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Astronomy questions from kids, Part 5 (last one!)
Posted by: TheBadAstronomer

Video duration: 343 seconds

My friend Tina is a teacher in Austin. She asked her sixth grade students to send me questions they had about astronomy, and I answer them on camera. There were so many I had to split this into *5* parts!
This is the part. I really only answer one question: What is the Big Bang theory, and do I think it's real? But I also take a moment to talk about science, and why it's so cool.

Related: bad, big, phil, astronomy, astronomy, bang, plait, science, space, students

Trip to the Large Hadron Collider
Posted by: TheBadAstronomer

Video duration: 541 seconds

I visited the incredible Large Hadron Collider in Geneva. This is technology on a truly amazing scale! For more (including who's who in the vid) go to my two blog entries about this: http://www.badastron omy.com/bablog/2008/ 04/27/my-excellent-c ern-adventure-the-vi deo/
and
http://www.badast ronomy.com/bablog/20 08/04/22/europe-day- 3-cern-the-lhc

Related: brian, collider, cox, hadron, large, lhc, phil, physics, plait, science

Asteroid 2007 TU24: No danger to Earth
Posted by: TheBadAstronomer

Video duration: 580 seconds

There are YouTube videos and websites saying that a near-Earth asteroid may cause epic disasters. These people are completely wrong, and scaring others. I debunk these claims here. More info and links can be found on my site: http://www.badastron omy.com/bablog/2008/ 01/25/asteroid-2007- tu24-no-danger-to-ea rth/.

Related: 2007, asteroid, disaster, earth, electric, nasa, space, tu24, universe

Phoenix Descends
Posted by: TheBadAstronomer

Video duration: 266 seconds

As the Phoenix Mars Lander descended to the surface of the red planet, a camera in orbit snapped a picture of it showing the lander and its parachute. This gets my vote for the single most amazing space shot I have ever seen.
Links:
Phoenix mission: http://phoenix.lpl.a rizona.edu/
Planetary Society Blog:
http://www.planet ary.org/blog/

Related: astronomy, hirise, mars, nasa, phoenix, science, space

Blowing up the spy satellite USA 193
Posted by: TheBadAstronomer

Video duration: 542 seconds

UPDATE: The Navy successfully shot down the spysat: http://www.badastron omy.com/bablog/2008/ 02/20/breaking-spysa t-successfully-hit-b y-missile/
I give some of the facts and some opinions on the US blowing up the spy satellite USA 193. More info can be found on my blog at http://www.badastron omy.com/bablog/2008/ 02/19/blowing-up-a-s py-satellite/.

Related: 193, aviation, government, satellite, space, spy, usa

	Why do black holes have such strong gravity? Posted by: TheBadAstronomer Video duration: 252 seconds In my live video chat, I was asked, why do black holes have such stronger gravity than the stars they formed from? Here's my answer. Related: black, astronomy, bad, gravity, holes, phil, plait, stars

	Where is the center of the Universe? Posted by: TheBadAstronomer Video duration: 248 seconds During my live video chat I was asked, where is the center of the Universe? Someday, someone will ask an easy question. :-) But this is a good one, and the answer is a little weird. Related: bad, phil, astronomy, astronomy, cosmology, plait, science, universe

$Why don\$	Why don't gas clouds in space dissipate? Posted by: TheBadAstronomer Video duration: 324 seconds During the live video chat, I was asked why nebulae, clouds in space, don't dissipate. Here's my answer. Related: bad, phil, astronomy, astronomy, nebula, plait, space

	Call for Help with Chris Pirillo and me Posted by: TheBadAstronomer Video duration: 510 seconds Remember the TechTV show "Call for Help", with Chris Pirillo? I made several appearances, debunking bad movie science. I found a tape from the November 8, 2001 show when I was on. Enjoy. Related: astronomy, chris, hollywood, movies, phil, pirillo, plait, science

	How to Stand an Egg on End Posted by: TheBadAstronomer Video duration: 312 seconds I show how you can stand an egg on its end, and it has nothing to do with the first day of Spring! Related: astronomy, egg, equinox, phil, plait, standing, vernal

Q and BA Episode 2: Journey to the Center of the Sun
Posted by: TheBadAstronomer

Video duration: 383 seconds

"How dense is the center of the Sun?" Turns out, pretty frakking dense. Also, the Sun makes a VAST amount of energy there, and I go through a few analogies to help make this make sense. No marshmallows were hurt in the making of this video.

Related: astronomer, astronomy, density, energy, fusion, phil, plait, qandba, science, space, sun

	Q and BA Episode 3: The Farthest Star Posted by: TheBadAstronomer Video duration: 324 seconds How much of the Milky Way Galaxy do we see, and what is the farthest star we can see with our own eyes? The answers might surprise you. Related: astronomer, astronomy, badastronomy, galaxy, milky, phil, plait, qandba, star, way

	Q and BA Episode 1: Galaxies Posted by: TheBadAstronomer Video duration: 332 seconds I describe galaxies: what they are, what kinds there are, and how we know the Milky Way is a spiral galaxy. Related: astronomer, astronomy, badastronomy, galaxies, galaxy, hubble, milky, milkyway, phil, plait, qandba, science, spiral, way

	A sad, sad moment for science Posted by: TheBadAstronomer Video duration: 262 seconds At James Randi's The Amaz!ng Meeting in January 2007, I had to humiliate myself due to a lost bet. And Hubble wept. The graphics don't show up well on YouTube, unfortunately, but they chronicle the sadness. Related: astronomy, myers, pharyngula, phil, plait, pz

	Standing eggs on end on the spring equinox Posted by: TheBadAstronomer Video duration: 400 seconds I was on my local TV station a couple of years ago talking about my book and standing eggs on end on the vernal equinox. It's silly and humorous, but informative. Related: astronomer, astronomy, egg, equinox, news, plait, science