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Kelly Kizer Whitt
True, 5 planets align June mornings. But …
5 planets align on June mornings. But only two of them - Jupiter and Saturn - are easy to see. Learn more about the planetary lineup here.
June 16, 2023
Morning and afternoon on Mars, from Curiosity rover
A new image from the Curiosity rover depicts morning and afternoon on Mars. The colorized image represents one day on the red planet.
June 15, 2023
House-sized asteroid followed by bus-sized asteroid
Wednesday's house-sized asteroid was followed by a bus-sized asteroid that passed Earth Thursday. Both were discovered just within the last week.
June 15, 2023
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano is still erupting
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park began erupting on June 7, 2023. As of June 15, 2023, it is still erupting. Watch a livestream here.
June 15, 2023
Media we love: Super Volcanoes
"Super Volcanoes" by Robin George Andrews is about the superiority of volcanoes, from Yellowstone's supervolcano to icy geysers in the outer solar system.
June 13, 2023
The motion of the solar system through our galaxy
Tony Dunn has created a simulation of the movement of the planets of the solar system through the Milky Way. Learn more about it here.
June 11, 2023
Astronauts’ brains need a 3-year break after long missions
A new study found that astronaut's brains need a three-year break after long missions. Missions of up to six months expand the ventricles in astronauts' brains.
June 11, 2023
Gulf of Mexico dead zone: Summer 2023 forecast
NOAA's summer 2023 forecast for the Gulf of Mexico dead zone calls for a below-average extent of about 4,155 square miles. Read more here.
June 8, 2023
Parker Solar Probe peers into coronal hole, sees source of solar wind
The Parker Solar Probe has looked into a coronal hole, helping to identify the source of the fast solar wind as magnetic reconnection of the solar field lines.
June 7, 2023
Glimpse 45,000 baby galaxies in the early universe
A new image from the James Webb Space Telescope captured more than 45,000 baby galaxies, at a time when our universe was less than 600 million years old.
June 7, 2023
