A new year often means resolutions and a fresh planner. This year brings another 366 days of stargazing, since 2024 is a leap year. While the lack of daylight in the Northern Hemisphere can zap our energy, the extra hours of darkness means more time for watching the stars. The cold air this time of […]
Most of us don’t enjoy cleaning the bathroom. For some of us, it’s more than just unpleasant, it can be painful. As we age, our joints, muscles and bones don’t let us do the things we like to do, much less clean the bathroom. Well, if you strain your back to get your shower clean, […]
Showering should feel revitalizing, but that’s not always the case when hard water leaves behind an almost slimy residue on your skin. Never dealt with it? Hard water can make your hands feel slimy and leave behind a dirty film on your dishes. The solution, at least for your shower, is this water-softening shower head […]
What is it? If you’re a particularly long-haired human, we know you’ve struggled for years to keep lost strands from clogging the drain. This is not the biggest problem in the world, but it sure is a consistent one. No matter how vigilant you are about clearing the drain after each shower, inevitably there’s a […]
The annual December meteor shower, the Ursids, peaks on Saturday (Dec. 23), offering skywatchers willing to brave the cold the opportunity to see meteors in the form of bright streaks of light and the occasional fireball. The Ursids is a relatively low-key meteor shower that is active between Dec. 17 and Dec. 26, meaning skywatchers […]
The Ursids meteor shower is set to peak Thursday night into Friday morning, according to the American Meteor Society. The cosmic show, which will be the last meteor shower to peak in 2023, radiates from the constellation Ursa Minor, also known as the Little Dipper, according to NASA. The space agency has described the Ursids […]
The Ursid meteor shower is set to peak this week, bringing a stunning celestial event just in time for Christmas. What is it? The Ursids are a “low-key meteor shower” that happens each year around the winter solstice, which arrives on Dec. 21. The meteors appear to stem from the constellation Ursa Minor, also known […]
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. The last meteor shower of 2023 is set to send meteors streaking across the sky just in time for the holidays. The Ursids will peak Thursday night through the early morning hours of Friday, according […]
The Geminid meteor shower stunned in its first of two peak nights in 2023. Photos from around the world showed Geminid meteors streaking through the sky overnight on Wednesday (Dec. 13), and more “shooting stars” are expected on Thursday (Dec. 14). The new moon, only two days old, should allow for peaks of as much […]
On Tuesday 21 November, after intensified shelling by tanks, Atef and some of his family made the decision to leave Jabalia camp (north of Gaza City) and head south. Thursday 23 November (day 48) Today is the 48th day of the war. No Palestinian likes the number 48. Last night I went over to the […]