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exoplanetsexoplanets
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A new binary star exoplanet image, and a very cool five-point Einstein Cross
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A new binary star exoplanet image, and a very cool five-point Einstein Cross

See a direct image of the planet, and a quintuply gravitationally lensed galaxy

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
supernovaesupernovae
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A ridiculously jaw-dropping JWST image of a fantastically terrifying star system

A ridiculously jaw-dropping JWST image of a fantastically terrifying star system

Apep consists of three immense and immensely powerful stars blasting out a fierce dusty wind

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
white dwarfswhite dwarfs
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Holiday Sale for BAN subscriptions

Holiday Sale for BAN subscriptions

A 20% discount off the price, and you can also get this as a gift for someone else

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
nebulanebula
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How does magnetism help a baby star grow?

How does magnetism help a baby star grow?

It helps material spiral down into the protostar

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
exoplanetsexoplanets
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Another weird planetary system has been found

Another weird planetary system has been found

A binary star may have planets orbiting both stars

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
white dwarfswhite dwarfs
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When the sky sees YOU
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When the sky sees YOU

Sometimes when you stare into the abyss a spooky alien nebula stares back

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
supernovaesupernovae
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A star may have exploded when it ate a black hole
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A star may have exploded when it ate a black hole

Everything about this story is awesome and terrifying

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
exoplanetsexoplanets
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A planet for Alpha Centauri A?

A planet for Alpha Centauri A?

JWST spots what might be a Jupiter-sized world around the nearest Sun-like star

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
supernovaesupernovae
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A second star for Betelgeuse?!

A second star for Betelgeuse?!

Astronomers post a possible binary companion for the soon-to-be supernova

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
NASANASA
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NASA declaration against Trump’s science attacks, more dusty WR star spirals

NASA declaration against Trump’s science attacks, more dusty WR star spirals

The Voyager Declaration takes a stand against budget cuts, and a gorgeous JWST image of Wolf-Rayet star dust expulsion

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
supernovaesupernovae
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The biggest black hole merger ever detected so far rocked the Universe

The biggest black hole merger ever detected so far rocked the Universe

The gravitational waves they emitted were fiercely powerful, but where did the black holes come from?

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