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supernovaesupernovae
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A colossal explosion sent antimatter heading toward us at nearly the speed of light
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A colossal explosion sent antimatter heading toward us at nearly the speed of light

That’s a fun headline to write! The good news is we’re safe and the science is awesome.

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
asteroidsasteroids
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Tunguska is healing, a reflective volcano from space

Tunguska is healing, a reflective volcano from space

An Earth impact gets better, a gorgeous volcano from the ISS

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
cometscomets
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An update on our 3rd alien visitor, and a new banner for BAN

An update on our 3rd alien visitor, and a new banner for BAN

More info on the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, and the Trifid is the new newsletter banner

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

Also a 20% newsletter subscription sale starts now!

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
dustdust
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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
PoliticsPolitics
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No Kings protest thoughts; the spectacular Sombrero Galaxy fools me again

No Kings protest thoughts; the spectacular Sombrero Galaxy fools me again

No Kings rally more than just a protest; a gorgeous galaxy looks a lot better than I first thought

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
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