The moon's influence is huge, both for human civilization and life as a whole. Its destruction would have catastrophic ...

Bizarre NASA discoveries that we’re not allowed to talk about (but we will) Space exploration consistently reveals phenomena ...

Astronomy enthusiasts from across the country participated in amateur astronomy and astrophotography related activities at the third edition of the HDSR Star Party that was jointly organised by ...

Cultural figures, including the authors Gary Shteyngart and Jacqueline Woodson, the actors Ilana Glazer and Leslie Odom Jr., ...

The first supermoon of 2025 will appear in our skies on Tuesday night kicking off a series of lunar events. The full Harvest Moon rises in the UK at around 18:20 GMT on 7 October and will mark the ...

Time can be a controversial business. Who came up with time zones – and why is the International Date Line a bit squiggly?

Every two decades for the last 1,300 years, Japan’s most revered Shinto shrine of Ise Jingu has been knocked down and rebuilt ...

Snyder and Hatch depict a lovely range of holiday moments: on one night, the family gets a flat tire and improvises a candle ...

To tell you the truth, I was actually quite scared about making a documentary.” It’s a luminous morning in early September ...

As the Mid-Autumn Festival, commonly known as the Mooncake Festival, draws near, the charming heritage alley of Kwai Chai Hong in Chinatown here ...

The regular Short Wave science roundup covers mysterious red dots in space, the neurons behind optical illusions and a study of octopus arms.