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miscellanymiscellany

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An imposter cluster has been busy over the last 13 or so billion years

Terzan 5 is not a globular cluster, as waves of star formation show. Also: I learned a fun new word

Philip Plait

Hubble Space TelescopeHubble Space Telescope

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Roman Space Telescope launches!

NASA’s newest telescope is in space. Also, an older ‘scope’s view of the gorgeous galaxy NGC 3137

Philip Plait

Hubble Space TelescopeHubble Space Telescope

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The Andromeda Galaxy is showing its age

The rate at which stars are born in our neighbor galaxy is slowing down

Philip Plait

MarsMars

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Watch the (nearly total) lunar eclipse Thursday night!

Also: An eclipse from Mars... of Earth. Kinda.

Philip Plait

PlutoPluto

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Before and after: SpaceX rocket lunar impact crater spotted from orbit

Also: Is there liquid flowing under Pluto’s frigid surface? And I will be marching on Washington

Philip Plait

miscellanymiscellany

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Announcing: A Science Getaways Vacation

Virginia is for Science (and Wine) Lovers

Philip Plait

climate changeclimate change

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The Swift spacecraft reboost mission has failed

Swift has a few months at most before it burns up in Earth’s atmosphere

Philip Plait

miscellanymiscellany

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Pop stars and community science (not what you think)

Stellar populations are tricky in an xkcd comic; a better name for citizen science

Philip Plait

miscellanymiscellany

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An optical illusion that’s ripe for the picking

Deceptive package coloring fools the eye

Philip Plait

miscellanymiscellany

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Announcing: A Science Getaways Vacation

Virginia is for Science (and Wine) Lovers

Philip Plait

PlutoPluto

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Astronomy can be annoying sometimes

Our 2D view makes things difficult. Plus: Pluto’s atmosphere is freezing out

Philip Plait

dustdust

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Echoes of light show our galaxy’s spiral arms are more wide-flung than we thought

Distant flashes of light and a quirk of trig help astronomers map the Milky Way

Philip Plait

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