Quite simply, it’s unbearably HOT! The ancient Romans called the hottest, most humid days “dies caniculares,” meaning the dog ...

A crescent moon will appear alongside the bright stars Castor and Pollox to form a lopsided grin in the night sky on May 29. Skywatchers in the U.S. will find the cosmic smile hanging above the ...

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A crescent moon will appear alongside the bright stars Castor and Pollox to form a lopsided grin in the night sky on May 29. Skywatchers in the U.S. will find the cosmic smile hanging above the ...

The Night Sky This Week: May 26-June 1, 2025 There’s a lot going on in the night sky this week. It begins with a new moon, which may mean high tides and potential flooding in coastal areas. In ...

“Sometime around mid- to late September, if you get up before the sun rises and look to the east part of the sky, you’ll see Sirius, the brightest star in the sky. It’s extremely bright and it will be ...