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Kelly Kizer Whitt

Milky Way season is back! See gorgeous pics here

Enjoy the beauty of our home galaxy in these images from the start of the Milky Way season, thanks to our talented EarthSky community!

Lights out for birds during spring migration!

Turn the lights out for birds during spring migration. And check out the links here to maps that show when birds are passing over the area where you live.

A pileus cloud means bad weather is on the way

A pileus cloud looks like a curved, white cap on the top of a towering cumulus cloud. Pileus clouds are a sign that bad weather is on the way.

See Antlia the Air Pump on April evenings

Antlia the Air Pump is a constellation that lies in southern skies. It contains dim stars and galaxies, including NGC 2997.

Hydra the Water Snake, the longest constellation

Hydra the Water Snake is the largest of the 88 constellations. On April evenings, the entire constellation snakes along the southern horizon.

The night sky in the time of the dinosaurs

The night sky in the time of the dinosaurs would have looked much different than today’s. Some famous stars had not yet been born. Read more.

International Dark Sky Week is April 13 to 20

Celebrate dark night skies and limit light pollution by raising awareness with International Dark Sky Week, April 13 to 20, 2026. Find links here.

The Year Without a Summer: The chaos of 1816

1816 was The Year Without a Summer, following the eruption of Tambora in 1815. The haze was so thick, people could see sunspots with their eyes alone.

Meet Chamaeleon, a southern constellation

The constellation Chamaeleon the Chameleon is a dark patch of sky that lies deep in the Southern Hemisphere and is visible any night of the year.

Starlink satellite breaks up, scatters debris

A SpaceX Starlink satellite unexpectedly broke up in low-Earth orbit on March 29, 2026. Will the debris impact Artemis 2 or the International Space Station?

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