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Tag: Bad Astronomy

The Orion Nebula like you've never seen it before

Phil Plait

Aug 21, 2020

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

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Phil Plait

Jul 15, 2020

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

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Tag: Betelgeuse

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

Phil Plait

Dec 24, 2019

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

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Tag: Betelgeuse

Tag: Virgin Galactic

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

Jeff Spry

Oct 17, 2019

Artemis Suit Hero

Tag: Virgin Galactic

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

Elizabeth Rayne

Sep 24, 2019

NASA concept of Orion

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

Elizabeth Rayne

Jul 24, 2019

NASA Orion reveal

Tag: Bad Astronomy

A Block of Orion

Phil Plait

Jul 5, 2019

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

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Tag: Bad Astronomy

The White House wants NASA to put boots on the Moon by 2024. That seems... unlikely.

Phil Plait

Mar 27, 2019

Can NASA send people back to the Moon by 2024? Credit: NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio

Tag: Bad Astronomy

The winners of NASA’s Project Mars competition have some mind-blowing ideas

Elizabeth Rayne

Oct 12, 2018

NASA Project Mars

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Orion's filaments of star birth

Phil Plait

Mar 23, 2018

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

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Tag: Ava DuVernay

Who are The New Gods? A quick guide to DC's next film franchise

Blair Marnell

Mar 20, 2018

Tag: Ava DuVernay

Tag: Bad Astronomy

A new observatory keeps a very, very large eye on the sky

Phil Plait

Nov 15, 2017

The Orion Nebula shows up in just a tiny piece of the massive Zwicky Transient Facility image of the constellation. Credit: Caltech Optical Observatories

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Are you “Lost in Light”?

Phil Plait

Aug 18, 2017

Lost in Light II

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Betelgeuse is lumpy! Except not really!

Phil Plait

Jun 28, 2017

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Tag: The Belko Experiment

Tag: James Gunn

Here’s the first teaser for James Gunn’s horror movie The Belko Experiment

Nathalie Caron

Nov 28, 2016

Tag: The Belko Experiment

Tag: James Gunn

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