New resource guide for debunking astronomical pseudoscience - News And Comment

A new annotated guide with more than 200 skeptical resources about astrology, UFOs, moon hoaxes, faces on the planets, crop circles, and other examples of "fiction science" is now available on the education Web pages of the nonprofit Astronomical Society of the Pacific.

The guide lists and reviews articles, books, and Web sites that provide ammunition for teachers, scientists, youth leaders, television news producers, newspaper editors, and anyone who gets questions about "unsolved mysteries" relating to astronomy. Among such topics is whether the full moon causes crazy behavior, whether the entire universe could be less than 10,000 years old, and whether an alien spaceship crashed in Roswell, New Mexico.

The guide is available at www.astrosociety.org/education/resources/pseudobib.html.

The Astronomical Society of the Pacific, founded in 1889, is one of the largest and most active astronomical organizations in the world. One of its main goals is to serve as a clearinghouse for reliable educational resources and materials.

Kevin Christopher is Director of Public Relations for the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal.

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