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Exoplanet smashup: The very weird dust disk around BD +20 307

Phil Plait

Feb 13, 2020

Artwork depicting the recent collision between two planets in the BD +20 307 binary star system, which created a thick disk of dust around the stars. Credit: NASA/SOFIA/Lynette Cook

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Nine Minutes: Constance Wu is a marooned astronaut in first look at DUST short film

Josh Weiss

Jan 28, 2020

Nine Minutes Constance Wu

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The trail of Phaethon

Phil Plait

Dec 30, 2019

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The optical dust trail shed by the asteroid Phaethon (between the two red arrows) seen by the Parker Solar Probe. The position and size of the Sun is shown to the left, and the fuzz in the middle is the Milky Way.

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Tag: Spitzer Space Telescope

A little red and green for the holiday: RCW 120, a huge shell of gas from a runaway star

Phil Plait

Dec 26, 2019

The huge shell of gas and dust that make up RCW 120, seen here in the far infrared by the Spitzer Space Telescope. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/GLIMPSE-MIPSGAL Teams

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Tag: Spitzer Space Telescope

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Tag: spiral arms

Are galactic spiral arms traffic jams or do they wind up? The evidence is… polarizing.

Phil Plait

Dec 19, 2019

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The magnetic fields lines in the galaxy NGC 1068 (swirls) as inferred from SOFAI observations superposed on an image combining observations from Hubble Space Telescope (visible light), NuSTAR (X-rays), and the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (also visible light)

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Tag: Exclusives

Exclusive: DUST Horizons podcast embarks on a trippy journey into spoken-word sci-fi

Benjamin Bullard

Oct 11, 2019

DUST Horizons podcast graphic

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A cosmic blue iris nebula blooms among the brown dust

Phil Plait

Jun 26, 2019

The Iris Nebula is a dust cloud about 1,180 light years away, reflecting the light from a nearby blue star. Credit: Adam Block/Steward Observatory/University of Arizona

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Tag: Bad Astronomy

The feathery, dusty, and spectacular tail of Comet McNaught

Phil Plait

Jan 10, 2019

Comet McNaught seen from the Paranal observatory in Chile in 2007. Credit: ESO/Sebastian Deiries

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Tag: Development

Tag: Development roundup

Development: Warner's Willy Wonka movie designated as prequel; Netflix dives with Jacob and the Sea Beast; more

Josh Weiss

Nov 5, 2018

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

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Tag: Development roundup

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Tag: solar flares

Vacuuming up the dust — and sterilizing a planet — around Proxima Centauri

Phil Plait

Feb 27, 2018

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Artwork depicting a flare from a low-mass star. Credit: Casey Reed/ NASA

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Tag: Tabby's star

Tabby’s Star: Sorry, folks, but it *really* isn't aliens

Phil Plait

Jan 3, 2018

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Artwork of a debris ring around a star. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/T. Pyle (SSC)

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Tag: Tabby's star

Tag: Bad Astronomy

I'm not saying it's aliens... because it's more likely a dust ring around Tabby's Star causing it to act weird

Phil Plait

Oct 5, 2017

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Artwork depicting a ring of dust around Tabby's Star. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Tag: Bad Astronomy

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