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Kelly Kizer Whitt

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.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

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?

Kelly Kizer Whitt

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.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

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.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

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.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

September 24, 2021

Auroral tails for Jupiter’s moons

The Juno spacecraft observed footprint tails of aurora on Jupiter’s atmosphere. Three of Jupiter’s closest large moons create these auroral tails.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

September 23, 2021

Impact on Jupiter surprises skywatchers

An impact on Jupiter has stargazers looking skyward to see if they can spot any lingering evidence of the September 13, 2021, event.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

September 14, 2021

Dog-bone asteroid Kleopatra makes a fetching portrait

ESO released new images of Kleopatra, the dog-bone asteroid. The images helped astronomers uncover its size and composition, revealing that it's a rubble pile.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

September 13, 2021

What is gravitational lensing?

What is gravitational lensing? When a massive object bends space, light traveling through the warped space results in rings, arcs or many points of light.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

September 8, 2021

Milky Way photos from the 2021 season

Milky Way season is wrapping up as September and October approach. Enjoy this gallery of some of the best photos of our galaxy from our readers.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

September 3, 2021

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.