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Posts by
Kelly Kizer Whitt
Wave clouds from 2 sides of Earth
EarthSky readers on opposite sides of Earth took these two photos of wave clouds on the same day. Wave clouds also go by the name of Kelvin-Helmholtz clouds.
October 8, 2021
1st ocean drone video from inside a hurricane
An ocean drone entered a powerful hurricane churning in the Atlantic Ocean on September 30, 2021, sending back the first video from a drone inside a hurricane.
October 5, 2021
Lacerta the Lizard, home to a blazar
Lacerta the Lizard is a small, dim constellation in the fall sky that contains a blazar, or an active galactic nucleus with a jet pointed toward Earth.
October 3, 2021
Circumtriple planet suspected: a planet orbiting 3 stars
Scientists believe a planet (or more) orbits the triple star system GW Orionis. This would be the first circumtriple planet discovered.
October 1, 2021
Daylight fireball tracked to Earth
Scientists tracked a daylight fireball to Earth using images from video of the event that occurred over countries near the Adriatic Sea.
September 30, 2021
Great Red Spot winds accelerating on Jupiter
Data from the Hubble Space Telescope shows that the Great Red Spot winds have been increasing on Jupiter over the past decade.
September 30, 2021
Solar superflares hit Earth multiple times
Scientists found evidence for solar superflares thousands of years ago from evidence in tree rings. Could a solar superflare happen again in the future?
September 29, 2021
Satellites versus stars: Which will dominate the sky?
In the battle of satellites versus stars, the motion of constellations of satellites will draw the eye and drown out the quiet background stars.
September 28, 2021
Sounds of space: Jingle, pluck and hum
Hear the sounds of space. The videos in this post are what happens when scientists turn astronomical data into sound, via a process called sonification.
September 26, 2021
September deep sky for 2021: Cygnus Loop and Bode’s Galaxy
EarthSky readers shared two amazing September deep sky photographs with us: the Cygnus Loop, a nebula that stretches into Vulpecula, and Bode's Galaxy, aka M81.
September 24, 2021
