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PlutoPluto
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Before and after: SpaceX rocket lunar impact crater spotted from orbit
Aug 24, 2026

Before and after: SpaceX rocket lunar impact crater spotted from orbit

Also: Is there liquid flowing under Pluto’s frigid surface? And I will be marching on Washington

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
climate changeclimate change
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The Swift spacecraft reboost mission has failed
Aug 20, 2026

The Swift spacecraft reboost mission has failed

Swift has a few months at most before it burns up in Earth’s atmosphere

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
cometscomets
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SpaceX rocket booster will hit the moon on Wednesday
Aug 03, 2026

SpaceX rocket booster will hit the moon on Wednesday

The impact flash might — might — be visible to telescopes on Earth

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
aliensaliens
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A search for technologically advanced aliens instead finds hot dogs
Jul 21, 2026
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A search for technologically advanced aliens instead finds hot dogs

Yeah, let me explain

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
cometscomets
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Two more asteroids seen up close
Jul 09, 2026

Two more asteroids seen up close

And they’re very different from each other. Plus: Swift boost mission launches

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
Hubble Space TelescopeHubble Space Telescope
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A spiral galaxy whizzes through the Virgo Cluster
Jun 23, 2026
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A spiral galaxy whizzes through the Virgo Cluster

M88 looks a bit — and kinda sorta acts a bit — like a cosmic buzz saw

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
climate changeclimate change
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Bennu holds on to rocks, Antarctica is paradoxically gaining ice
Jun 04, 2026
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Bennu holds on to rocks, Antarctica is paradoxically gaining ice

A tiny asteroid retains small rocks even with low gravity, and Antarctica net ice loss reverses even as gross ice loss increases

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
miscellanymiscellany
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How to debunk various levels of nonsense... from scientists in the trenches
Jun 02, 2026

How to debunk various levels of nonsense... from scientists in the trenches

Research published on how scientists can help stamp out the spread of disinformation

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
miscellanymiscellany
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No aliens for Boyajian’s Star, and trees reach up to connect electrically with the sky
May 26, 2026
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No aliens for Boyajian’s Star, and trees reach up to connect electrically with the sky

The star seems to have settled its unsettling behavior down, and corona discharges from trees finally seen in the wild

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
exoplanetsexoplanets
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A new mini-moon for Earth next year, two moon-sized exoworlds collided
May 19, 2026
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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
solar systemsolar system
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How much ice is there really on the moon?
Apr 28, 2026
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How much ice is there really on the moon?

New observations imply there’s less than we thought

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
solar systemsolar system
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Rubin bags 11,000 new asteroids!
Apr 20, 2026

Rubin bags 11,000 new asteroids!

This is just the beginning, too. There are more millions more out there waiting to be seen.

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
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