During a new moon, the moon sits between the Earth and the sun, so no light is reflected. But when the moon is on the opposite side of the Earth to the sun, sunlight can bounce off the entire face, leading to a bright full moon. Light plays a vital role in ...

Does a full moon cause bad sleep?

Molly Manning Walker’s debut film got a standing ovation at Cannes. Jessie Thompson marvels at how the details chime with her teenage memories of flying to Tenerife with her friends

The sun-soaked innocence and debauchery of How to Have Sex brings back my first parent-free holiday abroad

The four planets range in mass from super-Earth to Jovian. All of them are much closer to the star than Earth is to the sun, and the two innermost planets are closer to their star than Mercury is to the sun. They're tightly-packed into their inner solar ...

Three planets around this sun-like star are doomed

To see Jupiter at its brightest, wait until the sun has completely set and the sky is dark on the night of Thursday, November 2. The moment of opposition occurs at 1 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Friday, November 3, and the planet will be brighter than usual in the hours before and after the event.

See a Huge, Super Bright Jupiter Reach Opposition This Week

The NASA Lucy mission will closely fly by the first of 10 asteroid targets on Wednesday. The mission will capture detailed images of Dinkinesh’s surface.

NASA’s Lucy mission is about to fly by the first of 10 asteroids

Massive wildfires in Canada, Greece and Hawaii. All-time record heat waves. Hurricanes with surprising ferocity, like the one that devastated Acapulco last week.

Earth's vital signs are now in 'uncharted territory,' climate scientists warn

Helen Blazis of Grafton recently returned from leading a safari to the Pantanal of Brazil. Her safari included photographers from Worcester County, and the group wanted to bring home stories of experiencing such a wildlife adventure. Helen is the wife of Mark Blazis, who wrote the Outdoors column for the Telegram & Gazette until his death in 2021.

'Around each bend, another adventure awaits': Bright colors of wildlife adorn journey in the Pantanal

Jupiter and Uranus reach opposition, while the Leonids peak under favorable conditions and green-glowing comets delight.

Sky This Month: November 2023

Without sunlight, photosynthesis would be stopped, plants would fail and set off a chain reaction in the ecosystem.

Dust from asteroid could have killed dinosaurs by blocking sun

NASA conducted its fourth all-female spacewalk ever when astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O'Hara participated in science research and along with maintenance of the International Space Station on Wednesday morning.

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