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exoplanetsexoplanets
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A new binary star exoplanet image, and a very cool five-point Einstein Cross
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A new binary star exoplanet image, and a very cool five-point Einstein Cross

See a direct image of the planet, and a quintuply gravitationally lensed galaxy

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
exoplanetsexoplanets
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Aphelion day! And a subscription sale!

Aphelion day! And a subscription sale!

Earth is as far from the sun as it gets all year. Plus, a planet found by relativity.

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
Hubble Space TelescopeHubble Space Telescope
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Two JWST stories: an incredible nebula/star cluster image, and a map of dark matter

Two JWST stories: an incredible nebula/star cluster image, and a map of dark matter

Westerlund 2 is a feast for the eyes, and the dark matter map a feast for the brain

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
Einstein put a ring on it

Einstein put a ring on it

Amazing Einstein ring seen in a nearby galaxy as its gravity warps the fabric of spacetime

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
An utterly gorgeous cosmic latte

An utterly gorgeous cosmic latte

A spiral galaxy’s light stirred, not shaken, by the gravity of another

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
Seeing the Universe with both old and new eyes... with a boost from the cosmos itself

Seeing the Universe with both old and new eyes... with a boost from the cosmos itself

Combining images from Hubble and JWST provides an incredible view of a gorgeous galaxy cluster

BAN #26: A quadruple quasar, a wise man’s illusion, and the transit of... Earth?
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BAN #26: A quadruple quasar, a wise man’s illusion, and the transit of... Earth?

July 12, 2018 Issue #26

Hubble Space TelescopeHubble Space Telescope
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An incredible JWST image of an immense city of galaxies

An incredible JWST image of an immense city of galaxies

Abell S1063 is a jaw-dropping example of the power of the big telescope

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
Hubble Space TelescopeHubble Space Telescope
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A galaxy aflame!

A galaxy aflame!

JWST image of NGC 5134 is fire. Also, using real AI to find galaxies.

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
A dead planet found around a dead star
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A dead planet found around a dead star

This system shows us what Earth may be like in oh, say, 8 billion years

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
JWST sees ancient clusters of stars at the edge of the observable Universe

JWST sees ancient clusters of stars at the edge of the observable Universe

These are the most distant stellar clusters ever seen

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
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