As the Geminids Peak, This National Park Is Hosting a Free 'Star Party' — How to Join
Mammoth Cave National Park is hosting a party on December 13 for people to watch the Geminid Meteor Shower.
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Expect Later Sunrises and Earlier Sunsets as the Winter Solstice Nears — Mark Your Calendar
The winter solstice will also mark the beginning of astronomical winter, which differs from meteorological winter.
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Yosemite National Park Releases New Dates for Summer Campsite Reservations — Here's When to Book
Summer campers can reserve their spots at these three famous Yosemite campgrounds.
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NASA Discovers Thick Atmosphere Cloaking a 'Super-Earth' 280 Light-Years Away
A 'thick blanket of gas' over the distant planet is reshaping what scientist believed to be true.
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Geminid Meteor Shower Peaks Soon — and You Could See Hundreds of Shooting Stars in the Sky
The meteor shower is already active. It will reach its peak between late December 13 to the early hours of December 14.
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NASA Says This Passing Interstellar Comet Is Loaded With Life-Forming Ingredient
The remarkable chemistry of 3I/ATLAS has now revealed a 'key ingredient of life.'
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One Grand Canyon Lodge Set to Reopen, But Hotels Remain Shut Indefinitely Amid Waterline Issue
National park officials reveal 'there is no anticipated reopening date for South Rim hotels at this time.'
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NASA Races to Restore Connection With Decade-Old Mars Orbiter After Unexplained Signal Loss
'The spacecraft and operations teams are investigating the anomaly,' says the agency.
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Yellowstone National Park's Winter Season Begins Next Week — What You Need to Know
The park recently announced that its official winter season will begin on Monday, December 15.
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This Popular Glacier National Park Road Might Soon Not Require Vehicle Reservations
The park plans to eliminate vehicle reservations, but new timed parking may be implemented.
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2025 Northern Lights Photographer of the Year Winners Capture Stunning Aurora Shots
Dozens of photographers across the globe captured images of glowing auroras this year.
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park Closes Major Scenic Route Again as Winter Conditions Worsen
For any updates about the latest road closure information, you can go to the national park’s official website.
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Yellowstone Visitors are Banned from Making This Particular Sound at the Park
Violation of wolves' space can frighten and disturb them, also disrupting their pack communication.
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Scientists Discover Exoplanet With 18 Times More Mass Than Jupiter in Distant Space
They also discovered a brown dwarf orbiting hundreds of light years away from Earth.
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NASA Detected a Black Hole Devouring a Star — and the Explosion Was Record-Breaking
The record-setting cosmic outburst was actually a gamma-ray burst, the most powerful class of cosmic explosions.
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NASA's Telescope Spots Possible Sign of Life on Distant Earth-Like Exoplanet
More studies are needed to determine whether TRAPPIST-1e has an atmosphere at all, or the hints of methane are linked to the host star.
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An Ordinary Hike Turned Terrifying When Quicksand Trapped This Colorado Man in Arches National Park
Experienced hiker, Austin Dirks, was frozen in place for almost 2 hours before rescue came.
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Antarctic Ozone Hole Shows Strong Signs of Recovery — Scientists Say It's the Smallest in Years
After years of observing the weakening of the ozone layer, experts were astonished to notice that the Antarctic ozone hole had become smaller.
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Visiting Yellowstone Soon? A Major Winter Storm Could Disrupt Your Travel Plans
The Absaroka Mountains and southwestern Yellowstone are expected to see the heaviest snowfall in the next few days.
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A Once-In-A-Century Solar Eclipse Is Coming in 2027 — Here's Where to See It
On this day, we will witness the second-longest solar eclipse of the 21st century.
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