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The nebula comes on little cat feet
Jul 29, 2025

The nebula comes on little cat feet

Carl Sandburg wasn’t talking about a vast cloud of gas and dust, but the poem still works for the Cat’s Paw nebula

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
cosmologycosmology
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The Owl Galaxies are hiding a secret in plain sight. But what is it?
Jul 21, 2025

The Owl Galaxies are hiding a secret in plain sight. But what is it?

It might be a supermassive black hole, or it might be a bazillion newborn stars

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
cometscomets
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An update on our 3rd alien visitor, and a new banner for BAN
Jul 07, 2025

An update on our 3rd alien visitor, and a new banner for BAN

More info on the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, and the Trifid is the new newsletter banner

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
dustdust
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Rubin opens its eye. And what it sees is the Universe.
Jun 24, 2025

Rubin opens its eye. And what it sees is the Universe.

Mind-blowing first images from the huge telescope.

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
supernovaesupernovae
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A pulsar plucks the Guitar Nebula
Jun 19, 2025
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A pulsar plucks the Guitar Nebula

Super-high-speed electrons from a dead star are plowing through the gas

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
supernovaesupernovae
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When did the Universe first get wet?
Jun 17, 2025

When did the Universe first get wet?

Water is simple, but it took time for the cosmos to brew the ingredients.

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
Hubble Space TelescopeHubble Space Telescope
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The enigma(s) of the lovely galaxy IC 3225
Jun 12, 2025
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The enigma(s) of the lovely galaxy IC 3225

Its shape and distance are weird

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
dustdust
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Incredible JWST image of NGC 1514’s double ringed mystery
Apr 15, 2025

Incredible JWST image of NGC 1514’s double ringed mystery

It’s bizarre, and we still don’t understand this dusty structure

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
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