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GALEX ultraviolet observations of the Blue Ring Nebula (in blue) together with ground-based observations in visible light (pink) finally reveal the true nature of this object: Two stars that merged into one, blowing out a wind shaped like two thick conica

What created this eerie blue eye in space? Stellar cannibalism.

By Phil Plait |

1 year ago

A very deep exposure of the constellation of Orion, with Betelgeuse indicated by the arrow. Credit: Rogelio Bernal Andreo

Did Betelgeuse eat another star?

By Phil Plait |

2 years ago

Artwork depicting gravitational waves distorting space, changing the way neutron star pulses arrive at Earth. Credit: David Champion

Pulsars, black holes, spacetime, and the search for the center of the solar system

By Phil Plait |

2 years ago

Deadpool

It’s official: Disney now owns Fox (and X-Men, and Avatar, and way more)

By Josh Weiss |

3 years ago