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Kelly Kizer Whitt

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

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

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.