November 20, 2015, 12:00 pm
Posted by: Kara

Phil PlaitPhil Plait will be calling into Desert Bus at 2:00pm PST on Friday, November 20th.

Phil Plait, PhD, is an American astronomer and the brains behind the science blog “Bad Astronomy” and author of Bad Astronomy and Death from the Skies. He has been a part of the Hubble Space Telescope team, engaged in public outreach for NASA, and appeared in several documentaries including Phil Plait’s Bad Universe on Discovery. He has also in the last year joined the Youtube channel Crash Course where he hosts the astronomy unit.

Have a question for Phil? Leave it in the comments below!

20 Comments on “Guest Call In: Phil Plait”

  1. Any plans for another series of Crash Course Astronomy?

    By Korbei83 - November 20th, 2015 12:11 pm
  2. If someone from an extra-solar planet was looking at our solar system with the same technology we have today, what would they see?

    By GMDL - November 20th, 2015 12:27 pm
  3. Super moon or superest moon?

    By ACookTooMany - November 20th, 2015 1:29 pm
  4. How large would Jupiter appear in the sky from the surface of Europa?

    By Taylesia - November 20th, 2015 1:31 pm
  5. When discussing astronomy with non-science people, such as the public outreach for NASA, do you have any tips or ways that you reach out to them to encourage their interest?

    By Llamabean - November 20th, 2015 1:40 pm
  6. Now that Mythbusters is going off the air is there much hope for good scientific programming on cable tv or has everything migrated to the internet?

    By BillTheCat - November 20th, 2015 1:41 pm
  7. Niburu: factual cover-up or alien conspiracy?

    By Russell J. Mies - November 20th, 2015 1:50 pm
  8. What is best in space?

    By wartjr2373 - November 20th, 2015 2:03 pm
  9. Do any of the episodes of Crash Course Astronomy stand out as particularly memorable or enjoyable to make?

    By Eriks Cole - November 20th, 2015 2:03 pm
  10. If you could send a probe to any body in the solar system, where would you send it and what would you hope to find?

    By lunik1 - November 20th, 2015 2:03 pm
  11. If I stare into Space long enough, will it stare back?

    By LandfishAttack - November 20th, 2015 2:04 pm
  12. Any favorite hard science fiction stories (for example the works of Larry Niven) or any favorite possible technologies from them (like a Bussard Ram-Jet for example)?

    By CaptainEnder - November 20th, 2015 2:04 pm
  13. Have you ever played Kerbal Space Program? Taught me SO MUCH about orbital dynamics and space exploration (and catastrophic stack collapses)1

    By The Martini - November 20th, 2015 2:04 pm
  14. How are the goats?

    By solangel777 - November 20th, 2015 2:05 pm
  15. Your preference for theoretical colonization in our solar system – Mars or Venus?

    By Schala-Kitty - November 20th, 2015 2:08 pm
  16. Dear Dr Phil, i love when you are on the podcast Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe. When can i expect to see you on there more?

    By Zeke - November 20th, 2015 2:08 pm
  17. Hey Phil! Who (or what) inspired you to become an astronomer?

    By James Coultas - November 20th, 2015 2:09 pm
  18. Randall Munroe consulted you in connection with his epic comic “Time” that won a 2014 Hugo. Fans of “Time” are curious for your side of the story — what was it like helping Mr. Munroe create animated starfields for the year 13291?

    By Robert Munafo - November 20th, 2015 2:11 pm
  19. How do we know the Milky Way is a spiral galaxy and not some other shape?

    By StageMgrRob - November 20th, 2015 2:17 pm
  20. What’s the most annoyed you’ve been at a bit of science fiction technobable (for being complete nonsense) and what was it?

    By CaptainEnder - November 20th, 2015 2:24 pm
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