Phil Plait

Zombie ISON ‘Behaving Like A Comet’, Stunned Astronomers Say

Talk about the Comeback Kid. After Comet C/2012 S1 ISON rounded the sun yesterday afternoon, professional astronomers around the world looked…

11 years ago

Is Comet ISON Dead? Astronomers Say It’s Likely After Icarus Sun-Grazing Stunt

Update, 9:55 pm EST: It's a Thanksgiving miracle: apparently it now looks like ISON has actually survived!! Alright we're calling…

11 years ago

Phil Plait’s Five Guides to the Universe

All writers love to read, and our friend Phil Plait, the Bad Astronomer is no exception. And since we often…

13 years ago

The Bad Astronomer Talks Asteroids

Here's a great talk given by our friend Phil Plait at a TED event, TEDxBoulder, about how an asteroid might…

13 years ago

Ways the World Will End

Yes, the world will end someday, but probably not in your lifetime. Just had to post this video "mashup" from…

13 years ago

Viewing Alert: Bad Universe Episode 2

He's back!!! Our pal Phil Plait the Bad Astronomer is back again on the Discovery Channel with the second episode…

14 years ago

Bad Universe Review

We've hinted that it was going to be made, and then we warned you that a sneak preview would be…

14 years ago

Preview of Phil Plait’s ‘Bad Universe;’ Premiers August 29

We are SOOO looking forward to our friend Phil Plait's new endeavor, a TV show called "Phil Plait’s Bad Universe,"…

14 years ago