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Kelly Kizer Whitt
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
Rogue wave off BC coast sets new record
Scientists have confirmed that a rogue wave that struck off the coast of Vancouver Island, Canada, is the most extreme on record.
February 18, 2022
Quadruple asteroid is 1st of its kind
Astronomers have found the 1st quadruple asteroid system. Elektra, a main belt asteroid, has three small moonlets in orbit around it.
February 17, 2022
Less ice for mountain glaciers. What’s it mean?
A new atlas shows that there is less ice in many of the world's mountain glaciers, which will have an impact on communities that rely on that water.
February 17, 2022
Camelopardalis the Giraffe swings around Polaris
Camelopardalis the Giraffe is a sprawling constellation made of dim stars that lies close the the north celestial pole. Northerners can see it all year long.
February 15, 2022
