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Kelly Kizer Whitt
Mysterious Maunder Minimum: Nearby star offers clues
We may learn more about the sun's Maunder Minimum - a quiet period of low sunspots in the 1600s and 1700s - thanks to the help of a nearby sun-like star.
March 24, 2022
Carina the Keel, home to an erupting star
Carina: You know its erupting star, now learn the constellation! Carina the Keel contains the sky's 2nd brightest star and some amazing nebulae.
March 19, 2022
New image from Webb, another milestone achieved
NASA released a new image from Webb, the most powerful infrared space telescope, on March 16, 2022. The image shows a star with galaxies in the background.
March 16, 2022
Asteroid discovered hours before Earth impact
An astronomer discovered asteroid 2022 EB5 just two hours before it impacted Earth over the Arctic Ocean on March 11, 2022. Fortunately, it was small and burned up upon entry.
March 13, 2022
Supernova discovery by EarthSky Community member
Filipp Romanov discovered a supernova on February 9, 2022, and photographed it using the remote iTelescope T24. It's his first confirmed supernova discovery.
March 12, 2022
Castor and Pollux meet the moon, March 10 to 12
The moon creeps up on the twins Castor and Pollux in the constellation Gemini from March 10 to 12. On March 10, the moon is in 1st-quarter phase.
March 10, 2022
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
