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Category Archives: astronomy & space
Podcast #60 – 40th anniv. of Apollo 11 with Seth Shostak
We celebrate the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11! On July 20, 1969 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first human beings to set foot on another world. Our special guest this time is Seth Shostak, senior astronomer with … Continue reading
Posted in astronomy & space, history, interviews, paranormal, podcast, science, skepticism, urban legends
Tagged apollo 11, buzz aldrin, confessions of an alien hunter, neil armstrong, seth shostak, seti
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LRO images Apollo sites
As hard as it is to believe, in the four decades since the six Apollo missions landed on the moon, nobody has had the capability to actually take pictures of the landing sites from orbit. None of our telescopes–not even … Continue reading
Posted in astronomy & space, history, news, science
Tagged apollo, apollo 11, buzz aldrin, lro, lunar reconnaissance orbiter, moon, neil armstrong
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Boy hit by meteorite? Maybe…
Telegraph.co.uk reports that a boy in Germany claims to have been struck in the hand by a small meteorite, which “knocked [him] flying” before leaving a foot-wide crater in the ground. I’m not an astronomer, but the story sounded fishy … Continue reading
Posted in astronomy & space, news, science, urban legends
Tagged bad astronomer, meteor, meteorite, phil plait
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Hawking expected to recover
Physicist Stephen Hawking is expected to recover from a chest infection, his family reports. Hawking was admitted to a hospital in England yesterday. For regular updates on Prof. Hawking’s condition, visit his official website at http://www.hawking.org.uk.
Podcast #44 – Urotherapy
It’s our TMI edition! First, we respond to recent listener feedback, and revisit our analysis of Joshua 10:12-13. What would really happen if God made the sun “stand still” in the sky for a whole day? Next, we tell you … Continue reading
Posted in alternative medicine, astronomy & space, podcast, science
Tagged joshua, miracles, old testament, urotherapy
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Wrap the bacon of your mind around the fig…
Here’s “Far,” the latest video from musician/comedian/podcaster/skeptic George Hrab. “Far” is the theme George wrote for the 365 Days of Astronomy podcast. Damn your eyes, George Hrab! Now this song is stuck in my head, and every time I hear … Continue reading
Posted in astronomy & space, music, science
Tagged 365 days of astronomy, far, geologic podcast, george hrab
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Death from the Skies
This is the way the world ends This is the way the world ends This is the way the world ends SWEET MERCIFUL HEAVENS, is this really the way the world ends?!?!?! Review by John C. Snider © 2009 We’ve … Continue reading
Posted in astronomy & space, books, science
Tagged bad astronomer, bad astronomy, death from the skies, phil plait
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Podcast #43 – Phil Plait
We interview Phil Plait, Bad Astronomy blogger, new president of the James Randi Educational Foundation, booster for the International Year of Astronomy, and author of the pop-science book Death from the Skies. Yes, he is busy. [Late-breaking news: Bad Astronomy was … Continue reading
Righteous Stuff 2 of 2
Here’s the second portion of James Gorman’s excellent article “Righteous Stuff,” originally published in the May 1984 issue of the now-defunct OMNI magazine. Gorman talks to several Apollo astronauts who have come to embrace evangelical Christianity as a result of their … Continue reading
Posted in astronomy & space, christianity, history, interviews, religion, science
Tagged apollo, astronauts, james gorman, moon missions, omni, righteous stuff
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Phil “The Pundit” Plait on bloggingheads.tv
Have you people not had enough of Phil Plait of late? Nay? Then check out his recent appearance at bloggingheads.tv (one of my favorite sites for detailed punditry). Good job, Phil!