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Kelly Kizer Whitt

Eastern US to see rocket launch on November 6

Eastern US to see rocket launch - assuming you're in one of several states centered on the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia - on the morning of November 6, 2022.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

October 28, 2022

Cosmic Wonders on display in new Hubble video

Enjoy the new video of some of Hubble's greatest hits. The video, titled Cosmic Wonders, takes you on a 3D journey through nebulae and galaxies.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

October 27, 2022

Longest nonstop bird flight: A new world record

A bar-tailed godwit has flown 11 days and 8,425 miles from Alaska to Tasmania, Australia. This sets the new world record for longest nonstop bird flight.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

October 27, 2022

Mississippi River hits record low levels

The Mississippi River has hit all-time lows in some areas. A hot, dry summer has led to lower water levels, revealing bones and boats. Read more here.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

October 20, 2022

Time-lapse movie of the sky from NASA’s NEOWISE

The NEOWISE space telescope has been taking all-sky images for 12 years, creating a movie of the sky that astronomers can use to watch the changing cosmos.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

October 20, 2022

A supernova warning sign: When massive stars dim

Scientists have found a supernova warning sign. They said massive stars - from 8 to 20 solar masses - will dramatically dim before exploding.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

October 16, 2022

Ringed star shows light can push matter

Wolf-Rayet 140 is a unique binary ringed star system that shows its intense light pushes dust into these rings as the pair of stars orbit each other.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

October 13, 2022

DART impact changed asteroid’s orbit, NASA confirms

The DART impact of asteroid Didymos B was intended to charge the asteroid's orbit by 73 seconds. But DART surpassed this benchmark by more than 25 times.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

October 11, 2022

See the moon near Jupiter October 7 and 8

You can see the moon near Jupiter on the evenings of October 7 and 8. Both will shine brightly! The moon is waxing, heading toward full phase on October 9.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

October 8, 2022

How satellites harm astronomy: what’s being done

Satellites harm astronomy in different ways, marring optical and infrared images and interfering with radio astronomy. Learn what can be done.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

October 6, 2022

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.