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Kelly Kizer Whitt

Bus-sized asteroid buzzed past Earth on Thursday

A bus-sized asteroid safely passed Earth less than 1/4 the distance to the moon at 12:52 UTC (7:52 am CDT) on October 12, 2023.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

October 12, 2023

Biggest solar superstorm yet, glimpsed in ancient tree rings

Researchers analyzing tree rings discovered the biggest solar superstorm known so far. If it hit today, it would wreck some critical human infrastructure.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

October 11, 2023

Argentina wildfire threatens city of Villa Carlos Paz

An Argentina wildfire was encroaching on the city of Villa Carlos Paz on October 11, 2023. Drone footage showed flames and a "wall of fire" near the city.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

Deborah Byrd

October 11, 2023

Confirmed! BlueWalker 3 satellite outshines 99% of stars

A new study - published in Nature on October 2, 2023 - confirmed that AST SpaceMobile's satellite BlueWalker 3 does outshine 99% of the stars.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

Dave Adalian

Deborah Byrd

October 4, 2023

Bubble nebula: Why image an object again?

Astrophotographer Steven Bellavia captured images of the Bubble nebula in 2018 and 2023. Here, he explains why astrophotographers target the same object twice.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

October 3, 2023

More galaxies like our Milky Way than previously thought?

New data shows galaxies like our Milky Way might have been 10 times more common in the early universe than previously believed.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

October 2, 2023

Astronomers have noctalgia (sky grief), or sadness at the loss of dark skies

Astronomers are using a new word to express their grief over the loss of dark skies: noctalgia. Learn more about sky grief here.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

September 29, 2023

Sycamore Gap tree in the U.K., remembered in images

Sycamore Gap tree in Northumberland National Park was felled overnight on September 27-28, 2023. Here are a few images of the tree flooding social media.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

September 28, 2023

Florida’s bleached corals get emergency sunshades

Scientists constructed sunshades over bleached corals in two of Florida's national parks in an effort to protect them from further damage.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

September 21, 2023

Antarctica experienced wild weather in 2022

Antarctica experienced wild weather in 2022, from heatwaves to an increase of snow and ice on its eastern side, thanks to atmospheric rivers.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

September 17, 2023

Kelly Kizer Whitt

Kelly Kizer Whitt - EarthSky’s nature and travel vlogger on YouTube - 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.