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Kelly Kizer Whitt

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.

Most distant known galaxy is mature in a baby universe

Astronomers have discovered oxygen in the most distant known galaxy. So, the stars are surprisingly older than we'd expect for the early universe.

A new data release hints dark energy may be weakening

A new data release from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument hints that the universe's dark energy is not constant and may be weakening over time.

New Euclid images reveal hidden gravitational lenses

New Euclid images dive deep into our universe, unveiling millions of galaxies, along with galactic clusters, quasars and gravitational lenses.

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