Manhattanhenge takes place today. Here are the best places to watch according to NYC's Parks Department

2024-05-29T17:56:00-04:00

The twice-annual celestial experience known as Manhattanhenge peaks today in the Big Apple, providing residents a chance to gather communally for (another) astrological celebration of civic space and the gridded street planning system — an outgrowth of the city’s rationalized original Commissioner’s Plan of 1811.

According to the NYC Parks Department, the suggested viewing locations are also the grid’s widest east-west corridors (57th, 42nd, 34th, 23rd, and 14th Streets), the Manhattan Tudor City Overpass, and Hunter's Point South Park in Long Island City. Peak time is 8:12 PM EDT. The High Line, Hudson Yards, and other West Side destinations are also popular locations.

The next full-sun Manhattanhenge event will take place Friday, July 12th, at 8:20 PM.

New Nevada solar plant can store heat from the sun for up to 10 hours – with molten salt

2016-04-05T13:50:00-04:00

Renewable energy like solar and wind is booming across the country as the costs of production have come down. But the sun doesn't always shine, and the wind doesn't blow when we need it to. [...] A company called SolarReserve may have found a solution: It built a large solar plant in the Nevada desert that can store heat from the sun and generate electricity for up to 10 hours even after sundown.

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Manhattanhenge takes place today. Here are the best places to watch according to NYC's Parks Department

New Nevada solar plant can store heat from the sun for up to 10 hours – with molten salt