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Kelly Kizer Whitt
These 2 supermassive black holes will collide
Astronomers have spotted the tightest-knit pair of supermassive black holes ever seen. They will collide in 10,000 years, shaking the fabric of spacetime.
March 8, 2022
Moon passes the Pleiades and Aldebaran, March 7 – 9
The moon passes between the Pleiades star cluster and the Hyades star cluster - with its reddish star Aldebaran - in the constellation Taurus on March 8.
March 8, 2022
See Uranus and moon in binoculars on March 6
Look for Uranus in binoculars to the west of the moon on the evening of March 6, before the pair sets around 10 p.m. local time.
March 5, 2022
Shock wave from colliding galaxy clusters spans 60 Milky Ways
A team of international astronomers have gotten the best look yet at a shock wave from the colliding galaxy clusters that formed Abell 3667.
March 4, 2022
Is a rocket going to strike the moon today?
Yes, a rocket will strike the moon on March 4, 2022. It's not a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. It may be a Chinese rocket that launched in 2014.
March 3, 2022
Mercury and Saturn, Southern Hemisphere, early March
Observers in the Southern Hemisphere have a chance to spot Mercury and Saturn before sunrise in early March, below bright Venus and reddish Mars.
February 28, 2022
Planets and the moon, February 27 (and 28) mornings
Early risers can spot pairs of planets and the moon on the mornings of February 27 and 28, 2022. Look in the sunrise direction, while it's still dark.
February 26, 2022
A hot Jupiter exoplanet’s dark side revealed
Scientists have revealed the dark side of a hot Jupiter exoplanet for the first time, finding iron clouds, titanium rain and violent winds.
February 25, 2022
February’s deep sky for 2022: Wondrous nebulae
Members of the EarthSky community shared these amazing photos of February's deep sky, including the Rosette and Dolphin Head Nebulae and 2 galaxies.
February 25, 2022
Solar Cycle 25 starting with a bang!
Solar cycle 25 has already shown itself to be active, with endless sunspots and coronal mass ejections producing solar storms and aurora. Will it stay active?
February 24, 2022
