astronomy

More and more folks are starting to talk about — and make their plans for — the total solar eclipse that is coming up on April 8. We were contacted th...

LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County has begun distributing supplies of promotional eclipse glasses inviting visitors to enjoy the 2024 Great American E...

JAMESTOWN — SUNY Jamestown Community College has opened a virtual and augmented reality room in the hope that it boosts the campus’ computer science p...

Most folks view Punxsutawney Phil and his winter weather prediction — which is right around the corner — as harmless fun during the doldrums of the se...

After an unseasonably mild start to the winter, the Olean area will return to more normal weather this week — with below-average temperatures and some...

So that mess we saw from Mother Nature on Tuesday, with heavy snow in the area in the morning and then rain — all spiced up by high winds — caused som...

NEW YORK (TNS) — 2023 had barely begun when scientists got some jolting news. On Jan. 4, a paper appeared in Nature claiming that disruptive scientifi...

Do your New Year’s resolutions include finding ways to make a difference in your community? If so, volunteering for the Cattaraugus County Department ...

With next year’s total solar eclipse, up to 4 million people are expected to travel to get the best experience. According to New Mexico-based Great Am...

While the Twin Tiers region experienced a stronger taste of the winter season the last couple of days, the relatively mild weather returns for the nex...

WELLSVILLE — Yes, that is a meteorite built into the wall. One of the most unique features of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Wellsville is not the han...

The stars shone brightly overhead. The temperature, in the 20’s, had purified the atmosphere and the heavenly bodies shone sharp and clear, blazing fo...

STATEN ISLAND (TNS) — Did you enjoy that extra hour of sleep? You might have noticed on your computer, cell phone or TV that Daylight Saving Time came...

October’s full moon — the Hunter’s Moon — peaks today at 4:24 p.m. Like September’s Harvest Moon, the Hunter’s Moon rises around the same time for sev...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the staff at the Cancer Services Program of Steuben, Allegany, Cattaraugus and Chautauqua Counties shares...

BRADFORD, Pa. — The proposed low-flying training zone over the Pennsylvania Wilds for the Maryland Air National Guard is still in the works. That’s th...

The fourth and final supermoon of 2023 will be visible after sunset Thursday, capping a summer of big, bright full moons. A supermoon happens when the...

Know’st thou not at the fall of the leaf How the heart feels a languid grief Laid on it for a covering, And how sleep seems a goodly thing In Autumn a...