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.
I do love it when Hubble takes a peek at a disk galaxy
Playing with my phonecam on a trip home revealed more than I expected
This is an astronomy newsletter, so I gotta cover a lot of ground. And ocean. And sky.
They’re ancient remnants of stars from galaxies our own galaxy ate
Infrared light reveals how fiercely luminous stars are destroying the iconic nebula
WISE 0855 is the seventh closest object in interstellar space to the Sun
Stars die, and that may feel sad, but it’s also pretty danged pretty. Also: Voyager 1 is alive! ALIIIIVE!
It seems rude, but it’s kinda the planets’ fault. Bonus: One lunar mission photographs another.
