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The star-forming nebula Westerhout 40, as seen in the far-infrared by Spitzer Space Telescope. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Westerhout 40: A waist of space
Phil Plait

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SPECULOOS (yes, seriously), a new exoplanet hunter, comes online
Phil Plait
Apr 26, 2019
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The Horsehead Nebula is named for obvious reasons; a thick clot of dust seen against glowing hydrogen gas. Credit: SPECULOOS Team/E. Jehin/ESO
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Hubble gets crabby for its 29th anniversary
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Apr 19, 2019
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The Southern Crab nebula, a huge structure caused by the winds of a dying star. Credit: NASA, ESA, and STScI
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ALMA sees 100,000 stellar nurseries in nearby galaxies
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Mar 26, 2019
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The nearby spiral galaxy M 100 observed by ALMA (left) reveals the locations of star-forming nebulae; compare that to an image taken using the Very Large Telescope (right) in optical light
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The imperfect perfection of the star cluster NGC 1898
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Mar 11, 2019
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A close-up of the reddish splotch in the globular cluster NGC 1898. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA
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M33 Followup: The massive and fierce beauty of an enormous stellar nursery
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Feb 5, 2019
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NGC 604, a mighty gas cloud in the nearby galaxy M33. Credit: NASA, ESA, and M. Durbin, J. Dalcanton, and B.F. Williams (University of Washington) / J. Hester / J. Westphal / D. Garnett / Judy Schmidt
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A planet and a blooming trifid by a lagoon
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Sep 14, 2018
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Sagittarius is a richly populated area of the sky, evidenced by this stunning image of nebulosity and stars… and a visitor. Credit: Roberto Colombari
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Carina’s star-spangled chaos
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Aug 30, 2018
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The Carina Nebula, a huge star-forming complex, seen here in the infrared by the Very Large Telescope Survey Telescope. Credit: ESO/J. Emerson/M. Irwin/J. Lewis
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A HAWK-I peek inside a stellar nursery
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Jul 24, 2018
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The RCW 38 stellar cluster, embedded in thick gas and dust, imaged by the HAWK-I camera on the Very Large Telescope. Credit: ESO/K. Muzic
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Neighbula
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May 9, 2018
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IC 4592, the Blue Horsehead Nebula, in infrared using images from the WISE observatory. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA / Robert Gendler / Judy Schmidt
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The dead star, the doomed star, and their little friend
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May 8, 2018
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Artwork depicting a black hole drawing material off its massive blue stellar companion. Credit: NASA/CXC/M.Weiss
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My god. It *is* full of stars.
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May 7, 2018
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The galactic center, a crowded metropolis of stars and dust. Credit: ESO/VVV Survey/D. Minniti & Acknowledgement: Ignacio Toledo
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A *ridiculously* huge image of spectacular star birth
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May 1, 2018
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Detail on the Eagle Nebula, a star-forming region 7,000 light years from Earth. Credit: ESO
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Hubble’s 28th anniversary: Silt in the Lagoon
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Apr 20, 2018
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The central region of the Lagoon Nebula, a star-forming factory about 4,000 light years from Earth. Credit: NASA, ESA, STScI
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The extinction of starlight
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Apr 19, 2018
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Hubble Space Telescope’s infrared view of the gigantic star cluster Westerlund 1 reveals thousands of stars, many of which are intensely luminous. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA
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Orion's filaments of star birth
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Mar 23, 2018
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Cold gas and dust in Orion form filaments with bundles of individual “fibers” about a light year long. The four bright stars (left) are the Trapezium, the center of the famous Orion Nebula. ​​​​​​​Credit: ESO/H. Drass/ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/A. Hacar
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