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By Shreya Dasgupta In Australia, millions of newly hatched Bogong moths embark on an impressive journey twice a year. Each ...
Arizona is an ideal spot to see the Milky Way thanks to its numerous dark-sky places. Here's the best time to see - and ...
With summer soon approaching, the Milky Way will become more visible in May, especially as the new moon makes the skies dark over Memorial Day weekend. Here's when and how to catch a glimpse of ...
The Milky Way's core will be visible this month and through August. Here's what Tennessee stargazers should know.
The Milky Way could be coming to a sky near you. The billions of stars comprising our home galaxy should appear especially vibrant in late-May as the band arcs across the night sky.
That rotation is important, and to understand why, we have to consider another animal that uses the stars as a guide: the ...
While recent research shows the night sky is getting brighter every year across North America, the Big Bend area in Texas has ...
Billions of nocturnal Bogong moths migrate up to 1,000 km to cool caves in the Australian Alps that they have never ...
Several bird species, in addition to humans, have demonstrated they can use the stars to navigate great distances. And while ...
If you’ve ever wanted to see the Milky Way with your own eyes, now’s your chance! There’s something truly astonishing about standing beneath the stars and realizing you’re looking into the heart of ...
An international team of scientists has demonstrated that the Australian Bogong moth uses star constellations and the Milky ...
The team found that when they projected the natural starry sky and the Milky Way as is, the moths flew in their correct migratory directions. When the researchers rotated the star patterns, the ...