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Kelly Kizer Whitt
Raindrop sizes similar on Earth and alien worlds
Whether the raindrop is made of water on Earth, methane on Titan, or liquid iron on an alien world, a new study shows that all raindrops will fall to the ground at a similar size.
April 12, 2021
Hubble spots double quasars in merging galaxies
New images of the oldest known pairs of quasars, farthest and oldest yet seen, show that their home galaxies are colliding.
April 11, 2021
Juno finds a new auroral feature on Jupiter
NASA's Juno spacecraft - whose mission in orbit around Jupiter was recently extended to 2025 - has been used to discover a rapidly expanding auroral ring at the very fringes of the Jovian magnetosphere.
April 7, 2021
Interstellar visitor Borisov could be 1st truly pristine comet yet seen
Comet 2I/Borisov is the 2nd known object to pass near our sun from outside our solar system. Its 2019 pass near our sun might have been its first-ever interaction with a star. If so, it's among the most pristine, or unspoiled, objects yet known.
April 2, 2021
Awaiting the next historic solar storm
Researchers uncovering eyewitness accounts of powerful solar storms of the past say we should expect at least one super-storm from the sun per century.
March 31, 2021
Golden hour at an Indiana lake
The golden hour - actually, more like 30 minutes - is that magical period of daylight shortly after sunrise or before sunset, when the brightness of the sky matches streetlights, signs and car headlights. Photographers love it!
March 27, 2021
Space debris lights up the sky over Pacific Northwest
A SpaceX rocket launched on March 4 that failed to perform a deorbit burn reentered Earth's atmosphere on March 25, 2021. It created a startling light display over Seattle and Portland.
March 26, 2021
Spring Milky Way over Cape Cod
Dark skies let the Milky Way shine, and this stunning shot from Cape Cod exhibits our galaxy in its full glory, even reflected on the water!
March 26, 2021
Some tornadoes are more destructive than we thought
A new study documents the distribution of supercell-tornado wind intensities and sizes, revealing that most are much stronger than damage surveys indicate, with more than 20% of tornadoes potentially capable of causing catastrophic EF-4/EF-5 damage.
March 25, 2021
Owl keeps an eye out, in New York
This nocturnal owl wakes briefly during the day to have a quick look around.
March 25, 2021
