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Hubble Space TelescopeHubble Space Telescope
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Another JWST jaw-dropper: a galaxy that looks like it’s exploding but is actually doing the opposite

Another JWST jaw-dropper: a galaxy that looks like it’s exploding but is actually doing the opposite

M82 is really just doing what galaxies do: making lots and lots of stars

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
Hubble Space TelescopeHubble Space Telescope
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Crabiversary issue, Two brown dwarfs may soon become one

Crabiversary issue, Two brown dwarfs may soon become one

Just a fun tip o’ the hat to a great gas cloud, and a brown dwarf is eating another one and may become a star

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
Hubble Space TelescopeHubble Space Telescope
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A spiral galaxy whizzes through the Virgo Cluster
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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
dustdust
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JWST sees massive stars clearing away their dusty, gaseous birth blankets

JWST sees massive stars clearing away their dusty, gaseous birth blankets

A survey of four nearby galaxies reveals important details on how these beasts are born

Philip Plait
Philip Plait