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Kelly Kizer Whitt
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
US bald eagles have lead poisoning
A recent study found that about half of the bald eagles in the United States suffer from lead poisoning. See a gallery of bald eagles from February 2022.
February 23, 2022
What are black holes?
Black holes are regions of space with gravitational fields so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape. Their sizes vary from stellar to supermassive.
February 23, 2022
Why so many dead galaxies in this galaxy cluster?
Astronomers found a galaxy cluster in the early universe unlike others from its era. The newborn cluster - MAGAZ3NE J095924+022537 - has old, red, dead stars.
February 21, 2022
Largest galaxy yet seen, in radio: Alcyoneus
Astronomers have discovered the largest galaxy yet via radio astronomy. It would take 100 Milky Way galaxies laid end to end to equal its size.
February 20, 2022
