20 years ago, one could count around 250 stars visible to the naked eye in the night sky. Today, that number is down to around 100. We found out why that is so.
So there's an 18-year-old kid out there who has more money now than I will ever have in my life? That information is slightly deflating, to say the least.
Although this a naturally occurring phenomenon, their recent study projects "every U.S. coast will experience rapidly increasing high-tide floods" as a result.
The prime viewing area was in the northeast portion of the country, so we really didn't get to see any of it from here. Luckily, several people posted photos.
Activity in the sky is coming next week with the sun and moon doing the tango yet again. Make sure to set those reminders now, because you aren't going to want to miss the "ring of fire" solar eclipse.
The last total lunar eclipse was in 2019 and, during the live stream of the event, astronomers witnessed a flash of bright light on the surface of the Moon.