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Kelly Kizer Whitt

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

See the moon near Spica on February 11

Spot the moon near Spica, the brightest star of Virgo the Maiden, after midnight and in the morning of February 11, 2023. Read more.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

February 11, 2023

Dwarf planet Quaoar has a ring!

Scientists discovered that the dwarf planet Quaoar has a ring! It's far enough away from Quaoar that scientists would have expected it to form into a moon.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

February 10, 2023

Teddy bear on Mars sweeping social media

The HiRISE camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured an image of a teddy bear on Mars that is sweeping social media.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

February 5, 2023

Chinese spy balloon shot down off U.S. coast

Sky observers saw an alleged Chinese spy balloon cross the U.S. Then - on Saturday - the U.S. military shot it down off the coast of South Carolina.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

February 4, 2023

Dinner on Mars will transform food on Earth

The technologies needed to plan for dinner on Mars will also help us transform how things are done here on Earth, where 1/3 of all food is thrown away.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

February 3, 2023

See the mysterious spiral over Hawaii observatory

Astronomers using the Subaru-Asahi Star Camera in Mauna Kea, Hawaii, captured a mysterious spiral in the night sky. Watch the video here.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

February 2, 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.