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Kelly Kizer Whitt

Tonga volcano dwarfed biggest nuclear blasts ever seen, monitor says

The Tonga volcano was felt around the world. The January 15, 2022, blast sent tsunamis as far as the US West Coast.

6th mass extinction happening now? These scientists say yes

By including invertebrates in their study and not just mammals and birds, these scientists say Earth is currently undergoing a 6th mass extinction.

Scientists find carbon-12, life’s most crucial isotope, on Mars

Scientists have discovered rock samples from Mars that are enriched in carbon-12, an isotope that is crucial to life on Earth.

Opposition: A definition for stargazers

Opposition is a great time for stargazers to observe an object such as an outer planet because it rises at sunset, sets at sunrise, and is visible all night.

Millipede fossil shows they were once as big as cars

Scientists recently announced the discovery of a large millipede fossil that shows the creatures were once as long as 9 feet (nearly 3 meters).

Can we – should we – send life to the nearest star?

A team of researchers has studied what's needed to send life to the nearest star. They envision small creatures riding tiny spacecraft to Proxima Centauri.

Black hole eruption the size of 16 full moons

Scientists used the Murchison Widefield Array radio telescope to take the most detailed image yet of the black hole eruption inside galaxy Centaurus A.

Earlier tsunami warnings via magnetic fields

Scientists analyzed tsunamis from 2009 and 2010. They showed the magnetic fields of these great waves can help create earlier tsunami warnings.

Rogue planets nearly double in number with new discovery

Astronomers have nearly doubled the number of known rogue planets with a recent discovery using archive images from the Upper Scorpius region.

10 best northern lights photos of 2021

The blog “Capture the Atlas” announced its 2021 Northern Lights Photographer of the Year contest. You can see 10 of the best aurora photos in the world here.