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Phil Plait Bad Astronomy Asteroid No

No, asteroid 2009 JF1 is not going to hit Earth this Friday

It’s not “pyramid sized,” either.
By Phil Plait | 
11 months ago
… and I feel fine. Credit: Dean Reeves, used by permission

No, an asteroid is not likely to hit Earth the day before the election

By Phil Plait | 
2 years ago
Pick a date, any date. The answer is still “nope.” Credit: Dean Reeves, used by permission

No, the Maya did not predict the end of the world on 21 June 2020

By Phil Plait | 
2 years ago
Is there a mirror universe out there, parallel to ours, where time runs backwards? Credit: Adam Block and Tim Puckett adapted by Phil Plait

No, NASA did not discover a parallel universe where time runs backwards

By Phil Plait | 
2 years ago
UFOs

So, those Navy videos showing UFOs? I’m not saying it’s not aliens, but it’s not aliens.

By Phil Plait | 
2 years ago
Artwork  — yes, ARTWORK — depicting a view “over the shoulder” of the Cassini spacecraft during one of the last dives toward Saturn it made before the end of the mission. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

No, that’s *NOT* the last photo of Saturn from Cassini

By Phil Plait | 
4 years ago
I don’t think this is how eclipses work. Credit: NASA

No, the eclipse and a planetary alignment will not cause massive earthquakes. Sheesh.

By Phil Plait | 
5 years ago
 Gene Cernan, from Apollo 17, stands next to a gnomon used to measure slope and rock characteristics. On the Moon. Credit: NASA

No, that's not a stagehand in an Apollo astronaut photo

By Phil Plait | 
5 years ago
13zodiacsigns_0.jpg

No, NASA Didn’t Change Your Astrological Sign

By Phil Plait | 
6 years ago
… and I feel fine. Credit: Dean Reeves, used by permission

Worried About the End of the World on Dec. 21? Don’t Be.

By Phil Plait | 
10 years ago
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