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Kelly Kizer Whitt
A spiral arm break in the Milky Way
Scientists discovered a spiral arm break in the Milky Way, lying some 4,000 light-years away, which contains some of the most famous nebulas in the heavens.
August 20, 2021
Predicting solar storms to protect Earth
Predicting solar storms isn't easy. We're still a long way from forecasting space weather events days in advance. But we're getting closer.
August 18, 2021
Jupiter’s energy crisis solved: Auroras roast upper atmosphere
Scientists solved the mystery of Jupiter's energy crisis by learning that auroras roast the upper atmosphere of the gas giant planet.
August 12, 2021
A rare nova visible to the eye. See it while you can!
A rare nova visible to the eye erupted this week in the direction of the constellation Ophiuchus the Serpent Bearer. Look for it soon!
August 10, 2021
2 spacecraft flyby at Venus within 2 days
Two spacecraft, Solar Orbiter and BepiColombo, make flybys of Venus within 33 hours of each other on August 9 and 10, 2021.
August 8, 2021
Weird metal-rich star catapulted from the galaxy
Scientists found a metal-rich star catapulted from a supernova explosion. It's racing out of the galaxy at nearly 2 million miles an hour.
August 6, 2021
Water vapor on Ganymede, Jupiter’s large moon
Scientists have found the first evidence of water vapor on Ganymede, Jupiter's largest moon, bringing us insights into the habitability of other worlds.
August 5, 2021
Astronomy Essentials
Transits of Jupiter’s moons ahead: A triple!
Observers using a good pair of binoculars or a small telescope can see events called transits on Jupiter, when a moon or its shadow passes in front of the giant planet.
July 30, 2021
Space
Astronomers find 100 black holes in Palomar 5
Scientists discovered that Palomar 5 has a large proportion of black holes and will one day lose all its stars and be made entirely of black holes.
July 9, 2021
Space
More rogue planets found drifting in Milky Way
Scientists using the Kepler telescope have found a new population of rogue planets, or free-floating planets, unconnected to any star.
July 6, 2021
