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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.
The trail of Phaethon
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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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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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Exclusive: DUST Horizons podcast embarks on a trippy journey into spoken-word sci-fi
Benjamin Bullard
Oct 11, 2019
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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
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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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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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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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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)
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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
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