Tuesday, Saturn is at ‘opposition,’ meaning the planet and the sun are on opposite sides of the Earth, according to NASA.
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Tropical depression forecast to form in Gulf of Mexico this week, could strengthen into hurricane
After several quiet weeks, atropical system could form within the next few days in the Gulf of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center said.
‘Unbelievable:’ All-time record heat set to bake Alaska
Think Alaska is always cold and snowy? Think again. Most of the nation’s biggest state is forecast to bake under record-breaking heat over the next few days.
Reports: Climate change worsened Europe’s heat wave as globe sizzled to hottest June on record
Global warming exacerbated the heat wave that baked Europe late last week, a new report released Tuesday said.
Frankincense in trouble: Iconic ‘Gift of the Magi’ is in decline
Gold is probably fine, and we’re not sure about myrrh, but frankincenseappears to in trouble, a new study suggests.
‘Incredible’ and ‘crazy:’ Antarctic sea ice shrinks dramatically to record low levels
Sea ice around Antarctica has shrunkto record low levels over the past few years, a new study suggests, following decades of expansion.
Weird space object ‘Oumuamua’ was not an alien spacecraft after all, scientists say
That weird, cigar-shaped outer space object that flew through our solar system a couple of years ago wasn’t an alien spacecraft after all, scientists announced Monday in a new study.
Extreme heat continues to scorch Europe; France braces for possible all-time record high Friday
High heat again blazed across Europe Thursday as several countries braced for what could be the hottest day yet on Friday.
It came from outer space: Weird radio signal came from distant galaxy
For the first time, the origin of a single radio pulse has been pinpointed to a distant galaxy several billion light years away, a new study said.
Record-shattering heat wave scorches Europe: ‘It’s scary. This isn’t the way it’s supposed to be.’
Record-shattering temperatures are scorching much of Europe this week as searing heat from northern Africa overspreads the normally mild continent.