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Kelly Kizer Whitt

Earth just had its hottest 3 months on record

The World Meteorological Organization said that the last three months were the hottest on record for Earth. See charts and hear what officials have to say.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

September 8, 2023

The Habitable Worlds Observatory aims to spot alien life

NASA's future Habitable Worlds Observatory will analyze the atmospheres of exoplanets, looking for signatures of alien life. Read more about this mission.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

September 8, 2023

Night sky of Star Wars’ Tatooine, in Tunisia

Astrophotographer Makrem Larnaout journeyed to the desert of Tunisia to capture the night sky as seen from a movie set for Star Wars. Enjoy his amazing images.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

September 7, 2023

Myths of the northern and southern lights through history

For millennia, humans have viewed the northern and southern lights and created myths and folklore to explain the dancing lights they saw in the sky.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

September 5, 2023

See Supernova 1987A in a new light from Webb

Webb has taken a new view of Supernova 1987A, a star that we saw explode nearly 40 years ago. The new view shows structures that we couldn't see before.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

September 2, 2023

Want to see 2023’s brightest supermoon? Photos here

See some incredible photos of the year's brightest supermoon here. See the best shots of the unique opportunity when a supermoon and a Blue Moon coincided.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

September 1, 2023

Interstellar, a new book by Avi Loeb

Avi Loeb's new book, Interstellar, delves into UAP, retrieving artifacts, and examining the idea that we're more likely to encounter ET's AI than ET itself.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

August 29, 2023

Mystery of Neptune dark spot solved. New white spot found

Earth-based observatories revealed a dark spot on planet Neptune. Astronomers used its spectrum to discover what it is. Plus, they found a nearby white spot.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

August 25, 2023

The moon hides Antares on August 24, 2023

The moon hides Antares on the evening of August 24, 2023. The reddish star will disappear behind the dark limb of the moon and reemerge under the lit half.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

August 24, 2023

Spot the moon near Jupiter on August 7 and 8

You can spot the moon near Jupiter overnight on August 8, 2023. The moon and the king of the planets will be about four moon widths apart.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

August 6, 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.