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supernovaesupernovae
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Watch a supernova explosion sweep through space
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Watch a supernova explosion sweep through space

Animation shows X-rays from an exploded star as it expands over the decades

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
Hubble Space TelescopeHubble Space Telescope
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Hubble unscrambles the Egg Nebula

Hubble unscrambles the Egg Nebula

An amazing image of a dying star fried my brain

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
star clustersstar clusters
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The spectacular Sculptor spiral galaxy in 1,500 colors!

The spectacular Sculptor spiral galaxy in 1,500 colors!

Picking your colors carefully reveals rich science

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
Hubble Space TelescopeHubble Space Telescope
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Inside the Helix Nebula: JWST image shows thousands of creepy fingers around a dying star

Inside the Helix Nebula: JWST image shows thousands of creepy fingers around a dying star

Plus: My 200th article for Scientific American

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
Hubble Space TelescopeHubble Space Telescope
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Hubble peers at Cloud-9, a nearby dark matter cloud from the ancient universe
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Hubble peers at Cloud-9, a nearby dark matter cloud from the ancient universe

No stars were seen in it, showing it really is a relic of the dawn of the cosmos

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
white dwarfswhite dwarfs
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A dying star goes to an iron bar

A dying star goes to an iron bar

A mysterious new feature has been spotted in the Ring Nebula

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
supernovaesupernovae
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An immense and catastrophic explosion of a nearby supernova still graces our sky

An immense and catastrophic explosion of a nearby supernova still graces our sky

The Vela Supernova Remnant is a masterpiece of chaos

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
astrophotographyastrophotography
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Mystery solved? Baffling huge nebula near Andromeda Galaxy is actually in our neighborhood

Mystery solved? Baffling huge nebula near Andromeda Galaxy is actually in our neighborhood

Weird arcing cloud of oxygen is most likely part of the Milky Way, not our giant neighbor

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
star clustersstar clusters
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Watch the Geminids! And a cluster’s stars swirl down the drain.

Watch the Geminids! And a cluster’s stars swirl down the drain.

A great meteor shower for the weekend, and a gorgeous star cluster slowly spins

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
supernovaesupernovae
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A ridiculously jaw-dropping JWST image of a fantastically terrifying star system

A ridiculously jaw-dropping JWST image of a fantastically terrifying star system

Apep consists of three immense and immensely powerful stars blasting out a fierce dusty wind

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
white dwarfswhite dwarfs
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Holiday Sale for BAN subscriptions

Holiday Sale for BAN subscriptions

A 20% discount off the price, and you can also get this as a gift for someone else

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
supernovaesupernovae
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Stars are born in the heart
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Stars are born in the heart

A heart-shaped nebula, that is. Plus: cookie recipe!

Philip Plait
Philip Plait