China lands on the Moon, Boeing Starliner goes to orbit, Hubble limps along, Starship test flight 4 went pretty well
How did a massive galaxy form so soon after the Big Bang?
It may have been a second generation star, and it’s in a Milky Way satellite galaxy
Moon dust is evil. Plus: Capturing carbon, and finding the first stars torn apart by black holes
A bit of a hodgepodge of exoplanetary news today
JWST images of the nearby galaxy show huge tendrils of material blasting away
A tried-and-true astronomical technique uncovers galaxies in JWST images
Like it wasn’t already upsetting enough. Also, hear me talk about the Dark Universe on Big Picture Science
Four stars star in today’s issue: One maybe with planets, and three that formed at the same time our galaxy did
A new kind of object astronomers spotted is like a galaxy, but is amazingly low on stars
Hopefully we haven’t seen the end of the sky lighting up, plus a cool galaxy with some color, too
A new video visualizes what you’d see as you took the last plunge you’ll ever take. Also, stuff about my book. And math.
