With J.R.R. Tolkien's high-fantasy world of Middle-earth being so far removed from our own, it's easy to get so caught up in what's on the map itself that we rarely even think about what's not on it.

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This little-known California mountain park offers uncrowded hiking, spring waterfalls, backcountry views, and overnight camping just outside major wine regions.

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The winter sky is dominated by the constellation of Orion, halfway up from the southern horizon. Its two brightest stars - Betelgeuse and Rigel compete for your attention. Add the three stars between ...

The comet is the third object ever confirmed to have entered our cosmic neighborhood from elsewhere in the galaxy. Space ...

Revisiting old data from Voyager 2, scientists have worked out how a dense, shocked region of the solar wind could have ...

The footage, which NASA released on Dec. 3, was captured by the Perseverance rover inside Jezero Crater on Sept. 6, as ...

Irish planetary scientists have christened a spider-like feature on Jupiter's icy moon Europa as "Damhán Alla," which ...

With major eclipses, brilliant supermoons, and lineups of five or more planets, 2026 offers something awe-inspiring in every season. Here’s what to watch for.

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An inside look at ALT EFF’s opening weekend in Bengaluru. India’s leading environmental film festival turns climate change, land rights and plastic pollution into intimate human stories, live performa ...