A new World Meteorological Organization report warns of the exacting toll that sand and dust storms are having on global health and economies. The report pinpoints South Africa’s West Coast as a dust ...

U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) sent (Dec. 12, 2024) a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack requesting the U.S.

World's largest digital camera observes cosmos, capturing detailed images of galaxies, asteroids, and stars changing ...

Mercury is the month's highlight, reaching greatest elongation July 4. Also on show in the Southern Hemisphere: Mars, Saturn, ...

The first pictures released show 10 million galaxies. It's a small start, just 0.05 percent of the overall mission to map out almost 20 billion galaxies in the future. By taking a regular survey the ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory released its first cosmic images on 23 June 2025, launching a 10-year sky survey with the world's largest digital camera.

The revolutionary Vera C. Rubin Observatory will unveil new insights about our universe—and you can catch a first look at a local event or online on Monday ...

Your ultimate travel guide to New Zealand. Discover the must-visit destinations on the North and South Islands, from Queenstown's adventures to Rotorua's culture.

In less than a month, an unprecedented astronomy project will begin mapping the Southern Hemisphere sky from millions of high-definition photos taken by a state-of-the-art telescope. Around 170 ...

To find stars, hold the map overhead and orient it so one of the labels matches the direction you’re facing. The stars above the map’s horizon now match what’s in the sky.

The Southern Hemisphere is a world of its own, filled with breathtaking landscapes, unique wildlife, and natural phenomena that set it apart from its northern counterpart. Home to vast rainforests ...

Old World versus New World Traditionally, wine geography was divided into the “Old World” – meaning Europe – and the “New World,” which included the US as well as many of the southern hemisphere ...