Sky watchers got their fill of objects in the sky after the launch of dozens of communications satellites Tuesday.
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Although not as dazzling as the Perseids or the Geminids, meteor showers starting this week and running into May will bring some stargazers back into the Nevada darkness.
At the peak of the great Las Vegas grasshopper infestation of 2019, bright city lights drew more than 45 million of the insects into the valley, according to a study published Wednesday.
A Summerlin private school is the first in the world using a device that is capable of detecting COVID-19 through noninvasive testing, according to school officials and the device’s manufacturer.
Two UNLV scientists working on NASA’s new mission to Mars survived “seven minutes of terror” Thursday as they watched the Perseverance rover’s perilous but perfect landing on the red planet.
Work in Progress, a downtown Las Vegas coworking space and startup hub championed by the late Tony Hsieh, will close its doors Friday.
The Cold Moon is most distinctive for its high trajectory across the sky.
Exterminators across the Las Vegas Valley are reporting a rise in residential rat calls during the pandemic.
Last year the Southern Nevada Health District declared an outbreak after recording the most West Nile cases in a season. In 2020, no cases have been reported in Clark County.
A fire burning near the border turned into an even scarier scene. Nevadan KateLynn Hewlett snapped a photo showing the tornado striking through the Loyalton Fire.
Comet NEOWISE made another appearance on Saturday night across Las Vegas, and for a clearer view, in areas just outside the valley. Saturday night was the last night that the comet was expected to remain visible to the naked eye
The Comet NEOWISE is expected to remain visible to the naked eye through Saturday. For optimal viewing, it’s best to get away from bright city lights.
Initial gains in air quality from economic slowdown haven’t persisted, with more days recorded with high ozone pollution so far this year than in 2019, county report says.
The seismic zone along the California-Nevada border has a long history of unleashing powerful temblors in the Silver State.
Groundwater pumping is restricted for all communities in the area, besides the long-stalled Coyote Springs development, in efforts to protect the Moapa dace.