Spot Shooting Stars from the Lyrids!

Use our Interactive Meteor Shower Sky Map to find the Lyrid meteor shower in the sky above you. The shooting stars will fall every night until the end of April. Find the best night and time in your location with the Sky Map. Full Story

19APR

Good Friday in the United States

Friday, April 19, 2019

Good Friday occurs two days before Easter Sunday in the United States. It is the day when Christians commemorate Jesus Christ's crucifixion, which plays an important part in the Christian faith. Full Story

05MAY

Morocco Changes Its Clocks for Ramadan 2019

Sunday, May 5, 2019

Morocco will turn its clocks 1 hour back during the Islamic month of Ramadan in 2019. When will the clocks change, and why? Full Story

Look Up for Shooting Stars!

Use our Interactive Meteor Shower Sky Map to find the Lyrid meteor shower in April. Do you know how the Easter date is calculated? Why is April's Full Moon called the Pink Moon?

Newsletter Issue #85