Issue #1054: A nod to the Crab Nebula and a brown dwarf on the verge of becoming a star
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Philip Plait
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A newsletter issue (#1054) playfully notes the astronomical significance of the number — the year the Crab Nebula supernova light reached Earth. The piece also covers a story about two brown dwarfs where one may be consuming the other and potentially becoming a star.
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bskyIssue #1054: A nod to the Crab Nebula and a brown dwarf on the verge of becoming a starbadastronomy.beehiiv.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledIt's the year the light from the Crab Nebula supernova explosion reached Earth.
The Crab is one of the most (and I do mean the most) iconic astronomical objects in the sky.
Permit me to get crabby for a moment
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