November 2026 Skywatching Guide: Meteors, Planets, Stars and a Full Moon

This month, you'll find three meteor showers and a planetary alignment starring four planets. November 2026 will bring a gorgeous supermoon, illuminating the evenings for about a week over Thanksgiving.NASA/Bill Ingalls Autumn is marching right along, and so are the objects in the night sky. November is the final full month of fall, and with daylight saving time endin

Apocalyptic Super El Niño map shows where most people will die from record-breaking calamity

These nations are in the hot seat. An alarming map from the Climate Impact Lab shows where Super El Niño will cause the most additional heat deaths as the weather anomaly gains steam in the Pacific. According to the apocalyptic cartography, dubbed the El Niño Heat Mortality Tracker, over 373,000 additional people will perish between October 2026-March 2026 with Nigeria, India and Brazil ac

Astrophotographer captures incredible real photo of skydiver falling in front of the sun

Months of careful planning and calculations went into the shot. Then, the team had only one jump attempt to get it right "The Fall of Icarus"  Andrew McCarthy, Cosmic Background The scene sounds like something straight out of an action thriller: a skydiver drops out of an aircraft, their dark silhouette plummeting across the surface of a giant, fiery star. The final product? Even more me

Giant 2.2 KM Barrier Cleans Pacific Ocean Plastic

Giant 2.2 km Device Sweeps Plastic from Pacific Ocean, Cleaning an Area the Size of a Football Field Every 5 Seconds to Contain World’s Largest Ocean Garbage Patch O acúmulo de resíduos é resultado de décadas de descarte inadequado de plástico, que é levado pelas correntes oceânicas e se concentra em áreas específicas. A organização estima que a mancha contenha cerca de 1,8 t

Removable batteries in smartphones will be mandatory starting in 2027

Starting in 2027, there will be a noticeable change for smartphones in the EU: The removable battery is making a comeback. What used to be standard is returning due to legal requirements for new models. What exactly can we expect? Starting February 18, 2027, new smartphones and tablets must be designed so that end users can remove and replace the battery t

October full moon 2026: When, where and how to see the Hunter’s Moon

Your guide to October's full Hunter's Moon, from peak times to skywatching highlights. The full Hunter's Moon shines in the skies over Italy. (Image credit: Photo by Lorenzo Di Cola/NurPhoto via Getty Images) The October full moon reaches peak illumination at 12:11 a.m. EDT (0411 GMT) on Oct. 26, when the moon shines opposite the sun in Earth's sky and appears fully lit from our perspect

One US measles outbreak is proving particularly deadly. Here’s why

Two infants who were infected with measles have died in Pennsylvania this year, both too young to receive the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine. Hannah Beier/Reuters An ongoing measles outbreak in Pennsylvania has quickly become the largest and deadliest in the United States in more than 30 years. Historical data suggests that 1 to 3 people will die out of every 1,000

Orionid meteor shower peaks tonight: Here’s the best time to spot shooting stars

The Orionid meteor shower peaks tonight (Oct. 21-22) in the light of a waxing moon. Here's what to expect from one of Autumn's greatest natural light shows. A shooting star cuts a brilliant path through the night sky. (Image credit: Icebergpicture via Getty Images) Don't miss the Orionid meteor shower peak tonight (Oct. 21-22) as tiny shards of Halley's Come

Japan built a wall nearly 400 kilometers long against tsunamis

After the 2011 disaster, the country built a concrete coastal defense of up to 15 meters high that has already passed its first real test, although it generates strong criticism among the neighbors The magnitude 9 earthquake that shook the Tohoku coast on March 11, 2011, generated a tsunami with waves between 12 and 15 meters. The levees that existed at the time, designed to conta

Bar-tailed godwit flies 13,500km from Alaska to Tasmania, breaking world record for non-stop bird flight

The bar-tailed godwit broke the previous world record.  (Biosphoto via AFP: André Simon, file photo) For migratory birds that spend days flying across continents and oceans, a wrong turn can be fatal — but an unexpected turn has earned one young bird a place in history. Key points: The five-month-old bird finished a non-stop, 11-day flight from Alaska to Tasmania Tiny