chaosmos

Introduction Every December, Earth passes through one of the most dazzling streams of cosmic debris in the solar system. On the night of December 14,...

When the Moon meets Jupiter, the sky retells a story humanity has known for thousands of years. On December 7, the night sky offers more...

Long before there were trees, the Earth was overrun by giant mushrooms. Fungi first showed up over a billion years ago as three-metre-tall fungus...

When it comes to travel, it can be one of the more rewarding and liberating experiences. It’s a time of learning and self-growth, absorbing...

The Orionids Meteor Shower, one of the annual gifts left behind by Halley’s Comet, reaches its peak on November 28. Although this stream is...

“Diamond dust” is a rare atmospheric phenomenon consisting of tiny ice crystals suspended in extremely cold, calm air. These microscopic prisms scatter sunlight into...

The Cold Moon, the final full moon of each calendar year, occurs when the Moon’s orbit places it opposite the Sun during early winter...

December 21 — Northern Hemisphere Each year, around December 21, Earth reaches a remarkable point in its orbit: the Winter Solstice, marking the shortest day...

Abstract The Pleiades star cluster (Messier 45), commonly known as the Seven Sisters, represents one of the nearest and most extensively studied open clusters in...

Chaosmos News — Scientific Edition The Sun has officially set in Utqiaġvik (Barrow), Alaska — the northernmost settlement of the United States located at 71.3°...