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Kelly Kizer Whitt

Can you ID these cities at night from space? Take the quiz!

Take this fun quiz to see how many cities at night you can identify from images astronauts took aboard the International Space Station.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

February 2, 2025

Powerful cosmic explosion could be a new class of event

A powerful cosmic explosion - named EP240408a - might be a jetted tidal disruption, or perhaps it's something completely new! More here.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

January 31, 2025

A filament of the cosmic web! Clearest image yet

A new image from ESO's Very Large Telescope provides what these astronomers called "our clearest view yet" of a filament in the cosmic web.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

January 29, 2025

Cascade volcanoes still have large pools of magma

Researchers have used seismometers to discover pools of lava sitting under dormant Cascade volcanoes in the Pacific Northwest.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

January 29, 2025

A planetary alignment on January 25, 2025?

You've heard the internet rumor of a great planetary alignment on January 25, 2025. So what's true and what isn't? The answers are here.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

Deborah Byrd

January 24, 2025

Earth’s asteroid mini-moon a chunk of the moon?

Earth had an asteroid mini-moon late last year for 2 months. Now scientists say that the mini-moon was likely a chunk of our moon ejected in an impact.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

January 23, 2025

Is super-bright Comet ATLAS G3 disintegrating?

Comet ATLAS G3 might be the brightest comet of 2025. It's wowed Southern Hemisphere viewers. But new reports say it might be starting to disintegrate.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

Eddie Irizarry

January 22, 2025

Comet ATLAS G3 in the sunset’s glow: Pics here!

Comet ATLAS G3 is near the sun just after sunset until about January 20 for those in the Northern Hemisphere. Here are some of the first pics of the comet!

Kelly Kizer Whitt

January 21, 2025

Huygens landed on Saturn’s moon Titan 20 years ago

On January 14, 2005, the Huygens spacecraft descended through the atmosphere of Saturn's moon Titan and landed on its surface. See the images of Titan.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

January 14, 2025

This Is Wildfire: Tips on preparing yourself and your home

The book "This Is Wildfire" explains why wildfires seem larger and more destructive. Find tips on preparing yourself, your home and your community for wildfire.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

January 11, 2025

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.