A series of nighttime photos taken by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station showcases the sprawling lights of ...

NEW ADMINISTRATIVE CAPITAL, Egypt (AP) — Egypt’s chief diplomat on Thursday called on Israel and Hamas to implement a Gaza ceasefire plan “without any delay,” raising pressure on Israeli Prime ...

One of the most intriguing mysteries lies in the Intihuatana stone. Archaeologists believe it functioned as an astronomic ...

Andrew Murray Threipland unbolts a heavy iron yett (a latticed gate), and we walk in single file down the passage to the ...

Solstice' on display in Frederick ...

The next full moon, the first of 2025, is known as the wolf moon; ice moon or old moon; the moon after yule. It is an interesting astronomical phenomenon, as it arrives in the midd ...

The tradition of celebrating the New Year has evolved over millennia, from ancient Mesopotamia's Akitu festival to the modern ...

In 1994, Congress decreed February as National Bird Feeding Month. Bird feeding is the activity of feeding wild birds other than from natural sources. “To feed or not or not to feed” supplemental bird ...

His wife cobbled together a costume out of a robe they bought on a trip to Egypt, sheer lace window ... and the added daylight after the winter solstice,” Felsen said, noting there was no ...

The Winter Solstice passed over the weekend. But the solstice doesn’t just mark the longest night of the year – it means the days will only get longer from now until the time changes in March ...

When the Egyptian calendar was created around 4,800 ... Kingdom (circa 2030 to 1640 B.C.) Wepet Renpet fell near the winter solstice in December, Belmonte noted. At times, the Egyptians celebrated ...

Egypt offered a dazzling spectacle as the rising sun aligned perfectly with its main axis, a rare event that occurs annually on December 21 to mark the winter solstice. The solar alignment illuminated ...