Phil Plait

Phil Plait 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 is known for his work in debunking various astronomical pseudoscience myths in his blog 'Bad Astronomy', which is hosted on Syfy Wire.

Biography:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Plait

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This author is known for its high journalistic standards. The author strives to maintain neutrality and transparency in its reporting, and avoids conflicts of interest. The author has a reputation for accuracy and rarely gets contradicted on major discrepancies in its reporting.

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