Astronomy questions from kids, Part 1

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 Part 1, and these are the questions they asked me:

1) Why are you called the Bad Astronomer?

2) Have you ever been to space?

3) Do you think aliens are real?

4) If you were as scientist, what would you do? :-)

5) Is there life on other planets?

6) Will humans ever live on the Moon or Mars?

7) What's your favorite planet?

8) Pluto: planet or not?

Category:

Education

Tags:

• phil plait
• bad astronomy
• astronomy
• science
• students
• Pluto
• aliens
• planets
• Moon
• Mars
• space

[XSk8guyX]

It would be fun to throw water in the space

[elkabong2501]

apogee is when the moon is farthest from the earth, perigee when it's closest

[willbirful]

very interesting thanks

[darththork99]

When you said there are most likely more planets like earth. I immediately thought of Gliese581 D. It looks alot like Earth, and is in the goldilocks zone.

[digitalking1000]

if your a astronomer do you have the right to call yourself a doctor?

[EmperorofCartoons]

@grassnake Because children, generally, have not yet reached the point where their own arrogance and hubris directs them to replace a love of facts with the love of their own opinion.

[spacehopperballs]

I thought this guy would have just hid after Joe Rogan clowned him.

What an idiot What a NASA shill :-(

[Futurecop2012j]

The YOUTUBE VIDEO "UFO Disclosure A Global Deception Conspiracy"

discloses information of life beyond Earth.

The compilation includes information from military, presidents,

astronauts, politicians, + news footage. The compilation

is in regards to life beyond Earth along with it's current and ongoing

presence which is being hidden from the public + more.

[9hello123]

@NASAvsPETE No he has evidence, something that none of the hoax followers have.

[westcoastlife4show]

I got a kid question DO u think the universe has a purpose?

[islanders084]

pluto is a planet!