On February 9, 2025, over 200 million Americans
will tune in to see defending champions Kansas City
Chiefs take on the Philadelphia Eagles in the National
Football League's (NFL) championship game. With
the Chiefs aiming for a historic third consecutive
title, Super Bowl LIX promises to be thrilling. But
Super Bowl Sunday is about more than football.
Swedish artist Mikael Genberg has been hoping to
put a toy red house on the Moon for 25 years. His
dream moved a step closer to reality on January 15,
2025. On that day, his "Moonhouse" set off for the
Moon aboard a SpaceX rocket with the Resilience
lunar lander built by the Japanese company ispace.
Every year on February 2, thousands of people
gather in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, for one of
the most unique US traditions — Groundhog Day. At
the heart of the event is Punxsutawney Phil, the
famous weather-predicting groundhog. According to
custom, if Phil sees his shadow, winter will last six
more weeks. If he does not, spring will arrive early.
Mount Everest, Earth's highest peak, is growing
faster than expected. Recent GPS measurements
indicate it is adding up to 2 millimeters annually.
This is nearly twice the previously estimated rate.
This growth is mainly due to the collision of the
Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates over the past 50
million years. However, a new study by the China ...
Giant pandas are back at the Smithsonian's National
Zoo in Washington, DC, after 15 months!
Three-year-olds Bao Li and Qing Bao made their
debut to an excited crowd on January 24, 2025. The
cubs arrived from China on October 15, 2024. But
they had to complete a three-month quarantine
before being introduced to the public.
On January 29, 2025, over two billion people
worldwide will celebrate the Lunar New Year. Also
known as the Chinese New Year, the ancient festival
lasts two weeks and is China's biggest holiday. Most
businesses are closed for at least seven days. This
allows millions of city dwellers to visit family and
friends. The festival travel rush is known as Chuny...
Since January 21, 2025, six planets have been
visibly aligned across the night sky. Venus, Mars,
Jupiter, and Saturn can be seen with the naked eye,
while Uranus and Neptune require a powerful
telescope. This "planetary parade" is expected to get
even more spectacular in February.
Claudia Steffensen and her husband were hiking in
Lombardy, Italy, in 2023 when she stepped on what
appeared to be a block of cement. A closer
examination revealed curvy lines that looked like
footprints.
On January 20, 2025, Donald Trump was sworn in as
the 47th President of the United States. He is only
the second President to serve non-consecutive terms
since Grover Cleveland in 1893. At 78 years and
seven months old, Mr. Trump is also the oldest
president. He surpassed former President Joe Biden,
who was 78 years and two months old when he to...
