A stunning harvestmoon will rise in the eastern sky on Friday the 13th. It’s also a micromoon, too, which means it’s an unusually small full moon
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‘Life-threatening’ Hurricane Dorian begins lashing central Florida coast, heading northwest
Even though Dorian has been “downgraded” to a Category 2 storm, it has gotten larger and remains a powerful hurricane as it lashes Florida’s coast.
5 things that make Dorian a dangerous hurricane
Hurricane Dorian is forecast to hit somewhere along the east coast of Florida this weekend. Here is why it’s so treacherous.
Dorian is forecast to become a Category 3 ‘major’ hurricane. What does this mean?
The latest forecast has Dorian strengthening into a major Category 3 hurricane with winds of 115 mph by Sunday off the U.S. East Coast.
What would the Earth be like without the Amazon rainforest?
Fires that have been ravaging the Amazon rainforest haveraised questions about whether theworldcould survivewith a devastatedAmazon.
The hurricane season has been rather quiet. Will it last?
The last time we went from July 15 through Aug. 19 with no named stormsin the Atlantic was 1982.
Scientists detect a black hole swallowing a neutron star ‘like Pac-man’
For the first time, scientists have detected a black hole devouring a neutron star, according to a report released Monday.
4.2 magnitude earthquake rattles Kansas; other states possible affected
A 4.2 magnitude earthquake shook portions of Kansas on Friday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The center of the quake was roughly 3 miles from Hutchinson.
The Southwest is sizzling: Here’s where it is expected to hit 115 or more
Scorching heat is blazing across the Southwest this week: Both Phoenix and Yuma expected to near 115 Wednesdayand over the next few days.
Catch a shooting star: The summer’s best meteor shower – the Perseids – peak tonight
The peak of the best summertime meteor shower – the Perseids – will be coming to a sky near you tonight, weather permitting.