Many people across the country a are reporting a creepy sight, seen falling from the sky. "I woke up this morning. Go out to the back deck, drinking a cup of coffee, and I look at the moon and the ...

In 1832, Charles Darwin witnessed hundreds of ballooning spiders landing on the HMS Beagle while some 60 miles offshore. Ballooning is a phenomenon that’s been known since at least the days of ...

Fluffy, “spider web-looking things” floating in the Modesto air were the talk of social media Wednesday afternoon. Several members of a private community Facebook page, Stanislaus News, have been ...

SPINNING BY A FAVORITE SPOT? If you're a human looking for happy times, "spinning by" might involve you making a quick jaunt to a delightful destination, all to find fun times for you and your family.

The balloon carrying the SPIDER instrument is released so that it floats directly above the payload before launch. Photo Credit: Jeff Filippini. SPIDER’s six telescopes pick up the polarization ...

For William Jones and Anne Gambrel, the best views of the universe are from about 20 miles (32 kilometers) above the ice fields of Antarctica. From that special vantage point, balloon-borne telescopes ...

Ever been in the middle of a horrible conversation that you couldn’t get out of, or an awkward party where people looked each other in the eye instead of at their phones? We have, and we sure wish ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook John Romita Jr. is jazzed about his father being honored during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade ...

Crab spiders spin dozens of fine silk fibers into parachutes that let them hitch a ride on even the lightest breeze, scientists have observed. The eight-legged beasts, it turns out, are skilled ...

A large, invasive spider species could soon appear in the sky along the East Coast, according to researchers. The Joro spider, also known as Trichonephila clavata, is native to Asia but has been ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook The big Spider-Man balloon has been missing from the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade for a decade, ...