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A galaxy collision got me digging, Goodbye Tiktok, Project for Awesome

A galaxy collision got me digging, Goodbye Tiktok, Project for Awesome

Sometimes mistakes lead to cool astronomy stuff.

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
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Is Betelgeuse a binary star? The evidence is piling up
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Is Betelgeuse a binary star? The evidence is piling up

The second star may be leaving a wake behind it as it orbits

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
supernovaesupernovae
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One last stellar belch before exploding
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One last stellar belch before exploding

The red supergiant star DFK 52 erupted gas and will soon go supernova

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
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A second star for Betelgeuse?!

A second star for Betelgeuse?!

Astronomers post a possible binary companion for the soon-to-be supernova

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
cometscomets
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Another alien visitor to our solar system!

Another alien visitor to our solar system!

3I/ATLAS is the third interstellar object seen zipping through our neighborhood

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
exoplanetsexoplanets
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JWST spies a Saturn-sized planet from a quadrillion kilometers away

JWST spies a Saturn-sized planet from a quadrillion kilometers away

The exoplanet orbits a red dwarf and is the lowest mass one ever directly spotted

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
astrophotographyastrophotography
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The Andromeda Galaxy gets psychedelic

The Andromeda Galaxy gets psychedelic

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Philip Plait
Philip Plait
solar systemsolar system
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Vera Rubin Observatory will find millions of asteroids. Millions.

Vera Rubin Observatory will find millions of asteroids. Millions.

That’s a lot of space rocks.

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
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Rubin opens its eye. And what it sees is the Universe.

Rubin opens its eye. And what it sees is the Universe.

Mind-blowing first images from the huge telescope.

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
galaxy clustersgalaxy clusters
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A clump of quasars REALLY defies the odds

A clump of quasars REALLY defies the odds

Astronomers find neatly a dozen quasars jammed into a small volume of space, and no one knows why they’re there.

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
supernovaesupernovae
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A pulsar plucks the Guitar Nebula
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A pulsar plucks the Guitar Nebula

Super-high-speed electrons from a dead star are plowing through the gas

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
supernovaesupernovae
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When did the Universe first get wet?

When did the Universe first get wet?

Water is simple, but it took time for the cosmos to brew the ingredients.

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
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