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Kelly Kizer Whitt
Our solar system is moving 3 times faster than expected
A new study suggests that our solar system is moving 3 times faster than expected. The new result might conflict with the standard model of cosmology.
November 14, 2025
Pegasus the Flying Horse, and the best sky story ever
Pegasus the Flying Horse is the 7th largest constellation. It dominates fall skies in the Northern Hemisphere and has a famous asterism called the Great Square.
November 14, 2025
ESCAPADE mission successfully launches toward Mars
On November 13, 2025, a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket successfully launched the ESCAPADE mission and its twin probes - Blue and Gold - to Mars.
November 13, 2025
Tucana the Toucan is home to the Small Magellanic Cloud
Tucana the Toucan is a constellation in the Southern Hemisphere that's a cinch to spot. Just look for our little satellite galaxy: the Small Magellanic Cloud.
November 13, 2025
The sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, 50 years later
It's the 50-year anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald in Lake Superior. Do you know the science behind why the lake never gives up her dead?
November 9, 2025
Comet Lemmon is closest to the sun today
Comet Lemmon reaches its closest point to the sun on November 8. It's the best comet of 2025. You can still see it! A finder chart and some great images of it here.
November 8, 2025
How to see Earth’s shadow at sunrise and sunset
Just before sunrise and after sunset, you can spot Earth's shadow. Look west at sunrise and east at sunset. Learn more about Earth's shadow here.
November 8, 2025
Could Taurid fireballs – aka Halloween fireballs – bring a risk to Earth?
Researchers from the University of New Mexico said that the Taurid meteor shower - aka Halloween fireballs - could bring a risk of an airburst in 2032 and 2036.
October 30, 2025
Look for the Witch Head nebula this Halloween night
The Witch Head nebula rises near the star Rigel in Orion on Halloween night, but it's too faint to see without a large telescope. A perfect sight for Halloween.
October 30, 2025
Double stars: How to find, observe and enjoy them
This observing guide gives you a range of choices for seeing double stars with your eyes alone, with binoculars or with a telescope. And some are easy to find.
October 26, 2025
