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A new binary star exoplanet image, and a very cool five-point Einstein Cross
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A new binary star exoplanet image, and a very cool five-point Einstein Cross

See a direct image of the planet, and a quintuply gravitationally lensed galaxy

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
cosmologycosmology
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A Little Red Dot may be a mostly naked supermassive black hole
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A Little Red Dot may be a mostly naked supermassive black hole

This has implications for how such behemoths form in the first place

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
Hubble Space TelescopeHubble Space Telescope
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An incredible JWST image of an immense city of galaxies

An incredible JWST image of an immense city of galaxies

Abell S1063 is a jaw-dropping example of the power of the big telescope

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
galaxy clustersgalaxy clusters
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A SUPER supermassive black hole

A SUPER supermassive black hole

The central black hole in the galaxy Holmberg 15A is very, very beefy

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
dustdust
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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
galaxy clustersgalaxy clusters
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A clump of quasars REALLY defies the odds

A clump of quasars REALLY defies the odds

Astronomers find neatly a dozen quasars jammed into a small volume of space, and no one knows why they’re there.

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
Hubble Space TelescopeHubble Space Telescope
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The enigma(s) of the lovely galaxy IC 3225
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The enigma(s) of the lovely galaxy IC 3225

Its shape and distance are weird

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