Viewing Alert: Bad Universe Episode 2

By Nancy Atkinson - October 6, 2010 at 7:15 AM UTC | Site News

He's back!!! Our pal

Phil Plait the Bad Astronomer

is back again on the Discovery Channel with the second episode of his new series,

"Bad Universe."

It is on TONIGHT (October 6),

so check your local listings here

, and you can also find when it will be replayed in case you miss it. Above is a teaser/trailer of the second episode where Phil flies in an F-16 -- it's awesome! Just how much punishment can Phil's frail, pale, scientist body take? Find out!

Can't get enough? More videos are available on the

Discovery Channel's main Bad Universe video list.

And by the way, Bad Universe will be shown immediately following

Mythbusters

this evening.

Nancy Atkinson

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