Calico Ghost Town, about 15 minutes from Barstow, offers a well-preserved glimpse into California’s silver mining past that makes for an excellent Father’s Day excursion. Once a booming mining town in ...

If you’re interested in more recent history, the Calico Ghost Town Regional Park provides a well-preserved mining town from the 1880s silver rush. Located about 15 miles northeast of Barstow, Calico ...

What time is liftoff? SpaceX will attempt to launch a batch of Starlink satellites from Vandenberg, California, on Mother’s Day weekend.

In Chile's Atacama Desert, a new wonder is slowly emerging — the European Southern Observatory's Extremely Large Telescope ...

In the North of Saudi Arabia and South of Jordan lie thousands of mysterious geoglyphs whose shape, when seen from the air, remind us of giant kites.

A rare lunar meteorite has been discovered in the Wadi Rum desert, marking the first confirmed find of its kind in Jordan and the Middle East.The meteorite, confirmed to have originated from the Moon, ...

Doha: In the early hours of Tuesday (May 6), 50 astronomy enthusiasts gathered under the quiet desert skies of Al Kharrara in ...

A former camel tender made millions hunting meteorites—then used them to create the dreamy Sbai Palace and organize ...

Hundreds of people reported seeing a huge purple-green fireball streak over several Western states Saturday night. The ...

The latest forecast and air quality conditions for the greater Los Angeles area, including beaches, valleys and desert ...

The meteor shower will peak overnight from Monday, May 5, to Tuesday, May 6, according to Time and Date. Best viewing is ...

The Eta Aquarids meteor shower, sparked by debris from Halley’s Comet, is currently active and will peak between May 5 and 6.