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Kelly Kizer Whitt

Media we love: The Doomsday Book

In this installment of Media we love, EarthSky editor Kelly Kizer Whitt recommends The Doomsday Book by Marshall Brain.

Did an active sun kickstart life on Earth?

In the early days of Earth, a more active sun showered particles onto our atmosphere, which could have created the building blocks of proteins and organic life.

Fomalhaut has 3 nested belts around the star

Webb has spotted dusty debris disks around the star Fomalhaut. These 3 nested belts are similar to our solar system's asteroid and Kuiper belts.

Can aliens around nearby stars detect us?

A new study looked at whether aliens around nearby stars could detect the radio signals from Earth's cell phone towers. Learn what they found here.

Another balloon spotted near Hawaii, headed toward mainland

The U.S. military has spotted another balloon, this time over the Hawaiian islands. It's of unknown origin, and the military said it poses no threat.

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Add EarthSky to the home screen on your phone for easy access to our stories and night sky information. Here's how to do it!

SpaceX debris’ fiery reentry over Arizona and Colorado

In the early morning of April 27, 2023, SpaceX debris made an uncontrolled reentry over Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado, lighting skies and causing loud booms.

HAKUTO-R – 1st private moon lander – loses contact

Yesterday, ispace attempted to achieve the 1st private moon landing with their HAKUTO-R mission. The team lost contact with the lander in the last moments.

Martian moon Deimos image reveals far side for 1st time

This Deimos image shows the far side of Mars' smaller moon in high resolution, for the first time. The Hope spacecraft reveals a possible planetary origin.

3D map of giant galaxy M87 shows it’s potato-shaped

Scientists analyzed the motion of stars to make a new 3D map of giant galaxy M87. This map shows that the huge elliptical galaxy has a potato shape.

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