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Kelly Kizer Whitt

Moon occults Mars January 30-31, 2023

On the night of January 30-31, 2023, the waxing gibbous moon occults - or covers - the red planet Mars. Details here - how to see if - what to expect.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

Marcy Curran

January 30, 2023

Rubble pile asteroids are hard to destroy

Scientists discovered that rubble pile asteroids have been around since the beginning of the solar system and are very hard to destroy. Read more.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

January 26, 2023

Meet ChatGPT, your new AI best friend

ChatGPT is a chatbot that uses artificial intelligence to generate text in answer to questions or writing prompts. Read examples here.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

January 19, 2023

See the moon near Spica this weekend

See the waning moon near Spica in Virgo this weekend. The bright star is near the moon late at night January 13 and 14, and in early morning January 14 and 15.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

January 13, 2023

Moon near the Sickle of Leo, January 10

You can spot the waning gibbous moon near the Sickle of Leo the Lion and its brightest star, Regulus, on the morning of January 10, 2023.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

January 8, 2023

Moon near Castor and Pollux, January 6 and 7

Find the full moon near Castor and Pollux on January 6 and 7, 2023. The moon will shine brightly in Gemini before moving into Cancer the Crab the next evening.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

January 6, 2023

Bomb cyclone hits California with rain and snow

A bomb cyclone hit California this week, bringing high winds plus heavy rains and snow. More rain is on the way as the atmospheric river continues.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

January 5, 2023

Pictor and Reticulum, the Painter’s Easel and Net

Pictor and Reticulum, the Painter's Easel and Net, are two constellations in southern skies on either side of the Large Magellanic Cloud.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

January 4, 2023

Nearly full moon near Orion, January 4 and 5

See the nearly full moon near Orion the Hunter, a hallmark of January skies. Bright, reddish Mars is nearby in the constellation Taurus the Bull.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

January 4, 2023

Moon near Mars and Pleiades, January 2 and 3

Look for the moon near Mars and the Pleiades star cluster on the evenings of January 2 and 3, 2023. The red star Aldebaran is also nearby.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

January 3, 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.