The Winter Solstice
It’s December, there’s a chill in the air, and more places are seeing snow. With the days getting shorter and the nights longer, the transition...
The Geminid meteor shower peaks this week
The chilly, clear nights of December offer some good viewing of the nighttime skies. What You Need To Know The Geminid meteor shower peaks the...
Astronomers eye the launch of most complex telescope ever
There’s a big gift for astronomers you won’t find under any Christmas tree. What You Need To Know The James Webb Space Telescope launches Dec....
Astronomers eye the launch of most complex telescope ever
There’s a big gift for astronomers you won’t find under any Christmas tree. What You Need To Know The James Webb Space Telescope launches Dec....
Good weather to ‘stand in splendid beauty’
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, how lovely are your branches… as long as the weather stays off the naughty list. What You Need To...
21 storms later, the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season ends
The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season was forecast to become an active one, and it lived up to that expectation. What You Need To Know Subtropical...
Taking a piece of the sky: How hole-punch clouds form
You’re probably familiar with those fluffy cumulus clouds or a stormy cumulonimbus on a summer day, but have you ever heard of a fallstreak hole?...
Congress invests billions to improve weather forecasts
In November, Congress passed a $1.75 trillion infrastructure bill, and officials are spending part of that money on improving weather forecasts. What You Need To...
An attempt to control the weather
The idea of controlling the weather is not a new one. The hope of keeping bad weather away from people sounds like a great idea,...
The amount of water on Earth is a constant
Did you know that the total amount of water on Earth is fixed? The amount of water is neither gained nor lost between the Earth...