Lyrid meteor shower to put on spectacular show in April: What to know about the starry spectacle
Fox News3 days agoNight skies in the Northern Hemisphere are going to sparkle with meteors this month as the annual Lyrid meteor shower puts on a spectacular display -- with 10 to 20 meteors per hour at its peak ...
Looking Up: Watch the sky turn around Polaris
Erie Times-News7 days agoLike a turning wheel, the great celestial dome rotates over our heads every day and night. Around that point on the celestial sphere, all the constellations appear to spin around, once every ...
Here's when and where to watch the Lyrid meteor shower in the UK
The Sun21 hours agoSHOOTING stars are not only beautiful - they're a chance to make a wish and hope for good luck. April's Lyrid meteor shower is the oldest on record. When can I see the Lyrid meteor shower 2018 ...
The 2018 Lyrid Meteor Shower Will Light Up the Sky on Earth Day. Here Are the Best Places to See It
Fortune via Yahoo News9 hours agoOne of the best meteor showers of the year coincides with Earth Day this year — meaning people all over the world will have the chance to see the 2018 Lyrid meteor shower light up the sky. The ...
He Wanted to Photograph a Shark Feeding Frenzy. It Took 3,000 Dive Hours
National Geographic3 days agoUnderwater photographer Laurent Ballesta had a mission: To photograph massive schools of marbled grouper that gather to spawn in the Fakarava Atoll, part of French Polynesia. Grouper spawn only ...
Look Inside a Frenzy of Hungry Sharks and Breeding Groupers
National Geographic4 days agoEvery June thousands of camouflage groupers congregate in that channel, in an area the size of two to three football fields, to spawn the next generation. The groupers, fat and about two feet ...
A millennial’s guide to the great outdoors
The Guardian2 days agoOn a warm, moonless, evening, put up a sheet and shine a powerful torch on it, or go the whole hog and buy or borrow a moth trap; you’ll be amazed at how many moths you attract, even ...
Cat Profiles from Haruki Murakami’s Animal Shelter
The New Yorker3 days agoBrenda, domestic longhair: Brenda has been with us for three weeks now, and I can’t stop looking at her ears.
Ready For The 2018 Lyrid Meteor Shower? Here’s When It Will Be Here And How You Can Watch It
The Inquisitr4 days agoThe annual Lyrid meteor shower is just around the corner, which gives stargazers around the world very little time to prepare for the cosmic treat that will unfold during the next week and a ...
Charles Frazier gives Jefferson Davis’ wife a voice
Asheville Citizen-Times7 days ago“Varina,” Charles Frazier’s fourth novel, presents the story of Varina Howell Davis, the 20-years-younger wife of the martyrdom-enchanted President of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis. When ...
