The Trump administration had asked the court to lift a federal judge's temporary block on new rules for mail-in ballots.

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Little-known political parties are receiving millions in donations despite limited electoral activity.

Armagh Observatory has reported that August 2026 was warmer, duller, and slightly wetter than average.

Overnight on Tuesday, Sept. 1 and Wednesday, Sept. 2, an annual meteor shower comes to its peak. But have you ever heard of it? I haven’t — and I’ve been a stargazer for a couple of decades. The Alpha ...

Tired of finding out about wonderous celestial phenomena after they happen? Thinking maybe you'd stay up and look up if you only knew when? Well you'll have no excuse for September, because we've ...

Six major meteor showers will light up skies across the Northern Hemisphere during the final months of 2026, offering several opportunities to see shooting stars. The Orionids peak Oct. 21-22 with ...

Grab a date, grab a friend or just grab a snack, because two space events are taking place, that you might want to catch. Between 1:30 and 2 p.m. Wednesday, you should be able to catch a solar eclipse ...

It’s been an eventful summer for skygazers, with a full solar eclipse, the Perseids meteor shower and a nearly full lunar eclipse taking center stage. The fall season is coming soon, but there are a ...

If you missed out on Thursday night's partial lunar eclipse, it will be another year until the next one passes through Washington. The next lunar eclipse visible in Washington will occur Aug. 16-17, ...

If you look at Epsilon Lyra through binoculars, it looks like two stars. If you look at Epsilon Lyra through a large enough ...

September may be a good time to catch a sight of the Milky Way's center while it's still easily visible in 2026 across the US ...