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Venus and the Moon pass close to Antares as Mercury reaches its greatest western elongation and Vesta sits near M1 in the sky this week.

The Moon grows to First Quarter and Venus reappears as a morning star.

Many US universities use the same food service providers as for-profit prisons. Financially, and otherwise, this supports companies profiting from the carceral state. Call on one school to cut its connections with one such company.

Modern Buenos Aires can overwhelm much of its vintage architecture, but like tough old weeds, certain significant buildings have been able to survive or find new life.

"If you're going to do something tonight that you'll be sorry for tomorrow morning, sleep late." -Henny Youngman

Long before we had Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime Video to keep us occupied at night, humans used to delight in another form of relaxing entertainment: stargazing. And in just a few days, you’ll be able to catch a celestial show that humanity hasn’t seen in nearly 800 years. On Dec. 21, Jupiter and Saturn will align in a position known as the great conjunction, which is the point at which theyre closest to each other in the night sky as seen from Earth. This phenomenon is often also referr...