skies

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At nearly 650,000 acres, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is known for its sprawling solitude: miles of lunar rock faces and sandy washes frame spindly Ocotillo stands, wildflower superblooms and designated dark skies.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

It returned to the skies in the United States in November 2020 and in Europe in January 2021 -- but only in 2023 in China.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Halley's Comet crossed the skies during the short reign of King Harold Godwinson, who ruled England from January 6 to October 14, 1066.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

Oleksandr Syrskiy, the commander of Ukraine’s armed forces, on Friday said Russia had formed dozens of new military units tasked specifically with countering the Ukrainian threat from the skies.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

The pain that had stopped it from hunting, wheeling through the skies above its cloudy kingdom.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda