2024 may be the year that wealthy ‘space tourists’ pay billions of dollars to jet into orbit aboard luxury space pods.
But for those who can’t afford such a privilege, remember we’re lucky to be standing on one of the best viewing platforms in the solar system – Planet Earth.
It’s set to be a very special year thanks to some very amazing skygazing events that will grace our skies.
Among them are a close approach of Saturn, a total
Stargazers looking to escape a city full of lights and enter a sky full of stars are in luck thanks to the many parks and monuments that provide beautiful scenic views.
States like California, Colorado, and Utah have popular camping locations known for breathtaking views of the night stars.
Some locations have dangerously hot temperatures while others are well-known locations for people who are looking to ski in the winter.
The areas that provide travelers with the famous night skies
Oprah Winfrey was grinning ear to ear on Thursday night when she was spotted out highlighting her newly svelte figure outside the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City.
The 69-year-old talk show host and actress looked effortlessly elegant in a plunging pale lavender suit that highlighted her hourglass figure and recent 40lb weight loss.
The appearance comes a day after Oprah finally confirmed using a weight-loss drug to shed the weight.
The Color Purple star, who told People she
This year, the James Webb Space Telescope celebrated its first full year of operation, during which it returned a treasure trove of images. And it’s just getting started.
Since it first began sending pictures back home in July 2022 from its location 1.5 million kilometers beyond Earth’s orbit, JWST has peered deeper in space and farther back in time than any previous telescope could manage (SN: 7/11/22). Hundreds of scientific papers have already been published based on JWST
The allure of photography is its ability to transport you to different places.
It can even take you back in time, as is the case for some of the winning images in the 2023 Historic Photographer of the Year awards.
The contest – run by History Hit, the content platform founded by historian Dan Snow, and media network Little Dot Studios – calls on photographers to ‘explore and capture the very best historic sites that the world has to
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The Natural Landscape Photography Awards competition was created to promote ‘the best landscape and nature photography by digital and film photographers who value realism in their work’.
Judging by the standard of this year’s winning and commended entries, it’s job done.
Over 11,000 photographs were submitted to the 2023 competition from 1,023 photographers living in 54 countries,
Eastern Europe has so much to offer travellers – yet it’s often overlooked in favour of popular Western European destinations such as Italy, France and Spain.
Those who venture off the beaten path and explore this segment of Europe will be rewarded with chocolate-box architecture, eye-opening historic sites and breathtaking national parks.
Not to mention, Eastern Europe tends to be incredibly affordable for holidaymakers.
As Lonely Planet notes: ‘From soaring mountains to golden sands, Eastern Europe reveals a tapestry of
Punters are now free to stay at Florence Nightingale’s stunning childhood home – after its owners were victorious in a furious legal row against locals.
The 15-bedroom manor in the Peak District was at the heart of a bitter two-year legal battle over its status as a Bed & Breakfast… but is once again open to public.
Owner Peter Martin Kay was accused of having ‘cynically breached’ an agreement to keep the house a private residence after neighbours said he
Jennifer Lawrence commanded attention as she arrived at the 2023 Women’s Wear Daily Honors on Tuesday in New York City.
The 33-year-old Oscar-winning actress — who appeared nude in her latest film — looked incredible in an off-the-shoulder black wool Dior dress.
The mother-of-one, who shares son Cy, 18 months, with husband Cooke Maroney, wowed in the look, which was belted at the waist.
The number boasted long sleeves that cropped at her forearms in a subtle, slouchy style.
She
They’re selfies, but not as you know them.
Zuzu Galova and Peter Sedlacik have a unique portfolio of photographs taken in stunning locations around the world from New York to Australia via London and Paris, with each shot featuring one half of the couple snapping the other half.
The pair have collated the mesmerising images into a series they call Lens Between Us, explaining: ‘Wherever we are, we face each other, frame up a great composition, and take a picture
