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Hubble Space TelescopeHubble Space Telescope

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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

Hubble Space TelescopeHubble Space Telescope

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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

black holesblack holes

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Dusty jets around distant monster black holes

Another cool JWST observation shocks astronomers. Literally.

Philip Plait

meteoritesmeteorites

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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

galaxy clustersgalaxy clusters

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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

Hubble Space TelescopeHubble Space Telescope

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Spectacular colliding galaxies from Hubble and JWST

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

Philip Plait

20252025

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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.

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

Philip Plait