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Kelly Kizer Whitt

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

This giant solar eruption rocked Earth, moon and Mars

A giant solar eruption from 2021 is teaching scientists how to protect astronauts. The radiation from the event struck Earth, the moon and Mars simultaneously.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

August 3, 2023

Parachuting beavers created a fire-resistant wetland

NASA satellite imagery showed that a creek where beavers built dams was lusher, greener, and more fire-resistant than neighboring areas without beaver dams.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

July 30, 2023

The best place to find life on Mars may be Mawrth Vallis

Mawrth Vallis may be the best place to find life on Mars. This valley spans from the highlands to the lowlands and contains signs of previously flowing water.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

July 27, 2023

SpaceX launch punches a hole in the ionosphere

On July 19, 2023, astrophotographers captured a strange red blob in their images, which turned out to be a SpaceX launch punching a hole in the ionosphere.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

July 26, 2023

Record temps continue on land and in the water for 2023

Areas all around the Northern Hemisphere are suffering through record temps, as the summer of 2023 brings extreme heat. See record highs here.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

July 26, 2023

Can 2 planets share an orbit? New image points to yes

Can 2 planets share an orbit? Astronomers have long believed they could, and a new image is finally providing photographic evidence of the possibility.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

July 23, 2023

What’s happening under cities? Underground climate change

Scientists say heat that structures emit beneath cities leads to underground climate change, which can cause the ground to swell and shrink. Read more here.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

July 21, 2023

Boulders from asteroid Dimorphos, after spacecraft impact

The Hubble telescope caught these boulders from asteroid Dimorphos, following the impact by NASA's DART mission for "planetary defense."

Kelly Kizer Whitt

July 21, 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.