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Kelly Kizer Whitt

Vulpecula the Fox lies inside the Summer Triangle

Vulpecula the Fox is a small constellation inside the Summer Triangle. Amateur astronomers go here to spot the Coathanger Cluster and the Dumbbell Nebula.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

July 24, 2026

Visible planets and night sky guide for July

EarthSky's visible planets and night sky guide. This evening, the moon lies near red star Antares. And don't miss our video about July's meteor showers!

July 23, 2026

Have we found the first exomoon … around a brown dwarf?

Have astronomers found the first exomoon? We think of moons as objects that orbit planets. So what do we call this object, which orbits a brown dwarf?

Kelly Kizer Whitt

July 23, 2026

Our galaxy flipped after a collision, say astronomers

Our galaxy flipped after a collision with a dwarf galaxy 10 billion years ago, changing the Milky Way's evolution, new simulations suggest.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

July 22, 2026

A rocket will hit the moon on August 5: Newest updates here!

A Falcon 9 rocket will hit the moon at 1:35 a.m. CDT on August 5, 2026. Who can see it? And what might you see? Answers here.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

July 22, 2026

Another new Psyche mission flyby image of Mars

NASA released a composite image of Mars lit like a crescent as the Psyche mission flew by for a gravity assist. Watch a stunning time lapse of the whole flyby.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

July 22, 2026

10,000 black holes are missing, but we’ve finally found 1

Astronomers think the Omega Centauri globular cluster should be home to 10,000 black holes of a stellar-mass size. But they've never found one ... until now.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

July 17, 2026

Hidden planet found around nearby star Beta Pictoris

Astronomers have found a hidden planet orbiting the star Beta Pictoris. This previously unseen world is now the faintest planet ever imaged from Earth.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

July 16, 2026

Wildfire smoke is choking Canada, Great Lakes and Northeast

Wildfire smoke is pouring across Canada and into the US in the Great Lakes and Northeast. These areas will continue to see poor air quality into the weekend.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

July 16, 2026

Hercules the Strongman and a great globular cluster

Hercules the Strongman is a great constellation to view in Northern Hemisphere summer. With binoculars you can see Hercules' remarkable star cluster, M13.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

July 16, 2026

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Kelly Kizer Whitt

Kelly Kizer Whitt - EarthSky’s nature and travel vlogger on YouTube - writes and edits some of the most fascinating stories at EarthSky.org. She's been writing about science, with a focus on astronomy, for decades. She began her career at Astronomy Magazine and made regular contributions to other outlets, including AstronomyToday and the Sierra Club. She has nine published books, including a children's picture book, Solar System Forecast, and a young adult dystopian novel, A Different Sky.