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Kelly Kizer Whitt
The motion of the solar system through our galaxy
Tony Dunn has created a simulation of the movement of the planets of the solar system through the Milky Way. Learn more about it here.
June 11, 2023
Astronauts’ brains need a 3-year break after long missions
A new study found that astronaut's brains need a three-year break after long missions. Missions of up to six months expand the ventricles in astronauts' brains.
June 11, 2023
Gulf of Mexico dead zone: Summer 2023 forecast
NOAA's summer 2023 forecast for the Gulf of Mexico dead zone calls for a below-average extent of about 4,155 square miles. Read more here.
June 8, 2023
Parker Solar Probe peers into coronal hole, sees source of solar wind
The Parker Solar Probe has looked into a coronal hole, helping to identify the source of the fast solar wind as magnetic reconnection of the solar field lines.
June 7, 2023
Glimpse 45,000 baby galaxies in the early universe
A new image from the James Webb Space Telescope captured more than 45,000 baby galaxies, at a time when our universe was less than 600 million years old.
June 7, 2023
Canadian wildfire smoke turns US skies orange
Canadian wildfire smoke pouring across the border is turning skies milky white and bringing poor air quality to the northeastern U.S.
June 7, 2023
Mars and the Beehive! See them together on June 1 and 2
Spot Mars and the Beehive cluster together on June 1 and 2, 2023. Use binoculars to see the starry cluster making a sparkling background for the red planet.
June 1, 2023
Frank Drake, SETI visionary, born on this date
May 28, 2023, would be the 93rd birthday of Frank Drake. He formulated the famous Drake equation in 1961, as a tool for contemplating alien civilizations.
May 28, 2023
New supernova! M101 explosion is closest in a decade
An amateur astronomer discovered a new supernova in M101 (the Pinwheel Galaxy) on May 19, 2023. See stunning images of the explosion here.
May 26, 2023
Moon analemma over Egypt’s Great Pyramids
A moon analemma follows the path of the moon over the course of a lunar month. Read how to create a moon analemma here.
May 24, 2023
