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Astronomy Essentials
Tonight
Visible planets and night sky guide for August
Visible planets and night sky guide. Venus and Jupiter are nearly at their closest! Tips on watching meteors in moonlight here.
August 10, 2025
Astronomy Essentials
Perseid meteor shower 2025: All you need to know
The Perseid meteor shower will peak on the mornings of August 11 and 12 in 2025. Moonlight will plague the shower. But some bright meteors will show up.
Earth
Why flash floods in the U.S. have been extreme in 2025
Parts of the United States have seen extreme flash floods in 2025. Get the reasons why from a scientist who studies extreme precipitation events.
August 10, 2025
Constellations
Is Ophiuchus the 13th constellation of the zodiac?
Born between November 29 and December 18? Then the sun passes in front of Ophiuchus on your birthday. Here's how to spot the constellation Ophiuchus in the sky.
August 10, 2025
Human World
Did alcohol and evolution go hand in hand for humanity?
Alcohol and evolution: Eating alcohol-laden fruit might have helped early hominids socialize. Later, did making alcohol drive the rise of agriculture?
August 10, 2025
Space
Analyzing binary stars with AI brings new insights
Scientists say AI could be used to massively decrease the time it takes to compute the properties of the complext orbits of binary stars.
August 8, 2025
Earth
NOAA updates forecast. Above-normal hurricane activity still predicted
NOAA updates forecast for the 2025 hurricane season. They still anticipate a more active than average season with 2 to 5 major hurricanes.
August 8, 2025
Tonight
August full moon on August 8-9 is the Sturgeon Moon
The August full moon is the Sturgeon Moon. It takes place overnight on August 8-9, 2025. Then it will lie in front of the constellation Capricornus.
August 8, 2025
Astronomy Essentials
Human World
Learn how to shoot photos of meteors
Want to try to shoot photos of meteors with your camera? The first step is planning. The next step is to gather your equipment. Then on to the capture process.
August 8, 2025
Space
Journey to a black hole? An innovative, epic mission concept
In a new mission concept, a tiny nanocraft probe could make the journey to a black hole. Once there, it could conduct experiments to test the laws of physics.
August 8, 2025
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