For decades, the prevailing theory behind the mass extinction that ended the reign of the dinosaurs has pointed to a ...

Our planet’s first known mass extinction happened about 440 million years ago. Species diversity on Earth had been increasing ...

In April, the night sky is packed with cosmic events: star clusters, planetary alignments, a meteor shower, and even a rare micromoon. Whether you’re a seasoned stargazer or just looking for a m ...

As the spring weather warms up, the 2025 meteor shower season will be ramping up, with two major meteor showers on tap for April and May. The season will kick off with the Lyrid meteor shower ...

Remember the potential "city killer" asteroid we were all freaking out about, 2024 YR4? Initially predicted with a small but unsettling chance of hitting our planet seven years from now ...

The northern lights were visible on the Peninsula on May 10 ... The Quadrantids meteor shower peaked in early January, with other meteor showers to follow throughout the year.

Everything you need to know to photograph a meteor shower, from choosing the right time to camera settings, and some advanced techniques for creating meteor images you can be proud of.

Last summer, ice and snow near Spurr’s summit melted, creating a small lake in a crater where previous eruptions have occurred ... Brenda Ahlberg, the Kenai Peninsula Borough’s emergency manager, said ...