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• The science behind leap days: what would happen if they didn't exist Play Video

  February 29, 2024 6:44 PM

  This year, we find an extra date on our calendars – February 29. Although we tack on another day to winter, the added leap day ensures we don’t see winter shifting around on the calendar. We define one year as 365 days. This is almost consistent with the time... more »

• An annular solar eclipse will soon take over skies across the country Play Video

  October 6, 2023 11:30 PM

  BATON ROUGE - On Saturday, October 14th, 2023, an annular solar eclipse will take over skies across North and South America. Solar eclipses happen when the Moon passes between the Earth and Sun at a position where the Moon casts a shadow on the Earth. Those caught in the path... more »

• NASA works to finalize production of $9.7 billion telescope that will replace the Hubble

  September 16, 2021 3:25 PM

  The astronomical community is eagerly anticipating the finalized construction of an over $9 billion device that, once set up and ready to use, will be 100 percent inaccessible to a hands-on repair crew. The decision to put so much money into the production of a tool that can't easily... more »

• Litter boom working to keep Bayou Fountain trash free Play Video

  August 1, 2021 4:27 PM

  BATON ROUGE – In an effort to clean up waterways throughout the capital region, a litter boom was placed in Bayou Fountain near Highland Road. The tool collects trash that floats downstream. Louisiana Stormwater Coalition donated the litter boom that Nathaniel Klumb with Paddle BR is maintaining. Klumb says... more »

• Equinox: a misnomer?

  September 26, 2017 12:16 PM

  The term "equinox" means equal night, which leads many to believe that the first day of fall or the first day of spring—the equinoxes—bring exactly 12 hours of day and night. However, this is only true in some locations. Earth takes approximately 365 days to orbit around the sun,... more »

• Proposed pipeline provokes heated debate Play Video

  February 8, 2017 11:29 PM

  NAPOLEONVILLE - Discussions over a proposed Louisiana pipeline got heated as environmentalists and oil and gas workers weighed the pros and cons. The Bayou Bridge Pipeline would stretch from Lake Charles to St. James Parish, transporting crude oil. It would join dozens of other pipelines that already run through the... more »