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A grammar note, and the magnificent chaos of Chamaeleon I

A grammar note, and the magnificent chaos of Chamaeleon I

A giant cloud of gas and dust lit by stars within will soothe your trouble soul

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
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Little Red Dots at the edge of the universe may be black holes powering gigantic balls of gas

Little Red Dots at the edge of the universe may be black holes powering gigantic balls of gas

These “Black Hole Stars” are theoretical, but do explain what we see

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
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A new moon for Uranus, and a new planetary system in the Trifid?
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A new moon for Uranus, and a new planetary system in the Trifid?

Two VERY cool pix for you today

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
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White Dwarf stars are dead, but they still feed... on planets
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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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The nebula comes on little cat feet

The nebula comes on little cat feet

Carl Sandburg wasn’t talking about a vast cloud of gas and dust, but the poem still works for the Cat’s Paw nebula

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
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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
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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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Rubin opens its eye. And what it sees is the Universe.

Rubin opens its eye. And what it sees is the Universe.

Mind-blowing first images from the huge telescope.

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
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A second look at a spectacular galactic collision; Curiosity from Mars orbit
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A second look at a spectacular galactic collision; Curiosity from Mars orbit

Two very cool images for you today

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
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A dying planet divebombs its star

A dying planet divebombs its star

The planet flew a little too close to the sun

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
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Incredible JWST image of NGC 1514’s double ringed mystery

Incredible JWST image of NGC 1514’s double ringed mystery

It’s bizarre, and we still don’t understand this dusty structure

Philip Plait
Philip Plait