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Kelly Kizer Whitt

Emperor penguins: A report from the Antarctic

EarthSky friend Eliot Herman took a trip to the Antarctic, where he had the opportunity to see emperor penguins. Read his report and enjoy his amazing images.

Cristina Ortiz

Kelly Kizer Whitt

December 15, 2023

World’s largest iceberg headed toward warm waters

Weather satellites such as NOAA-21 are tracking the movements of the world's largest iceberg, A23a, which is headed toward the South Atlantic.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

December 13, 2023

Betelgeuse nearly disappeared – for some – in rare eclipse

On December 11 and 12, 2023, the star Betelgeuse dimmed, and nearly disappeared, for several seconds as asteroid Leona passed in front of it.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

December 12, 2023

See the best northern lights photos of 2023

The blog Capture the Atlas announced its best northern lights photos of 2023. You can see some of the best aurora photos in the world here.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

December 10, 2023

Comet Nishimura and the Sigma-Hydrid meteors

Comet Nishimura may be the parent comet to the Signma-Hydrid meteor shower, which peaks December 9-12. The comet made a splash in astrophotos!

Kelly Kizer Whitt

Eddie Irizarry

December 9, 2023

Comet Halley to reach farthest point from sun on December 9

Comet Halley reaches its farthest point in orbit from the sun on December 9, 2023. It'll then begin its return trip to the inner solar system, arriving in 2061.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

December 8, 2023

Dark cloud near Milky Way’s center is strangely quiet

There's a dark region near the Milky Way's center known as the Brick. This cold cloud of gas and dust should be forming stars, but, strangely, it's not.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

December 8, 2023

Astronomers spot 1st giant stream of stars between galaxies

Astronomers have found the 1st giant stream of stars outside a galaxy. It lies among the galaxies in the Coma cluster, and it may shed light on dark matter.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

December 6, 2023

Exoplanet art lets you visualize alien worlds

Enjoy the exoplanet art of Martin Vargic. Martin illustrated more than 1,000 exoplanets based on astronomers' discoveries of alien worlds around other stars.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

December 6, 2023

Where is Voyager 2 going? And when will it get there?

Where is Voyager 2 going? It's not aimed for any particular star, but in 40,000 years it will pass within 1.65 light-years of the star Ross 248.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

November 28, 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.