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Lunar isotopes betray the Earth’s magnetic influence on the solar wind
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Lunar isotopes betray the Earth’s magnetic influence on the solar wind

That sounds like a line from a bad scifi movie

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Philip Plait
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JWST may have spotted a fifth giant exoplanet in a nearby star system

JWST may have spotted a fifth giant exoplanet in a nearby star system

Plus: Video from the Science of Star Trek panel

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Philip Plait
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GW Orionis is a triple-star system with, literally, a twist
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GW Orionis is a triple-star system with, literally, a twist

It’s not clear what’s causing the chaos, but it may be the streamer that feeds it

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
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Saturn has a ginormous decagon at its south pole

Saturn has a ginormous decagon at its south pole

It’s even weirder in some ways than the hexagon at its north pole

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
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Roman Space Telescope launches!

Roman Space Telescope launches!

NASA’s newest telescope is in space. Also, an older ‘scope’s view of the gorgeous galaxy NGC 3137

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
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JWST takes a peek at a star being born

JWST takes a peek at a star being born

And of course it’s another jaw-dropper

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Philip Plait
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A planet is bigger, and too close, to its host star
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A planet is bigger, and too close, to its host star

WD1856b is a gas giant orbiting uncomfortably close to a white dwarf. How did it get there? Bonus: Bayeux Tapestry astronomy

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
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A third planet for the nearby star Beta Pictoris!

A third planet for the nearby star Beta Pictoris!

The gas giant has been hiding in plain sight for over a decade

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
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Aphelion day! And a subscription sale!

Aphelion day! And a subscription sale!

Earth is as far from the sun as it gets all year. Plus, a planet found by relativity.

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
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Sometimes, stars eat their planets
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Sometimes, stars eat their planets

Astronomers trace lithium to find some red dwarfs that dined on some rocky worlds

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Philip Plait
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Dinky stars don’t make giant planets, or even middle-sized giants
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Dinky stars don’t make giant planets, or even middle-sized giants

Low-mass red dwarfs show a paucity of mini-Neptunes. It’s not clear why.

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Philip Plait
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A new mini-moon for Earth next year, two moon-sized exoworlds collided
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A new mini-moon for Earth next year, two moon-sized exoworlds collided

We get a second moon, kinda, for a week in 2027. Also, a cosmic train wreck around another star

Philip Plait
Philip Plait