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Steve, Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement by retroacronymy, is a luminous phenomenon reported from 2015 onwards. It takes the form of a thin bright purple ribbon associated with green, adopting an east-west alignment. Its appearance is thus reminiscent of a polar aurora, although it is observed below the auroral zone.

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Robert Conrad is best known for his role as James T. West in the television series The Wild Wild West from 1965 to 1969.

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Christine Caron, a talented French swimmer of the 1960s, trained at Racing Club de France, one of the most prestigious clubs in Paris.

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Zinnia are popular garden flowers. It is the first flower species to grow and bloom in orbit onboard the ISS in January 2016, as part of the Vegetable Production System.

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Skopje is the capital of North Macedonia, located in the north of the country near the border with Kosovo.

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The Kepler space telescope was launched by NASA on March 7, 2009. Its main mission is to discover exoplanets outside our solar system.

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It was in 1931 that the Japanese Guandong army invaded Manchuria, a key event with major historical consequences.

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Libreville, the political and administrative capital of Gabon, the country's largest city by number of inhabitants, is the capital of the Estuary province.

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The St. Bartholomew's Day massacre took place on the night of August 23-24, 1572, marking a tragic turning point in France's Wars of Religion.

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The trees known as vergnes or vernes are alders, trees often found in wetlands such as riverbanks.

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