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The Swift spacecraft reboost mission has failed

The Swift spacecraft reboost mission has failed

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

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
miscellanymiscellany
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Pop stars and community science (not what you think)
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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
Philip Plait
miscellanymiscellany
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An optical illusion that’s ripe for the picking

An optical illusion that’s ripe for the picking

Deceptive package coloring fools the eye

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
miscellanymiscellany
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Announcing: A Science Getaways Vacation
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Announcing: A Science Getaways Vacation

Virginia is for Science (and Wine) Lovers

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
PlutoPluto
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Astronomy can be annoying sometimes
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Astronomy can be annoying sometimes

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

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
dustdust
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Echoes of light show our galaxy’s spiral arms are more wide-flung than we thought
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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
Philip Plait
solar systemsolar system
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Will the dying sun eat Earth or not?

Will the dying sun eat Earth or not?

When the sun becomes red giant, it may not consume our planet after all. Plus: Watch the Perseid meteors shower this week!

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
miscellanymiscellany
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Earth and moon glow in the heat of infrared
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Earth and moon glow in the heat of infrared

Our system seen from afar by a Mars-bound spacecraft. Plus, the weight of Earth’s air. Like, in total.

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
miscellanymiscellany
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Psyche’s Mars, and another test to see why antimatter is different than matter
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Psyche’s Mars, and another test to see why antimatter is different than matter

Very cool animations of Mars as the spacecraft flew by. Plus, antimatter is still baffling.

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
cometscomets
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SpaceX rocket booster will hit the moon on Wednesday

SpaceX rocket booster will hit the moon on Wednesday

The impact flash might — might — be visible to telescopes on Earth

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
binary starsbinary stars
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Astronomers (almost certainly) find a companion star of Betelgeuse!
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Astronomers (almost certainly) find a companion star of Betelgeuse!

If confirmed it proves the bloated gasbag of a star is actually a binary system

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
Hubble Space TelescopeHubble Space Telescope
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Another spectacular JWST image of a nearby spiral galaxy

Another spectacular JWST image of a nearby spiral galaxy

M77, aka NGC 1068, is not only gorgeous, it also hides a beast in its heart

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
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