The Chicago Sky and the Seattle Storm could swing a deal to improve their fortunes for the 2026 WNBA season. The Sky own the fifth overall pick while the Storm have two first round picks in the spring.

In the leading model of cosmology, most of the universe is invisible: a combined 95% is made of dark matter and dark energy. Exactly what these dark components are remains a mystery, but they have a tremendous impact on our universe,

The bird, however, is the word in this Photo of the Week, which pictures pelicans viewing the Dec. 2 launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a load of Starlink satellites. Turned out the birds' choice of a landing spot, at just the right time, gave Denemark a shot that took wing.

Two years ago, the Chicago Sky and the Minnesota Lynx pulled off a trade that saw first-round picks get swapped at the 2024 WNBA Draft. Two years later, the two teams could make another blockbuster deal.

And this time of the year, SkyBridge is decked out in a showy display of more than 200,000 twinkling lights. SkyBridge is open for daytime and evening crossings with its very merry look all the way through New Year’s and beyond.

As a space reporter for The New York Times, I follow what’s happening in the stars, including eclipses, meteor showers and brilliant displays of aurora borealis. But I live in Chicago, a city so bright it washes out the night sky. Many of these experiences are out of my reach.

From a flashing blue streak to a falling trail of smoke, we now know what caused strange sightings in the sky above Hawaii this week.

Erige Sehiri’s “ Promised Sky ” won top honors at the Marrakech Film Festival on Saturday, capping a lively year for the Moroccan event, marked by swelling audiences and deeper integration into the global awards circuit.