The illustration shows how the planet KELT-9 b sees its host star. Over the course of a single orbit, the planet twice experiences heating and cooling cycles caused by the unusual pattern of temperatures on the star’s surface. Between the star’s hot poles and the cold equator, temperatures vary by …

PARIS – The coronavirus pandemic continued to wreak havoc on global aviation when aerospace giant Airbus announced Tuesday that it would cut nearly 15,000 jobs in its global workforce, the largest reduction in the company’s history. Citing a 40 percent drop in commercial jet business activity and an “unprecedented crisis” …

Republican lawmakers in states across the country are advancing bills that would prevent election officials from submitting absentee ballots before the November election, even in states where those top officials are fellow Republicans. At the height of the coronavirus pandemic, secretaries of state in places like Arizona, Georgia, Iowa, South …

At least 285 American children have developed a serious inflammatory condition related to the coronavirus, and while most recovered, the potential for long-term or permanent damage is unknown, two new studies suggest. The documents, published online Monday in the New England Journal of Medicine, provide the most comprehensive report on …

If Bob Dylan had gotten away with it, Robbie Robertson of the band would have played on their newly released album. Rough and noisy wayssays the guitarist, which would have been Robertson’s first performance on a Dylan studio LP since he and the rest of the band played in 1974 …