The new year has officially kicked off, and 2024 is promising a number of celestial spectacles. From meteor showers to eclipses, the skies will be filled with a multitude of cosmic marvels for the next 12 months.

Here are five of the top celestial events of 2024. 

The new year has officially kicked off, and 2024 is promising a number of celestial spectacles. From meteor showers to eclipses, the skies will be filled with a multitude of cosmic marvels for the next 12 months.
Here are five of the top celestial events of 2024.

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Though we all have differences, there’s one commonality that has prevailed for all of humanity: we are all floating on a rock, flying through outer space at over a million miles an hour.

For years, humans have ventured away from that shared rock in hopes of learning about the universe and ultimately how it created us.

The scale and sheer size of the universe make it impossible to truly learn everything, but it doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try.

Though we all have differences, there’s one commonality that has prevailed for all of humanity: we are all floating on a rock, flying through outer space at over a million miles an hour.
For years, humans have ventured away from that shared rock in hopes of learning about the universe and ultimately how it created us.
The scale and sheer size of the universe make it impossible to truly learn everything, but it doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try.

Though we all have differences, there’s one commonality that has prevailed for all of humanity: we are all floating on a rock, flying through outer space at over a million miles an hour.  For years, humans have ventured away from that shared rock in hopes of learning about the universe and ultimately how it created us.  The scale and sheer size of the universe make it impossible to truly learn everything, but it doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try.

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Celestial events to look forward to in 2024

Our App today is called Picture This. This app is a botanist in your pocket. It can identify millions of different plants every day. When you have something strange popping up in the backyard, you might want to know what it is and how to take care of it. All you have to do is take a picture of the plant and let the app do its thing. If you have a plant that needs some help, because it's sick, this app might be able to help you figure out what's wrong. It can diagnose plant diseases and give you the step-by-step instructions on treating those diseases. The app will show you how to properly care for your plants. It can also show you which plants are dangerous for your family or pets to be around. It'll also show you which plants you could do without, because they're weeds. Track the water and sunlight that your plants need. Picture This is a free app on iTunes and Android. It has in-app purchases. SOC >

Our App today is called Picture This. This app is a botanist in your pocket. It can identify millions of different plants every day. When you have something strange popping up in the backyard, you might want to know what it is and how to take care of it. All you have to do is take a picture of the plant and let the app do its thing. If you have a plant that needs some help, because it's sick, this app might be able to help you figure out what's wrong. It can diagnose plant diseases and give you the step-by-step instructions on treating those diseases. The app will show you how to properly care for your plants. It can also show you which plants are dangerous for your family or pets to be around. It'll also show you which plants you could do without, because they're weeds. Track the water and sunlight that your plants need. Picture This is a free app on iTunes and Android. It has in-app purchases. SOC &gt;

This app will show you how to properly care for your plants

A state agency shuts down a string of ten Houston massage parlors...courtesy of a year-old state law. House Bill 3579 empowers the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation to issue an emergency closure order for six months.

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A state agency shuts down a string of ten Houston massage parlors...courtesy of a year-old state law. House Bill 3579 empowers the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation to issue an emergency closure order for six months.
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Ten Houston massage parlors shut down suspected of human trafficking

The death toll in Monday's Israeli strike on Lebanon has grown to more than 490 people, according to Lebanese authorities. The attack is part of Israel's attempt to move Hezbollah away from the Lebanon-Israel border, and it comes less than a week after an attack on communication devices killed dozens in Lebanon. It raises a lot of questions about whether this is an all-out war, and if not -- where does it end? CBS News military analyst Jeff McCausland joined KRLD on Tuesday.

Photo: Rockets fired from Lebanon towards Israel as seen from a position on the Israeli side of the border on September 19, 2024, in Northern Israel, Israel. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)

The death toll in Monday's Israeli strike on Lebanon has grown to more than 490 people, according to Lebanese authorities. The attack is part of Israel's attempt to move Hezbollah away from the Lebanon-Israel border, and it comes less than a week after an attack on communication devices killed dozens in Lebanon. It raises a lot of questions about whether this is an all-out war, and if not -- where does it end? CBS News military analyst Jeff McCausland joined KRLD on Tuesday.
Photo: Rockets fired from Lebanon towards Israel as seen from a position on the Israeli side of the border on September 19, 2024, in Northern Israel, Israel. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)

Celestial events to look forward to in 2024

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