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EarthEarth
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Today our planet will not be destroyed. Probably.

Today our planet will not be destroyed. Probably.

I mean, no promises. But it won’t be because the Maya predicted it.

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
astrophotographyastrophotography
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Mystery solved? Baffling huge nebula near Andromeda Galaxy is actually in our neighborhood

Mystery solved? Baffling huge nebula near Andromeda Galaxy is actually in our neighborhood

Weird arcing cloud of oxygen is most likely part of the Milky Way, not our giant neighbor

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
supernovaesupernovae
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The irony of Supernova 1885A

The irony of Supernova 1885A

It proved the Universe was bigger than astronomers thought, but they couldn’t believe it

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
supernovaesupernovae
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Yup. Young-Earth creationists are still wrong.

Yup. Young-Earth creationists are still wrong.

A claimed lack of supernovae explodes in their faces

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
the Sunthe Sun
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Star cluster vs. giant molecular cloud: who wins?

Star cluster vs. giant molecular cloud: who wins?

The answer surprised me, and I do so love being surprised.

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
PoliticsPolitics
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Did a smaller but still giant black hole recently merge with the one at the center of our galaxy?

Did a smaller but still giant black hole recently merge with the one at the center of our galaxy?

Also: RFK Jr. needs to be impeached

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
astrophotographyastrophotography
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It’s an umbrella, but it’s a hundred thousand light-years long

It’s an umbrella, but it’s a hundred thousand light-years long

Galaxy collisions do really weird things

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
galaxy clustersgalaxy clusters
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A SUPER supermassive black hole

A SUPER supermassive black hole

The central black hole in the galaxy Holmberg 15A is very, very beefy

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
black holesblack holes
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Did our local supermassive black hole recently eat its little sibling?

Did our local supermassive black hole recently eat its little sibling?

Indirect evidence suggests a smaller black hole orbited the much, much larger one

Philip Plait
Philip Plait