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Kelly Kizer Whitt

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.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

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.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

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.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

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.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

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.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

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.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

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.

Deborah Byrd

Kelly Kizer Whitt

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.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

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.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

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.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

February 25, 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.