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Astronomers find over ten thousand potential new exoplanets

Astronomers find over ten thousand potential new exoplanets

If confirmed, this will more than double the number known

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
exoplanetsexoplanets
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Hey, is that a failed star or a super-successful planet?

Hey, is that a failed star or a super-successful planet?

Astronomers find lightweight brown dwarfs can form like planets

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
miscellanymiscellany
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The metric system is great, except when it isn’t
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The metric system is great, except when it isn’t

In which I am a millipedant

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
miscellanymiscellany
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Dimming the sun is probably a very bad idea

Dimming the sun is probably a very bad idea

Global warming is a massive problem, but let’s not play games with our only planet’s ecosphere

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
cosmologycosmology
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Is there more than one kind of dark matter?

Is there more than one kind of dark matter?

New research implies it could be as rich in particles as normal matter

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
solar systemsolar system
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How much ice is there really on the moon?
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How much ice is there really on the moon?

New observations imply there’s less than we thought

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
star clustersstar clusters
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The spectacular Sombrero galaxy

The spectacular Sombrero galaxy

Plus: the chance of the Milky Way and Andromeda colliding just went up. Maybe.

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
exoplanetsexoplanets
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How big are the liquid methane waves on Titan? And another Voyager 1 instrument turned off

How big are the liquid methane waves on Titan? And another Voyager 1 instrument turned off

Very cool research shows just how gnarly surfing is on other worlds, and a venerable spacecraft is losing power rapidly

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
miscellanymiscellany
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How much carbon-14 is in the air around you?
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How much carbon-14 is in the air around you?

I was surprised to learn how little it actually is

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
solar systemsolar system
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Rubin bags 11,000 new asteroids!

Rubin bags 11,000 new asteroids!

This is just the beginning, too. There are more millions more out there waiting to be seen.

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
dustdust
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Happy 2^10th / 8th anniversary issue! To celebrate, here’s a DEEP discount.

Happy 2^10th / 8th anniversary issue! To celebrate, here’s a DEEP discount.

Plus: A jaw-dropping star-forming nebula courtesy of JWST

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
supernovaesupernovae
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Mini-Neptunes may be hot and solid. Also, a star blew out a LOT of stuff before exploding.
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Mini-Neptunes may be hot and solid. Also, a star blew out a LOT of stuff before exploding.

Exoplanets keep getting weirder, and a pre-supernova star expelled truly vast amounts of helium

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
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