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This months' full moon falls on Aug. 19 and it will be the only full moon of August 2024. So how can we call it a "Blue Moon?"

Don't miss the 'unconventional' Blue Moon of August 2024

On the morning of Wednesday, August 14, 2024, skywatchers across the globe will have the rare opportunity to witness an extraordinary celestial event: a planetary conjunction where Jupiter and Mars will appear exceptionally close to each other in the sky. This event, which astronomers call a planetary conjunction, occurs when...

Stunning Planetary Conjunction on August 14: Jupiter and Mars Appear Closer Than Ever—Here’s When and How to Watch

The heavens are laying out a dazzling red carpet for a rare supermoon that’s about to make its appearance. It’s set to outshine and outsize all the other moons we’ve marveled at this year. Remember to look up on August 19. The August full moon, lovingly dressed...

Rare 'supermoon blue moon' will outshine and outsize all other moons this year

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As if 2024 hasn't been dazzling enough for skywatchers, we'll have another stunning celestial event soon.

Rare blue supermoon to rise soon: What to know

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Actor Bob Denver, who passed away in 2005, will forever be remembered for his leading role on the classic 1960s sitcom Gilligan’s Island. Denver also played another famous TV character: the beatnik-type Maynard G. Krebs on The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis.

TV's 'Gilligan Island' Stars Dawn Wells and Bob Denver and Their Controversy Behind the Scenes

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Kaitlynn Lee, 25, was killed by her ex-boyfriend Joshua Thompson who shot her in the head through a window, police said

Mom-of-three was having fun filming a TikTok in a kitchen with her friend. Moments later she was shot dead

In the mid-1970s, Good Timesmade a star of actor/comedian Jimmy 'JJ'/'Dynomite' Walker. However, behind the scenes, the tension between the stars was relatively challenging. According to what Jimmie Walker once relayed, most of the show's cast rarely had any interaction behind the camera. Walker didn't recall having any conversations with actress Esther Rolle, who played his TV mother, Florida Evans, or actor John Amos, who played James Evans, his TV mother.

Actor/Comedian Jimmie "JJ" Walker Behind the Scenes of TV's 'Good Times' in the 1970s

Skygazers have a treat coming to them at the end of July, as the firmament will feature not one, but two -- and maybe even three -- meteor showers. As Earth's orbit crosses the paths of two comets, meteor showers associated with those events are set to peak at around the same time, from July 29 to 31. And the prolific meteor shower known as the Perseids might actually overlap with the other two.

How to Watch the Upcoming Double -- Maybe Triple -- Meteor Shower

The next full moon is a supermoon, a blue moon; the sturgeon moon; the red, corn, green corn, barley, herb, grain, or dog moon; Raksha Bandhan or Rakhi Purnima; and Tu B'Av. The full moon will be Monday afternoon, August 19, 2024, at 2:26 PM EDT. This will be Tuesday morning from Nepal Standard Time eastward across the rest of Asia and Australia to the International Date Line. The moon will appear full for three days, from Sunday morning through early Wednesday morning.

The next full moon is a supermoon blue moon

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This hair trend is the new wave.

“Surfer curtains” — a beachy, textured men’s hairstyle defined by curtain-style face-framing bangs — is shaping up to be the hottest cut for teens.



The low-maintenance TikTok trend, which typically involves very few products and a bit of scrunching, has been popularized by influencer Dillon Latham as well as celebrities like Timothée Chalamet and Charles Melton, whose middle-parted mop of wavy hair has gripped the masses.



Desperate teen boys are begging for the viral ‘broccoli cut’ — and making parents pay for pricey perms

“It’s a surfer haircut paired with ‘90s curtain bangs,” stylist Andrew Zumbo told Parents, praising...

Forget broccoli hair — teen boys are now loving the ‘surfer curtain’ haircut

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Two meteor showers will overlap over southern skies tonight. Here is where they'll be most visible.

How to watch the double meteor showers tonight

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The first of four supermoons this year is about to rise. Stargazers can catch the first act Monday as the full moon inches a little closer than usual.

4 months of lunar spectacles start with August's supermoon

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As summer heats up and August rolls around, skywatchers around the world eagerly anticipate one of the most spectacular celestial events of the year: the Perseid meteor shower. Known for its dazzling displays and high meteor counts, the Perseids offer a chance to witness a cosmic light show that’s both thrilling and awe-inspiring.

August’s Meteor Shower: How to See 60-100 Meteors Per Hour

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The Perseid meteor shower will peak Sunday night, giving astronomy fans one of the best shows of 2024 as they look to the skies. The shower started in July and will continue through most of August, but it will peak overnight on Sunday into Monday, NASA said. The Perseids are considered the "best meteor shower of the year" by NASA, with about 50 to 100 meteors seen per hour under ideal conditions. What time will the Perseid meteor shower peak tonight?The best time to catch the Perseids is in the pre-dawn hours, according to NASA, but it is possible to view meteors...

What time and where the Perseid meteor shower will peak

Stargazers, it's that time of year again. This Sunday marked the beginning of the annual Perseid meteor shower, which will dazzle those of us in the northern hemisphere with one of the most reliably stunning light shows the night sky has to offer. Even better, the best of it is...

If You Look Up Tonight, There's a Beautiful Meteor Shower Right Now

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The Perseid meteor shower, one of the most highly anticipated celestial events every year, just took place — and at Stonehenge, one photographer managed to capture it in an image that he calls a "window to the universe." The image, a composite of dozens taken over three hours the night of Aug. 9, shows the meteor shower and the Milky Way glowing over the U.K. historic site."I always like to remember them as ancient fireworks because they are," astrophotographer Josh Dury, who captured the image, told CBS News. "The Perseus meteor shower is created by one of the oldest objects...

Perseid meteor shower seen raining over Stonehenge in stunning photo

This sweet gigantic baby lynx named Max was born in a zoo in 2011. He is not a domestic cat, but he is not 100% a wild cat either. Max is the animal ambassador of the Northeast, with the mission of educating the public on endangered Lynx cat species in the hope that people will strive to protect wildlife and the environment.

Meet Max, A Cat Who’s Not A Domestic But Not 100% A Wild Cat Either

A court hears Paul and Dean Mathews made £136,000 through their illegal refunds scheme.

Father and son jailed for steam iron returns scam

The US Sun

HOUSE-FLIPPING experts Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi have just closed their biggest real estate deal. The A-list couple sold their sprawling, blufftop mansion in California to mining magnate Robert Friedland for a staggering $96 million. Property records obtained by The Wall Street Journal revealed Ellen and Portia sold the property less than two years […]

Ellen DeGeneres sells 10-acre California mansion for $96m just one month after announcing she’s ‘done’ with showbiz

Astronomers have confirmed the existence of exoplanets with extremely small orbits around their stars. But what about exoplanets that get close enough to be devoured by their star, and what if it's an Earth-sized exoplanet?. This is what a recent study posted to the arXiv preprint server and accepted to...

Good thing we found this Earth-sized planet now—it's about to be destroyed

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Super Blue Moon 2024: When can you see the Supermoon?

There's some exciting news for all you budding astronomers - there's a full Moon coming later this month. But this full Moon is particularly special as...

Super Blue Moon 2024: When can you see the Supermoon?

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