astronomer
A Planet Nowhere Near Mars
I can point out several objects and constellations in the night sky: The Big Dipper The Little Dipper Cassiopeia Orion Orion’s Belt Orion’s Pocket Protector The Moon I’m a bad astronomer – but not as bad as my friend Phil. He’s the best bad astronomer. Actually, he’s really good, really smart, and really entertaining. The [...]
My Meteorite Piece
Phil sent me a rock. No, seriously – a space rock! I published the first half of his accompanying letter in tonight’s report, My Mighty Meteorite. This is the second half of his letter to both Ponzi and myself: What you have here is a piece of shrapnel from this meteorite. Its composition is about [...]
Planet Pluto
Pluto is officially a planet – an announcement which is already sparking controversy in the astronosphere (that’s the sexy world of astronomers). Seems that professional stargazers have battles just like bloggers do. The Bad Astronomer, as always, sums it up nicely: The problem here is simple, really: we’re trying to wrap a scientific definition around [...]
Apollo UFO
The Science Channel aired “First on the Moon- The Untold Story” this afternoon, and it’s full of holes – according to the Bad Ass astronomer, Phil Plait, and his NASA nerd friend, David Morrison. I really wanted to believe that Apollo 11 astronauts saw a UFO, but according to David at NASA: I just talked [...]
