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BAN #226: Folding Webb, Eclipsing Thuban

11 June 2020 Issue #226

Planets forming, squeezed until they melt, and in a binary system

A bit of a hodgepodge of exoplanetary news today

Philip Plait

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The spectacular Sculptor spiral galaxy in 1,500 colors!

Picking your colors carefully reveals rich science

Philip Plait

JWST combs through the Horsehead’s mane

Infrared light reveals how fiercely luminous stars are destroying the iconic nebula

Philip Plait

BAN #374: Standing in awe, Young kestrel, Restored Apollo prints

11 November 2021 Issue #374

BAN #440: Targeting an asteroid, Loop de loupe

30 June 2022 Issue #440

BAN #185: BAHFest, 2019 was the second hottest year on record

20 January 2020 Issue #185

BAN #390: Orion aflame, Where’s Venus?

6 January 2022 Issue #390

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Another alien visitor to our solar system!

3I/ATLAS is the third interstellar object seen zipping through our neighborhood

Philip Plait

BAN #362: Mulling more mysterious Mars methane manufacturing, Doe a deer

30 September 2021 Issue #362

BAN #267: So about tomorrow... and a cool crater collection on Mars

2 November 2020 Issue #267

Maui on fire, and the climate that underpinned it

Lahaina was a vibrant, thriving town, and now its heart is gone.

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