2026-08-21T13:20:57+02:00 https://nostr.ae Phil Plait https://nostr.ae/npub1ctj8rwal6dmr9kmfne9zefun03jestjpkfvt3pu282k4z24kexjsg5de0g https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/109/259/127/563/812/354/original/a89703e847bb4a4e.jpg https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/109/259/127/563/812/354/original/a89703e847bb4a4e.jpg https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqzr6jy005qk9xwsh9qh7eflhjsfsy4upgcgwcykf78mdnphu5c9szyrpwgudmhlfhvvkmdx0y5t98jd7xtxpwgxe93wy83ga265f2kmy62aslm3w The way things are going these days I can&#39;t blame anyone for going to a bar but geez one that&#39;s a light-year long and made of ionized iron? <br/><br/><a href="https://badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/a-dying-star-goes-to-an-iron-bar">https://badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/a-dying-star-goes-to-an-iron-bar</a> 2026-01-19T16:56:38+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsd6vq308ckdgrzjmkhc9csd9xshsk46xl2w5yxq9k4cmq9mafeqfczyrpwgudmhlfhvvkmdx0y5t98jd7xtxpwgxe93wy83ga265f2kmy627hu7ue Have you ever heard of Betty Webster? I hadn&#39;t until recently, and she co-discovered the first black hole ever found! Here&#39;s her story, to honor her memory and fantastic accomplishment.<br/><br/><a href="https://badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/the-woman-who-discovered-the-first-black-hole">https://badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/the-woman-who-discovered-the-first-black-hole</a> 2025-11-18T16:50:51+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv6urwttqedjl46gpdff2jetk5206x0v4fnuq5847htnvwjfdmpaqzyrpwgudmhlfhvvkmdx0y5t98jd7xtxpwgxe93wy83ga265f2kmy62rjcjfq So JWST has seen these weird objects called Little Red Dots that appear to be extremely luminous and way on the other side of the universe from us. What the heck are they?<br/><br/>Well, they could be immense star-like objects powered by black holes. So, yeah.<br/><br/><a href="https://badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/little-red-dots-at-the-edge-of-the-universe-may-be-black-holes-powering-gigantic-balls-of-gas">https://badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/little-red-dots-at-the-edge-of-the-universe-may-be-black-holes-powering-gigantic-balls-of-gas</a> 2025-09-15T17:38:39+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstqnkpsyqex04cazmms0j80vpveccclcjqgfzu5ntxe052ark37kczyrpwgudmhlfhvvkmdx0y5t98jd7xtxpwgxe93wy83ga265f2kmy623r24c5 Earth&#39;s oldest crater found!<br/><br/>[Normally, Thursday issues of my newsletter are for paid subscribers, but this was so cool I put the story above the paywall. Enjoy!]<br/><br/><a href="https://badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/earth-s-oldest-crater-found">https://badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/earth-s-oldest-crater-found</a> 2025-09-11T16:55:14+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdnu3ku2kc4eyqkunfcp0dz46egst4u9gw0ccx2vdy95ahu2wjunszyrpwgudmhlfhvvkmdx0y5t98jd7xtxpwgxe93wy83ga265f2kmy62uxhrsj I dumped all things Meta. Zuck can kiss my ass.<br/><br/><a href="https://badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/goodbye-meta-also-a-first-planetary-discovery-for-jwst">https://badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/goodbye-meta-also-a-first-planetary-discovery-for-jwst</a><br/><br/>Also, paid subscribers can learn about a new planet discovered by accident in JWST observations! 2025-04-29T16:27:28+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswejq9lk2m9hkej0h4tah4499hs8te7ncjqqlxdza0u22d9yh3ljqzyrpwgudmhlfhvvkmdx0y5t98jd7xtxpwgxe93wy83ga265f2kmy62ulvnp4 Time for, well, not a distraction so much as a palate cleanser: a truly phenomenal shot from Hubble of a galaxy that is rippling like a pond that had a rock tossed in it… because that&#39;s what happened! Kinda.<br/><br/>And YES you want to grab the hi-res version.<br/><br/><a href="https://badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/incredible-and-spectacular-hubble-image-of-a-galaxy-that-got-whacked-by-another-galaxy">https://badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/incredible-and-spectacular-hubble-image-of-a-galaxy-that-got-whacked-by-another-galaxy</a> 2025-02-11T17:36:34+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq9yf3uewz5s478v3hh9zz98gz0ydzxkvfz6xutmh6g4ydsalppdszyrpwgudmhlfhvvkmdx0y5t98jd7xtxpwgxe93wy83ga265f2kmy62mr5vye Is Pluto a planet? How many planets do we have in our solar system then?<br/><br/>Turns out, *these are the wrong questions to ask*.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-many-planets-are-in-the-solar-system/">https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-many-planets-are-in-the-solar-system/</a> 2025-01-31T17:32:41+01:00