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Kelly Kizer Whitt

Lucy spacecraft 1st images of asteroid Donaldjohanson!

The Lucy spacecraft is heading to Jupiter's Trojan asteroids. But now it made its 2nd asteroid encounter with the main-belt asteroid Donaldjohanson on April 20.

Check out the most distant known spiral galaxy, aka ‘Torch Dragon’

Astronomers have discovered the most distant known spiral galaxy. It's thought be similar to what our own Milky Way galaxy looked like, 1 billion years after the Big Bang.

It’s Milky Way season again! Enjoy beautiful pics here

Enjoy these stunning photos of our home galaxy, in celebration of the return of Milky Way season. Have your own image to share? Submit it to us!

Is our whole universe spinning? A new study suggests it is

Is the universe spinning like our Earth, solar system and galaxy? If so, it may help resolve a puzzle surrounding the expansion of the universe.

How to watch Blue Origin’s 1st all-female crew launch on April 14

Blue Origin plans to launch the first all-female crew of six into space aboard the New Shepard spacecraft on April 14, 2025.

Nearby doomed stars spiraling toward a gigantic collision

Scientists at The University of Warwick in the U.K. said they've identified 2 nearby doomed stars headed toward a supernova explosion in about 23 billion years.

Dark skies of Paranal Observatory in Chile are under threat

ESO's Paranal Observatory, in Chile's Atacama Desert, has some of the world's clearest and darkest skies. But a new construction project now threatens them.

Partial solar eclipse pics that you’ll love. See them here!

See some beautiful partial solar eclipse pics from March 29, 2025, thanks to our global EarthSky community! Did you take a pic? Submit it to us!

Outstanding Einstein ring revealed in new image

This elliptical galaxy acts as a gravitational lens, warping the light from a distant spiral galaxy and allowing us to see it in the form of an Einstein ring.

Farewell to Gaia after 12 successful years

ESA has now switched off the Gaia spacecraft, sending it into retirement on March 27, 2025. Gaia measured some 2 billion Milky Way objects.