Guiding Skeptics to the Universe

Join the Skeptics' Guide the Universe as they discuss Cassini's Iapetus geysers, Moon mysteries, and more in a fun interview.

ByPhil Plait
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Last week I recorded an interview with the gang of rogues at the Skeptics' Guide the Universe. We talked Cassini, geysers on Iapetus Enceladus, gamma-rays from uranium on the Moon, panspermia, the lost Moon tapes, and then made fun of the TV show "Impact". And yes, I really did like "She Spies". The first season, at least.

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