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Kelly Kizer Whitt
Meet Musca the Fly, a southern constellation
Musca the Fly is a constellation that lies deep in southern skies and circles the south celestial pole, making it visible any night of the year.
May 20, 2022
Voyager 1 mystery: Sending random data
Voyager 1, the most distant humanmade object from Earth, has been sending back strange data, a mystery scientists are trying to solve.
May 19, 2022
The deep ocean is warming as climate warms
The oceans have absorbed about 90% of Earth's warming. Researchers found much of the excess heat is stored in the deep ocean of the subtropical North Atlantic.
May 19, 2022
‘Doorway’ on Mars has social media abuzz
Mars Curiosity rover took an image of what some people think looks like a "doorway." But it's just a natural feature on Mars' surface.
May 16, 2022
Dust and high winds rip Midwest and Great Plains
Dust and high winds battered the U.S. Midwest and Great Plains during the day on Thursday. Yes, it was a derecho.
May 13, 2022
Twin cyclones mirror each other in Indian Ocean
Twin cyclones Asani and Karim swirled in opposite directions on each side of the equator in the Indian Ocean. Both storms are weakening.
May 11, 2022
Asteroids photobombed deep Hubble images
When astronomers realized that asteroids photobombed deep space images from Hubble, citizen scientists got to work. The result: over 1,000 new asteroid discoveries!
May 10, 2022
International Astronomy Day is May 7
International Astronomy Day occurs twice a year. The next celebration is on Saturday, May 7, 2022. Find resources and info on the night sky here.
May 6, 2022
Darn! Comet C/2021 O3 PanSTARRS has disintegrated
Astronomers hoped comet C/2021 O3 (PanSTARRS) would get bright after its April 2022 sweep near the sun. Instead, it disintegrated.
May 5, 2022
Daylight fireball over Mississippi: Meteorites found!
Searchers have found meteorites - pieces of the daylight fireball - seen on April 27, 2022. These meteorites landed near Natchez, Mississippi.
May 4, 2022
