The comet is only the second interstellar comet ever detected in our solar system and the first that looks like a traditional comet.
Author: Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
Subtropical Storm Melissa has formed off the coast of New England
Subtropical Storm Melissa will bring heavy rain and wind gusts to 50 mph to portions of Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket
Travel will be ‘impossible’ in the Dakotas as blizzard could bring up to 3 feet of snow
Residents of North and South Dakota are urged not to travel while a blizzard brings 1 to 3 feet of snow to the northern Plains
Nor’easter slams coastal New England with howling wind, drenching rain
A potent, slow-moving nor’easter continued to pound coastal New England on Thursday with heavy rain, rough surf and howling winds.
‘Bird emergency’: Climate change threatening two-thirds of species in U.S. with extinction, report says
Climate change is creating a ‘frightening future’ for America’s birds: Nearly two-thirds are at risk for extinction, National Audubon Society says.
Winter storm could bring up to 2 feet of snow to central and western USA
A “potentially historic” winter storm will slam the north-central U.S. from eastern Washington and Montana to Colorado
A snowstorm will wallop central USA this week, plunging temps as much as 60 degrees in one day
Winter storm watches and warnings are in effect from Idaho to Colorado to Minnesota, where heavy snow and cold temperatures are expected.
Saturn is now ‘king of the moons’ thanks to discovery of 20 more orbiting the planet
Astronomers Monday announced the discovery of 20 new moons in orbit around Saturn, giving the planet a total of 82. That tops Jupiter and its 79 moons.
Blistering heat and little rain is causing a ‘flash drought’ in the South
October has been so hot, it’s bringing a ‘flash drought’ to the South, which raises the risk of wildfires.
The Earth just had its hottest September on record
September was so hot, it was actually the hottest ever recorded, especially in central and eastern USA, the Mongolian plateau and parts of the Arctic.