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Kelly Kizer Whitt

Satellites are photobombing Hubble

A new study shows satellites are photobombing Hubble more and more often, ruining observations and negatively impacting science.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

March 5, 2023

Mexican wolf numbers soar past 200

Good news for the Mexican wolf population in the American Southwest. The latest count puts them at more than 200, a 23% increase over last year.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

March 5, 2023

Crew-6 launches from Florida, bound for ISS

The Crew-6 launch to the International Space Station lifted off successfully on March 2, 2023. The crew of four will arrive at the ISS later today. Watch here.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

March 2, 2023

Newly confirmed meteor crater at site of French winery

Domaine du Météore is a winery in southern France named for a depression in the landscape. Now scientists have confirmed the depression is a meteor crater.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

February 28, 2023

2 killer whales slaughter 17 sharks in 1 day

Killer whales Port and Starboard killed 17 broadnose sevengill sharks in one day off South Africa, eating just their livers and letting the bodies wash ashore.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

February 26, 2023

Great Lakes are low on ice cover this winter

Ice cover is particularly low on the Great Lakes so far this winter. As of mid-February, only 6.6% of the lakes were covered in ice. Learn why.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

February 19, 2023

Pandora’s Cluster is Webb’s newest deep field image

Webb's newest shows the deep-field image of Pandora's Cluster, along with thousands of more distant galaxies revealed through gravitational lensing.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

February 18, 2023

Small asteroid dropped meteorites on France

A small asteroid safely crashed into Earth's atmosphere over France on February 13, 2023. It left meteorites on the ground that people have started to find.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

February 15, 2023

Moon near the Teapot on February 16 and 17

Find the crescent moon near the Teapot of Sagittarius on the mornings of February 16 and 17, 2023. The teapot is in the direction of the Milky Way's center.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

February 15, 2023

See the moon near Antares on February 14 and 15

Find the waning crescent moon near Antares on the mornings of February 14 and 15, 2023. You may also spot the Crown of Scorpius nearby.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

February 12, 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.