Sun, sea and soldiers: Greek island tourists get front-row seats for military drills

Sun, sea and soldiers: Greek island tourists get front-row seats for military drills

MALEME, Greece — Vacationers taking a morning dip or seeking shade on wooden sunbeds on the Greek island of Crete got a close-up view of a major military exercise unfolding in front of them Friday. Sun, sea and soldiers: Greek island tourists get front-row seats for military drills The annual Medusa exercise, led by Greece … Read more

Tornado seen in Atlantic Beach, NY? Videos from Sun and Surf Beach Club near Long Island go viral

Videos appearing to show a possible waterspout or tornado have gone viral on social media. (UnSplash)

Videos appearing to show a possible waterspout or tornado have gone viral on social media. Videos appearing to show a possible waterspout or tornado have gone viral on social media. (UnSplash) Users sharing the videos claim they were filmed at the Sun and Surf Beach Club in Atlantic Beach, New York, on Thursday evening. The … Read more

Astronomers caught the first sign of a star 30 times more massive than the Sun exploding, then tracked its supernova for nearly three months

Astronomers caught the first sign of a star 30 times more massive than the Sun exploding, then tracked its supernova for nearly three months

A combination of images show the evolution of supernova SN 2026gzf, which was first detected by the Einstein Probe on March 21, 2026. Images taken on March 25 and April 3, 2026, show the supernova brightening. An archival image of the host galaxy from March 9, 2016, reveals a bright blue source at the location … Read more

Earth will reach its furthest point from the sun on July 6, but the summer heat won’t cool down yet: Here’s why |

Earth will reach its furthest point from the sun on July 6, but the summer heat won't cool down yet: Here's why |

The Earth will reach its furthest point from the Sun on July 6, an annual astronomical event called aphelion. The planet is about 152.1 million kilometers from the sun, about 5 million kilometers farther than it was in early January. However, despite the distance, it will still be summer in the Northern Hemisphere and temperatures … Read more