galaxies

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galaxiesgalaxies
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The Big Wheel galaxy is way too big to exist when it did

The Big Wheel galaxy is way too big to exist when it did

It’s seen a couple of billion years after the Universe itself got started

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
Hubble Space TelescopeHubble Space Telescope
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An example of why being a skeptic has eternal job security

An example of why being a skeptic has eternal job security

White House press corps being stacked with believers in nonsense

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
Hubble Space TelescopeHubble Space Telescope
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Hubble tips hat to the Sombrero Galaxy, More weird white dwarfs

Hubble tips hat to the Sombrero Galaxy, More weird white dwarfs

Celebrate Hubble’s 35th, and more two-faced white dwarfs are popping up

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
Hubble Space TelescopeHubble Space Telescope
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INCREDIBLE and spectacular Hubble image of a galaxy that got whacked by another galaxy

INCREDIBLE and spectacular Hubble image of a galaxy that got whacked by another galaxy

The collision caused easily visible multiple rings of stars to ripple outward

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
black holesblack holes
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Dusty jets around distant monster black holes

Dusty jets around distant monster black holes

Another cool JWST observation shocks astronomers. Literally.

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
meteoritesmeteorites
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A wee meteorite impact caught on video, Gaia closes its eyes

A wee meteorite impact caught on video, Gaia closes its eyes

Very rare footage of a mini-impact, and the Gaia spacecraft has been shut down

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
galaxy clustersgalaxy clusters
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The Antlia galaxy cluster is spectacular! But which galaxies are actually in it?

The Antlia galaxy cluster is spectacular! But which galaxies are actually in it?

The full 11,000 x 8,000 pixel image will destroy you.

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
Hubble Space TelescopeHubble Space Telescope
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Spectacular colliding galaxies from Hubble and JWST

Spectacular colliding galaxies from Hubble and JWST

Views from both telescopes let us compare and contrast a cosmic collision

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
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What do teeny galaxies have in common with dogs farting in cars? More than you might expect. Also, 2025 is a cool number.

What do teeny galaxies have in common with dogs farting in cars? More than you might expect. Also, 2025 is a cool number.

Hey, look, nature is the one creating the circumstances for these analogies. I’m just pointing them out.

Philip Plait
Philip Plait