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Inside the Helix Nebula: JWST image shows thousands of creepy fingers around a dying star
Jan 26, 2026

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
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No, you weren’t hit by 50,000 volts
Jan 12, 2026

No, you weren’t hit by 50,000 volts

A rant about the misuse of scientific units

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
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Diet Hard
Dec 29, 2025

Diet Hard

A physics-based approach to nutrition is at best only mildly helpful

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
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