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Kelly Kizer Whitt

Supermassive black hole roaming the darkness between stars

For the first time, astronomers have discovered a supermassive black hole roaming in the darkness between stars, away from the center of a galaxy.

Our constant human presence in space nears 25 years

In 2025, we celebrate the 25 year anniversary of our constant human presence in space. The first crew arrived at the space station in 2000.

Becoming Earth by Ferris Jabr: Media we love

Becoming Earth by Ferris Jabr shows our planet is teeming with life. Jabr explores life in rock, water and air and shows how life has transformed Earth.

What is Vesta? Neither an asteroid nor a planet, says study

What is Vesta? It's neither an asteroid nor a planet. And a new study shows Vesta doesn't have a core, which could lead to 2 possibilities for how it formed.

Mountain mystery: How’d that record tree get up here?

A professor discovered a record tree in California - a Jeffrey pine - which is now the highest tree to grow in the state. Global warming is the culprit.

Did you see a smiley face moon Friday morning?

Did you see a smiley face moon on April 25, 2025? Get accurate information here and check out community photos of the triple conjunction.

It’s the Hubble Space Telescope’s 35 year anniversary!

We're celebrating the 35th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope with a look at some of its greatest hits through images and discoveries.

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!

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