Sky
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Books
We Have a James Turrell Artwork in Our School. So There.
Manhattan private schools are renowned for their amenities, but having a Skyspace from the acclaimed master of light may help Friends Seminary go to the head of the class.
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Science
Give Thanks for the Winter Solstice. You Might Not Be Here Without It.
[This article, which was originally published for 2017’s winter solstice, has been updated for 2023. Sign up for The Times Space Calendar here.] On Dec. 21, or Thursday this year, the sun will hug the horizon. For those of us in the Northern ...
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Science
Watch the Geminids Meteor Shower Reach Its Peak Tonight
On any given night, far from bright city lights, there’s a chance that you’ll see a beautiful streak shoot across the sky as a meteor flies overhead. But on special dates scattered throughout the year, skywatchers can catch a multitude of flares as ...
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Science
Watch the Leonids Meteor Shower Reach Its Peak This Weekend
On any given night, far from bright city lights, there’s a chance that you’ll see a beautiful streak shoot across the sky as a meteor flies overhead. But on special dates scattered throughout the year, skywatchers can catch a multitude of flares as ...
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Books
When the Skyscraper You Hate Blocks the Skyscraper You Love
Sometimes New York’s a downer. I had an appointment the other day near Madison Square Park. For years, one of the great architectural twofers in the city has been the view up and down Fifth Avenue from the pedestrian plaza next to the park, south ...
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Books
Review: Arson, Snowmen, Avian Attacks in ‘Regretfully, So the Birds Are’
A family of adoptees reckon with Asian American identity in this surreal play from Playwrights Horizons and WP Theater.
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US
Look! Up in the Sky! It’s a … Chinese Spy Balloon?
How the balloon — you know the one — went from a local sky oddity to an international diplomatic disrupter.
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Newyork
An Artist Who Encourages Visitors to Walk Over His Work
Mathias Kiss has painted the floor of his Paris atelier with a dramatic skyscape that evokes Renaissance frescoes. The rest of his home studio is just as untraditional.
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Science
Geminid Meteor Shower: How and When to Watch It Peak
Tuesday night into Wednesday morning will be one of the special dates scattered throughout each year when skywatchers can catch a meteor shower as a multitude of flares potentially burst in the darkness. Meteor showers occur when our planet runs into ...