I just got word from the folks at Bigelow Aerospace — whose goal is to have an orbiting hotel for people who want a really spectacular view out their window — have tweaked a camera onboard their Genesis II satellite, and it’s now returning higher-res images. These are really stunning views of the planet, and well worth taking a look!
That’s Baja California in the background, with Genesis II suspended in front. And you should really check out their fisheye view, too! Very cool stuff.
We weren’t sure if we could pull this off, but now it’s official: on Monday, April 21, at 7:00 p.m. James Randi and I will be doing a Skeptics in the Pub: a free public skeptical talk in London. I’ll be doing the Moon Hoax talk, and Randi will be grumpy and charming and very very entertaining. 
It will be held at The Penderel’s Oak, 283-288 High Holborn, London, WC1V 7HP. The phone number there is 020 7242 5669. I hope to see more of you left-side-of-the-road drivers there!
My thanks to Sid Rodrigues for getting this set up for us.
I have to admit, this is pretty good. But of course: Terry Jones is involved.
Tip o’ the parka hood to Nature.com.
If you went to BadAstronomy.com and found yourself here, never fear: the BA Blog has moved to its new home at Discover Blogs. The original BA site (with the Moon Hoax debunking and all that) is still online, too.
Phil Plait, the creator of Bad Astronomy, is an astronomer, lecturer, and author. After ten years working on Hubble Space Telescope and six more working on astronomy education, he struck out on his own as a writer. He has written two books, dozens of magazine articles, and 12 bazillion blog articles. He is a skeptic, and fights misuses of science as well as praising the wonder of real science.
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