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Orion

Betelgeuse and its environs. Credit: Adam Block /Steward Observatory/University of Arizona

Betelgeuse aftermath: Still recovering from blowing its stack

The interior of the red supergiant is still sloshing around after a massive dusty belch.
By Phil Plait 9 months ago
A long-wavelength map of dark gas clouds in Orion using JCMT (yellow contours)

Multiple stars like being born in chaos

Dense and turbulent stellar nurseries make more binary stars.
By Phil Plait 10 months ago
A very young star in Orion announces its birth by blasting out twin beams of matter, creating the object HH 24.

A baby star stabs through the heart of Orion

By Phil Plait 2 years ago
The mighty Orion Nebula, seen in near-infrared light so that astronomers could look for sub-stellar objects. Credit: NASA/ESA/Massimo Robberto/Judy Schmidt

The Orion Nebula like you've never seen it before

By Phil Plait 2 years ago
Rigel (top center) is the brightest star in Orion, but in this very deep exposure there is a lot more to see. Credit: Adam Block /Steward Observatory/University of Arizona

R I G E L

By Phil Plait 3 years ago
An image of Betelgeuse in millimeter wavelengths shows a huge hotspot in its atmosphere caused by hot gas rising from its interior. Blobs like this can change the star’s brightness considerably. Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/E. O’Gorman/P. Kervella

Don’t panic! Betelgeuse is (almost certainly) not about to explode

By Phil Plait 3 years ago
Artemis Suit Hero

NASA and Under Armour unveil stylish new spacesuits for Earth orbit, moon, and Mars

By Jeff Spry 3 years ago
NASA concept of Orion

We need this futuristic tech if we’re going to get through deep space alive 

By Elizabeth Rayne 3 years ago
NASA Orion reveal

NASA’s Orion spacecraft has finally been revealed, and it’s one giant leap

By Elizabeth Rayne 3 years ago
The Orion Nebula, one of the closest large star-forming regions in the galaxy. Credit: Adam Block/Steward Observatory/University of Arizona

A Block of Orion

By Phil Plait 3 years ago
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