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with his wife, Marcella Setter, and daughter. In a 2009 interview, Plait stated that his daughter is interested in astronomy and science, as well as anime and manga. Setter and Plait run
Science Getaways, a vacation company that provides science-based adventures. As of January, 2024, he lives in
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in an interview that "they are very supportive... a new community." Revisiting old posts, Plait stated, "I've written about everything, when you've written 7,000 blog posts you've pretty much written about every topic in astronomy."
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Sonneborn, G.; Pun, C. S. J.; Kimble, R. A.; Gull, T. R.; Lundqvist, P.; et al. (January 1998). "Spatially
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Space Mysteries: Making Science and Astronomy Learning Fun
1823:"How Realistic Is the Science in the CBS Show Salvation?"
1584:"A reconsideration of disk properties in Herbig Ae stars"
2483:"Phil Plait, the Bad Astronomer, and (165347) Philplait"
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From 2008 to 2009, Plait served as the president of the
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that night. One look, and that was it. I was hooked."
2248:"Big news: Bad Astronomy is moving to Slate magazine"
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ways astronomical events could wipe out life on Earth
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242:Astronomy, which aired its last episode in 2016.
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2305:"Syfy Wire Welcomes Phil Plait's Bad Astronomy"
2147:"Moon Hoax Spurs Crusade Against Bad Astronomy"
508:The final slide to Plait's presentation at the
1345:"HST observations of the ring around SN 1987A"
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1792:"Arrival - A not really Bad Astronomy review"
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371:magazine. He is also a frequent guest on the
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277:During the 1990s, Plait worked with the
2576:"Winners of the David N. Schramm Award"
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2254:. Discover Magazine. November 2, 2012.
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1093:In 2009, Bad Astronomy was named among
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521:providing critical analysis of several
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2214:Thaller, Michelle (January 28, 2004).
1880:"Phil Plait at TAM 8: Don't be a Dick"
1860:from the original on December 22, 2017
1707:from the original on November 20, 2019
1226:Chmielewski, Dawn (November 6, 2014).
1133:"Plait, Philip Cary (born 1964-09-30)"
855:The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
358:Plait's work has also appeared in the
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2578:. High Energy Astrophysics Division,
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1757:"My Sooper Sekrit Project: REVEALED!"
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2526:"25 Best Blogs 2009: Bad Astronomer"
2303:Swiderski, Adam (January 31, 2017).
1998:Williams, Jenny (January 14, 2013).
806:Episodes "Planet X"/"Aliens Invade"
605:In September 2011, Plait spoke at a
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281:satellite and later was part of the
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1821:Howell, Elizabeth (July 19, 2017).
1802:from the original on April 15, 2018
270:in 1995 with a thesis on supernova
2389:How to defend Earth from asteroids
1918:. YouTube.com. November 27, 2013.
1888:. YouTube.com. February 17, 2012.
1885:James Randi Educational Foundation
1238:from the original on March 3, 2016
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615:how to defend Earth from asteroids
449:James Randi Educational Foundation
363:Yearbook of Science and the Future
355:and was released in October 2008.
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1892:from the original on May 28, 2014
1790:Plait, Phil (February 15, 2017).
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1291:The Astrophysical Journal Letters
497:Not to be confused with the book
1912:"Phil Plait – The Final Epsilon"
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2851:Partners In Health Sierra Leone
1971:Plait, Phil (October 8, 2009).
1733:. April 8, 2007. Archived from
1107:In 2016, Plait was awarded the
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2994:Critics of conspiracy theories
2657:Bad Astronomy Archived Website
2505:"165347 Philplait (2000 WG11)"
2386:Plait, Phil (September 2011).
2076:Plait, Phil (March 21, 2008).
2050:Plait, Phil (March 18, 2018).
1852:Plait, Phil (April 21, 2017).
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1162:Plait, Phil (August 4, 2008).
992:"There Goes the Neighborhood"
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2580:American Astronomical Society
2552:. NCAS.org. October 7, 2013.
2178:Doyle, Jim (March 29, 2002).
2155:. Reuters. January 11, 2001.
1629:"Dr. Philip Plait: Biography"
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842:Episode #2.12 – "Sun Storms"
424:Scientific skeptical advocacy
375:'s weekly science radio show
3009:21st-century science writers
2637:on Substack (til early 2024)
1071:In March 2008, Plait had an
1023:Penn & Teller: Bullshit!
990:"Larva or Leave Me/Egg Hunt"
957:"Hubble's Amazing Universe"
1854:"Bill Nye Saves the World!"
1164:"Randi's big shoes to Phil"
1010:"Monster of the Milky Way"
793:Mini Tv series documentary
771:: UFO on the Moon | Quick D
531:Richard Hoagland's theories
432:Phil Plait (center) during
404:and the 2017 CBS TV series
386:Phil Plait's "Bad Universe"
287:Goddard Space Flight Center
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2365:"Bad Astronomy Newsletter"
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1589:Astronomy and Astrophysics
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2025:"About Science Getaways"
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413:Bill Nye Saves the World
301:and HD 163296) from the
168:Bad Astronomy Newsletter
2510:JPL Small-Body Database
2185:San Francisco Chronicle
1659:Sonoma State University
1602:2001A&A...371..186N
901:: Fame Curve Collection
819:Crash Course: Astronomy
535:the Moon landing "hoax"
361:Encyclopædia Britannica
330:Sonoma State University
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1445:Hubble Space Telescope
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924:"Asteroid Apocalypse"
889:TV series documentary
873:How the Universe Works
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640:Plait, Philip (2023).
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303:Hubble Space Telescope
283:Hubble Space Telescope
268:University of Virginia
264:University of Michigan
258:Education and research
225:How the Universe Works
111:University of Virginia
107:University of Michigan
2487:Blue Collar Scientist
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1771:on September 17, 2011
1688:. Abstract #ED32A-02.
1088:165347 Philplait
1048:TV movie documentary
1028:"Conspiracy Theories"
705:John Wiley & Sons
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2979:American astronomers
2917:Rosianna Halse Rojas
2280:. The Skeptic Zone.
2216:"The Bad Astronomer"
2027:. Science Getaways.
1699:Plait, Phil (2008).
1665:on January 16, 2014.
939:"Cosmic Collisions"
348:Death from the Skies
213:Death from the Skies
2856:Project for Awesome
2749:Web series/channels
2550:"Shadow of a Doubt"
2367:. September 9, 2024
2084:. The Slate Group.
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899:Captain Disillusion
769:Captain Disillusion
735:Scientific American
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514:The Amazing Meeting
461:The Amazing Meeting
378:Big Picture Science
262:Plait attended the
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2839:Nonprofit ventures
2757:The Art Assignment
2720:The Green brothers
2647:Bad Astronomy Blog
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2335:"All Good Things…"
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2902:T. Michael Martin
2865:Associated people
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1973:"Why I'm pro-vax"
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1097:'s 25 Best Blogs.
1055:Awards and honors
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661:Weinersmith, Zach
651:978-0-393-86730-5
642:Under Alien Skies
560:Discover Magazine
488:Internet presence
481:Boulder, Colorado
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219:Under Alien Skies
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