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BAN #169: Venus and Jupiter make a pretty pair, Kill your Facebook account

BAN #169: Venus and Jupiter make a pretty pair, Kill your Facebook account

25 November 2019 Issue #169

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A white dwarf may have been torn to shreds by a black hole

A white dwarf may have been torn to shreds by a black hole

Just writing that sentence made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
BAN #391: Don’t Look Up review, Galaxy garden

BAN #391: Don’t Look Up review, Galaxy garden

10 January 2022 Issue #391

Has JWST spotted the most distant galaxy ever? Maaaaayyyyyybe. Maybe not.

Has JWST spotted the most distant galaxy ever? Maaaaayyyyyybe. Maybe not.

At a redshift of 15, that would be trouble for our understanding of the Universe. But it might just be a closer galaxy trying to fool us.

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
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