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Guide for Debunking Pseudo-Science Connected with Astronomy
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In this guide, you will find books, articles, and websites that help teachers of astronomy address some of the weird topics on the fringes of science that students sometimes hear about and want to have clarification for. Included are astrology, UFOs as alien spaceships, crop circles, denial of evolution and the big bang, the “face” on Mars, claims that NASA never landed astronauts on the Moon, and others.

Subject:
Physical Science
Material Type:
Homework/Assignment
Student Guide
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Date Added:
11/22/2016
Responding to Claims about Alien UFOs:  A Brief List of Resources on the Web
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For decades, the media have given enormous attention to sensational claims that vague lights in the sky are actually extra-terrestrial spacecraft. Recently, there has been a flurry of misleading publicity about UFOs on military photographs. A sober examination of these claims reveals that there is a lot LESS to them than first meets the eye: when there is enough evidence, UFO claims can be explained by terrestrial or celestial phenomena (including lights from human craft and re-entering space junk). This up-to-date guide provides key resources available free on the Web, to help scientists, educators, students, and journalists learn about the skeptical perspective (and the background stories) behind these claims.

Subject:
Astronomy
Business and Communication
Physical Science
Public Relations
Material Type:
Lecture Notes
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Reading
Author:
Andrew Fraknoi
Date Added:
05/20/2021