Many assume the universe’s underlying nature can be revealed by astronomy or its cousin cosmology. That’s a big change from...
Read moreOn Tuesday, May 9 the City of Kingston police arrested two juveniles responsible for the 18-second, brutal, life-altering attack on another child....
Read moreJune 1 is considered the start of meteorological summer.
Read moreAll this year Earth's sister planet has heated up the evening sky like a UFO. You've surely seen that dazzling...
Read moreLast week’s news was exciting: A meteor plunged through the roof of a New Jersey home, was scientifically identified by...
Read moreWhen Pastor Chris Williams survived a severe car accident at age 18, in which he and his father were miraculously...
Read moreThe truth is that spring in the northeast is a time of great (albeit painstakingly slow) transition and impatient humans...
Read moreHarold Evans was an English journalist, writer and editor who loved America before he had ever seen it. He eventually...
Read moreWhen this long cloudy period finally ends, let’s point our eyes toward arguably the most amazing thing in the universe....
Read moreThe ‘‘Our towns’’ column is compiled each month by Carol Johnson of the Haviland-Heidgerd Historical Collection. The entries have been...
Read moreEither nature is perfect, or else dark, snakelike patterns slither menacingly through the universe’s appointment calendar, its pages redolent with...
Read moreThe days are noticeably longer, more and more migrating birds have returned; moths have hatched and are mobbing street-lights; the...
Read moreIn one of the most egregious science news goof-ups of the past half century, many mainstream media sources urged people...
Read moreVenus is the brightest “star” in the cosmos. No wonder civilizations through the ages worshiped it.
Read moreThe wild concept of a crushed sun started in 1783 with the British natural philosopher John Mitchell. He proposed the...
Read moreEven though winter is still upon us, occasionally pummeling the southeast Catskills with icy nor’easters, or fierce arctic winds blowing...
Read moreIt’s not just observing eclipses or a planet that creates delight. Celestial knowledge can be just as exciting. Especially when...
Read moreEastern Correctional Maximum Security Prison houses 1,100 men and hundreds of law enforcement officers tasked with overseeing and supervising the...
Read moreThe entries have been copied from the February issues of the New Paltz Independent. To get a closer look at...
Read moreCrescent Moon meets Venus over the Alhambra in Seville, Spain. Our region will soon see the Moon meet Venus plus...
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