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About meAbout me
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Fun health issue!

Fun health issue!

Update on my COVID, and how chemistry and physics help an inflamed tendon

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
Fast Radio BurstsFast Radio Bursts
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I got COVID, and a fast radio burst progenitor found?

I got COVID, and a fast radio burst progenitor found?

So, some good and bad news.

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
the Sunthe Sun
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Star cluster vs. giant molecular cloud: who wins?

Star cluster vs. giant molecular cloud: who wins?

The answer surprised me, and I do so love being surprised.

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
exoplanetsexoplanets
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An exoplanet reveals its star’s spotty face

An exoplanet reveals its star’s spotty face

Did you know other stars get sunspots? And we can find them via their planets?

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
exoplanetsexoplanets
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A baby planet is caught feeding
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A baby planet is caught feeding

AB Aurigae b is a young, massive planet still pulling material in to grow

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
exoplanetsexoplanets
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Looking for air around TRAPPIST-1’s planets

Looking for air around TRAPPIST-1’s planets

Two more planets observed have ambiguous results, showing how difficult this is to determine

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
exoplanetsexoplanets
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Astronomers found a dead star that might be munching on a Pluto-like planet

Astronomers found a dead star that might be munching on a Pluto-like planet

Yeah, some stories are just cooler than others

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
dustdust
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A grammar note, and the magnificent chaos of Chamaeleon I

A grammar note, and the magnificent chaos of Chamaeleon I

A giant cloud of gas and dust lit by stars within will soothe your trouble soul

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
dustdust
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Little Red Dots at the edge of the universe may be black holes powering gigantic balls of gas

Little Red Dots at the edge of the universe may be black holes powering gigantic balls of gas

These “Black Hole Stars” are theoretical, but do explain what we see

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
Hubble Space TelescopeHubble Space Telescope
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Is the most distant star ever seen really a star at all?

Is the most distant star ever seen really a star at all?

Also, a new moon for Quaoar! Maybe!

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
exoplanetsexoplanets
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A new moon for Uranus, and a new planetary system in the Trifid?
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A new moon for Uranus, and a new planetary system in the Trifid?

Two VERY cool pix for you today

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
PoliticsPolitics
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Did a smaller but still giant black hole recently merge with the one at the center of our galaxy?

Did a smaller but still giant black hole recently merge with the one at the center of our galaxy?

Also: RFK Jr. needs to be impeached

Philip Plait
Philip Plait