Phil Plait

Quick Facts

Full Name	Phil Plait
Occupation	Astronomer
Date Of Birth	Sep 30, 1964(1964-09-30)
Age	60
Birthplace	Washington
Country	United States
Birth City	Washington, D.C.
Horoscope	Libra

Phil Plait Biography

Phil Plait is one of the most popular and richest Astronomer who was born on September 30, 1964 in Washington, Washington, D.C., United States. Known for his work in the field of astronomy and for his blogs and public speeches advocating scientific skepticism, he also penned such popular science books as Death from the Skies and Bad Astronomy.

In 2008 and 2009, he was President of the James Randi Educational Foundation.

During the 1990s, Plait worked with the COBE satellite and later was part of the Hubble Space Telescope team at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, working largely on the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph. In 1995, he published observations of a ring of circumstellar material around SN 1987A, which led to further study of explosion mechanisms in core-collapse supernovae. Plait’s work with Grady, et al. resulted in the presentation of high-resolution images of isolated stellar objects (including AB Aurigae and HD 163296) from the Hubble Space Telescope, among the first of those recorded. These results have been used in further studies into the properties and structure of dim, young, moderate-size stars, called Herbig Ae/Be stars, which also confirmed results observed by Grady, et al.

Plait began publishing explanatory Internet postings on science in 1993. Five years later, Plait established Badastronomy.com with the goal of clearing up what he perceived to be widespread public misconceptions about astronomy and space science in movies, the news, print, and on the Internet, also providing critical analysis of several pseudoscientific theories related to space and astronomy, such as the “Planet X” cataclysm, Richard Hoagland’s theories, and the Moon landing “hoax”. It received a considerable amount of traffic after Plait criticized a Fox Network special accusing NASA of faking the Apollo missions. Astronomer Michelle Thaller has described Badastronomy.com, as well as Plait’s book and essays called Bad Astronomy, as “a monumental service to the space-science community”.

A native of Washington, D.C., he later settled in Boulder, Colorado, with his wife Marcella and his daughter.

Phil Plait Net Worth

Phil Plait is one of the richest Astronomer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Phil Plait 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After graduating from the University of Michigan and subsequently earning his doctorate in astronomy from the University of Virginia, he worked for NASA on both the Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) and Hubble Space Telescope projects.

He established the Badastronomy.com website and blog to debunk astronomy- related pseudoscience.

Philip Cary Plait (born September 30, 1964), also known as The Bad Astronomer, is an American astronomer, skeptic, writer and popular science blogger. Plait has worked as part of the Hubble Space Telescope team, images and spectra of astronomical objects, as well as engaging in public outreach advocacy for NASA missions. He has written two books, Bad Astronomy and Death from the Skies. He has also appeared in several science documentaries, including How the Universe Works on the Discovery Channel. From August 2008 through 2009, he served as president of the James Randi Educational Foundation. Additionally, he wrote and hosted episodes of Crash Course Astronomy, which aired its last episode in 2016.

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Who is Phil Plait Dating?

According to our records, Phil Plait married to Marcella Setter. As of December 1, 2023, Phil Plait’s is not dating anyone.

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His first book, Bad Astronomy: Misconceptions and Misuses Revealed, from Astrology to the Moon Landing “Hoax” deals with much the same subject matter as his website. His second book, Death from the Skies, describes ways astronomical events could wipe out life on Earth and was released in October 2008.

Facts & Trivia

Phil Ranked on the list of most popular Astronomer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Phil Plait celebrates birthday on September 30 of every year.

Plait has contributed to a number of television and cinema productions, either onscreen as host or guest or in an advisory role offscreen. He hosted the three-part documentary series “Phil Plait’s Bad Universe” on the Discovery Channel, which first aired in the United States on August 29, 2010 but was not picked up as a series. He has appeared in numerous science documentaries and programs including How the Universe Works. Plait was a science advisor for the 2016 movie Arrival and the 2017 CBS TV Series Salvation. He was the head science writer of the 2017 show Bill Nye Saves the World on Netflix.

How do I contact Phil Plait?

Email me: [email protected] ” / Twitter.

Where does phil Plait live?

Plait currently resides in Boulder, Colorado with his wife, Marcella Setter, and daughter.