JWST images of the nearby galaxy show huge tendrils of material blasting away
A tried-and-true astronomical technique uncovers galaxies in JWST images
This is an astronomy newsletter, so I gotta cover a lot of ground. And ocean. And sky.
Infrared light reveals how fiercely luminous stars are destroying the iconic nebula
Stars die, and that may feel sad, but it’s also pretty danged pretty. Also: Voyager 1 is alive! ALIIIIVE!
These bizarre cosmic explosions are still a mystery, but we have lots of ideas
Astronomers found the black hole as it tosses its companion star around
A new idea about Supernova 1987A’s ring may explain more of its bizarreness
NASA budget cuts threaten a workhorse observatory, but you can help
Also, me as a stick figure in a “Minute Physics/xkcd” mashup.
A very cool video makes spectra a lot easier to understand
It’s a weird galaxy, but it may be even weirder than we thought
