Sun news: Returning powerhouse shows its nose

Scientists say it’s unlikely aliens visit Earth anytime soon, because interstellar travel faces huge barriers of distance, energy and time.

Earth Oddities • Strange Weather Phenomena • Desert Ecosystems • Go back to Strange Sounds Death Valley is experiencing a rare superbloom, a spectacular desert event in which vast numbers of wildflowers suddenly bloom across the valley floor after rare rainfall. This is the best flowering desert phenomenon in the driest place in North America […]

Sun news for June 4, 2026: A cannibal CME heading for Earth! Up to G3 (strong) storms are possible tonight. Prepare for auroras!

Sun news for May 18, 2026: A coronal mass ejection is racing toward Earth. G1-G2 (minor-moderate) storms and auroras are possible overnight.

Turn the lights out for birds during spring migration. Check out the links here to maps that show when birds are passing over the area where you live.

Small ants clean larger ants, a researcher has discovered. It’s the first known case of interspecies grooming between ants.