Preview of Phil Plait's 'Bad Universe;' Premiers August 29

By Nancy Atkinson - August 24, 2010 at 9:11 AM UTC | Site News

We are SOOO looking forward to our friend Phil Plait's new endeavor, a TV show called "Phil Plait's Bad Universe," and here's a sneak peak at what we can expect, courtesy of Phil and the Discovery Channel. Phil's show premieres this Sunday night August 29, 2010 on the Discovery Channel.

Check your local listings at this link,

and prepared to be blown away!

One more thing, if you follow Phil on Twitter (

@BadAstronomer)

, he's having a contest starting Wednesday to give away free stuff from the show. (And while you're at it you can follow both

Universe Today

and

Nancy

on Twitter, too!)

Nancy Atkinson

Nancy Atkinson is a space journalist and author with a passion for telling the stories of people involved in space exploration and astronomy. She is currently retired from daily writing, but worked at Universe Today for 20 years as a writer and editor. She also contributed articles to The Planetary Society, Ad Astra (National Space Society), New Scientist and many other online outlets.

Her 2019 book, "Eight Years to the Moon: The History of the Apollo Missions,” shares the untold stories of engineers and scientists who worked behind the scenes to make the Apollo program so successful, despite the daunting odds against it. Her first book “Incredible Stories From Space: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Missions Changing Our View of the Cosmos” (2016) tells the stories of 37 scientists and engineers that work on several current NASA robotic missions to explore the solar system and beyond.

Nancy is also a NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador, and through this program, she has the opportunity to share her passion of space and astronomy with children and adults through presentations and programs. Nancy's personal website is nancyatkinson.com