The top dark sky parks in all 50 states with the clearest nights to enjoy mesmerizing meteor showers

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Map of the US at night lit up.
Map of the US at night lit up.

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When to watch the spectacular Geminid meteor shower this week. NASA says skies are ideal for viewing it.

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Skywatcher Kenneth Brandon wrote, "This shot is a composite of about 700 frames from a time-lapse I took in Big Sur, CA. I found 61 frames with meteors in them. Then I stacked the frames and created masks for each meteor. "

Kenneth Brandon

The body of a 150 million-year-old sea monster is hidden under a British cliff, says a scientist. Time is running out to find it.

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A top shot shows Sir David Attenborough standing next to the fossil of the pliosaur, which is about seven feet long.
The skull of the pliosaur is seen here next to David Attenborough, BBC presenter, who is presenting a documentary about the find.

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NASA's James Webb gave a stunning look at the death throes of a star, capturing details Hubble missed

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JWST captured a new picture of supernova remnant Cassiopeia A. The picture was taken in near-infrared and processed to show the invisible light in visible color.

NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Danny Milisavljevic (Purdue University), Ilse De Looze (UGent), Tea Temim (Princeton University)

US agency proposes shooting dead tens of thousands of owls of one kind to save owls of another kind

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Two juvenile barred owls.
Two juvenile barred owls in a tree in Washington state.

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Massive skull of prehistoric sea monster that was the 'ultimate killing machine' discovered in UK

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Jurassic Coast, Dorset | Stock illustration of a Pliosaur
Jurassic Coast, Dorset | Stock illustration of a Pliosaur

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How a California farmer is helping build a Black-led sustainable agriculture revolution

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A photo of Dennis Hutson (right) with his brother-in-law Kayode Kadara (left).
Dennis Hutson (right) co-bought the land for TAC farm with his sister and brother-in-law Kayode Kadara (left).

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Japanese elders are being left behind to face bear attacks

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A brown bear holds a fish in its mouth while standing on a cliff of rocks and a baby bear crouches next to him
An Ussuri brown bear and a cub eat salmon after catching it from the beach of Sea of Okhotsk near the town of Rausu on Saturday, September 28, 2019, in Hokkaido, Japan.

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Meet the 27-year-old 'water buffalo' negotiating California's claim to the evaporating Colorado River

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John Brooks Hamby is in charge of California's negotiations to the Colorado River.

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A mysterious star from outside the Milky Way has somehow ended up near our galaxy's supermassive black hole

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A picture shows a star near the region where the Sagittarius A* black hole should be. The picture looks like yellow blobs on a dark background, two circles highlight the location of the star and the black hole.
A star called S0-6 (circled in blue), was found near the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*, circled in green) at the center of the Milky Way.

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