4 d. ago How to see a rare sturgeon moon and meteor shower together in the sky tonight

Stargazers are in for a real treat this weekend, with August's full moon coinciding with the Perseids meteor shower - described as the 'best meteor shower' of the year by astronomers

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4 d. ago Where Northern Lights could dazzle in UK tonight as Met Office forecasts 'enhanced auroral activity'

Lucky sky watchers could see the Northern Lights, the Sturgeon Moon and a dazzling meteor shower tonight

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4 d. ago Full Moon tonight: Rare chance to see Sturgeon Moon and meteor shower together

August's full Moon will rise just days before the peak of the Perseids meteor shower

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6 d. ago Sturgeon full moon to coincide with arrival of Perseids meteor shower

The Moon reaches peak illumination in August just ahead of the best shooting stars of the year

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8 d. ago A wasteland of rubble, dust and graves: how Gaza looks from the sky

The Guardian joins a Jordanian military airdrop for a rare chance to observe a landscape devastated by Israel’s offensive Seen from the air, Gaza looks like the ruins of an ancient civilisation, brought to light after centuries of darkness. A patchwork of concrete shapes and shattered walls, neighbourhoods scattered with craters, rubble and roads that lead nowhere. The remnants of cities wiped out.But here, there has been no natural disaster and no slow passage of time.Members of Jordan’s military stand among pallets of aid about to be dropped on Gaza. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Newlyweds’ nightmare battle against super rare disease as man given 5% chance of survival

EXCLUSIVE: Jake Bartel went to bed with a headache but when he woke the next morning, his life was turned upside down by a rare disease that left doctors baffled

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3 w. ago John Oliver's Erie Moon Mammoths debut in front of a record crowd

John Oliver has brought his quirky humor to minor league baseball with the debut of the Erie Moon Mammoths

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