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April 21 - 28 is International Dark Sky Week, a global celebration of the night sky during which like-minded organizations ...
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Best viewed from the Northern Hemisphere, the Lyrid meteor shower is the world's oldest known of its kind and reliably occurs ...
The warming hole might be a sign that Atlantic Ocean currents are slowing down. This network of currents regulates Earth's ...
The Lyrids are best viewed in the Northern Hemisphere during the dark hours between midnight and dawn. The website Time and ...
Space exploration missions have revealed that polar vortices aren’t uncommon beyond Earth. They’ve been observed throughout ...
More than 230 million years ago, long before giant dinosaurs thundered across Earth, a chicken-sized creature walked near the ...
As we move through the year and check celestial events off the calendar, there are still six meteor showers left to see in ...
Known for creating ribbons of colorful light in the night sky, the aurora borealis are polar lights, or aurora polaris, that ...
Catch the Lyrids meteor shower at its peak tonight and tomorrow, with optimal viewing after moonset and before dawn.
Here's what will be visible in the night sky in the United States in May 2025. On May 12, the skies will be treated to the Flower Moon, also known as the Corn Planting Moon, Milk Moon, Hare's Moon and ...