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Celebrate Hubble’s 34th anniversary with a gorgeous planetary nebula

Celebrate Hubble’s 34th anniversary with a gorgeous planetary nebula

Stars die, and that may feel sad, but it’s also pretty danged pretty. Also: Voyager 1 is alive! ALIIIIVE!

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
BAN #445: The art of science, A hidden planetary nebula

BAN #445: The art of science, A hidden planetary nebula

18 July 2022 Issue #445

Hubble Space TelescopeHubble Space Telescope
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Hubble unscrambles the Egg Nebula

Hubble unscrambles the Egg Nebula

An amazing image of a dying star fried my brain

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
Hubble Space TelescopeHubble Space Telescope
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The Red Spider Nebula: JWST’s view of gorgeously dying star

The Red Spider Nebula: JWST’s view of gorgeously dying star

In stellar death lies great beauty, and amazing science

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
Perseids reminder! Also, why are so many gas clouds near the galactic core mysteriously aligned?
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Perseids reminder! Also, why are so many gas clouds near the galactic core mysteriously aligned?

A cosmic mystery: What force is making all these nebulae line up the same way?

BAN #388: The Stochastic Journey

BAN #388: The Stochastic Journey

30 December 2021 Issue #388

white dwarfswhite dwarfs
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Holiday Sale for BAN subscriptions

Holiday Sale for BAN subscriptions

A 20% discount off the price, and you can also get this as a gift for someone else

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
star clustersstar clusters
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The spectacular Sculptor spiral galaxy in 1,500 colors!

The spectacular Sculptor spiral galaxy in 1,500 colors!

Picking your colors carefully reveals rich science

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
BAN #285: New year’s new banner, Fun short magic trick

BAN #285: New year’s new banner, Fun short magic trick

4 January 2021 Issue #285

white dwarfswhite dwarfs
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When the sky sees YOU
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When the sky sees YOU

Sometimes when you stare into the abyss a spooky alien nebula stares back

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
Hubble Space TelescopeHubble Space Telescope
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Inside the Helix Nebula: JWST image shows thousands of creepy fingers around a dying star

Inside the Helix Nebula: JWST image shows thousands of creepy fingers around a dying star

Plus: My 200th article for Scientific American

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
BAN #36: Carbon monoxide blows, M27 glows
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BAN #36: Carbon monoxide blows, M27 glows

August 16, 2018 Issue #36

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