astrophysics

Yes, that was rain we received overnight for Tuesday morning, and more was expected early this morning. But the rain wasn’t enough Tuesday to keep the...

Stargazers looking to the sky Tuesday night saw the biggest supermoon of the year. This month’s full supermoon, which peaked earlier Tuesday, resulted...

When pondering over the creation of the universe, I have found my answers in the Holy Book of Quran, the Islamic Sacred Book which was revealed to Pro...

The moon is providing a rare triple treat this week. On Wednesday, much of the world will get to see not only a blue moon and what has become known as...

Today is the first day of December, one of our favorite months of the year. The name “December” comes from the Latin word decem, “ten,” because this h...

OLEAN — The sky got just a little darker in Olean Monday, but many were thrilled to see a rare celestial event first-hand. While Olean was not in the ...

I n Sunday’s edition we related Dave Forney’s memories of seeing elephants paraded in Olean when the circus came to town, arriving by rail. The memori...

We’re getting a little ahead of ourselves this month in mentioning the full moon, but with good reason. There are three celestial displays that could ...

The supermoon trifecta of fall 2016 — in October, November and now December — culminates tonight with this month’s full moon, although the weather mak...