Pluto is a bit of a loner. The dwarf planet is no longer considered a regular planet; it does not orbit on the same plane as ...

The Earth stands alone in the solar system as a habitable world, as far as we know. But that doesn’t mean we don’t get visitors, most often in the form of (usually harmless) asteroids. Some even ...

In a new study published in the journal Research Notes of the American Astronomical Society, astronomers report the discovery ...

A former fifth grade teacher at Basswood Elementary School in Maple Grove will serve probation after he pleaded guilty to inappropriately touching girls in his classroom. Wayne Clifford Wallace, 64, ...

Fond du Lac fifth-grade teacher Jon Meyer reflects on about 30 years of teaching and the changes he's observed. Meyer emphasizes the importance of building relationships with students, especially ...

NASA and ISRO s NISAR satellite has just reached a major milestone: the successful deployment of its enormous 39-foot antenna reflector in orbit. Folded up like an umbrella during launch, the ...

From Sandoval v. Pali Institute, Inc., decided Wednesday by California Court of Appeal Judges Thomas Delaney, Joanne Motoike, and Maurice Sanchez: After returning home from a multiday overnight ...

Once celebrated as a group on TLC's “OutDaughtered," the Busby quintuplets just started 5th grade — and their individual personalities are more visible as they age. "First school morning in a new town ...

Earth's rotation is randomly speeding up, and nobody is quite sure why. These speedups, which have occurred several times over the last few years, haven't had any effect on daily life, but they also ...

Planet Earth is spinning a little faster today — resulting in one of the shortest days of the year. But the change will be so minuscule you won’t even notice. We’re talking even less time than the ...

James O'Donoghue receives funding from the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC). Earth will complete a rotation 1.33 milliseconds earlier than usual on Tuesday, August 5. That makes it ...

A strange shift in Earth's rotation is making our days milliseconds shorter — and scientists are racing to understand why. The days are getting shorter and not just because summer is waning in the ...