Phil Plait – astronomer, author, space and astronomy myth debunker, trumpeter of science. Oh, and should we also mention writer of the popular Bad Astronomy blog at Slate Magazine? After years of working with data from the Hubble Space Telescope, Phil has made a multi-faceted career of sharing his love of space science with the masses. To this end, Phil and his wife, Marcella, also founded Science Getaways, a vacation company offering holidays with science themes.
During his call in we’ll be auctioning off the Bad Astronomer Lot, which features a bunch of neat space-y stuff from NASA, SpaceX, and more!
Phil will be calling in on Sunday, at 1:00 PM PST, 4:00 PM EST, 9:00 PM GMT. If you have any questions for the call in leave them in the comments!
Do you like sausages!?
I like Sausages!
Dear Mr Plait, How do you feel about erotic hubble space telescope fan fiction?
Are you aware of the game? and do you NASA as an organisation.
Edison or Tesla?
In your opinion, should Pluto be a planet?
Quasars, black holes, pulsars. Which is your favourite?
Do you like NASA as an organisation. and Should space be commercialised? (advertising etc.)
Do you feel that asteroid mining, when possible, would be efficient, taking in mind the resources necessary to travel to and from the asteroid?
Dear Dr. Plait have you ever played a game called Kerbal space program? If not you should its pretty awesome. It teaches rocket science!
If one sci-fi alien race existed and we could contact them, what alien would you want it to be and why?
Dr. Plait, what are you thoughts on the Mars Project that’s planning to have a 4 man crew on the planet by 2023?
How long do you think it would take for us to REALISTICALLY colonize Mars?
What misconception or urban legend about astronomy annoys you the most?
Dear Mr. Plait, what is your opinion on the Alcubierre drive? Is there a chance we’ll ever be able to build one, and would it work ‘as advertised’?
In light of a few recent discoveries do believe FTL travel is possible?
When will the Technology Singularity occur?
Do you believe that colonizing the moon is worthwhile?
What is your favorite science fiction novel (presuming you have one, of course), and why?
Dr. Plait:
http://www.space.com/17628-warp-drive-possible-interstellar-spaceflight.html
Realistic? Interesting? Truly scientific?
Do you believe that NASA should continue its decline in near earth launches and focus more on the moon and beyond and leave launching earth bound satellites to private companies?
Dr. Phil,
What are your views on Richard Branson?
Dear Dr. Plait:
If you had unlimited funding and political capital, what robotic space mission would you spend it on? What crewed mission would you spend it on?
What kund kind of show can we expect from the ISON comet next year?
If it doesn’t vaporize first that is.
What is your fave thing about space?
What is your stance on erotic Firefly fan fiction?
What is the funniest astronomical misconception that you’ve heard?
what is the most exciting thing about space
What do you think about the recent particle discovered by CERN?
Dr. Plait:
How did you get involved in professional science blogging, and do you have any advice for those of us who are science-minded but want to do something more creative?
Are you looking forward to the end of the world next month?
What is your stance on erotic Star Wars fanfiction?
Has it been confirmed or denied whether the neutrino can travel faster than light?
Dear Doctor Plait,
What are your thoughts on the Dutch company attempting to start a colonization of Mars with reality TV from Mars?
Dear Dr.Plait dark semi light Lord of the Sith,
What roll do you see the private secure in the future of exploration. Like Planetary Resources Inc.(Space mining company) or Virgin Galactic.
As an aspiring engineer, what advice can you give for entering a space carrer?
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