The commandment of sanctifying the month is not merely a technical instruction for those who establish the calendar on how ...

As we discussed last month, late January and early February will provide a stage for a Planet Parade, with six planets lining up in the night sky. On February 1, we should see the crescent moon in ...

The ocean’s depths have become the new front line in the geopolitical rivalry between China and the rest of the world.

Lunar New Year starts this week, marking an important holiday in China and other Asian communities. Lunar New Year celebrations can last up to 15 days, starting on the new moon between late January ...

This is the last chance to catch the pair in conjunction this year—with Venus set to be unusually bright in the night sky.

The wannabe asteroid, announced on Jan. 2 as 2018 CN41, is actually a Tesla Roadster launched into space years ago by SpaceX ...

The victim told the sheriff’s office his boss lured him to a remote area under the guise that a fence needed repair.

Megan Grumbling is a poet and writer who lives in Portland. DEEP WATER: Maine Poems is produced in collaboration with the ...

After five weeks and a general malaise, January is behind us, and the brief, bright month of February is straight ahead.

In an exciting development for conservation enthusiasts, scientists have discovered four new tarantula species, including a ...

Pete Davidson had Jimmy Fallon in stitches when he shared a story about a surprising encounter he had with Leonardo DiCaprio ...

Apollo 14, the third U.S. mission to land on the moon, blasted off using a Saturn V rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.