For western Christian denominations, Ash Wednesday, marking the beginning of the Lenten season, fell on February 18, 2026. Lent, a 40-day period of prayer, fasting and penance leading up to Easter, is ...

Eight backcountry skiers died and one remains missing after an avalanche in the Lake Tahoe area, officials said on Wednesday.

Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory simulated one million satellite orbits in the vast stretch of space between Earth and the Moon, and fewer than one in ten survived the full ...

Islamic scholars in Telangana & Andhra Pradesh have decided that the 40-day festival will be observed starting 19 February.

Is there anything to see tonight?

For as long as humans have gazed upward, the moon has been our constant nocturnal companion. It has shifted, glowed, and reshaped itself in a mesmerizing dance of light and shadow. Its rhythmic cycle ...