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A spider web a million trillion kilometers wide: JWST’s view of IC 5332 (1)
Feb 10, 2026

A spider web a million trillion kilometers wide: JWST’s view of IC 5332 (1)

Also: How many near-Earth asteroids have been visited by spacecraft?

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
miscellanymiscellany
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A spider web a million trillion kilometers wide: JWST’s view of IC 5332
Feb 10, 2026
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A spider web a million trillion kilometers wide: JWST’s view of IC 5332

Also: How many near-Earth asteroids have been visited by spacecraft?

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
solar systemsolar system
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The planet that hit Earth to form the Moon was local! Plus, a dizzy asteroid
Jan 13, 2026
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The planet that hit Earth to form the Moon was local! Plus, a dizzy asteroid

Theia may have formed near Earth, and asteroid 2005 MN45 spins fast

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
Hubble Space TelescopeHubble Space Telescope
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Roman Space Telescope finishes construction, and a new discovery record for space rocks
Dec 08, 2025

Roman Space Telescope finishes construction, and a new discovery record for space rocks

The new space observatory is now ready to launch, and 40,000 near-Earth objects have now been found

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
solar systemsolar system
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A wee asteroid came VERY close to us last week
Nov 06, 2025

A wee asteroid came VERY close to us last week

Plus, Rubin is going to find a lot more

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
climate changeclimate change
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A new minimoon for Earth may be a Chinese lunar mission
Oct 28, 2025

A new minimoon for Earth may be a Chinese lunar mission

Also, Earth is getting darker, which is never a good sign

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
cometscomets
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AMAZING image: Comet Lemmon encounters a meteor, kinda.
Oct 27, 2025

AMAZING image: Comet Lemmon encounters a meteor, kinda.

Also, a spinny new target for the asteroid-hunting mission Hayabusa2

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
solar systemsolar system
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Asteroids from Venus pose an invisible — but uncertain — threat
Oct 06, 2025

Asteroids from Venus pose an invisible — but uncertain — threat

Bottom line: we need to look for them

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
asteroidsasteroids
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A black hole is eating way above its weight, and ancient tektites in Australia
Sep 25, 2025
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A black hole is eating way above its weight, and ancient tektites in Australia

Something is helping this black hole gobble down material at incredible rates

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
solar systemsolar system
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A portrait of our planet and moon from across the solar system
Aug 25, 2025

A portrait of our planet and moon from across the solar system

Psyche snaps Earth and Moon, I’m talking to teachers in Texas, and a newly discovered impact crater in India

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
asteroidsasteroids
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A brown dwarf reveals its mass
Aug 19, 2025
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A brown dwarf reveals its mass

Plus: Are Fast Radio Bursts caused by asteroids slamming into neutron stars?

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
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White Dwarf stars are dead, but they still feed... on planets
Jul 31, 2025
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White Dwarf stars are dead, but they still feed... on planets

Observations show a lot of these stars are actually zombies. Also: moving an Earth-threatening asteroid just got a bit harder

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
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