog. Slate. Retrieved February 21, 2013. Hadden, Sam; Lithwick, Yoram
Kepler-37
Non-periodic comet
Plait (3 January 2015). "Comet Lovejoy, Because Holy Wow". Slate.com. Bad Astronomy. Retrieved 24 October 2015. Wikimedia Commons has media related to C/2014
C/2014_Q2_(Lovejoy)
popular science books Phil Plait, astronomer and skeptic who runs the Bad Astronomy website Martyn Poliakoff, British chemist, featured in the YouTube The
List_of_science_communicators
NASA flights of the partially reusable spacecraft
December 2012. Chen, p. 61. "Shuttle Atlantis almost lost in 1988". Bad Astronomy. 2009-03-31. Archived from the original on 2019-03-08. Retrieved 2019-03-12
List of Space Shuttle missions
List_of_Space_Shuttle_missions
2004 film by Bart Sibrel
fifteen" by Windley reviews Sibrel's top fifteen arguments supporting a Moon landing hoax "Bart Sibrel gets Buzzed" at Phil Plait's Bad Astronomy blog
Astronauts_Gone_Wild
and information for independent artists. Lucas Sommer Bad Astronomy English Blog on astronomy and science education Phil Plait Balkinization English
List_of_blogs
Binary brown dwarf system in the constellation Vela
"Howdy, Neighbor! New Twin Stars Are Third Closest to the Sun". Slate. Bad Astronomy. Retrieved 11 March 2013. Sahlmann, Johannes; Lazorenko, Petro F. (October
Luhman_16
Satellite funding model
June 2012). "Kickstart your way to an experiment on a satellite!". Bad Astronomy. Retrieved 5 January 2019. Morton, Elise (17 July 2017). "Russian students
Crowdfunded_satellites
False beliefs about science
Superseded theories in science List of fallacies Wiley Bad Science Series of books: Bad Astronomy: Misconceptions and Misuses Revealed, from Astrology to
Scientific_misconceptions
Person or group discrediting false claims
the digitation behind the presti." "Moon Hoax Spurs Crusade Against Bad Astronomy". The New York Times. January 11, 2001. Retrieved January 8, 2017. "James
Debunker
original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved April 10, 2011. Plait, Phil (2002). Bad Astronomy: Misconceptions and Misuses Revealed, from Astrology to the Moon Landing
List of future astronomical events
List_of_future_astronomical_events
original on July 9, 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2012. Plait, Phil. "Astrology". Bad Astronomy. Retrieved 13 March 2014. Michael Shermer, ed. (2002). The Skeptic encyclopedia
Astrology_and_science
Extraterrestrial view of outer space
In astronomy, an extraterrestrial sky is a view of outer space from the surface of an astronomical body other than Earth. The only extraterrestrial sky
Extraterrestrial_sky
Fast-growing quasar
Perhaps every breakfast. Plait, Phil (Jul 1, 2020). "Most massive black hole found in early Universe eats a sun a day". Syfy Bad Astronomy. Syfy. v t e
SMSS_J215728.21–360215.1
Flash of gamma rays from a distant galaxy
In gamma-ray astronomy, gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are extremely energetic events occurring in distant galaxies that represent the brightest and most powerful
Gamma-ray_burst
Binary star in the Pleiades star cluster
Retrieved 2010-06-20. Plait, P. (5 August 2009). "To B[e] or not to B[e]". Bad Astronomy. Archived from the original on 2010-07-11. Retrieved 2010-09-20. Porter
Pleione_(star)
Anti-vaccine group
Neither Shocking Nor Correct". Forbes. "Stop antivaxxers. Now. - Bad Astronomy". Bad Astronomy. December 29, 2011. Archived from the original on October 4
National Vaccine Information Center
National_Vaccine_Information_Center
Astronomy podcast
International Year of Astronomy (IYA). The discussion included Michael Koppelman from Slacker Astronomy, Phil Plait of Bad Astronomy, and others involved
365_Days_of_Astronomy
Astronomy podcast
Astronomy Cast is an educational nonprofit podcast discussing various topics in the field of astronomy. The specific subject matter of each episode shifts
Astronomy_Cast
Star in the constellation Pavo
3847/1538-4357/ade2db. When worlds collide. Phil Plait, Discover website, Blogs / Bad Astronomy. August 10, 2009. NASA animation of what the collision may have looked
HD_172555
Crater on the Moon
1007/BF00057609. Plaitt, Phil (March 10, 2010). "Spelunking the Lunar Landscape". Bad Astronomy Blog. Discover Magazine. Archived from the original on 2010-03-07. Retrieved
Marius_(crater)
Russian-American writer and catastrophist
Velikovsky. Delta, New York. ISBN 0-440-50323-X Plait, Philip (2002). Bad Astronomy: Misconceptions and Misuses Revealed, from Astrology to the Moon Landing
Immanuel_Velikovsky
Study of the movement of stars
In astronomy, stellar kinematics is the observational study or measurement of the kinematics or motions of stars through space. Stellar kinematics encompasses
Stellar_kinematics
Triple-star system in the constellation Norma
2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018. Plait, Phil (19 November 2018). "Bad Astronomy: Is this cosmic sprinkler surrounding galaxy's next gamma-ray burst
Apep_(star_system)
Musical stress pattern
Angeles: University of California Los Angeles. Plait, Phil. 2012. "Bad Astronomy [blog]: I Am the Piano Doctor Man". Discover Magazine (8 January) (Accessed
Septuple_meter
2011 book by Richard Wiseman
Retrieved 7 December 2015. Plait, Phil. "Book review: Paranormality". Bad Astronomy. Discovery Magazine. Retrieved 1 December 2015. Starr, Robert. "Magician
Paranormality_(book)
Asteroid
short article Has the Chelyabinsk Meteor Parent Asteroid Been Found?, Bad Astronomy blog entry 2011 EO40 at NeoDyS-2, Near Earth Objects—Dynamic Site Ephemerides ·
2011_EO40
2009. Plait, Phil (26 October 2009). "Latvian meteor impact: fake". Bad astronomy blog. Discover. Archived from the original on 29 October 2009. Retrieved
2009_Latvian_meteorite_hoax
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