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CNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about Big Ben, the clock and bell in Elizabeth Tower at the Houses of Parliament in London. Facts It is one of the most famous landmarks in England. The name Big Ben originally referred to just the bell but now it encompasses the clock, the tower and the

By Helen Regan and Brad Lendon, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2021 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights reserved.

By Elaine Ly and Theresa Waldrop, CNN An “unusually large” meteor illuminated the night sky over southern Scandinavia early Sunday morning before at least some of it came rumbling down near Oslo, the capital of Norway. The meteor “lit up the sky for a brief time as if broad daylight,” just after 1 a.m., Steinar

By Ashley Strickland, CNN Have you ever spotted another planet in the sky? It’s a celestial thrill without compare. The first time I spied Mars, it appeared like a red star among a sea of glittering white ones. It was a mind-blowing moment, as I thought about the many spacecraft that humans have sent across

By Matias Grez, John Sinnott, Ben Westcott, Brett McKeehan and Adrienne Vogt, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2021 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights reserved.

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Joaquín Guzmán, otherwise known as “El Chapo,” a Mexican drug lord who has repeatedly broken out of prison. He was recaptured in January 2016 and later extradited to the United States to stand trial on federal charges. He was convicted on 10 counts related to

By Ashley Strickland, CNN When NASA’s InSight lander touched down on Mars in 2018, the mission team hoped the stationary spacecraft would be able to perform a checkup on the red planet’s interior. Now, InSight and its instruments have exceeded those goals, revealing the mysteries of the Martian crust, mantle and core that have eluded

By Sara Spary, CNN The gun used to kill the notorious Wild West outlaw Billy the Kid 140 years ago is going to public auction for the first time — with an estimated selling price of $2-3 million. The Colt Single Action firearm belonged to Sheriff Pat Garrett, who shot and killed Billy the Kid

By Rachael Scott, CNN NFL GOAT Tom Brady lobs jokes at the White House and a new bride tests her “in sickness and in health” vow at the reception. These are the must-watch videos of the week. ‘Sleepy Tom’ Brady The Tampa Bay Buccaneers visited the White House to celebrate the team’s Super Bowl victory

By Sarah Molano and Ashley Strickland, CNN Lunar lovers, grab a cozy spot outside and set your sights to the southeast to gaze upon July’s full moon, dubbed the “buck” moon, as it rises Friday after sunset. The moon will reach peak illumination at 10:37 p.m. ET Friday, according to NASA. In all its glory,

By Joshua Berlinger, Adam Renton, Aditi Sangal, John Sinnott and Matias Grez, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2021 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights reserved.

By Paul Cruickshank, Tim Lister and Nic Robertson, CNN As the 20th anniversary of 9/11 approaches, the United Nations is warning that the threat from terror groups such as ISIS and al Qaeda is not only resilient, but in many places expanding. A report to the Security Council by the UN monitoring team charged with

By Ashley Strickland, CNN For the first time, astronomers have found a disk around a Jupiter-like planet outside of our solar system — the kind of disk where moons could actively be forming. The disk, known as a circumplanetary disk, was discovered around an exoplanet known as PDS 70c. It’s one of two massive planets

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Photo editor Sarah Tilotta, CNN Yakutsk in Russian Siberia is known as the world’s coldest city. In a place where even an exposed nose during the winter months can cause biting pain, people are accustomed to taking precautions against freezing temperatures, including spending extra time in the morning to dress in