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Astronomy Essentials
Meteors in moonlight: 6 tips for watching
Meteors in moonlight: it's not optimal, but it's happening for the Taurids in 2025! Here are 6 tips for watching this year's shower.
November 2, 2025
Space
3 Earth-sized planets around double star surprise scientists
Astronomers discovered 3 Earth-sized planets in the binary star system TOI-2267. It's the first time where the planets are orbiting each individual star.
November 2, 2025
Space
Young Jupiter protected Earth from the sun, study finds
New simulations reveal how Jupiter protected Earth from the sun in our planet's early years, while also explaining a long-standing meteorite mystery.
November 2, 2025
Human World
November birthstone: Choose either topaz or citrine
The November birthstone, topaz, comes in lots of colors. It's a much-loved gemstone in jewelry, with myths that date to ancient times. Or choose citrine.
November 2, 2025
Astronomy Essentials
The year’s earliest solar noon is on November 3
November 3 brings the year's earliest solar noon - that is, earliest midday - by nature's clock. It's a harbinger of the Northern Hemisphere's earliest sunset.
November 2, 2025
Earth
Sun
Sun news: An M flare over the horizon!
Sun news November 2, 2025: The sun fired an M1.1 flare from its northeast limb, first M in in some days, as new active regions rotate into view!
November 2, 2025
Astronomy Essentials
Human World
Space
Does a supermoon have a super effect on us?
The extra pull of gravity from a supermoon creates higher-than-usual tides. But the effects of a supermoon on a human body are imperceptible.
November 2, 2025
Astronomy Essentials
Tonight
Visible planets and night sky guide for November
Visible planets and night sky guide. Tonight, watch for the gibbous moon shining near golden Saturn. Look for them as darkness falls.
November 2, 2025
Brightest Stars
Algol the Demon Star, named for its strange behavior
What's the scariest star in all the heavens? It's Algol the Demon Star, and you can see it on autumn evenings. Click in to learn the secret of Algol's creepiness!
October 31, 2025
Human World
Daylight Time ends Sunday: 7 tips to help you adjust
Daylight Time ends on November 2, 2025. Here are 7 tips from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine to help you adjust to the time change.
October 31, 2025
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