Science

In January 2015, a team of astronomers made a surprising discovery that would alter our understanding of the Solar System. Deep in the far reaches of the outer Solar System, a ninth giant planet may be orbiting the Sun, which was nicknamed Planet 9 or Planet X. The discovery was …

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and the deadly pandemic sweeping his state could help decide whether President Donald Trump will give his acceptance speech next month at the Republican convention to a crowded crowd, or many empty seats. Florida is currently operating under an executive order that DeSantis has implemented to …

Near Tokyo, two fragments of a fireball that were seen earlier this month have been found in the night sky over wide areas of Japan. The fireball was a meteorite that was observed around 2:30 a.m. on July 2 in the Kanto region of eastern Japan and elsewhere. A resident …

Scientists have issued new warnings about a glacier in Antarctica that is described as “the glacier at the end of the world” because its collapse could lead to a rapid rise in sea level. Even now, the ice that drains from the Thwaites Glacier into the Amundsen Sea accounts for …

A fireball that lit up the Tokyo sky earlier this month was identified as a meteor after fragments were found in a neighboring prefecture, a national science museum in Japan said Monday. The meteorite, which landed at a condo in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture, is believed to originally have been a …