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→ NewsMet Office snow forecast shows where heavy snow is expected this week
Met Office maps indicate heavy snow is expected in northern parts of the UK around New Year’s Day. Some local roads and higher routes could see larger accumulations, while cold‑health alerts have been issued in parts of England.
NASA telescopes show colliding spiral galaxies in a new combined image.
NASA released an image that combines James Webb Space Telescope infrared data with Chandra X-ray observations of two interacting spiral galaxies. The pair, IC 2163 and NGC 2207, lie about 120 million light-years from Earth.
January wolf moon is the last supermoon visible until the end of 2026
The January wolf moon will be a supermoon on the nights of January 2–3 and coincides with the peak of the Quadrantid meteor shower. The moon will be bright enough to see from many locations, including light-polluted areas.
Wolf moon will peak on 3 January 2026 as the year's first supermoon.
The wolf moon, the first supermoon of 2026, reaches its full peak on 3 January (about 10:03 UTC / 5:03 a.m. EST) and will look larger and brighter as the moon is near its closest point to Earth. The event overlaps with the Quadrantid meteor shower, though the bright moonlight is expected to reduce the number of meteors that are easily seen.
Climate change in the U.S. may still have a different future despite Trump's policies
2025 was reported as one of the hottest years on record, with extreme weather linked to rising global temperatures. The U.S. government moved to reduce some federal climate research programs even as renewable energy use grew elsewhere.
Winter storm warning for parts of the U.S. with up to 36 inches of snow.
The National Weather Service has issued winter storm warnings across the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, and Northeast. Parts of western New York and the Eastern Lake Ontario region may receive as much as 36 inches of snow.
