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Kelly Kizer Whitt

World Space Week is October 4 to 10. Find events here

World Space Week dates back to 1999 and runs every year from October 4 to 10. This year, the theme is The Rocket Revolution. Find events near you here.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

October 4, 2026

What are the world’s loudest birds? Here are 2 contenders

What are the world's loudest birds? Researchers say the bare-throated bellbird and red-legged seriema are 2 major contenders.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

October 4, 2026

And the Fat Bear Week winner is … Backpack!

Congrats to Backpack, the winner of Fat Bear Week 2026! Take a look at the final brackets and see where your favorite fatties fell.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

October 3, 2026

Could an Earthlike planet with 2 stars be nearby?

A new astronomical model has found that an Earthlike planet could have a stable and potentially habitable orbit around a star in a nearby 2-star system.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

October 2, 2026

JUICE mission completes flyby of Earth: New pics!

The JUICE mission made a successful flyby of Earth on September 28. See new images of Earth and the moon here. The spacecraft will reach Jupiter in 2031.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

September 30, 2026

Equuleus the Little Horse on autumn nights

Equuleus the Little Horse is a diminutive constellation that lies south of the Summer Triangle. Autumn nights are a great time to view the Little Horse.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

September 29, 2026

A black hole jet is aimed at us … and it’s in our galaxy

For the first time, scientists have discovered a microblazar, a black hole system in our own galaxy with a jet pointed at Earth. It lies about 12,000 light-years away.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

September 27, 2026

The Artemis Accords are rules for a new moon era

The Artemis Accords are a set of guidelines for peaceful space exploration. But questions remain about who makes the rules and controls space resources.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

September 25, 2026

The red planet shows strange swirls of purple and pink

Mars Express captured this view of the red planet showing it in less familiar purple, pink and blue shades. Read why the red planet looks purplish.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

September 24, 2026

Curiosity rover insights after 5000+ sols on Mars

Curiosity rover has now spent 5,000 sols — the equivalent to 5,000 Martian days, or more than 14 years — on Mars. Here's a look at some of its discoveries.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

Deborah Byrd

September 24, 2026

Kelly Kizer Whitt

Kelly Kizer Whitt writes and edits some of the most fascinating stories at EarthSky.org. She's been writing about science, with a focus on astronomy, for decades. She began her career at Astronomy Magazine and made regular contributions to other outlets, including AstronomyToday and the Sierra Club. She has nine published books, including a children's picture book, Solar System Forecast, and a young adult dystopian novel, A Different Sky.