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Taurus in 3D!
Jun 03, 2025

Taurus in 3D!

Cool animation does a big circle around a nearby star cluster

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
solar systemsolar system
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Astronomers find a new denizen in the deep black of the solar system
May 27, 2025

Astronomers find a new denizen in the deep black of the solar system

2017 OF201 is a giant iceball far, far beyond Neptune...and it complicates things for Planet Nine

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
solar systemsolar system
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Vesta is still full of surprises
May 15, 2025
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Vesta is still full of surprises

It’s not really an asteroid, nor maybe really a protoplanet.

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
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Pin the tail on the asteroid
May 01, 2025
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Pin the tail on the asteroid

Citizen science group is finding “active asteroids”

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
MarsMars
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Hera flies by Mars’s moon Deimos
Mar 18, 2025

Hera flies by Mars’s moon Deimos

The spacecraft took some pretty cool shots of the tiny, lumpy moon

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
solar systemsolar system
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Hundreds of small asteroids found in the main belt using JWST
Mar 03, 2025

Hundreds of small asteroids found in the main belt using JWST

Astronomers used a new technique to find the building-sized rocks, the smallest ever seen at that distance

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
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