February brings love letters, pink sweaters, and often strong cold fronts! Here’s what we typically see this month.

Venus will be near its maximum brightness, while the moon is both in its waxing crescent phase and at its monthly 'perigee'—its closest approach to Earth—10,500 miles nearer than average at ...

One prime example is gold. The price of gold per ounce soared past $2,700 in October as inflation and other economic concerns drove demand, while Treasury bonds began offering their highest ...

One week ago, a private lunar lander left the ground on a nearly 7-week journey to reach the surface of the moon. The launch may not have had the headline-grabbing power of last year's historic ...

This morning, rising in the east about three hours before sunrise will be a 26%-lit waning crescent moon barely a third of a degree from Antares, the “Heart of the Scorpion” in the ...

To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Landing on the moon is one of the most challenging things humanity has attempted. Perhaps that’s part of what drives us to keep trying.

Why investors are still buying gold despite a strong dollar and rising Treasury yields Gold futures are trading 1.8% higher so far in the new year Last Updated: Jan. 10, 2025 at 6:27 a.m. ET First ...

Oxygen isotope identity of the Earth and Moon with implications for the formation of the Moon and source of volatiles. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , 2024; 121 (52) DOI: 10.1073 ...