Since January 21, 2025, six planets have been
visibly aligned across the night sky. Venus, Mars,
Jupiter, and Saturn can be seen with the naked eye,
while Uranus and Neptune require a powerful
telescope. This "planetary parade" is expected to get
even more spectacular in February.
Claudia Steffensen and her husband were hiking in
Lombardy, Italy, in 2023 when she stepped on what
appeared to be a block of cement. A closer
examination revealed curvy lines that looked like
footprints.
On January 20, 2025, Donald Trump was sworn in as
the 47th President of the United States. He is only
the second President to serve non-consecutive terms
since Grover Cleveland in 1893. At 78 years and
seven months old, Mr. Trump is also the oldest
president. He surpassed former President Joe Biden,
who was 78 years and two months old when he to...
A team of scientists looking for dinosaur fossils in
2020 made a rare discovery. They found a
well-preserved tadpole dating back 161 million years
to the middle Jurassic period. This discovery breaks
the record for the oldest known tadpole fossil by
about 20 million years!
Since 1967, the annual Consumer Electronics Show
(CES) has wowed Americans with innovative — and
sometimes wacky — gadgets. This year’s event, held
in Las Vegas, Nevada, from January 7 to 10, 2025,
was no exception. Here are some standout products
that caught our attention.
When Gukesh Dommaraju realized he had a clear
path to victory in the World Chess Championship, he
could barely contain his excitement. The 18-year-old
got the unexpected opportunity, after the reigning
champion, China's Ding Liren, made a critical
mistake in the final game of their best-of-14 match.
NASA is preparing to launch one of its most exciting
missions yet. In 2028, the Dragonfly lander will
embark on a journey to Titan, Saturn's largest moon.
The primary objective of this $3.35 billion mission is
to find evidence of early life.
A severe winter storm blanketed the Central and
Eastern US with snow and ice. The intense system
triggered a state of emergency across several states,
from Kansas and Missouri to New Jersey. The
Midwest was hit the hardest.
As the clock struck midnight, cities across the globe
erupted in a dazzling display of light and color to
welcome 2025. These stunning pyrotechnic
spectacles lit up landmarks and brought
communities together in a shared moment of joy
and anticipation for the year ahead. Here is a look at
some of this year’s most spectacular displays worl...
