The "cutest competition of the year" is back. The Puppy Bowl, the special pre-Super Bowl call-to-adoption television event, returns on Sunday, Feb. 9, and will feature over 100 adorable rescue ...

Not surprisingly, when it comes to what animal has the strongest bite force ... hippos likely have the strongest jaws of any herbivore on the planet. Territorial and potentially aggressive ...

Alien planet HD 189733 b might look like a lovely blue world – but it's far from cosyCredit: Nasa/ESO/M. Kornmesser That's around seven times the speed of sound, Nasa explains. It's called HD ...

“These multi-planet viewing opportunities aren’t super rare, but they don’t happen every year, so it’s worth checking it out.” There are two other planets in the night sky, though ...

Dubbed HD 20794 d (because HD 20794 is the name of its star and it is accompanied by two previously announced planetary siblings, HD 20794 b and HD 20794 c), this planet is at least as massive as ...

While our planet takes 365 days to circle the sun, a year on HD 189733 b takes just 2.2 days, with an orbital speed of 340,000 mph. Since its discovery in 2005 by French astronomers who saw it ...

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The movie-themed restaurant chain Planet Hollywood, which shuttered its Times Square location during COVID, reopened at 136 West 42nd Street in Midtown this weekend after a $17 million investment.

“Every comic creator has their own personal white whale — that singular property they’ve been itching to make their mark on — and for more than a decade Captain Planet has been mine ...

"These multi-planet viewing opportunities aren't super rare, but they don't happen every year so it's worth checking out." Looking for a telescope for the next night sky event? We recommend the ...

Royal Astronomy Society This week sees a special event for stargazers, as there will be a planet parade in the skies. Four planets plus the moon will be visible in a line, making this a great ...

That means the Sun and the "Red Planet" are directly opposite from each other with Earth in the middle. According to NASA, this is around the time when the planet is closest to Earth, making it ...