Phil Plait on Bad Astronomy

While we no longer believe it’s possible to sail off the edge of the flat Earth, there’s still plenty of bad science going on in the world around us, particularly as it relates to astronomy. Science writer, blogger and author of Bad Astronomy, Phil Plait, actively works to debunk those astronomical inaccuracies, providing myth busting services for many of the more common misconceptions about the night sky and the places beyond our atmosphere. Here Phil Plait talks with Chris about his interests in astronomy, some of the things you really might see in the night sky and a few of the more commonly misquoted facts and fantasies about celestial bodies and space in general.