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Kelly Kizer Whitt
Cepheus the King: The constellation that looks like a house
The constellation Cepheus the King is visible from the Northern Hemisphere every night of the year due to its close location to Polaris, the North Star.
September 10, 2025
Is Earendel the most distant star? Or a star cluster?
A new study using the James Webb Space Telescope shows that Earendel - thought to be the most distant star known - might be a cluster of stars.
September 5, 2025
Meet Pismis 24, a glittering hotbed of star birth
NASA has released an incredible image of Pismis 24, a sparkling cluster of star formation. It's one of the nearest sites of massive star birth.
September 5, 2025
Capricornus the Sea-goat has an arrowhead shape
Capricornus the Sea-goat is can be spotted in September and October, and is formed in the shape of an arrowhead. One Messier object, M30, is found within.
August 21, 2025
Strange spiral in the night sky was a rocket fuel dump
On Tuesday, August 12, 2025, many people in the U.S. and Canada reported seeing a strange spiral in the night sky. It was a fuel dump from a rocket.
August 13, 2025
Wildfire in France is the largest since 1949
A large wildfire has rapidly spread through the Aude region of France, near the border with Spain. This wildfire in France is the largest in decades.
August 6, 2025
Grand Canyon fire explodes north, burning thousands of acres
The Grand Canyon fire that began on July 4, 2025, has exploded northward. It's now ballooned up to more than 94,000 acres.
July 30, 2025
Tsunami triggered by magnitude 8.8 earthquake
A magnitude-8.8 earthquake struck off the coast of eastern Russia on Wednesday, July 30. The resulting 13-foot (4-meters) tsunami struck the Russian coast.
July 30, 2025
New Chandra images reveal glorious galaxies and more
New Chandra images highlight glittering spectacles of the cosmos, from star factories to black-hole-powered galaxies. See more about them here!
July 24, 2025
A hidden molecular cloud near our Milky Way’s center
Researchers have discovered a hidden molecular cloud in our Milky Way galaxy near its central bar. The area is likely a region of star birth.
July 18, 2025
