As per our current Database, Phil Plait is still alive (as per Wikipedia, Last update: May 10, 2020).
Currently, Phil Plait is 59 years, 5 months and 27 days old. Phil Plait will celebrate 60rd birthday on a Monday 30th of September 2024. Below we countdown to Phil Plait upcoming birthday.
Popular As | Phil Plait |
Occupation | Astronomer |
Age | 59 years old |
Zodiac Sign | Libra |
Born | September 30, 1964 (Washington, DC) |
Birthday | September 30 |
Town/City | Washington, DC |
Nationality | Washington, DC |
Phil Plait’s zodiac sign is Libra. According to astrologers, People born under the sign of Libra are peaceful, fair, and they hate being alone. Partnership is very important for them, as their mirror and someone giving them the ability to be the mirror themselves. These individuals are fascinated by balance and symmetry, they are in a constant chase for justice and equality, realizing through life that the only thing that should be truly important to themselves in their own inner core of personality. This is someone ready to do nearly anything to avoid conflict, keeping the peace whenever possible
Phil Plait was born in the Year of the Dragon. A powerful sign, those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Dragon are energetic and warm-hearted, charismatic, lucky at love and egotistic. They’re natural born leaders, good at giving orders and doing what’s necessary to remain on top. Compatible with Monkey and Rat.
Known for his work in the field of astronomy and for his blogs and public speeches advocating scientific skepticism, he also penned such popular science books as Death from the Skies and Bad Astronomy.
After graduating from the University of Michigan and subsequently earning his doctorate in astronomy from the University of Virginia, he worked for NASA on both the Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) and Hubble Space Telescope projects.
He established the Badastronomy.com website and blog to debunk astronomy-related pseudoscience.
A native of Washington, D.C., he later settled in Boulder, Colorado, with his wife Marcella and his daughter.
In 2008 and 2009, he was President of the James Randi Educational Foundation.