01FEB

Feb 2021: 28 or 29 days?

Monday, February 1, 2021

Happy first day of the year’s shortest month! In a leap year, February has 29 days, while in a common year, it has 28 days. Full Story

12FEB

Chinese New Year in the United States

Friday, February 12, 2021

Many people in countries such as the United States celebrate Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival or the Lunar New Year. It marks the first day of the New Year in the Chinese calendar. Full Story

New Time Zone in South Sudan

South Sudan is about to turn its clocks back 1 hour to join a new time zone. Full Story

Dec 14: Total solar eclipse.

We're live-streaming the eclipse starting at 14:30 UTC on December 14. See the Moon completely cover the Sun from the comfort of your couch.

"Planetary kiss" on December solstice

Jupiter and Saturn will be so close to each other on December 21 that they will almost look like a single star or planet.