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Hubble Space TelescopeHubble Space Telescope
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Hubble (accidentally!) catches a comet tearing itself apart

Hubble (accidentally!) catches a comet tearing itself apart

Images show it fragmenting into several smaller pieces. Plus: I’m on EnterpriseSplaining.

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
cometscomets
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A new comet to watch for, and more evidence for the very first stars
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A new comet to watch for, and more evidence for the very first stars

The comet may get very bright, but who knows?

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

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
cometscomets
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AMAZING image: Comet Lemmon encounters a meteor, kinda.

AMAZING image: Comet Lemmon encounters a meteor, kinda.

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

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
MarsMars
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Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS seen from Mars!
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Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS seen from Mars!

Also, it’s spouting water, exactly like a spaceship wouldn’t

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
exoplanetsexoplanets
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Astronomers found a dead star that might be munching on a Pluto-like planet

Astronomers found a dead star that might be munching on a Pluto-like planet

Yeah, some stories are just cooler than others

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
cometscomets
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An update on our 3rd alien visitor, and a new banner for BAN

An update on our 3rd alien visitor, and a new banner for BAN

More info on the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, and the Trifid is the new newsletter banner

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
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Another alien visitor to our solar system!

Another alien visitor to our solar system!

3I/ATLAS is the third interstellar object seen zipping through our neighborhood

Philip Plait
Philip Plait