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A team of paleontologists led by National Geographic Explorer Paul Sereno uncovered a trove of dinosaur fossils in the Sahara ...
The name “buck moon” is in reference to male deer, or bucks, which start to rapidly grow their antlers this time of year.
Last night (July 10) was the first full moon of summer 2025, otherwise known as the Buck Moon - and it made for some stunning photos.If you looked up at the night sky, then you would've seen the ...
Dust from the Sahara Desert, once a massive lake, travels across the Atlantic Ocean. This dust, rich in potassium and iron from dead diatoms, fertilizes the Amazon rainforest. The Amazon River ...
This Thursday, we’ll have our first full moon of astronomical summer over Shamokin, but for all practical purposes the moon will be pretty much full all week long.
July night sky highlights: Bright Mercury, full Buck Moon and a meteor shower Skywatchers in North America can catch three major celestial events in July 2025, including Mercury’s greatest eastern ...
The Rubin Observatory released its first batch of images on June 23, 2025 as it had scanned the night skies only a few days prior, finding over 2,000 asteroids in the process.
June 25's new moon darkens the night sky for summer’s best stargazing — including the Summer Triangle and Milky Way.
8 night sky events to see in July, from a ‘buck moon‘ to a rare view of Pluto Get your binoculars ready for dark skies, elusive planets, and a sky show spanning the entire month.
Khalid Bin Sultan City is a new oasis city in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, by Zaha Hadid Architects that features green spaces and renewable energy.
Four prominent celestial objects — the moon, a bright planet and two bright stars — will come together to form a "celestial quadruple play" in the night sky this week.