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The actor and founder of the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science traces his personal quest to understand how to relate and communicate better, from practicing empathy and using improv games to storytelling and developing better intuitive skills ~ NPR   One of the icons of television is coming to Ocean County. Alan Alda, Ha...

As you probably know by now, in only a few weeks we'll get a rare astronomical treat, as a widely visible solar eclipse will cross the sky in the middle of the day. There will be differences in what you'll see depending on where you are, however.

There are truly few things that I love more than looking at the night sky. Ever since my childhood at summer camp, I've loved laying outside and gazing up at a crystal clear night sky. And this week we'll have not one, but a trio of treats in the skies over Ocean County.

If you're the kind of person who hates when it gets dark so early, I have some good news for you. The earliest sunsets of the year are happening now, and depending on where you are in New Jersey, the sun will start setting later tomorrow!

No, I didn't misspell "Superman". When next week kicks off, weather permitting, Ocean County could be in for a night time treat.

Due to her frequent visits to the New Jersey coast over the last few years, Mary Lee the great white shark has become just about as much of a celebrity as Snooki and JWoww (and probably more beloved). Now, researchers think that they've made a major discovery just north of us.

If you've been out and about enjoying this beautiful spring day in Ocean County and happened to look up, you may have noticed the distinct rings around the sun. So what are they? We wanted to find out!

We could be in for a dazzling show tonight courtesy of NASA. They're scheduled to launch a rocket from their Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. But this won't be your ordinary rocket launch.

After two days of mostly cloudy skies, you may have noticed something incredibly bright in the clearing skies over Ocean County tonight. And it'll get even more impressive in a little while as a rare cosmic event takes place tonight.

Early morning workers and travelers at Miami International Airport were treated to an unexpected sight in the skies over the Sunshine State earlier this month.